Many of us have babies to knit or crochet for–children, grandchildren, relatives, and friends. It’s such a joy to make something for a beloved baby that will be enjoyed and hopefully passed down for years to come. It’s also great fun to make a complete project in a fraction of the time it takes for… Read More Joy in Miniature – Beautiful Projects for the Babies in Your Life
Last week, I asked for your thoughts about how many WIPs–or works in progress–is the right number for you, and I got some really intriguing responses. I thought I’d share what I learned as well as what I have found for myself. Many of those who responded are involved in multiple crafts, and they like… Read More How Many WIPs Is Enough?
I have a brand new luxury yarn base to share with you this week. It’s made of 19.5 micron super baby alpaca and 17.5 micron merino, and it is sublimely soft. Naturally, I named it Sublime Sport. It’s a 3-ply yarn with 328 yards per 100 gram skein. In terms of softness, I would compare… Read More Introducing Sublime Sport
I have so many lovely projects to share with you today. We have knitted projects, crocheted projects, woven projects, and handspun yarn. It’s a wonderful smorgasbord of the fiber arts! Let’s start with Brandon’s socks. These are from the September club colorway inspired by the stained glass window in the Chartres Cathedral, Notre Dame de… Read More Show and Tell – January 2025
Oh, the weather outside is frightful…or delightful depending on your age and whether you get the day off from work today. I’m still homeschooling our youngest two kiddos, and they are certainly delighted and full of hope. I have promised that if there is actual snow on the ground, they can have the day off… Read More Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
This week, I am finally done with the whirlwind of the last couple months. I sent all the Advent calendars, all the club colorways for November, and all the outstanding dye-to-order orders. That means I have the time and space to do some really fun things! – A Preorder for Poinsettias I don’t know about… Read More A Preorder for Poinsettias and a Long-Lost Colorway
This week I have the privilege of sharing some lovely projects with you. It’s always such a joy to see what you create! Let’s start with Cila. She made two different projects using Martina Behm’s Hitchhiker Beyond knitting pattern, but she added her own twist. She combined the pattern with assigned pooling colorways and stitches:… Read More Show and Tell November 2024
I have several things to show you this week. I have some project bags for you as well as a new button-down cowl pattern I just published. Also, the last day to order yarn for Deborah Bowanko’s Buds and Blooms Knit-Along will be this Saturday, August 10th. Before digging into each of these, I just… Read More Project Bags, a New Cowl Pattern, and the Last Day to Order Yarn for the KAL
I am delighted to bring you this year’s Advent calendars! I’m using this artistic rendering of the Cassiopeia constellation by Beate Bachman as inspiration for the colorways: I’m offering a Yarn Advent Calendar for knitters, crocheters, and weavers. I’m also offering a Fiber Advent Calendar for spinners and felters. I’m using the Cassiopeia constellation picture… Read More Ready, Set, Advent!
This week I was inspired by a customer named Judy who reached out to me. She had just bought the Angel Wings Ponchette pattern, and she emailed me for colorway suggestions to go with it. What she really wanted was to make it look like the original here with the gradient from dark to light:… Read More Some New Colorways for the Angel Wings Ponchette Pattern
