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
This week I have the privilege of sharing some lovely projects with you. It’s always such a joy to see what you create! Let’s start with Cila. She made two different projects using Martina Behm’s Hitchhiker Beyond knitting pattern, but she added her own twist. She combined the pattern with assigned pooling colorways and stitches:… Read More Show and Tell November 2024
This has been a good productive week in the studio! I dyed Monet on several yarn bases. Here it is on Stained Glass Sock for the first time: Monet looks great with Purple Delight and Epiphany. I also dyed Monet’s Water Lilies this week, which is an assigned pooling colorway. Here it is on Twinkle… Read More Fresh from the Dye Pots
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 have been dyeing autumn colorways like mad. Some are old, some are new, and some are variations on a theme. I’d like to show you the colorways individually, and then I’ll show you some sets you can put together with them. The first colorway is a new one called Pumpkin Spice, which… Read More In Praise of Autumn – Cooler Weather, Warmer Colors
First of all, I want to thank you if you already ordered an Advent calendar from me. I’m looking forward to getting started dyeing them up in just another couple of weeks. I’ve had a great response so far, but I do have room to dye a few more. If you have not ordered an… Read More Last Chance to Order Your Advent Calendar!
Good morning, and happy Friday to you. This weekend I am having a big Labor Day Sale! I always think of Labor Day as the start of the season for making lovely things for our friends and family for the holidays. You and I both know that that is truly a labor of love. To… Read More Labor Day Sale!
I have some lovely projects to share with you for this month’s Show and Tell newsletter. It is always such a joy for me to see what you are working on and share it with everyone. If you send in a WIP or FO, you get to share your work with an audience that really… Read More Show and Tell – Aug 2024
This week I have two new sock-weight yarn bases to show you. Technically one is completely new, and the other is a yarn base I carried long ago. Twinkle Sock Remember a couple weeks ago when I mentioned that the mill was out of Sparkly Merino Sock? Well, I found a lovely new sparkly yarn… Read More A Tale of Two Yarn Bases
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!
