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!
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
I am super excited to announce the upcoming mystery knitalong for Lena Mathisson’s new pattern, Mermaid Dance. Mermaid Dance is a crescent shawl knitting pattern with lots of fun stitches and variation. I wish I could show it to you, but that would take all the mystery out of mystery knitalong, wouldn’t it? I can… Read More Mermaid Dance MKAL with Lena Mathisson of Softyarn Designs
This Sunday is the last day to order your 2025 Advent calendar. On Monday I’m going to make a final order for the rest of the yarn and get started dyeing them. I can hardly wait to get started! This year’s theme is The Colors of Serenity. For both the yarn and the fiber Advent… Read More Last Day to Order Your Advent Calendar
This week I have learned about both the terrible tragedy and tremendous heroism along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. The Guadalupe River rose 27 feet in under an hour! Apparently the rain was double the amount of Niagara Falls! I am so sorry for the families who lost loved ones, especially the… Read More Bluebonnets for Texas
This week I put together some new three-skein shawl sets. These are some of my favorite color combinations available as dyed-to-order sets. They are perfect for shawls, cowls, and ponchettes that call for three different colorways. In addition to those shown above, I have more colorway sets in the Three Skein Shawl Sets listing right… Read More Three-Skein Shawl Sets
Beautiful Universe is my most popular colorway, but it’s also the one that takes the most time to dye. For that reason, I don’t have it in the regular dyed to order section of my shop. Right now, though, I finally have enough open space on my dye calendar to be able to dye it… Read More Beautiful Universe Preorder
