Meet Busiswa

Meet Busiswa, Production Supervisor and head of our dyeing team.

Elmarie at work

Meet Elmarie

You. may not know Elmarie, but there's a VERY good chance that she knows you. Let's get to know her a little better.

Giant granny square blanket, folded, crochet hook and ball of Cowgirlblues yarn

Crochet yourself a Giant Granny Square Blanket

About a week into lockdown I started thinking about a big project.  I wanted an heirloom, something that I would keep forever, that would always remind me of this time.  With a business to run and a lot to worry

Thanks Nature Sheep Cafe South Korea

Keep calm!

Coping with these turbulent times isn't easy. We've put together some ideas that might help. From a roundup of free knitting patterns available on our website to a list of things to watch and listen to, hopefully there

Mohair sweater test knit in Cowgirlblues fluffy mohair yarn

Test Knitting is fun!

Up until very recently I had never test knit a pattern.  It's a big thing in the knitting (and crochet) world and you'll often see calls for test knitting on designer's social media feeds.  That all changed last December when

Cactus with a flower that lasts just one day

Just one day …

This morning I noticed that one of my very small cactus plants had a flower on it.  Its was purely by chance that I even saw it.  If it hadn't been a Thursday when I work from home I'd have