Crazy for Ewe

kept having this quiet, persistent thought: What if something went wrong? What if I lost my sight and couldn’t knit?  That fear surprised me. I’m not generally a catastrophizer, and rationally, I knew the odds were wildly in my favor. Still, it was there. Sitting with it made one thing very clear to me: knitting is not just something I do. It’s something that’s deeply woven into who I am.

There’s something about the new year that calls for a reset. 

Not a resolution, exactly, but a shift. A freshening up. A way to come back to what we care about with a little more clarity and intention.

That’s exactly what I’ve been doing inside Club Crazy for Ewe.

I’ve been quietly re-recording our foundational videos—refining, simplifying, and

This is that funny little pocket of time in December. Christmas is close enough that life feels full, but there’s still quiet evenings, early mornings, a little stolen knitting time here and there. It’s exactly when I want projects that feel indulgent but achievable. Yarn that does the heavy lifting and feeds my craving for holiday sparkle.  Patterns I can trust. Here is a little inspiration for some things you can put on your needles right now and actually wear this season

I love a silk mohair, but not everyone does.

I get it.

I am working steadily on my Kiki sweater with Ito So Kosho and Sensai. I love these two yarns and the fabric they make, but I will admit to missing one of the mohair strands every so often – and I’m a pretty good knitter. If you love the look of that soft halo silk mohair brings, but not always the experience of knitting with it, you’ll be happy to know that you can get a similar effect with a single yarn. You can have beautiful drape, soft haze, lovely

Noro yarns are a symphony of color and texture—joyful, surprising, and full of personality. The colors shouldn’t work together, but of course, they do. They always do. And Noro’s newest yarn, Tensan, brings that spirit to life in the most beautiful way.

Knitters often assume that the “best” needle is the sharpest needle. That’s what all the experienced lace knitters say, isn’t it?

“A lace tip will make everything faster, easier, and more precise.”

But a pointy tip is simply a tool, and tools are purpose-driven.

• Some projects absolutely need that precision.
• Others need gentleness.
• Most projects are best with something in between.

Before we talk about tip shapes, though, let’s look at materials.

This weekend, I went to a wine tasting where half a dozen distributors showcased wines from France, Italy, and the United States. I’ve always been intrigued by the French concept of Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée, the system that governs where and how certain things are produced. Under these rules, a Cabernet-Merlot blend is only called a Bordeaux if it’s made within the Bordeaux region. There are even smaller areas within a region that carry their own appellations, known as châteaux, each with strict requirements about the quality and style of the wine bearing the name. 

I am not an expert on wine, but I’m learning, and I love the idea of tasting a Bordeaux beside a California Cabernet Sauvignon to explore how place and process shape flavor and texture. I mean, how different is it, really?

So what does all this have to do with yarn? Quite a lot, actually.

Take Juniper Moon Farm’s new yarn, Rambouillet. I had always thought Rambouillet was just an American Merino,  but being the yarn nerd that I am, I did a deep dive. I found a story that bega

Have you ever noticed how much color shapes our perception? In a classic taste test, panelists sampled identical lime gelatin that had been tinted red, orange, and yellow. Most swore the red tasted like cherry and the orange tasted like, well, orange. Same recipe, different color, completely different experience. That’s the power of color.

Autumn is where color really sings: late-day sun over turning leaves, orchard crates,