My adventure girl daughter bought me a skein of qivuit yarn from a shop in Skagway, Alaska, when she was working there for three months in the summer of 2019. Qivuit is the fine underfur from a musk ox, which is eight times warmer than wool and softer than cashmere. Qivuit yarn is expensive dueContinue reading “Qivuit Cowl”
Category Archives: Yarn
My First Weaving Project
Learning to weave has been one of the skills on my bucket list. I pictured one of those ginormous looms the size of a small room. There are many different types of looms that can make everything from a simple narrow strap to a wide fabric with a complicated pattern. After seeing Torri Hanna useContinue reading “My First Weaving Project”
My Latest Yarn
I recently finished making a skein of yarn. It is always exciting to see what it looks like as a complete product. I am never 100% sure at the beginning of the process exactly what the outcome will be. I have been knitting forever, but learned to spin wool into yarn about 14 years ago.Continue reading “My Latest Yarn”
Yarns from the Lake 