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We have just updated our sheep pattern for both Zephyr & Sport versions yarns.  2025 Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival has chosen the Valais Blacknose sheep as the breed for this year.  So the nose, ears, "knees", plus tails of the females are black, rest of the Valais sheep is white. We have also added some Mini & Midi skeins for some of the colors in the Zephyr, so you do not have to purchase full skeins. You may have some leftover sport yarns in your stash that would work too.  You can get at least 2 hats from the...

Had this idea for a while... Finally got it out of my head. I love the idea of having 2 cowls in one. 2 color versions in one. I can see making each triangle a different color, using up leftovers. First one was just to make a simple classic cowl. One that goes with everything. Plus one that would be nice and soft against the neck. One you may not wish to take off when you get inside. So I choose our Super Fine Alpaca. This yarn is 100% Super Fine Alpaca and Natural Alpaca colors. Somehow the natural colors...

This Sweater is FREE on Ravelry, but only available in Norwegian - I translated it for a customer and figured someone else may wish to make this sweater. It is a quick knit on US Size 10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sandes Garn (yarn) Booklet 1513 No 15 Oversize Sweater Available in Norwegian on Ravelry - FREE.  Search 1513-15.   I’ve tried to translate this pattern as close as possible - cm doesn’t always match 100% to inches, but it is very close - give or take a row or round.   Sizes: (S) M (L) XL (XXL)   Measurements Chest/Bust: (38”) 40” (42...

Had this crazy idea to double strand this amazing Super Fine Alpaca for my Fisherman / Woman hat. Voila note photo. So this weekend I worked up the triple stranded version. Photo to come, after I get it washed. I managed to work up both from one of the 8 oz skeins of this amazingly soft Super Fine Alpaca in Natural Colors - no dyes. Normally I work my fingerless Mittens with the cables in this Alpaca yarn double stranded as they are so soft and warm. Not sure if triple stranded hats and mittens are over the top... I guess...