I am so excited to tell you about the new shawl pattern by Deborah Bowanko! Debbi and I have collaborated on several projects, including last year’s Advent calendar kits. Though we have never met in person, I consider her a good friend, and we visit over email frequently. Debbi is a moderator for the Never… Read More Buds and Blooms Shawl
Happy Independence Day! I decided to send out the newsletter a day early because I’m having a Solitary Skein Sale to celebrate our beautiful country. I also dyed up some new habotai silk scarves. – Solitary Skein Sale I’m having a sale on all my solitary skeins. Solitary skeins are the last skein of a… Read More Silk Scarves and a Solitary Skein Sale to Celebrate Independence Day
This week, I updated my website. I still have a few little tweaks to finish up, but the new website is live now, and I really hope you like it! My goal was to freshen it up and make it easy to navigate and find everything you’re looking for. If you have any suggestions or… Read More A Website Update
This week I took my Knitting by the Pool Ponchette pattern and dyed up some wonderful new colorways to go with it. Let me tell you a little bit about the pattern, and then I’ll show you the colorway options for the kit. The Knitting by the Pool Ponchette is a fun and easy assigned-pooling… Read More Knitting by the Pool Ponchette Kits
Last week we went on vacation. I should actually say that we tried to go on vacation, but it ended up looking a lot like a Chevy Chase movie. More about that later. Lots of people travel during the summer, but this week I was thinking about the people who stay home and have a… Read More Staycation Sale!
You remember the old saying related to what a bride should bring to her wedding? “Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.” Well, this week has been a productive one in the studio, and when I sat down to plan out this week’s newsletter, I realized that the colorways we dyed up fit… Read More Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
If you’re like me, you basically never leave the house without at least one work in progress. As summer draws near, it’s time to start thinking about what projects to take for summer travel. Whether it’s a trip to the park or a trip across the country, it’s nice to have something to work on… Read More Great Projects for Summer Travel
For this month’s Show and Tell, we actually had an even number of knit, crocheted, and woven contributions, which is really delightful–as are all of the projects. This first project was crocheted by Anne using Peacock Feathers on Stained Glass Sock. Isn’t this beautiful? She said the diagonal stripes just happened on their own. I… Read More Show and Tell
I have so many fresh-squeezed colorways to show you! I started the week with Visit to Lyme. This colorway was inspired by Jane Austen’s book Persuasion. Specifically, it was inspired by the part where all the characters go to visit the seaside town of Lyme, which marks a turning point in the book. Here is… Read More Fresh-Squeezed Yarn
This month for the club colorway, we are moving into the early Medieval period. It’s actually just a smidge earlier than last month’s painting from China, but it was too beautiful to miss. This is the mosaic ceiling from the Cathedral of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy: As a friend who has been there mentioned… Read More An Early Medieval Mosaic for May’s Club Colorway
