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 Moresummer 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 MoreI had wanted to make the Ene Scarf for a long time. and I had this great pin-drafted roving made of CVM wool and angora . and then there were many long trips to doctors and the treatment center and then the hospital and this project kept me occupied while we waited… when the knitting was nearly complete – and everyone was back home – and the doctors were gone it was suddenly clear who this project was meant for… but the natural gray wasn’t right so I threw it in the dye pot… and dusky lavender was perfect! for Bette!
Read MoreVenice Shawl – Enchanting by Lori Law – Oceanwind Knits http://ravel.me/Winterwind/v1 yarn is handspun fingering 2-ply CVM wool and kid mohair in natural colors. https://www.etsy.com/listing/69331749/cvm-romeldale-steel-gray-roving-with-20
Read MoreWow, isn’t this beautiful? the Ashby shawl by Leila Raabe knit by Earth Girl using Roubaix Wool a fine cvm wool blended with alpaca hand-dyed colorway Spicy Pumpkin http://ravel.me/Winterwind/a1 this round worsted 3-ply yarn shows off the wonderful texture in this shawl. Earth Girl says “it feels lovely even at 80 degrees” pattern found in Brooklyn Tweed’s Fall 11 Look Book
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