Would you prefer to go on a voyage or have a party? Well, this week you can choose either or both as yarn. I have dyed up my my Odyssey sets on several bases and Party Like It’s 2021 on several more. I now have Party Like It’s 2021 on most of my yarn bases.… Read More Would You Prefer a Voyage or a Party?
This coming week is going to be a little bit different. I’ll still be packaging and mailing your orders, homeschooling my kids, and doing a minimum of housework. As much as possible, though, my focus is going to be on spinning as much as I can. I get to play (aka spin) all week long… Read More Ready, Aim, Spin
This month, I am really excited to get to share my interview with an up-and-coming designer, Kathryn Ware. She lives in Arizona, and her work as a designer can be found at KPC Wear on Ravelry and beyond. What impresses me the most about Kathryn’s designs are the creativity and amazing intricacy of each design–from… Read More Designer of the Month Interview with Kathryn Ware of KPC Wear
Good morning! If you have been following the news, you’ll have heard about all the power outages here in Texas. The weather got down to right about 5 degrees, and I guess none of the power generation plants were prepared for cold that only occurs every 30 years or so. That meant that we spent… Read More Surviving the Cold
Happy Friday, my friend. I hope you are doing well. As you know, I’ve been making quite a few new colorways of late, so I thought it was about time I showed you some photos of what I like to call “yarn pairings”–different colorways that would work well together. Each colorway is available on its… Read More Yarn Pairings and Pattern Ideas
Good morning! This week, I have been dyeing and packaging up the Eight Days of Easter Kits. I expect to mail them today or Saturday. I have also been struggling to choose the April club colorway. I wanted something hopeful because we all need hope so dearly. I spent a long time trying to choose… Read More April Club Colorway and More
I hope you have been enjoying a wonderful holiday season and that you’ve found some time to enjoy the fiber arts along the way. As I mentioned last time, all of our bunchkins are home though not for much longer. It has been a delight to sit around in the evening chatting or watching something… Read More Happy New Year!
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
One of the things I love most about what I do is that I get to play a small role in YOUR creative work. Today, I thought we could celebrate together some of the things that you have made using yarn and fiber from Purple Lamb. I asked if you could send me some of… Read More Show and 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
