Homemade ’sponge’ recipe, free knit design

In going through my stash this weekend, I found a bunch of 100% cotton yarn leftover small pieces from former projects. I found a truly useful project to use them in and wanted to share with you. Jami’s Knitted ‘Sponge’.
I don’t like the way sponges get sour and need to run through the dishwasher only [...]

Coopworth Yarn, nice stuff!

Here is the latest batch of yarn back from the fiber mill. This is from my own Coopworth ewes and it is lovely stuff! DK weight, 206 yards in a 100 gram skein, ready to dye. Felt great too! It’s $18 per skein and now available at Dancing Ewe Yarns in Ellensburg and on my [...]

The Unveiling!!! New Etsy store

Well, I finally did it…opened up an Etsy store. We’ll see how it goes. I have so many ideas of things I want to list on there. I need to link up my Cooke Creek Sheep Co with the new store, Farmhouse Flair. I decided not to name it our farm name but something more [...]

Pinkeeps fresh from the studio!

I am unveiling my new pinkeeps, all wool stuffed which is the best for keeping those pins and needles preserved…you’ll see why I use that word “preserved” when you see what holds it all together…a recycled canning jar! They are half-pints (do you ever called little kids half-pints? I do!) and hold just a couple [...]