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Five Facts About Fair Trade

The Manos Cooperatives are a not-for-profit organization dedicated to upholding the standards of Fair Trade. Every time you buy a skein of Manos yarn, you help a woman in Uruguay...

Five Facts About Fair Trade

The Manos Cooperatives are a not-for-profit organization dedicated to upholding the standards of Fair Trade. Every time you buy a skein of Manos yarn, you help a woman in Uruguay...

How To Block an All-Over Lace Pattern

When you knit a project with an all-over lace design, do you stop and call the project complete just as soon as the last stitch is bound off? No matter...

How To Block an All-Over Lace Pattern

When you knit a project with an all-over lace design, do you stop and call the project complete just as soon as the last stitch is bound off? No matter...

Ravelry Inspiration

We love to work with yarn and share our ideas on patterns and techniques. Our last post included several projects to take your skills to the next level. Each time...

Ravelry Inspiration

We love to work with yarn and share our ideas on patterns and techniques. Our last post included several projects to take your skills to the next level. Each time...

Challenge Accepted

What new projects will you bring to your needles and hooks this year? A must-make project is often the push needed to take the plunge into mastering a new technique....

Challenge Accepted

What new projects will you bring to your needles and hooks this year? A must-make project is often the push needed to take the plunge into mastering a new technique....

Handmade Ornaments and Decorations

It's really getting down to the wire! Our last blog post, Fast with Franca, shared several project ideas you could complete before the holidays. Yes, really! In this post, we...

Handmade Ornaments and Decorations

It's really getting down to the wire! Our last blog post, Fast with Franca, shared several project ideas you could complete before the holidays. Yes, really! In this post, we...

Fast with Franca

There is still time to knit or crochet a fabulous item to give as a gift especially with a yarn like Franca! Since the Fairmount Fibers team first introduced Franca,...

Fast with Franca

There is still time to knit or crochet a fabulous item to give as a gift especially with a yarn like Franca! Since the Fairmount Fibers team first introduced Franca,...