Several years ago I was in Ireland and was surprised and disappointed to learn that there wasn’t much Irish yarn. I thought there would be loads of it. The person I was talking to said that their wool was too rough and their sheep were mostly raised for meat. 

However, Julie found an Irish yarn company, Eriu, that is changing the reputation of Irish yarn! 

Just this week My Sister Knits received a shipment of Rosa Pomar yarn from Portugal! I love everything about this yarn so much! Where do I start? With the label art? The Portuguese sheep? Rosa’s passion for saving breeds that are almost extinct? How about with the yarn itself………

The fun thing about Julie going to Fiber Festivals is that she finds things that she brings back to My Sister Knits! When she stopped by the Woolfolk booth at Flock recently, she was able to see and feel their newest yarn, Brise, in person! She knew immediately that we had to add it to our collection of Woolfolk yarns!

Sometimes the best way to figure out your next project is by finding a display sample that you like. When I look at some patterns, they seem ‘meh’ or not particularly to my liking. Many times I’ll fall in love with a sample, go to the pattern, and find myself thinking that it was really good that I saw the sample first because I’d have dismissed the pattern. It could be that the photograph didn’t grab me or the color of the yarn but I wasn’t interested. Thank goodness for samples!

Just in! Dreamy Tibetan Cloud from mYak! We love yarns with a good story and this one doesn’t disappoint.