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It all started when I went for a visit to Pirinoa Station in the Wairarapa where my daughter, son in law and three grandchildren live. . Jono aged 12, and his friend Ben were setting traps for possums at night and clearing the traps early in the morning. I heard about the value of the …
This year there is a new 4 ply yarn in Maniototo Wool. I haven’t been much of a 4ply knitter. Knitting with thicker yarns is just so much faster….. and I like to see a finished “thing” as quickly as possible. But….you can’t honestly recommend a new yarn if you haven’t knitted with it. So …
It is the season for knitting with lovely woolly Aran style wool. Winter in the South Island of New Zealand is looming….. A few months ago I decided to tackle “Beccs” by Isabell Kraemer, knowing that I needed to replace an old black cardi that was looking past it’s best. Maniototo Aran style wool absolutely …
Today we introduce The Pirinoa Poncho – a versatile outer garment knitted in cosy wool. It will fit a child from 18 months until about 4 years old or more, and suits boys and girls. This poncho was inspired by something similar worn by the Didsbury children who live on Pirinoa Station, a large farm in South Wairarapa, …
This is such a simple little cardi to knit with our Aran style wool. It takes just a single 100g skein. The pattern is Quick Oats By Taiga Hilliard designs and can be found on Ravelry.com. The pattern is free to download As it is a warm thick cardi on a child, I made it …
We have a quantity of 4ply (fingering) weight yarn available for indie dyers to purchase in bulk for the first time. The wool is our merino-cross lambswool and is 22micron with a very soft feel. The fleeces were selected by a highly trained woolclasser at shearing time last September. The wool was then scoured, carded and spun, …
It is February and we are well into 2016, so time for an overdue update. It is now 5 months since shearing, and most of this season’s wool is processed. We are SO EXCITED to have a new product – Luxury Lambswool – a semi-worsted DK yarn made from very carefully selected fleeces from prize …
There is nothing like the thought of a looming retreat weekend for knitters for us to get creative and start experimenting with colour. We will be in the little fishing village of Ahuriri near Napier from 27th to 30th August for “Knit August Nights”. It will be a long drive from Geraldine in South Canterbury, …
I’ve made this fun hat three times in our Aran style Maniototo Wool. The first was this one modelled by Finley. The main colour used was “Ram Paddock Green”. The contrast was a one-off random dyed sample colour. Maniototo Wool Hat This adult beanie with ridges is a useful and practical winter hat. You …
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