Adventures in Yarn Farming: Four Seasons on a New England Fiber Farm | Handmade Wool Yarn & Fiber Arts Supplies | Perfect for Knitting, Crocheting, and DIY Craft Projects

I decided long ago that I don't have the knitting gene so some may wonder why I would purchase a book about raising sheep for yarn. Good question... for this book is delightful for even those of us who do not knit.I love reading about how things are grown whether it is the food or eat or the yarn which was knitted into my favorite lavender sweater. And this book is the best I have ever read on that subject. The pictures alone would make it worth the read but the author shows a skill in writing as well as yarn farming.I thoroughly enjoyed reading each chapter as we are taken through four seasons of what it is like to raise sheep, especially those whose wool will be used for fine quality yarn. From the birth of the baby lambs, to the sheering of the wool, to what it is like to be a part of a community of farmers and growers, to the challenges of keeping one's livestock warm in snow and ice... this book kept me interested from the start to the end.And if you happen to be a knitter or know one, well then the icing on the cake has to be the beautiful patterns that are given.