Sherry, mom and rancHER of Mitchell Wool Co pictured with Luke, her son and “lifter of heavy things” at their family farm  

Imagine this…

You’re chugging along nicely with life when you read a book.

And this one book makes such a huge impression on you that you decide to make a radical change and start a regenerative sheep farm.

Then just a couple years later, when you’re up to your elbows in sheep and plant-based dye…you get an email from the author of the book, telling you that (shhhhhh) they’re going to be a Knit Star in Season 10, and they’d like you to be their Star Maker.

Meet Mitchell Wool Co, one of 15 independent makers that is paired with one of our secret Stars of Knit Stars Season 10: Be extraordinary.

Don’t let the adorable Phoebe fool you, says Mitchell’s website. “It’s not always lambs and sunshine, but pitchforks and poop don’t make for nice website photos.”

“This partnership is such a full circle thing for us, because [aforementioned book whose title has to stay secret until the new Stars are announced April 13th] is the reason that I made this radical life change,” says Sherry, mom, rancHER and the business brain of Mitchell Wool Co.

“I read [the book] and it struck me in my stomach that I needed to support my local mill, and that’s why the first 24 Cormo sheep came off the trailer in April of 2020,” she continued. “Our tagline is for flock’s sake. For planet’s sake, for community’s sake, for family’s sake, for the right reasons, long term.”

Mitchell Wool Co produces true sheep-to-skein, plant-dyed fibers.

Declan, future farmer.

They’ve collaborated with our Star to create a very special kit in support of the Star’s Season 10 Masterclass that is all about the joyful practice of swatching with intention. The kit includes five skeins of US Rambouillet yarn, grown on partner family farms throughout the USA. (Mitchell’s mission is to lift other farms by paying sustainable rates for their fleeces.)

The kit also includes a handmade, custom swatch journal binder to hold your finished swatches neatly packaged in a sustainable muslin drawstring bag.

So, how might one get one’s hot little hands on one of these magnificent kits?

Make sure you have April 13th circled on your calendar. That’s the day our 15 new Stars will announce they are teaching in Season 10. And it’s also the first day that Season 10 enrollees can shop the exclusive Season 10 kits, yarn and bags.

(Oh and pssssst Joji + Co is creating a super special bag for us to celebrate this milestone year!)

Fun fact: Did you know that when we first dreamed up Knit Stars Season 1, we didn’t plan to offer yarn? Then Nunnaba yarn reached out and asked if they could dye a commemorative skein for the Season.

Now, 10 years later, our Star Maker program has become a hallmark of the event, with each Star Maker working intimately with each Star to help bring their masterclass to life through very special fiber collaborations.

So… while you’re waiting for the Stars to announce and the yarns to go on sale April 13, maybe you’ve got a desperate hankering for a new bag to hold your latest sweater project?

Or maybe you just need a little motivation to finish a sweater that’s been in time out a long time?

Sherry’s Sweater Bag “was designed five and a half years ago when I learned to knit at a time when we had to travel exhaustively,” Sherry of Mitchell Wool Co said. “It’s why I took up knitting in fact, a project I could do on a plane to still keep a part of my creative self. I’ve since designed about 6 iterations, tweaking the design over and over again.”

“It’s the perfect bag to fit an adult sweater project and all the skeins needed to produce it. Each pocket was thoughtfully designed, from a short pocket for Tuft hand balm, one for your stitch counters, and one for a folded pattern. It holds pencils & needles, and everything you might need. Including chocolate. It’s tall enough to hold the majority of a bottle of wine. Just sayin’.”

You can shop Sherry’s Sweater Bag at this direct link.

xoxo,

P.S. If you haven’t already, be sure to go here and join our Insider List to get heads-ups for all things Season 10, and enter your best guesses at who our 15 Stars will be, for a chance to win this $1300 prize package.

Out of curiosity, I went to Ravelry and searched Mitchell Wool Co to see what kinds of projects folks have been making with their yarns.

And oh, what fun! I found four projects that are so pretty and practical!

“Hat and Peak” by Maxim Cyr is a sportweight beanie with a really cool graphic design. (And as of this writing, there are kits for it on Mitchell’s site.)

I love PTVAL’s test-knit version of Tif Neilen’s “Collections Scarf” – an interrupted garter stitch design that would be a terrific use of worsted-weight leftovers from your stash.

And how cute is this “Schemer Slipover” by Apella.Knits, made up in Mitchell Wool Co Farm Friends yarn by CuppaNigh on Ravelry?

Feel-good family farm yarn never looked so good!

And finally, “Link” by Natalie @DetroitKnots is a crocheted piece featuring lovely linked cables.

Natalie writes, “Link is inspired by good friends. The ones whose stories weave into your own. They keep you together in good times and bad, supporting you along the way. The linked cables represent the people in my life that hold me together.”

Photo and Recipe credit: Mitchell Wool Co