Simple Hill Farm

I finally finished the by . It’s a great classic cardigan to throw on over short sleeves on a cool evening! I have to admit I made plenty of mistakes with this piece. My system for tracking what row I was on was a disaster! Luckily it’s in dark brown so hard to notice! No looking at it up close! I used our Simple Hill Farm fi*****ng yarn in Ancient Oak Brown, a most lovely undyed dark brown from my dark brown merino sheep.

I’m very excited to use this rainy weekend to start my new knitting project! I’ve been planning this one for a while but resisted the urge to start before finishing the cardigan. I’m making the by . I’m using our Simple Hill Farm DK weight fine merino yarn from our flock. I am not putting any mohair yarn with it. Hoping the plant dyed colors will still give it a cozy look! I’ve been block printing lately with natural dyes and was extra excited when I read that the pattern was inspired by a textile designer’s block prints!

Pictures are of the finished cardigan and the colors picked for the new WIP along with a picture of the Djo Sweater from the pattern (ie. not my sweater! I don’t knit that fast!).

Come meet the sheep of Simple Hill Farm including this spring’s lambs! Take some gLAMBshots to remember your visit. Visit The Studio at Simple Hill Farm to feel the soft merino wool during all stages of production, learn about dye plants, shop for yarn and roving and see all the fun crafts we will be doing during summer camps! This is a free event, open to the public! No need to register or sign up. But would be good to know you are coming so feel free to send us a quick message to let us know. That way if the weather forecast changes, we can let you know if it’s canceled.

Registration goes live at noon Friday May 1st! Spaces fill up quickly! Hope you can join us!

Registration goes live at noon today! Join us for a rejuvenating spring retreat to relax and restore while enjoying a fiber farm, lambs, yoga, knitting, fiber felting and botanical dyeing! Not to mention the wonderful company of fellow knitters!

We are bringing our rainbow of plant dyed 100% merino wool yarn from our flock to the SouthEastern Animal Fiber Fair in Fletcher, NC October 24-26, 2025! Come visit us in the Davis Arena booth 437!

Our first ever Yoga & Yarn Retreat was a beautiful weekend with lots of laughter, relaxation, plant dye exploration, good food, building friendships, sheep and some knitting! Lisen with Yoga Zaria and I are planning on offering another Yoga & Yarn Retreat in May of 2026. Sign up for our event newsletter to be the first to know the dates and when registration goes live!