I’m starting a new Designer of the Month feature here at Purple Lamb Fiber Arts. We tend to take knit and crochet patterns almost for granted, but I know that hours and hours of work go into each new pattern, and I wanted to honor some of the talented and patient designers who make the… Read More Designer of the Month: An Interview with Ambur Hsiao
Last spring, we painted the inside of our entire house. We thought we were going to be moving but eventually decided to stay put, but since we were painting for some mythical buyers, we wanted to go neutral and stay on-trend. Well, the trend, as you probably know, is gray. Gray walls, gray flooring, and… Read More Why You Shouldn’t Care About Color Trends
In gratitude to my wonderful customers for my 500th sale, I’ve decided to give away these lovely skeins of handspun yarn. All three are bulky yarns that I spun thick and thin. These would make a fantastic soft and cozy cowl, don’t you think? Here’s what the winner will get: Bird of Paradise (middle) –… Read More 500th Sale Handspun Yarn Giveaway
I just found this on Youtube and thought it was brilliant. I usually use a cake ball winder, but if you don’t have one or want something that might be even faster, here it is. The video starts with a kitchen hand mixer, but she also shows an option with a drill near the end.
If you love all the wonderful colors of silk hankies and would love to knit or crochet with them but you don’t spin, here’s a great tutorial on how to knit directly from them:
Over the course of the last few weeks, I came up with what I think is a completely new type of art yarn. I am calling it dimensional yarn. There’s thick yarn and thin yarn and thick-and-thin yarn but this is more like thin-to-thick yarn. The idea was to make yarn that went from very… Read More And now for something completely different…Dimensional Yarn
Many thanks to Sandy of IndigoKittyKnits for agreeing be a guest blogger here at Purple Lamb. She’s talking about knitting with handspun yarn and has lots of great ideas to share. Here’s Sandy: I’d like to thank Carla for very kindly inviting me to write a guest post on her blog. She asked… Read More Knitting with Handspun Yarn – A Guest Post from Sandy of Indigo Kitty Knits
I don’t mean to sound snarky–at least not while this blog is so young–and I don’t mean to sound like a yarn snob (okay fine, guilty as charged), but here’s what I’m wondering: Why would anybody use acrylic (aka petroleum or coal-based) yarn? I get that it’s cheap, strong, and easily available in every color… Read More Seven Things Acrylic Yarn is Good For
