Happy Friday! This week I have been going through patterns on Ravelry to choose my own next project. I have been wanting to make a project using three of my favorite colorways on Squoosh DK together, and today I found the pattern I want to use to go with them. The colorways are West Fork… Read More Three of a Kind
Last week I told you about my new Quick and Cozy Bulky Yarn base, but what I didn’t tell you was that I have another yarn base I have been waiting to share with you. I wanted to wait until I could share the knitting pattern I made to go with it at the same… Read More A New Yarn Base and a New Infinity Scarf Pattern to Go With It
Every time I send yarn or fiber “out into the world,” I wonder what you will create with it. Sometimes I get to see, and it’s always a delight to see what became of my creations when they became your creations. This week I have the privilege of sharing some projects made using Purple Lamb… Read More Show and Tell – All About Your Beautiful Projects
This month, I am really excited to get to interview the amazing Ambah O’Brien! Ambah lives and works in Australia where she designs beautiful knitwear patterns. I will also be including some info about some new patterns she has coming out in the next week or so as well as a coupon code for Purple… Read More Designer of the Month Interview with Ambah O’Brien
Good morning! I hope you are doing well and finding lots of time to enjoy the fiber arts. I wanted to tell you about two important things this week. September Club Colorway First of all, I decided to use “Girl with a Pearl Earring” as the inspiration for my September club colorways. Here it is:… Read More Announcing the September Club Colorway and Yarn Advent Calendars
This month, I have the privilege of interviewing Lena Mathisson of Softyarn Designs. Lena’s designs truly embody the idea that necessity is the mother of invention. Q: Lena, how did you first learn to knit? Who taught you? A: A friend taught me when I was 16. We spent a lot of time sitting in… Read More Designer of the Month – An Interview with Lena Mathisson of Softyarn Designs
Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We had a lovely time with extended family at our home, and I was so proud of our 13-year-old son who actually did the majority of organizing and a lot of the work as well. Thank you so much to everyone who took part in… Read More What’s New – Show & Tell
This month, I’m especially excited to interview Alexa and Emily of Tin Can Knits. I’m part of several knitting groups on Facebook, and I can’t tell you how many times someone posts a question looking for a clear, straight-forward pattern for a sweater or a hat or anything at all. Almost invariably, someone responds with… Read More Designer of the Month: An Interview with Alexa and Emily of Tin Can Knits
I am doing something new and wonderful this year. I am offering a Twelve Days of Christmas gift set. I’ll be dyeing up a gradient set of 12 mini skeins going from purples to blues to a sea foam green. There will be tonal yarn, speckled yarn, and variegated yarn, and each skein will be… Read More Twelve Days of Christmas Gift Set
Happy weekend, everyone! This week it was like someone flipped a switch and changed the weather from summer to late fall or early winter. From what I’ve heard, that isn’t just Arizona but most of The United States. It’s sunny and cool now after several dreary days–perfect for pulling out our warm woollies and making… Read More Two Free Knitting Patterns
