Crazy for Ewe

First Lori and I tried everything. Then Mary and Ginni did while I observed. It takes a lot of time for four women to each try on every garment in the Noro trunk show. But it was worth it. We have four different bodies, four different style sensibilities, and four genuinely different relationships with ease and fit.

Mebuki. In Japanese, it means "the moment before something opens." It is a yarn in the process of becoming. After a week of swatching, I’ve discovered that this silk-heavy blend isn't just about color—it's about a "bloom" that transforms the fabric entirely. Before you cast on, there are three technical things you need to know about gauge, fiber, and the unique architecture of this woolen-spun yarn.

I have knitted at least four boxy v-neck vests. I have given every single one of them away. What that finally taught me — and what it has to do with three designers, one yarn, and the sweaters you actually wear.

What does Mary Shelley have to do with variegated yarn? More than you'd think. A lesson from engineering school that every sweater knitter needs to hear.

Local Yarn Store Day is the one day a year the whole knitting world decides to celebrate that — and I want us to celebrate it together.

Saturday, April 25th, we open at 11am and we are ready for you.

I have been cooking for more than forty years. Last year I learned something so fundamental I was embarrassed I didn't know it sooner. And it changed the way I think about knitting entirely.

When the DanDoh trunk was here for the retreat last month, and Mary, Ginni, and I did what any reasonable group of knitters would do: we tried on every single thing.

All three of us are between 5'8" and 5'10". We are not the same size. Ginni has a 38" full bust, I'm 36", and Mary is 42". We wear the same sweaters differently — and that turned out to be the whole lesson.

I was at a trade show last week — meeting our yarn vendors in person, scoping out their collections for next fall, and looking for bespoke yarns that could become something special for the shop.

A finished sweater looks effortless, but anyone who knits knows that the knitting itself is only part of the story. The real magic happens in the invisible work—choosing, swatching, adjusting, and finishing with care.

Even when two sweaters seem very similar.  A lot of it is in the details.  It's subtle but important.  Here's an example. Tell me what you think in the comments.