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
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
I’ve been thinking a lot about AI lately, and I think it has invaded our lives far too much. I know lots of people are super excited about all the possibilities, but I think the downsides mostly outweigh the benefits so far. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not anti-tech, and I can’t say I never… Read More Touch Grass
If you were headed to a deserted island and could only bring one author’s complete works, whose would you bring? I think I would choose Tolkien, but if I got two choices, Jane Austen would probably be next. She’d keep up my spirits on that deserted island, especially after I ran out of yarn. Or… Read More Jane Austen Returns
A while back, I decided to weave some tote bags, and it was so much fun that I decided I would share the process with you. I know not all of you are weavers, but maybe it will give you some insight into the weaving process and inspire you to add something new to your… Read More Weaving Tote Bags on a Rigid Heddle Loom
The Mother’s Day sale was over and all the orders were on their way. I was caught up on all the dyed-to-order orders, and I had finished shipping all the club colorways. That meant I had a day to dye anything I wanted! I decided to dye a colorway I only manage to dye once… Read More Once in a Blue Moon Colorways
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
This week I published a new shawl pattern called Field of Flowers. It’s a top-down crescent shawl, and it uses two skeins of assigned-pooling yarn. I used Monet’s Water Lilies on Sock Perfection for the sample, but any fingering-weight assigned pooling colorway will work. Here’s the front: …and here’s the back: It has assigned pooling… Read More Field of Flowers Shawl Pattern
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!
