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
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
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!
I have been spinning yarn and weaving for over 20 years now, and one of the things that I have really enjoyed over those years has been learning about different types of natural fibers and what they are good for. This week I thought we could do something a little different than usual and talk… Read More Nerding Out About Natural Fibers
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
