The 2020 Shetland Wool Week patron is Wilma Malcolmson, and her hat pattern, Katie’s Kep, is available for free on the Shetland Wool Week website. Shetland Wool Week is a world renowned celebration of Britain’s most northerly native sheep, the Shetland textile industry and the rural farming community on these islands. Shetland wool is a world…
Several times in recent years I’ve had the experience of narrowing down my life in times of crisis. I think of it as cutting out the frivolities, focusing on the essentials, getting to the basics of human existence both physical and emotional. Through them, I’ve knit or done some sort of handwork. As Elizabeth Zimmermann…
Everyone needs this right about now. People are worried. There are real concerns, and there is also some panic. Discerning between the two requires a level head. We are being careful but not fearful, taking this time to be reminded of how interconnected we all are. Sure, some of our events may be cancelled, and those…