“If you’ve ever dreamed about owning a little spread and caring for a few fibre-bearing beasties…” These were the words that caught my attention while listening to the recent episode of the podcast Cast-On. Brenda Dayne was referring to the book Shear Spirit, written by Joan Tapper, with photographs by Gale Zucker. I ordered the book [...]

  I’ve been working on this sweater for my son since last spring. He’s  a tall, muscular young man and the yarn is fine, with a gauge of approx. 7 sts. to the inch, so progress has been slow.  I’ve been making the pattern up as I go along, trying a few new things.  Saddle shoulders [...]