When the New York Sheep & Wool festival rolls around every October we are reminded - it all starts with the sheep. Or alpaca. Or llama. Or goat. Or angora bunny. Or yak. Or quivut! Sadly, I really can't tell the difference between a llama and an alpaca. And I wouldn't know a quivut if it rang my doorbell. But without these animals and their beautiful fleece - we'd have to knit with baking twine.
Read MoreGrab your handmade woolies, you crazy Yarnies, and get thee to Rhinebeck for the NY Sheep & Wool Festival! I'll be there - yes, l'il ol me. Signing copies of the latest Pom Pom Quarterly with the likes of Joji Locatelli, Olga Buraya-Kefelian, Bristol Ivy, Allison Jane, Rachel Coopey, and Kiyomi Burgin. Oh my! Well, we're not all there at the same time, but I can hardly wait. You know you need patterns for all that glorious wool you're going to buy - and Pom Pom Q has the goods! Stop by to say hello on Sunday! I'll be in Building B at the Pom Pom/Merritt Bookstore booth from 12:30-2:30. Yay!
Read Morehere she is… Maude, my first published pattern! i am so thrilled and honored to be part of Pom Pom Quarterly's Fall issue! The magazine is full of gorgeousness, as always.
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