The Aran Islands are a group of three small islands located off the west coast of Ireland in Galway Bay. The three islands are Inis Mór (meaning “big island”), Inis Meáin (meaning “middle island”), ...

Rhonda McClure enjoys needle felting, knitting and weaving. The fiber artist and shepherd uses wool grown on their sheep farm in Saunders County.© KOLN ...

Looking for a New Way to See Iceland? Bring Your Knitting Needles. In a country with nearly as many sheep as people, a D.I.Y. wool journey — from sheep farms to yarn shops — makes perfect sense.

In 2003, the stamp on the cards issued by the post office had as its design a fluffy sheep busily knitting a scarf. This year, it’s wearing the scarf, and holding the knitting needles.

Whether knitting, crocheting or weaving, yarn is a hot commodity this time of year. For some locals, using the yarn isn’t enough; they want to make it.

It was Shetland Wool Week, and visitors from around the world — most of them women and nearly all of them knitting enthusiasts — were streaming to the Uradale farm and other areas of the ...

In addition, Naked Sheep carries needles, notions and buttons. Mrs. Gliaos began knitting back in college, and has been hooked since, she said.

Selfish Knitting Month at the Naked Sheep; trunk shows at Northwest Wools, Dublin Bay Updated: Jan. 04, 2017, 6:09 p.m. | Published: Jan. 04, 2017, 5:09 p.m.

is having a patriotic special Friday, July 5 All red, white and blue yarns, including varigated ones, are 15 percent off Knitting Bee is at 18305 N.W. West Union Road in Portland. -- Mary Mooney ...