Kate Larson (she/her) is Editor of Spin Off and Senior Editor of Farm & Fiber Knits. She teaches handspinning and knitting around the country, has published articles and patterns in books and magazines, and spends as many hours as life allows in the barn with her beloved flock of Border Leicester sheep.
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Boost your colorwork confidence with 4 tips for knitting Shetland-inspired hats.
The colors of Shetland’s sheep are a great source of knitterly inspiration. Hear how Gudrun Johnston uses naturals in color-filled palettes.
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Brooklyn Tweed Arbor is a worsted-spun DK-weight Targhee yarn; let’s take a closer look.
How does High Desert Worsted stand up to the give-and-take, push-and-pull of a slipped-stitch motif? Kate’s here to cast on.
Wool and flax are opposites in many ways. What happens when we mix them together into a knitting yarn?
Discover the power of plies and how you can use it in your next knit.
Combining alpaca’s rich, silky drape with the Merino’s bounce or silk’s luster can allow us to build our best knits yet.
Whether you are working on the cozy Towline Hat or another project with knitted cables, you'll find this tutorial for working cable stitches without a cable needle helpful.
In the spring, we asked readers for name suggestions for these cute twins. Let’s take a peek in the barn to see how Willa and Gus are doing this fall, and—of course—how their fleeces are growing!
