Butterflies are like flying flowers, and I love them. A few weeks ago, I saw one of the little orange butterflies that flutters about in our backyard all summer long. This one was struggling along the sidewalk, and it looked like it had a hurt wing. It was getting cold out, so I let it… Read More Butterflies in Winter
This week, I am finally done with the whirlwind of the last couple months. I sent all the Advent calendars, all the club colorways for November, and all the outstanding dye-to-order orders. That means I have the time and space to do some really fun things! – A Preorder for Poinsettias I don’t know about… Read More A Preorder for Poinsettias and a Long-Lost Colorway
I have a new shawl pattern to share with you this week! The knits and purls work together to create a fascinating ripple effect, and the triangular shape reminds me of birds’ wings. After going back and forth a bit and getting some help from some of you on Instagram and Facebook, I named it… Read More Rippling Wings Shawl Pattern
This week I had lots of dyed-to-order orders to fulfill, so I took advantage of the opportunity to dye up more of those colorways for the shop. That means I have a veritable smorgasbord of colorways for you. I started with Afremov’s Farewell to Anger, which I now have on four different yarn bases. Here… Read More A Smorgasbord of Fresh Colorways
This week I dyed up three colorways that look great together and work well all year long. The colorways are Eggplant, Purple Delight, and Sapphire Dreams. I dyed them on four different yarn bases. Here are Eggplant, Purple Delight, and Sapphire Dreams all three together on Squoosh Worsted: – Squoosh Worsted is just like Squoosh… Read More A Trio of Lovely Colorways
I have several things to show you this week. I have some project bags for you as well as a new button-down cowl pattern I just published. Also, the last day to order yarn for Deborah Bowanko’s Buds and Blooms Knit-Along will be this Saturday, August 10th. Before digging into each of these, I just… Read More Project Bags, a New Cowl Pattern, and the Last Day to Order Yarn for the KAL
I am delighted to bring you this year’s Advent calendars! I’m using this artistic rendering of the Cassiopeia constellation by Beate Bachman as inspiration for the colorways: I’m offering a Yarn Advent Calendar for knitters, crocheters, and weavers. I’m also offering a Fiber Advent Calendar for spinners and felters. I’m using the Cassiopeia constellation picture… Read More Ready, Set, Advent!
This week I was inspired by a customer named Judy who reached out to me. She had just bought the Angel Wings Ponchette pattern, and she emailed me for colorway suggestions to go with it. What she really wanted was to make it look like the original here with the gradient from dark to light:… Read More Some New Colorways for the Angel Wings Ponchette Pattern
Over the years, I have interviewed quite a few amazing designers, and I thought I would take a moment this week to put links to all of them in one place so you can see what your favorite designers had to say. Here they all are: With that said, I would love to hear back… Read More A Review of Interviews
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
