I have so many fresh-squeezed colorways to show you! I started the week with Visit to Lyme. This colorway was inspired by Jane Austen’s book Persuasion. Specifically, it was inspired by the part where all the characters go to visit the seaside town of Lyme, which marks a turning point in the book. Here is… Read More Fresh-Squeezed Yarn
This month for the club colorway, we are moving into the early Medieval period. It’s actually just a smidge earlier than last month’s painting from China, but it was too beautiful to miss. This is the mosaic ceiling from the Cathedral of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy: As a friend who has been there mentioned… Read More An Early Medieval Mosaic for May’s Club Colorway
Over the last month, I have been going down a photography rabbit hole. When I started my business way back in 2011, there were no real standard dimensions for product photos. I opted to go with a 4:3 ratio at the time because I thought it looked nice. For the last few years, though, the… Read More Down the Rabbit Hole + A Sale on Solitary Skeins
This week, I’m having a sale on art batts for the first time in almost a year. Not only are art batts fabulous for spinning, but they are also great for felting and even framing and hanging on the wall. You’ll get 15% off all the art batts and other fiber between now and Monday… Read More A Sale on Art Batts
Lately I have been sharing lots of assigned pooling colorways and patterns, but each time I do, a few people ask what exactly this assigned pooling thing is. I thought it would be good to explain what it is from the beginning. Assigned pooling is a fairly new technique that has taken the knitting world… Read More All about Assigned Pooling
This week, spring is in the air, so I wanted to share some beautiful 2-skein shawl patterns that are perfect for spring along with some yarn pairings to go with them. Let’s start with the patterns. I did a deep dive on Ravelry and found eight crochet patterns to share and nine knitting patterns. They… Read More Two-Skein Shawl Patterns for Spring
I’m so excited to show all of you these beautiful projects in this month’s Show and Tell! It’s a great way to find fresh inspiration for your next project. For everyone who sent in a FO or WIP, it’s also an opportunity to share what they are working on among a group of people who… Read More Show and Tell, a Mitered-Square Recipe, and Some Fresh-Dyed Yarn
To celebrate the coming of spring and all the joy that comes with it, I’m having a sale. I am including most of the colorways where I have four skeins or more in stock. That way, you can use this opportunity to make a sweater or big cozy shawl or another big project while it’s… Read More Spring Sale!
This week I did something new. I created a new page on my website that shows a knit sample of most of my current colorways. A few are finished objects made by yours truly or someone else, but most are hats I knit as samples on my Addi. If you have ever looked at a… Read More A Portfolio of Colorways
A New Assigned Pooling Colorway If you have been around these parts, you may be familiar with my Monet’s Water Lilies colorway. Monet made a whole beautiful series of Water Lily paintings. I chose this one as inspiration: Here is the “regular” version of Monet’s Water Lilies on So Silky Sock: However, I have been… Read More A New Assigned Pooling Colorway, Freshly Dyed LOTR Colorways, and the Last Chance to Order an Eight Days of Easter Kit
