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What to stash this week: A heritage wool mood

Gabby of Plies & Hellhounds has revealed her mood board for the first-ever installment of the Heritage Wool Collective hand-dyed yarn subscription! The theme is appropriately earthy and has Gabby’s signature moody vibe. I cannot wait to see what she has in store for the yarn, which is a bouncy Corriedale DK from The Ross Farm, located in Pennsylvania, just a few states over from Gabby’s Connecticut studio. Sign up by the end of this month to become a member of our Founding Flock!…

What to stash this week: Celebrating 10 years of Indie Untangled

I’m excited to debut the vendor list for the 10th annual Indie Untangled show, taking place on October 20 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at HITS on the Hudson, in the charming and welcoming town of Saugerties, NY. The dyers, yarn producers and other small businesses include several of our familiar favorites and many more new ones. Tiered entry tickets will go on sale Saturday, June 17 at 12 noon Eastern Time. You have a couple of weeks to gather your fiber friends and make your plans to join us for this anniversary celebration!…

What to stash this week: Season mystery boxes galore

It’s not too early to to get a jump on Halloween yarn (because of course that’s a thing). Jennifer of Maelstrom Fiber Arts has opened preorders for her Halloween box, inspired by ghostly apparitions, tall tales and whispers in the dark. The Scrying Into the Looking Glass 2021 Halloween Advent will feature 30 20g mini skeins and one full 100g skein in a Merino/nylon blend, as well as special treats….

What to stash this week: Nurture yourself

Over the winter, as I hunkered down at home for the umpteenth month while inhaling Schitt’s Creek (it’s simply the best!), I engaged in some serious comfort knitting with Julie Asselin’s Nurtured yarn — a rustic but soft blend of Rambouillet, Targhee and Merino that is hand dyed “in the wool” prior to being mill spun at Green Mountain Spinnery in Vermont. Aside from completing Casapinka’s Powder Wrap and Faye Kennington’s Winter Garden Hat,…

What to stash this week: indie yarnie kits

As I was taking out my latest tote bag along on a few errands recently, I realized how much the color scheme matches some of the yarn I was showing off during my own virtual shopping sessions during Indie Spotlight, and the Scottish tea that I recently stocked up on, and I realized — these items belong together! So, I’m debuting Indie Yarnie Packs, which are the perfect way to kick off a season of outdoor knitting….

What to stash this week: stashing for a cause

I have a soft spot for Mount Rainier in Washington State as it’s the first national park I ever visited, almost exactly 10 years ago. Fittingly, Heather of Early Grey Fiber Company, based in the Pacific Northwest, chose this photo of a purple-y winter sunrise over Naches Peak, taken by parks volunteer JD Hascup. The Highest Peak will be dyed on Darjeeling Sock, a 75/25 blend of Superwash Merino and nylon that comes in generous 463-yard skeins….

What to stash this week: summer sparkle

Jen of Porterness Studio’s popular sterling silver Stockinette Stitch markers are back in stock, and she also has fun new items like 3D-printed Knitting Needle Hairpins and a sterling silver Shawl WIP necklace. Use the code IndieSU20 for 20% off everything until August 6.

Debbie of Murky Depths has a soft spot for lace weight. She’s one of very few dyers to offer it,…

What to stash this week: indie yarn remix

Brooke of Fully Spun has opened sign-ups for her super cool REMIX subscription club! For this quarterly club, Brooke takes one of her Fully Spun Sock colorways — hand-dyed and then millspun yarn with the look of handspun — gives it a… remix, changing up the third ply for a whole new effect. Each month you will receive the colorway of the month, exclusive for the club duration, and a mini skein to match. …

What to stash this week that’s magical

All Points South is one of my favorite knits and all-time-favorite FOs, so I was excited to see that Casapinka’s design for LYS Day, Magical Thinking, was a very similar style. It’s a fun knit with varied stitch patterns that keep things interesting, but never too complicated. And I love the fact that I can make another one of these in a similar style, but that I won’t be knitting it all over again. …

What to stash this week: Yarny Advent

Aside from creating beautiful colors, and being an all-around cool person, Alice of Backyard Fiberworks has some great ideas. Her latest is the Backyard Fiberworks Advent calendar. Each day through Christmas, you get to open a new window on a discount, a new product, or some other form of merriment via Instagram — plus, there’s a new giveaway to enter each day.

Here’s something to look forward to after the magic (and stress) of the holidays is over — a journey with the ultimate indie yarn club….