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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 …
Out of a flock of several thousand sheep, a special breeding programme is taking place to produce wonderful Maniototo Wool It’s the end of May. If all has gone as planned the Romney ewes are now “in lamb” and will spend the winter getting on with their pregnancy. The Merino rams are removed and returned …
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, …
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 a demand for a new wool colour as a strong contrast with our warm subtle hand dyed Maniototo Wool colours. So here it is – “Dark Greywacke” – a rich charcoal, hand dyed by me this week. My neighbour Diane wants some to include in a woven blanket with our Barn Red and …
Just take a look at the wooden display stands made for me by Joost. It just happened that Joost was emptying his woodshed, and sorting out his stash of wood accumulated over many years, when I was visiting Jocelyn, his wife, to talk about how to display the child sized knitted hats made with our …
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