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An Interview with Hanna Maciejewska-Knitwear Designer
Many times I have wished that I was blessed with the ability to design my own knitting patterns. Sometimes, I find it difficult to find just the right pattern for my yarn. Last year, I began searching through patterns on Ravelry for one suitable for my Gotland yarn, and came across Hanna Maciejewska, a knitwear designer in Poland. Hanna incorporates delicate … Read More
Everyone Loves New Lambs
Everyone loves new lambs…even our border collie, Kai! Kai knew there was something new in the barn even before he stepped foot through the doorway. There were a few days during lambing, where I left Kai in the house so that I could tend to new lambs and moms. Kai saw my activity, going to and fro, and he could … Read More
Ask the Shepherd – Is Your Grain Well Protected?
When we were on Gotland island, one shepherd we visited with, kept saying, “Gotlands are smart sheep.” He told story after story of the many different ways his flock of Gotlands have shown him just how smart they are. In most of his stories, the sheep, and their intelligent inquisitive nature, usually got them in trouble with the shepherd as … Read More
Lamb Antics
We had a knitting tour group come to the farm today to visit with the lambs. We put hay bales around in the barn for the ladies to sit on while they watched the lambs play. After everyone had gone home, the lamb antics began. All afternoon they played on the bales of hay. Mama Carie seemed as though she … Read More
One Lamb a Day-Kayla
Meet the lambs at VT Grand View Farm, one lamb a day. Day 5: Meet Kayla, twin to Kajsa, 92.56% Gotland ewe lamb ~ friendly and sweet.