Good morning and happy Friday to you! I have a few things to talk to you about today. Let’s dive right in! Some Sets for Andrea Mowry’s Shift Cowl I had a great response to my Casapinka Slip Shawl sets with several of you asking for me to make more sets, so I decided to… Read More Shift Sets, February Club Colorway, and a Call for Test Knitters
Good morning, and happy Friday to you! I’m actually writing this on Thursday, and it’s getting very cold outside–cold enough in fact to wonder if the Texas electrical grid will withstand it. It was 46 degrees when I got up this morning, and now it’s 17 degrees! I’m wrapped up in a poncho I knit… Read More Merry Christmas! New Colorways, January Club Painting, and the Fiber Arts as Stress Relief
Good morning, and happy Friday to you. Today I thought I would share an experiment with you in color and dye techniques. Whenever I think up a new colorway idea, the first thing I think about are the colors themselves. Next is always the dilemma of how to lay on the colors. There are so… Read More An Experiment in Color
Good morning, and happy Friday to you! This week, I put together some pairs of yarn that look great together along with some beautiful patterns to go with them. I also want to tell you about next month’s club colorway painting and share a beautiful cowl pattern by a talented designer. Yarn Pairings This week… Read More Two Skeins Are Better than One
Good morning, and happy Friday to you. It’s time for my very favorite type of newsletter once again–where I get to show your beautiful creations. I also have a couple freshly dyed colorways to show you. Let’s start with the Show and Tell projects. These are finished objects and works in progress made by some… Read More Show and Tell – November 2022
Good morning and happy Friday to you. I’ll keep it short and sweet today. I just wanted to announce the painting I’ll be using as inspiration for November’s club colorway. Beginning about three months ago, I decided to start going in order by major art period. This month will be a painting from the Rococo… Read More November Club Colorway
Good morning and happy Friday! This week, I have the honor of showing you a number of beautiful projects made by others using Purple Lamb yarn and fiber. Before we get started, I wanted to mention that there won’t be a newsletter next week because I will be at the DFW Fiber Fest. In light… Read More Show and Tell September 2022 and the October Club Colorway
Good morning, and happy Friday to you! It has been an absolutely crazy week here. I am in the process of getting ready for the DFW Fiber Fest for the first time. That is just two weeks away–September 22nd through the 25th at the Irving Convention Center. I’m really looking forward to meeting some of… Read More A Crazy Week
Good morning and happy Friday to you! I am both ecstatic to have cooler whether to look forward to soon and sad to see the slower pace of summer coming to an end. How about you? Today I want to show you the painting I’ll be using as inspiration for the September club colorway as… Read More September Club Colorway and What’s New in the Shop
Good morning, and happy Friday to you! We actually got some rain yesterday for the first time in more than two months. It was lovely, and it brought the temperature down from 100 to 80! I don’t know about you, but I can barely wait for fall to begin. This week I want to show… Read More A Gorgeous Shawl Pattern and a Few New Colorways
