At Wool & Grace I’m always in awe of the incredible needlepoint stockings that come through our doors, either as gorgeous new hand-painted needlepoint canvases or fully stitched and finished pieces ready for their lifetime of gift giving. In my family we had a different tradition, with my grandmother hand-knitting stockings for all of my… Continue reading Stocking Stitching
Most of us fiber enthusiasts have knitted gifts on the mind as we roll into the holidays. We touched on hats a few weeks ago, and I’ve been thinking about scarves and cowls a lot lately. There are so many standard projects that are big time people players that we can always count on as… Continue reading Gift Knitting: Scarves & Cowls
It’s pretty safe to say that I’m obsessed with Loopy Mango’s new worsted-weight yarn, Merino Worsted. In the past couple months I’ve made two sweaters with it. Yes, they were both pink. My first foray into Merino Worsted was Kiki, a spicy hot pink open cardigan that is covered in cables. Pattern courtesy of the… Continue reading One Yarn, Two Sweaters (both pink) and a World Of Knitting Possibilities
Sweater weather has officially arrived, and you can imagine that we are rejoicing at its return at Wool & Grace. As we take out some of favorite hand-knits and get them ready to wear, we’re also enjoying some new samples at the shop - ones that we’re really excited to share with our community of… Continue reading Sweater Weather
We don’t carry very much Lana Grossa yarn at Wool & Grace, but when a couple new arrivals came in for fall, we all stepped back for a moment to go “ooooh” and “aaaah.” Fusione and Mary’s Tweed are two new yarns from this line. Both yarns come in a rich, autumnal color palette and… Continue reading Lana Grossa Love
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