What to stash this week: Hot new spring colors
Erica of Squoosh Fiberarts has introduced six new colors, and they look like excellent spring “transition pieces.” Her Color of the Month for March, Majestic Meadows, is a perfect pinky-green for celebrating the start of spring. Spinners are also in luck as she’s been experimenting with gradients, hand paints and kettle dyes on fiber.
The latest JOMA Yarn shop update includes some urban grit and the luck o’ the Irish….
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The knits of Downton Abbey
I know I’m a little late with this post, but I can justify it by saying that I still have the last 40 minutes of the Downton Abbey series finale (sniff!) to watch, so the series is not over for me yet! And, it will certainly live on in this era of binge watching.
Last year, I favorited a few patterns for a Downton Abbey swap I was participating in via the Subway Knits Ravelry group and decided it would be a good idea to curate a definitive list of sorts….
Indie is the new black
Recently, when my almost-5-year-old nephew requested a black hat to go with his school uniform, I was at first a little disappointed. Like most knitters, I’m generally drawn towards vivid colors — black is for boots and store-bought cardigans, amiright? — and I figured I’d also have to go with a very plain pattern because any interesting detail would get lost in black yarn. Then I remembered that a bunch of dyers have black colorways,…
What to stash this week: Down the yarn rabbit hole
Glasgow-based dyer Sunshine of My Mama Knits has created a collection of 20 different colorways inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. They include, clockwise from top left, All Must Have Prizes, Hatter, Gryphon and Mad Tea Party. Colorways are available in superwash Merino DK and a sock weight blend of 75% wool/25% nylon, in single 100-gram skeins or multi-packs of mini skeins. On top of that, there are themed project bags and stitch markers available….
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Shawls I’m crushing on, and indie yarn pairings
I have a good mix of pattern types in my Ravelry favorites, but I tend to be drawn to shawls most of all. As soon as I see one I love, I start fantasizing about the yarn I could use and the color possibilities. So, I decided to round up some of my recent “shawl crushes” and my Indie Untangled yarn picks for them:
Check out more pairings on Pinterest!…
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What to stash this week: Yummy yarn and patterns
Fruitcake, the latest design from Michael Harrigan is a scarf/shawl hybrid. Knit from the top down in squishy garter, it has a lovely lace and picot edging and is named after the yummy-looking yarn from Scottish indie dyer WooSheeps.
Speaking of yummy, the super-soft Thoreau, a 50/50 yak/silk yarn I admired at Vogue Knitting live is now available from Crave Yarn!
Tote around your latest WIP in this work of art: the Bijou Bag,…
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‘Knitlandia’ by way of New York
When I first saw the title of Clara Parkes’ new book, Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World, I knew I had to read it. After I read the fantastic Washington Post review (without a knitting cliche to be found!) I knew I was going to buy the actual book. While I generally prefer audio- or ebooks, this written documentary of our wonderful community was getting a coveted space on my desk….
What to stash this week: The fandom at the end of the yarn rainbow
If you’re still bummed over the cancellation of Firefly, then smuggle this yarn into your stash. The inaugural Third Vault Yarns yarn club has quarterly packages of yarn and goodies themed around fandoms that knitters vote on, with the first inspired by Joss Whedon’s space western.
Michelle of Berry Colorful Yarnings has not one but two kits to tempt you. One is a Rainbow kit with a 463-yard skein of 12-color self-striping sock yarn and a handmade zippered project bag. …
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Reveal of the Where We Knit yarn club’s first installment
Back in October, when Ami of Lakes Yarn and Fiber gave me a preview of her exclusive Drops of Honey colorway for the Where We Knit yarn club, I have to admit that I did a little happy dance in my apartment. It was perfect — not necessarily a color I would gravitate toward for myself (though my color palette has expanded since I’ve started knitting pretty exclusively with hand-dyed yarn) but stunning….
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What to stash this week: A new ewe
Linda of Kettle Yarn Co. desired a yarn that was sheep-y and rustic, yet soft enough for princess-y skin. So, she helped dream up Baskerville, a blend of 60% Exmoor Blueface, 25% Gotland and 15% silk. This Kettle Yarn Co. exclusive is a worsted-spun 2ply that comes in a 437-yard skeins that Linda indigo dyed in lovely shades that range from a lightly heathered silver to a deep blue.
Here’s a Valentine’s Day gift for you,…