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Why We Prefer Natural Wool Yarn

by Jennifer Taran

Why We Prefer Natural Wool Yarn

It’s no secret, since we raise our own sheep, and make our own wool yarn, that we are big fans of this wonder fibre, wool. We choose to make most o...
Posted in canadian made, crochet, hand dyed, handmade, knit, knitting, prince edward island, wool, woolen mill, yarn

Free Fall Shade Card

by Jennifer Taran

Free Fall Shade Card

We're offering a free (adorable!) shade card for our new Going Coastal line with every online yarn purchase until October 18th! Check out our onlin...
Posted in canadian made, coastal, colour, fall collection, hand dyed, handmade, maritimes, news, pei yarn, prince edward island, spinning, wool, woolen mill, yarn

Going Coastal Shade Cards!

by Jennifer Taran

Going Coastal Shade Cards!

They are here! The new shade cards for our "Going Coastal" colourways are ready for ewe! Pick one up online HERE! 
Posted in canadian made, coastal, colour, fall collection, hand dyed, handmade, knit, maritimes, news, pei yarn, prince edward island, spinning, wool, woolen mill, yarn

The Yarn Making Process

by Jennifer Taran

The Yarn Making Process

Have you ever wondered how we transform raw wool from our sheep into the beautiful skeins you buy off the shelf? We know you have! And... it just s...
Posted in canadian made, colour, crochet, farm, farmers, hand dyed, indie dyer, knitting, maritimes, prince edward island, spinning, wool, woolen mill, yarn

Worst Knitting Disaster EVER!

by Jennifer Taran

Worst Knitting Disaster EVER!

Brrrrr.....the weather is getting brisk here and our fall project switch has officially clicked on!! Same for you? Planning out ALL the things I w...
Posted in crochet, free pattern designs, hand dyed, handmade, hippy chic, knitted fashions, knitting, patterns, prince edward island, scarf, wool, woolen mill, yarn

Why you should listen to your husband.....sometimes....

by Jennifer Taran

Why you should listen to your husband.....sometimes....

You just never know where this business is going to take you I tell you....but when my husband recently got a job as a supervisor at a local lighth...
Posted in coastal, fall collection, knitting, maritimes, news, ocean, point prim lighthouse, prince edward island, woolen mill

Even Our Patterns are Local (and some are Free!)

by Jennifer Taran

Even Our Patterns are Local (and some are Free!)

Here is the story behind our patterns…and why we think you will love them as much as  we do. Well! When we started on this journey to launch our o...
Posted in CAW Creations, free pattern designs, hand dyed, knitting, patterns, prince edward island, Sand and Sky Creations, woolen mill, yarn

For your wool-being - color inspiration

by Jennifer Taran

For your wool-being - color inspiration

I remember when I was a kid, not more than 9 or 10, I used to sneak my sister’s Cosmopolitan magazines and read them. One time (way back then in th...
Posted in colour, crochet, hand dyed, indie dyer, knitting, wool, woolen mill, yarn

What Has Us Spinning?

by Kim Doherty-Smith

What Has Us Spinning?

If you are reading this, you probably know that we have committed ourselves to using fibres from animals raised right here on our own farm or farms...
Posted in crochet, knitting, spinning, wool, woolen mill, yarn