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Visiting Islay Woolen Mill
If you’ve been to the Scottish islands or highlands you know there are a LOT of sheep. A lot. So it stands to reason there would also be wooleries. Yes!
Scottish knitting and weaving is amazing. And the mill I stopped in was nothing short of awesome. Established in the late 1800s, the family-run business operates out of a historic stone building and uses Victorian-era machinery. We watched a blanket being made and couldn’t tear ourselves away. A-maze-ing.
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Socks My Way [Course Review]
Slow as molasses I’ve made my way through Socks My Way by knitter, author, and mathematician Lara Neel.
If there are two things in this world I struggle with it is socks and math. And this course is FILLED to the brim with both. In a good way, it turns out.

Knitting Boot Cuffs Two at a Time
Knitting both socks at once is kind of genius. It guarantees they’ll be the same length and tension…but was it also twice as much trouble? Of course I had to check.
But socks!?
Then, I had an idea.
Knitting boot cuffs two at a time!
Genius.
Not only do I (still) have lots of outstanding orders but I could check out the technique and maybe pick up a skill or two along the way.

Cozy Cables Toque Pattern Test Knit for the Stitchin’ Sisters
The Cozy Cables Toque Pattern is for sale on Etsy and I can vouch for it! The instructions are easy to follow, even if the cables seem complicated at first glance. You should be an intermediate-level knitter, which means you should understand the basic concept of a cable, be able to knit in the round, cast on and off, decrease, and (gasp!) make a pom pom!