Winter is an especially magical time here in Alta, Wyoming. Outside is snow packed and is the perfect playground for skiers, boarders, snow bikers, snow machiners, ice fishers, ice climbers, ice skaters and snowman builders. ☃ Inside is warm and cozy with a fire blazing, a pot of soup on the stove and a cup… Continue reading Inside The Snowglobe☃
Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the world is famous for geysers, waterfalls, wolves, elk, moose and...Bison! Sometimes called buffalo, these majestic creatures brave extremely cold temperatures, as low as 66 degrees below zero (-55C) with an average of 150 inches of snow each year. The Bufflo Wool Company, owned by Ron and… Continue reading Home on the Range
Imagine a beautiful place high in the mountains where the snow almost never stops falling and when the sun breaks through the clouds it shines with bright blue skies on a very cold day. Sounds like Alta, Wyoming to me! My home sweet home is the place where the weather and a local yarn store… Continue reading Once Upon A Wooly Dream
Once upon a time in a cute little neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah called Sugar House, there was a perfect little house. And inside this house a wonderful lady watched over the most beautiful skeins of yarn in all the land. Brands like Shibui Knits, Bookland Tweed, Summit Cashmere and Malabrigo. This may sound… Continue reading Salt Lake City, Utah
During our yearly mother-daughter trip, my Meggie-pie and I enjoyed the best San Francisco had to offer. Delicious food, the San Fransisco Ballet, Chinatown, the Golden Gate Bridge and luxury accommodations were a part of the package, but our trip was not complete without an Über ride to San Francisco's premier yarn store, ImagiKnit! ImagiKnit… Continue reading San Francisco, California
Tucked away in downtown Jackson Hole, Wyoming is a perfect little yarn store called Knit on Pearl. And no, Pearl is not spelled wrong, the store actually used to be located on Pearl St. in Jackson. Cute, huh? Knit on Pearl carried all sorts of yummy brands like Noro, Juniper Moon, Manos Del Uruguay and… Continue reading Jackson Hole, Wyoming
FROGGED! Yarn Companies Free Patterns
I started with lots of ideas gleaned from fashion pages and special requests for my hat patterns featured in this edition of Wayfaring Yarns. Needless to say, there were many more that did not make it here than did. Below is one that I worked to the bitter end. I'm not an artist and have… Continue reading Frogged!🐸
While driving through the Rhône-Alpes region of France last year my husband and I stopped in downtown Grenoble so I could check out a yarn store (feeling lots of hubby-love here❤️), Maille á Part, located at 5 rue Génissieu. I went straight to some fingering weight alpaca, and stood there, trying to decide on a color.… Continue reading Trace Your Yarn
This month I'm joining with The Fringe Association in celebrating fashion the slow way - Handmade, Quality over Quantity, Indie Fashion, Small Batchs, Sustainability, Know your Source, and Buy Local. HANDMADE This Mobius Cowl designed by Maie Landra, owner of Koigu Wool, was featured on the cover of Vogue Knitting Winter 2013/14. While I am a… Continue reading Wayfaring Yarns 🐢 Slow Fashion
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