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Granite Spires
Granite Spires a hand knit sock pattern Cathedral Spires made of craggy granite, reach high into the sky in South Dakota’s Black Hills. You can drive to see these amazing rock formations, but a hike in the pine forests – over lichen covered boulders and across icy cold streams – is far more awesome! And one essential for your hike would be a great pair of hand knit wool socks! Granite Spires Socks, unlike the rugged granite, will be soft and warm in your boots. An easy knit with twisted stitches form rocky diamonds. Knit from the top down on two circular needles and your favorite sock yarn....
Read MoreLida Shawl
Eyelets and lace, cables and gorgeous yarn make the Lida shawl by Bristol Ivy. Knit in a 100% CVM-Romeldale yarn called “Earth” a 3-ply fingering weight yarn grown and produce here at Winterwind Farm:) An elegant warm weather knit project and perfect summer wrap. Earth
Read MoreGradient – hand spun kid mohair and silk
moody blues and gray handspun singles getting ready to become the Shibui Gradient Cowl (pattern here) kid mohair and silk blends in natural silver and white, kettle dyed to stormy Blue Heron and Harbor blues. a relaxing seed stitch pattern using 3 strands of yarn held as one, shifting colors one strand at a time to create a new shade. that is – Gradient. 1600 yards in 4 colors custom spinning requests can be made by contacting winterwind farm at fiber@winterwindfarm.com another Gradient by winterwind farm found here and there. Happy Winter – stay warm and knit!
Read MoreTallgrass – a prairie shawl
summer is over the bugs and humidity are leaving! farmers are harvesting beans and the prairie grasses are turning brown. fall is in the air – it’s time to think about knitting! Tallgrass – a new ROUBAIX WOOL pattern might be just the right project to start. lace and cables twist together to create the perfect fall wrap. knit with “Prairie” a warm sport wt. cvm/alpaca yarn grown here on Winterwind Farm and spun at Dakota Fiber Mill in close by North Dakota. wrap yourself up in this warm shawl and settle in to watch the dazzling colors of autumn begin. the Tallgrass pattern and Prairie yarn are for sale on Etsy I think you will enjoy...
Read MoreHayes, MTM and Cluck
super model MTM wearing the Brooklyn Tweed Hayes by Julie Hoover MTM is styling in Hayes and the sporty new Cluck! Crazy Hairy looking good in Hayes knit in Drift by Roubaix Wool CVM/angora/alpaca – lovely!
Read Morehand spun waits
cvm wool and silk (or was it bamboo) and kid mohair dyed in salmon and mint and pink sat in the stash waiting, waiting, waiting to become something ahhh… Traveling Vine Fingerless Mitts for J
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