Country Knoll

02/25/2026

02/14/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day!!🐑❤️🐑

Love Comes Softly ~

© Sue Corlett. All rights reserved.

01/28/2026

When I was thirteen, I decided I didn’t want my childhood toys anymore. I felt I had outgrown them, so I sold them and added the money to my savings, already knowing exactly what I wanted to use it for. I didn’t want something trendy. I wanted a spinning wheel.

My father understood. He always encouraged me when my heart settled on something that truly mattered. So we drove down to Dryden, New York together. We bought the wheel and brought it home, and together we stained it and assembled it, piece by piece. I still remember that day.

That wheel has stayed with me ever since. It has lived through seasons of change, through different rooms and different versions of me. It has known my sadness and my joy. It has turned wool into yarn, while time turned a girl into a woman.

And today, when I sit down and set it spinning, I’m connected to that thirteen-year-old who somehow knew that making something with your hands mattered.
This is the same wheel.
It’s the same motion.
And I’m still spinning my life into thread.

01/25/2026

On this snowy day, when the world outside is white, I sit stitching green grass and red flowers into linen, letting them bloom where the snow can’t touch us. The needle moves in a slow, steady rhythm, and each stitch carries a memory of my wonderful days in Newburyport, Massachusetts. In my hands, the fabric fills with soft reminders that even in the coldest seasons, something beautiful is always waiting to emerge.❤️🪡❤️

Linen: Blackberry Primitives
Thread: Weeks Dye Works
Design: Stacy Nash

01/19/2026

❤️I taught “grandma hobbies”to people two times my age when I was a teen. I loved explaining spinning and knitting skills – needles clicking, wheels humming, the comforting smell of wool, and the wonderful friendships formed.

I always found that when my hands were busy, my heart was happy and relaxed. There was something peaceful about creating together, about conversations unfolding stitch by stitch. I loved sharing that feeling then, and I still do.

Now a new generation wants to learn.

I truly believe these hobbies were never just about yarn and needles. They were about connection – connection to tradition, to creativity, and most of all to people. There is a special kind of magic that happens when these skills are shared. Barriers soften, stories are told, and simple lessons grow into lasting friendships.

The crafts may be old, but the joy they bring is timeless. And I’m grateful to still be part of passing them on.❤️

Pictured: A beautiful gift from a student(friend) from 1984

10/25/2025

03/08/2025

Happy International Women’s Day! There are so many amazing creative women out there doing their thing. Keep it up crafty ones! 🙌🏻❤️🐿️

02/14/2025

02/01/2025

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12/25/2024

Wishing ewe and yours a very Merry Christmas!!❤️🎄🐑

10/14/2024

The Great British Sampler Weekend comes to America 2024!!!! Nicola Parkman and Hobby House Needleworks brought over 200 needleworkers together for the most wonderful event! Feeling grateful for my stitching friends, old and new!! My brain and heart are full!!🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸