Baby Alpaca

Ball of kinked yarn

How To Unkink Yarn

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Have you ever unraveled a project just to have a kinked up mess of yarn? This recently happened to me and this is the method I developed for how to unkink yarn. I hope it helps you the next time you find yourself in a similar predicament. A few weeks ago, I offered to knit a project for a friend who had lost her mojo for knitting the Dragonfly Path shawl. You may remember I was a part of a… Read More »How To Unkink Yarn

Detail shot of Dragonfly's Path

Dragonfly’s Path Shawl Pattern

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This summer I had the wonderful privilege of being a member of a small knitting group. We met once a week as time allowed and all worked on the Dragonfly’s Path Shawl pattern. Long before Covid-19 hit and changed our world, I was part of a team that served dinner to our community. This was an outreach project that our local church hosted. My participation on this ministry team was rewarding in many ways and one of those ways was meeting two kindred spirits that… Read More »Dragonfly’s Path Shawl Pattern

Harvest Shawl by Jen Lucas

Harvest Shawl by Jen Lucas

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A fellow yarn lover knit this beautiful shawl using my baby alpaca, cashmere and silk yarn.

Shelagh’s Spring Rain Shawl Update

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A couple of weeks ago I shared with you that Shelagh and her sister Margaret visited my booth at KYAFF. While we were chatting Shelagh picked up a skein of my wonderfully soft baby alpaca, cashmere, and silk yarn. It was love at first touch. She wasn’t able to put it down and ended up purchasing it. I have been following their YouTube channel to see how Shelagh is enjoying knitting with the yarn. She chose to make the Spring… Read More »Shelagh’s Spring Rain Shawl Update

Three Sisters Knit and South Beach Yarn Co

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Last week I shared with you that Margaret and Shelagh from Three Sisters Knit stopped by our table at KYAFF (Kawartha Yarn and Fibre Festival). We had a lovely chat and while we were chatting, Shelagh fell in love with one of our skeins of baby alpaca, cashmere and silk yarn. I wasn’t surprised as this yarn is super soft and wonderful in every way. Yes, I am a little biased 😉 but I’m not the only one who loves this… Read More »Three Sisters Knit and South Beach Yarn Co