This year’s Advent calendars are ready for preorder starting right now! I normally wait to list these until August or September, but this year is different. Our oldest daughter has a baby due in late September, and I plan to go help, so I decided that I had better have all the kits dyed up… Read More 2025 Advent Calendar – The Colors of Serenity
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 month I chose the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for the club colorway. Michelangelo painted it between 1508 and 1512, and it is certainly one of the most famous works of Renaissance painting. Can you imagine working for four years on something over your head?! I had the great privilege of singing in The… Read More June’s Club Colorway: The Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Let’s suppose you were on a trip and you did what many of us do–you got a skein of souvenir yarn from a LYS along the way. At the time you bought it, this dramatic colorway seemed like the perfect way to remember your trip. However, a couple months went by, and when you took… Read More What to Do with Yarn You Don’t Love
This was a busy week in the dye studio. I dyed up Afremov’s Farewell to Anger on Squoosh DK: I also dyed up some of Jones’ Les Vendeuses de Tissue on Stained Glass Sock: I think this is such a great colorway for spring, don’t you? Next I dyed Northern Lights on Twinkle Sock: I… Read More What’s New at Purple Lamb
A few weeks ago, I showed you my new Four Seasons yarn sets. Well, I got all the preorders for The Four Seasons dyed up and on their way to their new homes. I wasn’t quite satisfied with the original version of Autumn, so I made some small adjustments to it, and I’m glad I… Read More Choose Your Seasons
This week I finally got to make a new set of colorways that I have been wanting to make for a long time. It’s called The Four Seasons, and it is inspired by Vivaldi’s beautiful symphony and the beautiful symphony of mother nature as well. Here are the four colorways: From left to right, the… Read More The Four Seasons Preorder
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
If you still have people on your list and want to make something for them in the next few days, I have some small project ideas for you as well as some tips on holding yarn double to get the weight you need from your stash. I also have some ideas for gifts FOR you,… Read More Last Minute Gift Ideas and a Wraps Per Inch Chart
This week I’m having a preorder on Beautiful Universe. I know this is a favorite for many of you (and for me too), and it tends to sell out rather quickly each time I make it. Because of that, I thought I would offer it as a dyed to order for a change so everyone… Read More A Preorder on Beautiful Universe
