Stuck in Vermont- A Good Yarn

Among the many sweaters sported at the Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival in October, one in particular was having a fashion moment: the eye-catching Lindal sweater, which fiber lovers had furiously knit after its pattern was released in August. It was designed by the Rochester artist known as Ona Wöldten. She has designed knitwear for more than two decades, but the Lindal sweater was her first attempt at creating a hand-knit sweater pattern. Wöldten teamed up with the owners of Junction Fiber Mill in White River Junction to launch the distinct leafy pattern three months before the New York State Sheep & Wool Festival, a major fiber fest held in Rhinebeck. Every year attendees make popular sweater patterns and call them “Rhinebeck sweaters.” Like at the Vermont event, fiber fans loved Wöldten’s design, and many wore handmade versions of her sweater. Produced by Seven Days.