I have some really lovely projects to share with you for this month’s Show and Tell! The first one is this gorgeous shawl that Emily crocheted using her Eight Days of Easter kit plus a little stash yarn: The pattern is Lorraine Pugh’s Ultimate Sacrifice. Here’s a closeup of the lace: Next we have this… Read More Show and Tell – August 2025
As we move into summer, I thought it would be a great time to share some pattern ideas for summer shawls. What makes a good summer shawl? Well, in my opinion it should be lacy and light and really pretty. It should serve as an extra layer for cool evenings and air conditioned spaces. And,… Read More Light as a Feather Shawls for Summer
This week I have dyed small batches of lots of colorways. On Sock Perfection, I have dyed After the Rain, Annunciation Blue, Burgundy Rose, and Copper Roof. You can see them all right here: On Twinkle Sock I dyed Monet’s Cathedral and Monet’s Water Lilies: …and on Squoosh DK I dyed Visit to Lyme and… Read More Fresh from the Dye Pots
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
I have been spinning yarn and weaving for over 20 years now, and one of the things that I have really enjoyed over those years has been learning about different types of natural fibers and what they are good for. This week I thought we could do something a little different than usual and talk… Read More Nerding Out About Natural Fibers
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
For this month’s Show and Tell, we actually had an even number of knit, crocheted, and woven contributions, which is really delightful–as are all of the projects. This first project was crocheted by Anne using Peacock Feathers on Stained Glass Sock. Isn’t this beautiful? She said the diagonal stripes just happened on their own. I… Read More Show and Tell
I’m so excited to show all of you these beautiful projects in this month’s Show and Tell! It’s a great way to find fresh inspiration for your next project. For everyone who sent in a FO or WIP, it’s also an opportunity to share what they are working on among a group of people who… Read More Show and Tell, a Mitered-Square Recipe, and Some Fresh-Dyed Yarn
Good morning and happy Friday! I have some absolutely stunning projects to share with you this week from folks just like you who have used Purple Lamb yarn and fiber as a step in their creative process. I’m also going to be revealing all the colorways and the story behind each one for the 2023… Read More Show and Tell + The Big Reveal
