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Season 8, Episode 10: More and more, knitters look to the craft for meaning as well as creativity and pleasure. Through books, magazines, and partnerships, Hannah Thiessen Howard aims to connect that purpose to practice.
In northwestern Virginia, in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, you’ll find the home of Solitude Wool. Since 2006, this woman-owned company has been dedicated to promoting sheep of many breeds and supporting sustainable agriculture.
Founded over 40 years ago to support the local wool economy and process yarn with environmentally responsible principles, The Green Mountain Spinnery’s work has never been more timely.
As every wise knitter knows, substituting yarns is about more than just getting gauge. You’ll need to dig a little deeper to find a yarn that gives you the right blend of qualities, starting with the fiber.
Falling in love with vibrant, unique yarns, a journalist-turned-entrepreneur has discovered the joy of connecting eager knitters with independent dyers.
Donegal’s own yarn tradition connects farmers, millworkers, and knitters to a historic craft.
Donegal tweed yarn consists of a unique blend of dyed-in-the-wool colors and contrasting flecks, or neps, of partially felted colored wool.
Brooklyn Tweed Arbor is a worsted-spun DK-weight Targhee yarn; let’s take a closer look.
Season 8, Episode 5: After ten years, the online yarn marketplace Indie Untangled has grown from a simple website to an engine for discovery.
Though we love wool, there’s another fiber that you may love knitting with—silk.
Between the first nip of sweater weather and the chaos of gift knitting lies the sweetest season. Call it Knit for Yourself November.
For knitters who fret about soil degradation or want guarantees that the wool yarn they’re sniffing comes from non-mulesed sheep, there’s a certification for that.
