A few weeks ago Kate finished a beautiful stranded cowl designed by Ysolda Teague: Pyukleen. We love the way this cowl knit up with 6 gorgeous tweedy our Mewesic. She… Continue reading
Project Inspiration
A new pattern just in time for holiday knits
We’ve released a new pattern this week that you may want to take a closer look at. This is the Ebb Tide Hats pattern designed by Kate Salomon. The pattern… Continue reading
Brioche is beautiful
Last weekend a wonderful group of crafters converged here in Putney and spent three lovely days learning as much as possible about the brioche stitch from our friend Nancy Marchant. She… Continue reading
A Knitalong to make your holidays a bit more fun
In anticipation of one of the heaviest travel days all year, we thought we’d start a KAL so that we can all be knitting together over Thanksgiving Weekend. … Continue reading
Try something new
In our experience a terrific teacher or the right pattern can encourage a crafter to overcome their fears and doubts and attempt an untried technique. We can’t wait to see… Continue reading
Bringing a little bit of Vermont Autumn to you
The fall color is really starting to pop here in Putney, Vermont. Every day, our commute into the Spinnery is a breathtaking pleasure and we all count ourselves lucky to… Continue reading
But wait, there’s more!
We have had a busy summer at the Spinnery, and our beautiful new yarn Mewesic isn’t the only new offering we have to share with you. We have several new… Continue reading
Postcards from Wisconsin
Maureen and Kate headed to Jefferson, Wisconsin earlier this week to bring a little bit of Putney, Vermont to the Midwest. They are participating in the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool… Continue reading
Back to school!
School has started in Putney Vermont this week. Backpacks were filled, pencils were sharpened, and apples polished. And we at the Spinnery have been thinking about projects for little ones. … Continue reading
Too cute not to share
This week’s post has been commandeered by darling patterns that have distracted all of us here at the Spinnery this week. Larisa is our mistress of the spinning machine. She loves to knit… Continue reading
Ombre knitting with Simply Fine
Last week we shared some beautiful project ideas for the Spinnery’s hand painted skeins of Simply Fine on our Facebook page. We have found that many of us are drawn… Continue reading
We are getting excited about brioche
November is quickly approaching, and we are starting to get excited about this fall’s Knitter’s Weekend. It is the perfect time of year to be in New England enjoying the… Continue reading