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Do You Know Where Your Wool Comes From?

How can you know where the wool in your yarn was grown and processed, and why is it important? Several programs let you trace the sources of the skeins you knit.

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Field Trip: How to Make a Farm Yarn? Go Straight to the Pasture.

A LYS owner headed straight to the source when creating a small-batch yarn, and she found so much more.

How a Fleece Becomes a Yarn: Battenkill Fibers and the Big Impact of a Small Mill

Between fiber and fabric lies an essential link in the yarn supply chain: the mill that transforms raw material into yarn. One mill in upstate New York is dedicated to making yarn that works for the whole community.

Breezy and Beautiful: Knit Sarah Pope’s Zephyr Vest

Made to wear with just about anything, the Zephyr Vest is a breeze to knit!

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Knitting with Sheep (and a Cowl Pattern)

Yarn Chronicles episode 3 is out! Knit along with Kate and flocks near and far.

Lovely Layering: Cast on Your Sheep Station Cardigan

Kristen TenDyke’s Sheep Station Cardigan is the perfect layering piece, with subtle details and a silhouette that is wearable with any outfit.

Welcome Fall! 10 Tips to Mix Your Knitted Layers

Feeling hot, cold, or both? Knits to the rescue . . .

Submissions Call: Farm & Fiber Knits 2025

Our next annual issue is brewing for fall 2025—join us!

Deborah Newton: Mapping Out a Knitting Career

Inspired by the sweaters she saw in fashion magazines, Deborah spent a long time just knitting swatches and learning techniques. In fact, the formula she developed for designing knitting patterns always begins with an inspirational swatch.

Small-Batch Cormo Yarn & the Road to Rhinebeck

What should I make with these yummy skeins from Wing and A Prayer Farm?

Win Big in the Great Holiday Giveaway!

With a dozen prizes valued at over $900 total, yarn and fiber lovers could win big this holiday season.