What to stash this week: Foraging for yarn
Last year, I brought together two of my passions — hand-dyed yarn and breed-specific fibers — into the small-batch subscription of my dreams. The very first installment of the Heritage Wool Collective from Indie Untangled shipped out earlier this month, and I was thrilled at how it all came together!
If you missed out on the first shipment, a small batch of extra skeins of this special colorway is now available to purchase….
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What to stash this week: Best of both yarn worlds
Monica of Gothfarm Yarn, who specializes in non-Superwash, naturally-colored yarns, has collaborated with Ali of Savvy Skeins on the Q 4000 sock kit. The main color is a new custom-milled, fingering-weight yarn from Gothfarm called Oxide, which was created by blending Jacob sheep wool with cinnamon red alpaca fleece, and is only available in the kit. Accompanying the natural yarn is a hand-dyed mini skein available in your choice of three contrasting colors — orange,…
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What to stash this week: Handmade from head to toe
Last summer, I was browsing the booths at Shoppe Object, a curated trade show in New York City, when I came across Chelsey Greene Studio. I was immediately taken in by her vibrant jewelry. Many of her pieces looked beaded, but they were actually made of thread, knotted together with micro macrame. Chelsey is based in San Francisco and creates stunning color combinations, including custom styles. Pictured above is her take on the recent Indie Untangled show colorway on her Dylan earring style….
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What to stash this week: Prairie Sunrise
Cierra of Ballyhoura Fibres is capturing the magic of winter in her colorway for the Indie Untangled Knitting Our National Parks series. Prairie Sunrise is inspired by a pink and purple sky above a frosty prairie at the Kulm Wetland Management District in North Dakota. It’s available on 2ply Sock, an 85/15 blend of Superwash Merino and nylon that comes in 393-yard skeins. Preorder exclusively from Indie Untangled through February 23….
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What to stash this week: Frogs, not frogging
The next Lyrical Knits mystery knit-along is most sensational, celebrational and inspirational: The Muppet Shawl. The pattern is for a rectangular shawl with several different stitch patterns and a fun twist to the construction at the end. It’s worked up in fingering-weight yarn with one main color and six mini skeins, though it’s possible to do it with fewer contrasting colors.
The first clue drops on March 1, and if you purchase the pattern during the preorder period,…
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What to stash this week: Go to the Yarni Gras
If you’re in the New Orleans area, join us Saturday, January 27 to kick off Carnival season at Yarni Gras! It takes place from 12-3 p.m. at Faubourg Brewing, 3501 Jourdan Road, with eight vendors and delicious craft beer. Registration is free, or get a swag bag with entry.
It’s always good to have a sweater on hand. So, why not join the upcoming Olive & Two Ewe Spring Out of Winter Make-a-long?…
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What to stash this week: Knit the national parks in person
Registration is now open for Indie Untangled’s next retreat! From August 12-15, we will gather at Wellspring Spa and Woodland Retreat, a magical property located just outside the entrance to Mount Rainier. We’ll be joined by Abbye and Selena of Wool & Pine, a Pacific Northwest design duo that creates gorgeous, colorful knitting patterns, enhanced with eye-catching photos. They will share the journey of their creative collaboration, which has produced nearly 50 knitting patterns….
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What to stash this week: Last call for clubs
This Sunday is your last day to sign up for the first installment of the Heritage Wool Collective yarn subscription, which combines breed-specific yarn with the magic of hand-dyed color. Receive one, two or four skeins of a specially-selected non-Superwash wool or wool blend yarn, dyed by an indie dyer in a surprise color, every other month.
If you select two or four skeins, you’ll receive this limited-edition Heritage Wool collective project bag fob as a special gift (available only while supplies last). …
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Indie Untangled 2023 Year In Review: Make-along winners and faves
One of the best parts about going to the New York Sheep & Wool Festival and Indie Untangled is seeing beautiful knitwear everywhere. Even when I don’t get to see everyone’s FOs in person, I get to review all the entries to our annual make-along.
To close out 2023, I’m sharing the winners of the MAL, chosen at random, and also some of my personal favorites from among the entries….
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What to stash this week: Yarn party
Stephanie of Wonderland Yarns and Frabjous Fibers is extending an invitation to a “Tour of the Season” — and there is definitely crafting allowed. This new monthly yarn club for 2024 features 12 hand-dyed colorways inspired by a grand literary event — country manors, city estates, masked ballrooms and a garden party or two. The colorways will be dyed on their base of the year, Mad Hatter sport, or that month’s featured base. …