I have been scouring art books and websites for a couple of weeks now, trying to choose something that really represents spring for the April Club Colorway and also something with different colors from the Seurat from February and the Van Gogh from March, and I finally found it! I’m going to create the yarn… Read More Announcing the April Club Colorway
This month, I have the privilege of interviewing Lena Mathisson of Softyarn Designs. Lena’s designs truly embody the idea that necessity is the mother of invention. Q: Lena, how did you first learn to knit? Who taught you? A: A friend taught me when I was 16. We spent a lot of time sitting in… Read More Designer of the Month – An Interview with Lena Mathisson of Softyarn Designs
Recently, my Facebook page reached 1000 likes, and I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for being the most amazing, kind, creative, supportive community of fiber friends anyone could ever ask for. Thank you for making it possible for me to help my family while also being home with my little ones. … Read More A Thousand Thanks
I have several things I want to talk to you about today. I’ll try not to let this get too long. And the winner is… First of all, I wanted to congratulate Sophie, who won the Choose Your Yarn Adventure yarn giveaway. She chose “A Little Princess” on Squoosh DK. Here’s a photo of the… Read More Sedona Knit Wits, Giveaway Winner, Last Day for the March Clubs
March Yarn and Fiber Clubs As many of you know, I started several different yarn clubs and a club for art batts just last month. Each month’s exclusive club colorway is based on a famous painting. For the March colorway, I decided to use Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” as inspiration. This is going to be… Read More Announcing the March Club Colorway
I hope you are staying warm through this extraordinary cold! I’m doing a Choose Your Yarn Adventure Giveaway. This time I decided to offer you your choice of five different yarn bases all dyed on one of my favorite colorways–A Little Princess, inspired by the beautiful book by Frances Hodgson Burnett. You can enter to win… Read More Yarn Giveaway and Some News
I’m really excited to introduce my newest yarn base to you. It’s called Squoosh DK, and it is really delightful. It’s made of 100% extra-fine superwash merino wool, and it’s just so squishy and stretchy and soft that I can’t stop touching it! I know Squoosh isn’t really a word, but it’s the perfect description… Read More Introducing Squoosh DK
I’m having a Solitary Skein Sale now through Sunday. I prefer to wait to dye up each colorway until it’s all sold out. That way everything I have is in the same “dye lot.” I’m also including a few mini-skein sets in the sale as well. Here’s how it works: Choose any three items from… Read More Solitary Skein Sale – Buy 2, Get 1 Free – And the Winner Is….
Good morning, my fellow fiber artist! As you probably know, a couple weeks ago I introduced my new monthly subscription yarn and art batt clubs. I have a yarn club for sock knitters, one for everyone who loves luxury sock-weight yarn, and one for those who prefer a lovely DK-weight yarn. Whether you knit, crochet,… Read More It’s a Tie – Help Break It
Instead of telling you about the new yarn and fiber clubs or all the neat new colorways I’m working on, I thought I’d talk briefly about what’s going on in my family. This may be the craziest week ever! Today–this very day–our 19-year-old son is leaving to study in Rome for a semester thanks to… Read More A Little Family News
