By Barbara Parry
with photos by Ben Barnhart

A sheep farm blanketed in white is a quintessential New England winter landscape. Somnolent and picturesque, this façade is somewhat deceptive; it belies many hours of exertion and elbow grease behind the scenes to keep things humming when the thermometer hovers below freezing and the north wind rocks the rafters of the barn. . . READ FULL ARTICLE

by Clara Parkes

The quality that matters to most knitters these days is touch. Specifically, soft touch. If we want to experience everything wool has to offer, we must begin by adjusting our expectations. In our quest for softness, most of us have been consuming a pretty substantial diet of the yarns in which all the fibers have been blended together into . . . READ FULL ARTICLE

By Ann Shayne and Kay Gardiner

What’s the grossest problem a knitter can face? Kay and Ann have their hazmat gear at the ready.

When Is an Unfinished Object Not Unfinished?

Really? One Project at a Time? Really?

Spit Felting: How Far Do You Go?

By Alasdair Post-Quinn


I imagine the unknown originator of double-knitting sitting in a snowed-in cottage in front of a roaring fire, holding a swatch of 1x1 ribbing and idly compressing and releasing it. As she looks at the compressed fabric and turns it over and over, an idea forms in her head. Doesn’t it look like stockinette stitch on both sides? If she could keep it from relaxing, the compressed ribs would make a really warm fabric. What if. . .? READ FULL ARTICLE