Grapefruit & Gardenia Designs by Erika Field

KnittyELF40 on Ravelry

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sour...

Is “rustic wool” a euphemism? Is it just code for “scratchy”? What is “next to skin soft”? Why choose one breed of wool over another to knit? What about superwash versus untreated? Natural or dyed? Lanolin content? Staple length? There are so many considerations and subtopics about wool…let’s start a Knit Kind dialog and see where it takes us!


Patterns:

Baccarat Banque

www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baccaratbanque

Dogstar Sweater

www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dogstar

Artus Shawl

www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/artus

700 Fence Posts Cowl by Erika Field

www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/700fencepostscowl



Yarns:

Green Mountain Spinnery Weekend Wool

www.spinnery.com

Sonder Yarn Sunday Morning DK

www.sonderyarnco.com

Berroco Ultra Alpaca Natural

www.berroco.com/yarns/berrocoultraalpaca

www.yarn.com/products/berrocoultraalpacanatural

Junction Fiber Mill Making Tracks and Farm Fresh

https://junctionfibermill.com

Sew Happy Jane Organic DK

www.sewhappyjane.com

Wing & A Prayer Farm Peter Pan & fam

www.wingandaprayerfarm.com

Meadowfed Lamb

www.meadowfedlamb.com

Lillooet Farm

www.lillooetfarm.com

Quill & Quiver

www.quillandquiverfiber.com

Ashford Heights Farm

www.ashfordheightsfarm.com

Jaggerspun

www.jaggerspunyarn.com

Bloom Woolens

www.bloomwoolenyarns.com



Books:

www.fleeceandfiber.com

www.amazon.com/FieldGuideFleeceBreedsFibers/dp/1612121780

Vanishing Fleece by wool enthusiast Clara Parkes
www.claraparkes.com/



Fiber Festivals:

Wayland

www.russellsgc.com/farmfiber

Gore Place

www.goreplace.org/sheepshearingfestival/

New England Farm & Fiber (virtual)

www.newenglandfarmandfiber.com



Blanket:

www.pradodelana.com



Retailers/LYS/Podcasters:

www.thewoollythistle.com

www.fleeceandharmony.com

The Unruly Stitch, www.unrulystitch.com in Weston, MA, carries Junction Fiber Mill’s Making Tracks and Sonder Yarn Sunday Morning DK, as well as many other wooly wools!

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