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Hand-Knit Wool Throw

Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh

In the Himalayan valleys, knitting is winter work done at home, the way it has been for generations of sheep-keeping households. This throw is knitted by hand from sheep's wool in a plain, dense stitch, left in the fleece's natural shades. It has real weight across the knees, the kind machine knits rarely manage, and smells faintly of lanolin when new.

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Maker journey

The hands behind it

The craft
Hand knitting
The place
Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh
The hands
Knitted on straight needles in panels over many evenings, then seamed by hand; the slight unevenness of tension is the mark of the work.

Buying handmade keeps a craft in work. That is the whole model — no middle story.

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