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What began as a visit to explore the Shetland Islands’ Viking heritage and knitting traditions soon became something much bigger for Helen Hart: an entirely new way of life.
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What began as a visit to explore the Shetland Islands’ Viking heritage and knitting traditions soon became something much bigger for Helen Hart: an entirely new way of life.
Season 14, Episode 8: Editor, teacher, and shepherd Kate Larson makes the case that every knitter is already part of the farm-to-fiber story—whether they know it or not.
Season 14, Episode 6: Before Ravelry, before knitting podcasts, before the internet fully found its craft obsession, there was Knitty. Amy Sadler shares the inspiration and evolution of the online knitting phenomenon.
A curiosity about breed-specific wool led Michael Seelbach from knitting on tour buses to founding Upland Fiber Co.
For Diné shepherds, selling wool has never been just about fiber—it’s about sustaining a way of life shaped by land, animals, and family.
Season 14, Episode 3: Wherever in the world she lives, Gudrun Johnston‘s roots always take her—and her knitting—back to Shetland.
In Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains, a solar-powered wool mill is transforming how yarn is made, linking artisan livelihoods, clean water, and the future of the land itself.
Season 13, Episode 2: Facing the decline of the once mighty Spanish wool industry, one company is turning to traditional farms and knitting yarns to preserve a fiber legacy.
Don’t let holes ruin your socks! From how you knit to how you care for your handmade footwear, here are some tips to keep your pampered feet in their favorite knits.
Season 12, Episode 6: Growing from a small group of Shetlands to a diverse flock of over a hundred sheep, Farmer Tam’s animals bind her to the land and connect her with shepherds and knitters everywhere.
However you wear it, Juliette Pécault’s simple yet engaging slipover is this season’s must-knit.
Inside two sweaters her mother knitted, Hazel finds a mystery—and a method you can use to modify a garment even after it’s finished.
Marled yarns open up a world of possibilities—and challenges. This new video series will help you untangle all your questions about how to make these special yarns shine.