The Knitter

The new wool year

MY WOOL year starts between the weaning and sale of the lambs in August and the cast ewe sales in September. It’s not a fixed date, but a change in my mind from the summer’s business of lamb care, to the preparation of the sheeps for the coming year.

Autumn is a time for thinking about the previous year’s events, leaning into what worked and changing what did not. This year,

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