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
This week I wanted to “highlight” the Handspun Highlight Scarf designed by Orange Smoothie at my request. This was my very first collaboration, and I’m still in awe of her very cool design. The scarf uses one skein of a sock-weight yarn along with about 25 yards of handspun yarn. I just made sets available… Read More Handspun Highlight Scarf
Every couple months here at Purple Lamb, we do a Show and Tell newsletter. It is always such a joy to get to see and share the beautiful things you all have made! Many thanks to those of you who took the time during such a busy season to send photos of what you have… Read More Show and Tell – December 2025
This week I have something really special for the felters and spinners among you. I dyed up 5 colorways of the loveliest kid mohair locks. I added 5 shades of sparkly Angelina and some Sari Silk too. Consider this an opportunity to play with color and texture in a new way. These are great to… Read More Sparkle and Locks
A couple weeks ago we talked about Lena Mathisson’s upcoming mystery knitalong for her Mermaid Dance shawl. It’s a crescent shawl made with sock-weight yarn, and it has lots of amazing stitches. You’ll need two contrasting colorways so the stitches show up well. If you don’t have the perfect colorway combo in your stash, I… Read More Last Chance to Order Yarn for the MKAL
This week I have a new colorway to share with you. It’s called Fuchsia Flower, and it was inspired by these beautiful tropical flowers: Here is Fuchsia Flower on Sock Perfection: …and here is a swatch I knit in stockinette: It looks great with Autumn Sunset, Burgundy Rose, and Regal. I have it available on… Read More A New Colorway, A New Pattern, and the October Club Colorway
