What weight is this yarn?

Do you ever have difficulty choosing the right yarn for your project? And wish you understood all the different yarn weights?

Two Colour Cast on How To

How to cast on and rib with Two Colours

I like to keep learning.  Improving my knitting skills is one way of doing this.  And I've always wondered whether it's possible to work a rib in two colours.  Apparently it is! Join me for a Zoom knitting class with Jane

Trellis Cable hand knit in Cowgirlblues Merino DK

How to knit a Cable

I've always been afraid of cables.  They just look so complicated.  And the extra cable needle with stitches floating on it just waiting to drop off.  It all seemed terribly complicated.  And then I did Jane Renton's cable mini class

Log Cabin pattern knit square in different colours of Cowgirlblues Aran Single yarn

How to make a Log Cabin Square

We did our first online mini-class on Zoom last week on Wednesday, and as promised here is all the info you need to follow along if you missed it, or if you are thinking about giving it a try. Jane Renton

Zinzi at the spinning wheel

Learning to spin

Zinzi had her second spinning lesson this week, and her first on the wheel. It's not the easiest thing to learn but she's amazingly dedicated and enthusiastic and I'm very impressed with her results. I don't think I picked it