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Fun Christmas Knits

Christmas Knits Bunting and Gnomes

Time to start your Christmas knitting. I find it hard to start, especially for Christmas presents, but here I share some ideas. Enjoy your fun Christmas Knits. Scarves and Wraps Firstly, there is the classic scarf or wrap.  This should be fairly quick and easy, especially if you use one of my favourite stitches, the […]

The Dorset Wool Year – April 2021

Land as Dry as a Bone

April – Weather Report April, this year, was cold and dry.  After the mud earlier in the year it was the complete reverse.  In fact, it was too cold and dry really and the grass sat and shivered, especially when it snowed!  It is a month that grass normally explodes giving lush green colours.  The […]

Processing the Fleeces

I try to be as environmentally friendly as possible.  The energy inputs are minimal, all packaging is paper-based and nothing leaves the village until it is sent to you.  The sheep live in fields ½ a mile from my home, where the fleece is processed.  They live on a grass-based diet, supplemented with local hay […]