Swatching for gauge (it’s more than knitting a square)
Oh, the thrill of starting a new project! You have a new skein of yarn and have picked out a pattern that will be perfect. You are ready to cast on, right? Then you hear the little voice: “Did you get gauge?” What is gauge? Simply put, it is a measure of the...
Winter Knitting
After the Holiday Knitting rush, comes January. What do you knit in January? Something for yourself? Do you finish up WIP? Try a new skill? I usually don't have a plan. I sometimes pick up a project started in early fall. Or I may abandon a project I started in early...
THE VERY VERSATILE SOCK YARN
It is safe to say, my go to yarn is sock yarn for a variety of projects. The term sock yarn is used interchangeably with fingering weight yarn. According to the Standard Yarn Weight System (Craft Yarn Counsel), sock yarn is a superfine yarn and is listed as a 1 along...
Looking forward to (and getting ready for) 2021
Yarn & Fiber Drying on the Porch Looking forward to 2021 October 26, 2020 This year has been challenging for small businesses like Nightingale Fibers. We have seen all the fiber and wool festivals cancelled or go virtual in 2020. New Hampshire Sheep &...
Featured Products
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Knitting Nell by Julie Jersild Roth
$16.99
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Incomparable Buttons
$5.50 – $9.50
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Wool Dryer Balls – Set of 3
$18.00
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Dyed Corriedale Top - 2 ounces
$4.50
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Eddie Fingering Weight - 50% Superwash Merino, 50% Silk Hand Dyed Yarn 430 yards
$32.00
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Madeleine Sport Weight - 100% SW Merino Hand Dyed Yarn 325 yds
$22.00
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Ernestine Sock Weight - 80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon Hand Dyed Yarn 400 yards
$28.00
