Mitts, Swatches, or Both?
Happy #FairIsleFriday As I have worked over the last few months to get Ron Schweitzer’s patterns into the Ravelry database, my fingers...
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norahowley
- Mar 15
- 2 min
New Year…New and Old Things (and a Discount Code)
All right, I know that mid-March is not the New Year, but it is feeling like that here at Knitting Tales. My 2022 did not go to plan....
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norahowley
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
Baseball 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...
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norahowley
- Apr 20, 2022
- 2 min
Sheep 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...
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norahowley
- Apr 15, 2022
- 1 min
Going 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...
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norahowley
- Apr 13, 2022
- 2 min
Sheep 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...
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norahowley
- Mar 31, 2022
- 1 min
It'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...
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norahowley
- Mar 4, 2022
- 1 min
And Then There Were Four
Four pattern collections that is! I am so excited to announce that Ron Schweitzer's first four collections for Yarns International are...
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norahowley
- Feb 14, 2022
- 1 min
Something New at Knitting Tales
Three people holding hands and walking by the shore.
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norahowley
- Oct 27, 2021
- 3 min
The Slowest Knit....
A piece of knitting in shades of brown and grey hands on the side of climber in the sun.
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norahowley
- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
Accessible Patterns
In my non-knitting life, I work in education and currently a portion of my work involves looking at the systems of support for students...
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norahowley
- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
Swatching 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...
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norahowley
- Oct 27, 2021
- 1 min
Swatching 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...
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norahowley
- Oct 27, 2021
- 1 min
Then and Now
One of the things I love about the Shetland 2000 story is the direct line that can be drawn to its current incarnation, Shetland Supreme....
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norahowley
- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
Is 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...
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norahowley
- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
Authentic? 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...
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norahowley
- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
The 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...
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norahowley
- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
The 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...
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norahowley
- Oct 27, 2021
- 3 min
The 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...
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norahowley
- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
The 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...
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