Walk. Knit. Repeat.

A memorable sight years and years ago was a field of flax in bloom across a plantation-style farm on the outskirts of a city in Virginia. The fields were full of bright blue flowers, historically grown to then create linen.

Since that time, the farm has gone under a sprawling mall and commerical development.

Someday I hope to see flax growing again and see the process to create linen fiber (it’s not simple).
To learn more, visit The FlaxPage, part of the Agricultural Network Information Center and produced by North Dakota State University Libraries, with support from North Dakota State University Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University Extension, the Flax Institute of the United States, and USDA’s National Agricultural Library. The above image is from their informative and useful site.

Country road and mail
News about a new regional fiber festival on Moo Dog Knits, (see “Fiber Events, On The Weekend”) plus knitting stories, places to visit, yarn reviews, local yarn shops, mills and projects in progress.
Handspun pure llama yarn on smooth Brittany black walnut needles. Tactile pleasure times two.
More walk development stories (we walk every day and find interesting things along the way) at Let’s Walk Connecticut River Valley.

“Life is to be savored, and that means heading out to find real things that grow, move and snort. Because, as Lincoln said “in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”

That's Tilly modeling a hand-knit sweater created with handspun vegetal-dyed Churro yarn from Black Mesa Weavers.That’s Tilly modeling a hand-knit sweater created with handspun vegetal-dyed Churro yarn from Black Mesa Weavers for Life and Land, Inc., a nonprofit enterprise of the Dine’ (Navajo).
Natural dyes, earthy colors - oh, we'll find some good yarn for knitting.

To see more of the subtle natural and vegetal-dyed handspun yarns, wool, or about the wonderful work connecting people with each other, see www.blackmesaweavers.org.

The zoo of freshly-knit sweaters (including some for dogs) - are coming off the needles, and showcased on Moo Dog Knits. As the seasons change, so do the fibers on our needles and the stories found on travels around the region.