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A display of apples, yarn, and a tablet showing characters from The Muppet Christmas Carol, with two color swatches labeled “Family Dinner” (deep brown) and “Scrooge’s Cloak” (dark navy).

Designing a yarn collection with Cesium Yarn

This is the fifth in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 17, 2025, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!

One of the fun parts of working with indie dyers is getting a peek into ...

A row of five laser-cut circular wooden yarn holders with different bright designs, displayed on a brick ledge among flowers.

Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Lemonwood

This is the fourth in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 17, 2025, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!

It’s always inspiring to hear the story behind how a small business comes to life....

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Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: North Bay Fiber

This is the third in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 17, 2025, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!

It’s been exciting over the years to see the umbrella of indie yarn expand ...

Interior of Boston Fiber Company with colorful yarn displays.

Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Boston Fiber Company

This is the second in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 17, 2025, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!

At its core, a yarn shop is a community space....

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A light-skinned woman wearing a denim jacket and a blue patterned triangular knit shawl stands in front of a colorful graffiti wall.

Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Bad Sheep Yarn

This is the first in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 17, 2025, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!

After every Indie Untangled, I send out a survey to attendees....

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Halloween event 2020.

What to stash this week: Baah-loween

You can now preorder the 2025 Halloweenvent from Katrinkles. Katy and her Rhode Island-based team are conjuring up a 31-day countdown calendar filled with Halloween-themed fiber tools and notions. Think spooky stitch markers and delightfully creepy trinkets. Last year’s treats were a scream (you can peek at them ...

A flat lay of 12 cotton tencel yarns in a palette of coastal colors.

What to stash this week: Summer yarn

Just in time for prime summer knitting, Lyla of Terrapin Fiberworks is releasing her Coastlines collection, a set of 12 colors inspired by her favorite coastal locales throughout the U.S. The yarn you see here is Lyla’s new base, Kent Cotton-Tencel Light Fingering, a blend of 60% organic Pima cotton ...

The Grand Canyon covered in snow, with dramatic cliffs and a leafless tree dusted in white frost. Hand-dyed yarn and spinning fiber in shades of navy blue, purple, icy gray, and sage green.

What to stash this week: A grand entrance to a yarn-y summer

Raelynn of Sincere Fiber Co., a fan of both gaming and rock climbing, was inspired by a frosty Grand Canyon image for her installment. She created two coordinating colorways: Canyon’s Winter Reverie, a variegated colorway, and Vishnu Schist, a tonal named for one of the canyon’s oldest visible ...

A murder mystery knitting weekend illustration for the Denver event.

What to stash this week: Your yarn-y alibi

Cheryl of Row House Yarn, who organizes the wonderful Camp Knitaway retreat I attended a couple of years ago — where I got to knit on a peaceful lakeside deck and stand-up paddle board — is also behind a series of Murder Mystery Weekends. This year’s takes place in Denver from ...

An illustration shows a fairytale-inspired, fiber-filled scene with knitters, spinners and sheep in a field with mountains in the background. It’s surrounded by a border of vines, knitting needles, crochet hooks and other crafting supplies. The text reads Indie Untangled 2025.

What to stash this week: A Rhinebeck Friday-tale

Once upon a time, I had an idea to kick off one of the most magical weekends of the year for us fiber folks.

I gathered a dozen dyers and designers in a tiny hotel conference room on the Friday night before the New York Sheep & Wool Festival....

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Interior of a store with yarn on a wall on shelves.

What to stash this week: Hygge awaits

From December 4–9, Marny and Lynn of Explore Knitting Tours are heading to Copenhagen, Denmark. You’ll visit charming yarn shops and festive Christmas markets, cruise the canal in a heated boat and wander the colorful streets of Nyhavn. Marny, a designer and instructor, will guide you in creating ...

A collage of three photos depicting the Irish landscape and wool production. The largest image on the left shows a dramatic view of the Cliffs of Moher, with steep rocky cliffs rising from the ocean under a partly cloudy sky. The top right image features a man and a young girl standing in a green field surrounded by sheep The bottom right image shows several undyed skeins of yarn on a wooden surface, with tufts of raw wool and a spool of matching yarn.

What to stash this week: A souvenir from Ireland

As the plans for Indie Untangled’s upcoming spring tour of Ireland started coming together, I knew I needed to source a special souvenir of our trip — and share it with you. 

Even if you’re not joining us, you can experience the magic of Ireland by signing up for Indie Untangled’s ...

Wooden detective stitch markers with a footprint, spy glass, trench coat, caution tape, and a fingerprint. The Trinket Trellis that holds the stitch markers reads "basically a detective.”

What to stash this week: Crafting & crime

Andrea of WoolenWomenFibers has uncovered a fun way to get you on your blanket game — wrap it up in a mystery. Her true crime-themed, year-long blanket-along is open for preorder. Each month, starting in September, you’ll get 15 10g micro skeins in a mashup of variegated, tonal and ...

A collage showing a graphic reading "Skill Builder Box - bi-monthly yarn club" and showing examples of the knitting techniques featured in the club.

What to stash this week: Level up your knitting

Debbie and Elizabeth of Sweet Paprika Designs have just the thing to get you to the finish line of your next project: the Skill Builder Box yarn club. Every two months, you’ll get a box of hand-dyed yarn and exclusive patterns designed to help you learn a new ...

A dramatic view of Pinnacles National Park glows with warm orange rock formations under a pink sky. Below, hand-dyed yarn in earthy rusts, golds, and purples beautifully captures the colors and textures of the landscape.

What to stash this week: The pinnacle of yarn

Mel of Big Little Yarn Co. is finally joining the lineup for the Knitting Our National Parks project. I’ve been a fan of her incredible color sense for ages, so I’m especially excited to share this one. Mel’s colorway is inspired by Pinnacles National Park in California — a ...