If you ask me, DK-weight yarn is the perfect happy medium. Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy making lightweight shawls and garments from sock-weight yarn too, but here’s what I love about DK-weight yarn: Right now I have lots of lovely colorways in stock on both my DK-weight yarn bases. Here’s a bit about the… Read More In Praise of DK-Weight Yarn
In light of the new Odyssey movie, I thought this would be a good time to dye up some new batches of my Odyssey colorways. For each one, I created a symbol set of colors to match the characters’ personalities. Here is Odysseus on Sock Perfection: Odysseus’ colors include gold for wisdom, copper for understanding,… Read More Yarn Inspired by Homer’s Odyssey
This week I have all four of my current butterfly-inspired colorways in stock. While I was dyeing them up, I was reminded of my oldest sister. When she was little, she couldn’t say butterfly, so she said flutterby instead, and it just stuck. I bet your family has some fun words like that too! Here… Read More Flutterbies
It’s my goal to bring you joy with every skein of yarn all year long, but Advent calendars are something special. They provide respite in the midst of a very busy season, and this year’s Advent calendar is no exception. When I was about ten, I had a conversation with a family friend who was… Read More 2026 Advent Calendar
I have some fabulous projects to share with you this month. Hopefully one or two will inspire your next project. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to send in a WIP or FO to share! Let’s start with Amy. She and her mom took a trip to Giverny, France, this summer–the home of… Read More Show and Tell
This week I have some really lovely projects to share with you. This first project was made by Amy. She used the Lotus Pool Shawl by Dora Does: Isn’t this gorgeous? She crocheted it using my Monet’s Water Lilies colorway on Squoosh DK. She actually made two–one for her mom and one for herself–and they… Read More Show and Tell – April 2026
Last week I went on a trip with our two youngest sons to visit our daughter who is a teacher in Arizona. We had a great visit, and the little boys got to go on their first roller coaster! One of my favorite things about knitting is that it means never being bored. While waiting… Read More Playing with Planned Pooling
A few weeks ago, I was at the movie theatre watching the extended editions of The Lord of the Rings movies with my family. I love the books so much more than the movies, but I try to think of them sort of like Italian pizza versus American pizza. They are both great even though… Read More An Odyssey in Yarn
It’s time for this year’s Eight Days of Easter Kits! Each year for the last seven years I have created a mini skein surprise kit for Easter. These are like a mini Advent calendar. This is a preorder, which means I’ll be dyeing up as many kits as there are orders. This year the colorways… Read More Eight Days of Easter Kits!
About this time last year, I decided to create four colorways inspired by Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. I listened carefully to the music and also thought about the seasons themselves and how best to dye the colorways to match the seasons. The colorways form a complex gradient. Each season gets darker but also contains some of… Read More Four Seasons Shawl
