Lately I have been taking some of my favorite variegated colorways and using the same color combination to dye them in an entirely different way. I call it my Splashed and Speckled method. While traditionally variegated yarns are dyed with blocks of color, the Splashed and Speckled colorways are dyed in a more free-floating way… Read More Some Two-Skein Yarn & Pattern Ideas – Pas de Deux
Good morning, everyone! This week I thought I would share a knitting pattern I made. I wanted to make a light, airy cowl to use as an accessory throughout the year, and since we live in Arizona, that meant it had to be as open and lacy as possible. I also used it at last… Read More Jane Austen Lace Summer Cowl Knitting Pattern
As I have mentioned before, I’ve spent the last several weeks creating a new shop. That means I haven’t had a lot of time to actually create new yarn and fiber, but this morning, I got up before the little ones awoke to do some uninterrupted carding on my Ashford drum carder. While I was… Read More An Experiment in Carding
This month, I’m interviewing Noreen, the owner of Stitching Wren Crochet. Until now, I have interviewed people who design clothing and accessories, and all of them have been knitters. This month, I have something completely different for you. Noreen makes patterns for 3-dimensional crocheted saint dolls that are just amazing! Let’s see what she has to say. Noreen’s… Read More Designer of the Month: Noreen of Stitching Wren Crochet
I wanted to let you know about a collaboration I’m doing with Mary of Hooking Joy Designs. When you buy yarn from me between now and Mothers’ Day, I’ll send you a coupon code for 20% off Mary’s wonderful stitch markers. She’s also including her lovely crocheted bracelets as well. Other than that, I wanted… Read More Mothers’ Day Special on Stitch Markers and Fabulous New Yarn
I’m going to keep it short and sweet today. First of all, Mothers’ Day is sneaking up on us. If your sweet mamma is a spinner or felter, you might consider getting her a subscription to my Art Batt Club. She’ll receive a completely new and never-before-made 2-ounce art batt each month. You can choose… Read More Mothers’ Day and Sock Blanks
This month, I’m interviewing Jenny, who goes by SweaterFreak on Ravelry. Jenny has some really unique and fascinating knitting patterns, and I love the clean modern lines. As usual, my questions and comments will be in black, and her responses will be in purple. Jenny, tell me about how you got started in fiber arts.… Read More Designer of the Month: An Interview with Jenny of SweaterFreak
I wanted to tell you about my newest yarn collection. Lately, I have been combining my love of classic literature with my love of yarn and fiber. This time, I dyed the four main characters from The Odyssey, and I dyed them on a new luxury fingering-weight base made of superwash merino, silk, and cashmere. It’s… Read More Introducing The Odyssey Collection
I wanted to let everyone know that I am participating in Etsy’s big sale this week from today through the 28th. I have 37 different items on sale, including art batts, handdyed yarn, and handspun yarn. There’s a wide variety of colorways on sale, and I tried to make sure there was something for everyone.… Read More 20% Off Sale!!!
In gratitude for my 700th sale, I am once again having a yarn giveaway. Choose your favorite of these three skeins to enter the giveaway, and if you win, I will send you that skein of yarn. I dyed all three colorways on my Sparkly Merino Fingering-Weight Yarn base, which is made of 92% superwash… Read More 700th Sale Yarn Giveaway!!
