Good morning, everyone! I wanted to talk to you about two related things today. First, I have a new yarn base I’m introducing. Second, I am really excited about a new dyeing technique I’m using and wanted to share it with you. First the yarn base… I’ve been searching for the perfect sock-weight yarn for… Read More Introducing a New Dyeing Technique and a New Yarn Base
Good morning, everyone! This week I thought I would share a knitting pattern I made. I wanted to make a light, airy cowl to use as an accessory throughout the year, and since we live in Arizona, that meant it had to be as open and lacy as possible. I also used it at last… Read More Jane Austen Lace Summer Cowl Knitting Pattern
Good morning, everyone! I have several different things to share with you this week. I have a sale going on. I also have a few WIPs to show you, and I want to tell you about all the fun we had last week when I was the “artist of the month” at our local library.… Read More Sale, WIPs, Local Artist of the Month, and New Yarn Bases
If you don’t have the time to read about what I’ve been up to, feel free to just scroll down to the bottom for a way to get 15% off. What have I been up to? The answer is lots. First of all, remember the slouchy beret I knit for my daughter? Well, I liked… Read More A Little of This and a Little of That and a Coupon Code to Boot
This month, I’m interviewing Cindy of OrangeSmoothie. I found her lovely patterns a couple months ago on Ravelry. I was searching and searching for a cowl pattern that combines handspun and millspun yarn. I didn’t even know if such a thing existed outside my own mind, and I was just about to give up and… Read More Designer of the Month: An Interview with Cindy of OrangeSmoothie
I just wanted to post a quick reminder that tomorrow is the last day to sign up to win this set of bulky thick-and-thin handspun yarns. You can sign up to win here: https://www.purplelambfiberarts.com/500th-sale-handspun-yarn-giveaway/. I’ll be posting the winner on Sunday here, on Facebook, and on Instagram.
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
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
