
We tried on a Felted Tweed pullover at the Rowan booth in Cologne this spring, and it turned out to be more than ten years old. That's when I finally understood what makes Rowan different from every other yarn company on the floor.

I got home from a week away and didn't want to do anything except cook, read, and knit -- and for a few days, I wondered if something was wrong with me. It turns out even a yarn store owner needs an off-season sometimes. Here's what tomatoes, spinach, and Ecclesiastes taught me about it.

My son asked me to knit him a sweater. I packed four skeins for vacation and came home with four inches of ribbing. Here's what that has to do with what's on sale at the shop this week.