What to stash this week: new dyer alert
Aimee of Pancake and Lulu Yarn, aka PLY, has a fully stocked shop with a huge selection of colors (80 and counting) with mini skeins available on five bases and other goodies Her post on Indie Untangled has a ton of info and photos, including one of another lovely project, the Pierre shawl by Westknits, so go check it out!
Deb Gerhard of Spruce Lane Designs updated her Once Again sweater pattern to also include separate,…
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The top 10 things that make a yarn shop awesome: my reflections from the road
It should come as no surprise that I’ve been to a lot of yarn shops. Aside from being spoiled for choice in New York City, I try to make it to an LYS whenever I’m traveling. Even though many of us have enough yarn in our stashes to open up our own storefronts, there’s nothing like going into a shop even when halfway around the world and feeling like you’re “home.”…
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What to stash this week: winter into spring
To counter the winter blues, Stephanie of Rock Solid Designs has some bags in new, bright-colored fabric that can bring some spring into your life. All, including the fun unicorn bag above, are available on her Kellie bag, which has plastic snaps that act as built-in yarn guides.
Debbie of Murky Depths Dyeworks can’t wait for spring either, but she’s using cold weather in New York to her advantage in creating colorways….
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Untangling Christine of Skeinny Dipping
Skeinny Dipping was one of the first yarn companies to advertise on Indie Untangled, way back in 2014. I was smitten by Christine’s glowing colorways, particularly her rich reds and complex browns and greens (and I am generally not a brown or green person) and learned a little more about her when she vended at the first-ever Indie Untangled Rhinebeck Trunk Show that same year.
Christine’s background includes working in East Africa with the Peace Corps,…
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What to stash this week: wrapped up in wool
Woolly Wormhead’s latest collection of hat designs, called Inversion, features stitch patterns that manipulate the fabric across or via the rows, instead of manipulating the stitches within the row. The result is five two-color hats that are reversible, but with each side showing off a different look.
Today is your last day to preorder Stephanie’s stunning interpretation of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado,…
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What to make with SpaceCadet Gunnison
I’ve enjoyed working with Stephanie of SpaceCadet Yarn on the latest installment of Knitting Our National Parks. If you haven’t already, read her hilarious story about her last trip to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, which inspired her Gunnison colorway.
Stephanie has also collaborated with several knitting and crochet designers who have transformed her yarns into lovely garments and accessories. Here are some pattern suggestions for Gunnison — only available to preorder until Friday,…
What to stash this week: go Skeinny Dipping
Christine of Skeinny Dipping is debuting her newest base, Merino Silk Single, in the first ever Indie Untangled Virtual Trunk Show! The idea behind the Virtual Trunk Show is to introduce you to indie dyers you may not know about and let you snag some of their beautiful skeins — no travel, tickets or lines required. In lieu of samples, I’ve linked to project ideas on Ravelry.
As a bonus,…
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What to stash this week: mini mani-yak
Stephania of Three Fates Yarn takes a different, less speckled path than other indie dyers, and her semisolids and gradients are perfect for colorwork projects that require the colors to stand out from one another. Enter her Helios mini skeins. Comprised of 60% Superwash Merino, 20% yak and 20% silk, they are a great match for items that require a bit of luxurious warmth with next-to-the-skin softness. Stephania has moved from Etsy to a new home on a new website,…
What to stash this week: fab finds
Heather of Heather’s Yarn Barn is dyeing small batches of colorways each month all inspired around a theme. This month’s colorways have an antique theme and include Yellow Flowers (pictured above), Rusty Old Keys and Lavender End Table.
Yarn clubs are such a great way to explore the work of new-to-you dyers, designers and other creative folks, and to fall in love with colorways that you may not have found on your own….
What to stash this week: knit nonstop
Hamilton fans: here’s your next KAL. Next week, Mary Annarella is launching a Hamilton-themed Mystery Knit-A-Long! The clues for this generous, shawl-like cowl will have show references throughout and the pattern requires three distinct skeins of DK or light worsted, making it great for stash busting (above are my selections).
Sara of La Cave á Laine has some beautiful, clearly written shawl patterns that are perfect for knitting while sitting by the fire,…