http://montanasweaterco.com/blog Adventures in knitting Montana Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:07:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_135" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="Bison Ranch Blended Yarn"][/caption] If Montana Sweater knows one thing...it's bison yarn.  In one way, it is the reason we exist.  Every winter, I relieve numerous bison hides of their fluffy down and fiber to be processed into yarn.  There is an entire story about how one day ... http://montanasweaterco.com/blog/?p=129 [caption id="attachment_124" align="aligncenter" width="303" caption="Alpaca Socks with Montana ranched alpaca"][/caption] This is one of the best finds we’ve come across here at Montana Sweater Co.  I wore these alpaca socks for three days, yes…even to bed.  As an avid fly fisher and guide I was amazed, first of all, at the ... http://montanasweaterco.com/blog/?p=123 [caption id="attachment_109" align="alignleft" width="194" caption="Bison Trails cabled scarf"][/caption] At last,  our hand knit scarves are ready to show off.  We have created our most luxurious cabled knit scarf of Montana ranched and raised bison/alpaca in a 50/50 blend.  This elegant classic piece took over 16 hours to finish.  Next we knitted ... http://montanasweaterco.com/blog/?p=110 What was once known as finger "less" mitts we renamed, FingerFree™...  to accentuate the positive aspects of this design.  The inspiration to free the fingers came from living an active outdoor life here in the Rockies.  In my case, it is fly fishing during chilly early spring and fall days.  The problem with ... http://montanasweaterco.com/blog/?p=95 [caption id="attachment_88" align="alignleft" width="680" caption="The Alpaca knit Sweater Dress is Like a Favorite Pair of Jeans"][/caption] If anyone outside of Montana has noticed...it has been extremely cold  for October.  I happened to be in Helena, Montana last weekend and experienced a record low of 15F.   Luckily, I was wearing the Montana ... http://montanasweaterco.com/blog/?p=87 [caption id="attachment_53" align="alignleft" width="214" caption="Bison Ranch Sweater"][/caption] Yes, you can have a Montana Sweater Co. Bison Ranch sweater knitted to fit you! As a small company we have the flexibilty to offer more personal customer contact, and in speaking with some  of our customers we heard they were concerned about sizing.  Additionally, after a winter's worth of ... http://montanasweaterco.com/blog/?p=52 [caption id="attachment_45" align="alignleft" width="177" caption="Jennifer Olsson"][/caption] Montana Sweater Co.  is a small company located in Bozeman, Montana.  The idea to produce warm wonderful knitted garments from locally ranched and milled fibers became a passion for the owner, Jennifer Olsson, after her Swedish Mother-in-law taught her to knit six years ago. Jennifer’s first attempts at ... http://montanasweaterco.com/blog/?p=46