Hand-knitting was an important industry in medieval ... Some of the types of yarn that should be available in your local knitting shop are wool, aran, chenille, denim, tweed, cotton and mohair.

We might be familiar with shearing the sheep, spinning the wool into yarn, or knitting and weaving, but between shearing and spinning there’s another unfamiliar process you’ll have to go through.

Lining the walls are knitting supplies—high-quality yarns from big names like MalabrigoYarn, Misti Alpaca, and Rowan's Organic Wool Naturally Dyed line, as well as hand-painted yarns from small ...