Good afternoon and happy Friday to you. As I write this, our daughter, son-in-law, and grandson just headed home after a visit. Everyone was elated over beautiful little Eddie and enjoyed getting to hold him. If you’ll indulge a very proud grandma… This week I want to tell you about what I have dyed, and… Read More Something Old and Something New
Happy Friday to you! This week I have several fresh colorways to share with you, and I need your help choosing between two possible paintings to use as inspiration for the March club colorway. I also have a pattern by another designer to share with you. March Club Colorway Choice As you know, I have… Read More A Choice for the March Club Colorway, Some Fresh Yarn Colorways, and a Lovely New Pattern
Good morning and happy Saturday! I’m a day late sending the newsletter, but I have a very good reason for it. My oldest daughter had her first baby a week ago Friday, and I drove down to help. I’ll tell you the rather dramatic and beautiful story at the end of the newsletter, but first… Read More Silk Hankies, a New Colorway, and My Beautiful Grandson
Good morning and happy Friday to you! In light of this really cold weather, I decided to have a sale on Wonderful Worsted, which is my heaviest yarn base. Today through Monday, use the coupon code WW15 to take 15% off all my in-stock Wonderful Worsted yarn. If you click right here, you’ll be taken… Read More Sale on Wonderful Worsted
Good morning and happy Friday to you! I hope you are having a mild winter full of warm fires, hot coffee, and a cozy project in the works. This year’s Eight Days of Easter Mini-Skein kits are available for preorder, and I couldn’t be more excited. The theme this year is butterflies. The packaging will… Read More Eight Days of Easter Kits!
Good morning and happy Friday to you! I have a few things to talk to you about today. Let’s dive right in! Some Sets for Andrea Mowry’s Shift Cowl I had a great response to my Casapinka Slip Shawl sets with several of you asking for me to make more sets, so I decided to… Read More Shift Sets, February Club Colorway, and a Call for Test Knitters
Good morning, and happy New Year to you! I hope you have been having a wonderful holiday season. Today I have something special for you. Chances are you have spent the last several months creating beautiful items as gifts for your loved ones. Now it’s your turn to make something just for you! I have… Read More Now It’s Your Turn
Good morning, and happy Friday to you! I’m actually writing this on Thursday, and it’s getting very cold outside–cold enough in fact to wonder if the Texas electrical grid will withstand it. It was 46 degrees when I got up this morning, and now it’s 17 degrees! I’m wrapped up in a poncho I knit… Read More Merry Christmas! New Colorways, January Club Painting, and the Fiber Arts as Stress Relief
Good morning, and happy Friday to you. I don’t know about you, but I love cowls. They are an elegant little accessory, and they are generally fiddle-free, meaning they don’t take a lot of styling to make them look great. They are also small and quick to make, which is what brings us to today’s… Read More Some Last-Minute Gift Ideas and Fresh Yarn Too
Good morning, and happy Friday to you. Today I thought I would share an experiment with you in color and dye techniques. Whenever I think up a new colorway idea, the first thing I think about are the colors themselves. Next is always the dilemma of how to lay on the colors. There are so… Read More An Experiment in Color
