norahowleyApr 222 minBaseball and Knitting I was planning to write about the addition of color to the Shetland 2000 palette this week but things got pushed around by a couple of...
norahowleyApr 202 minSheep and Wool Here I Come (Part 2) If only this was my daily view. But since it's not the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival is how I get my sheepy fix each year. Last week...
norahowleyApr 151 minGoing Down the (Woolly) Rabbit Hole A few years back, I heard the lovely Louise Scollay talk about working with wool in "Nature's Shades". I was intrigued. I had not given...
norahowleyApr 132 minSheep and Wool Here I Come (Part 1)After a two year hiatus the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival is returning the first weekend of May. Thanks to the many, many volunteers...
norahowleyMar 311 minIt's Press Release Time! I am beyond excited to be able to share with you the press release that formally announces the partnership between Knitting Tales and Ron...
norahowleyMar 41 minAnd Then There Were FourFour pattern collections that is! I am so excited to announce that Ron Schweitzer's first four collections for Yarns International are...
norahowleyFeb 141 minSomething New at Knitting Tales Three people holding hands and walking by the shore.
norahowleyOct 27, 20213 minThe Slowest Knit....A piece of knitting in shades of brown and grey hands on the side of climber in the sun.
norahowleyOct 27, 20212 minAccessible PatternsIn my non-knitting life, I work in education and currently a portion of my work involves looking at the systems of support for students...
norahowleyOct 27, 20212 minSwatching Tilghman Island (again)I had hoped to get this post out earlier, but this week kicked me. So here we are. In my last post, I shared what is now known as Swatch...
norahowleyOct 27, 20211 minSwatching Tilghman Island Thank you to everyone who gave me feedback on Instagram on the chart. I ended up deciding to try and knit from the chart as written to...
norahowleyOct 27, 20211 minThen and NowOne of the things I love about the Shetland 2000 story is the direct line that can be drawn to its current incarnation, Shetland Supreme....
norahowleyOct 27, 20212 minIs the Chart Knit Ready? My first color work knit many years ago was a Lopi sweater. You know the one, bulky, cozy, and oh so warm, even in the cold Massachusetts...
norahowleyOct 27, 20212 minAuthentic? Classic? Does it Matter? I recognize that the question of authenticity in knitting patterns is a complicated and potentially loaded questions. It is one that this...
norahowleyOct 27, 20212 minThe SheepSaver Project: Part Four, I Start to Knit The Chesapeake Collection (1999) was the second collection of patterns by Ron Schweitzer brought out by Yarns International. In keeping...
norahowleyOct 27, 20212 minThe SheepSaver Project: Part Three, Patterns and Place Patterns As an experienced businessperson, Betty Lindsay knew that this lovely new yarn would not sell itself. Betty believed that it was...
norahowleyOct 27, 20213 minThe SheepSaver Project: Part Two In Part 1 of the SheepSaver Project, I offered an introduction. Today’s post offers some background on Yarns International as well as...
norahowleyOct 27, 20212 minThe SheepSaver Project: Part One Welcome to the SheepSaver Project. The story I am setting out to tell here is a tale of exploration, creation, and making. It has a...
norahowleyOct 27, 20212 minWelcome to Knitting TalesHello and welcome! Today, December 1 2020, marks the official launch of Knitting Tales. As it says on the front page, this is a place for...