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hello and thank you for stopping by! Here on the Indie Untangled blog, you can figure out what to make with your latest stash acquisitions, learn about some talented fiber artisans and much, much more.

Why Email Lists Still Matter for Yarn Businesses

Imagine you came up with an amazing idea for a new yarn colorway, collection, or pattern. Then you spend weeks bringing that idea to life, spending hours on designing, photography, and packaging. Finally, you launch your idea on social media… and only 3% of your followers see it.

Can you relate to this scenario?…

What to stash this week: Winner winner

For the fourth year in a row, I’m hosting an Oscars pool giveaway! Even if you’ve barely seen any of the nominated films — and even those who have will admit the big prize is anyone’s to win — you’re invited. To enter, fill out your ballot by 6:30 ...

The Yarni Gras tote bag hanging on a metal post in front of a classic New Orleans-style home with green shutters and a red chair. The deep blue tote features an illustration of a New Orleans home decorated with yarn and beads in pink, navy, blue and yellow and the text Yarni Gras, hosted by Indie Untangled. Two skeins of hand-dyed yarn peek out from the top.

What to stash this week: Go to the Yarni Gras

Limited-edition Yarni Gras tote bags with Jessica McGuirl’s vibrant illustration are still available. With a zipper closure, inner zipped pocket and roomy 20”W x 15”H x 5”D dimensions, they’re perfect for fiber festival shopping or carrying everyday essentials.

For February’s Olive & Two Ewe 2025 Cancer ...

A pastoral scene featuring a close-up of a curious sheep with a white face, black markings and ear tags in the foreground. Behind it, another white sheep stands in a grassy field, looking towards the camera. In the background, two light-skinned people — a woman wearing a gray sweater and a man in a red plaid shirt — stand in the field, smiling and looking off to the side. More sheep are grazing in the distance, under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

What to stash this week: Sheep to soulmates

So many of us have found our kindred spirits through the fiber world. So, I knew you’d love the love story behind Yankee Rock Farm, which is supplying the yarn for the April installment of Indie Untangled’s Heritage Wool Collective subscription — a club ...

Life’s a beach Cornbread and Honey Advent Extravaganza. 4 options to celebrating 10 years!

What to stash this week: Life’s a beach-y Advent

Tanya of Cornbread and Honey has been dyeing yarn for a decade and she is celebrating in festive fashion. To help get us through this brutal winter, Tanya is creating four yarn Advent color palettes, all themed around Life’s a Beach. To prepare, she’s offering them well in ...

A close-up of an orange skein of yarn being held by a light-skinned hand, with various other colored skeins in the blurred background, including shades of yellow, green, blue, gray, and red.

What to stash this week: Such colors

At Vogue Knitting Live in NYC, I introduced a limited-edition version of WoolDreamers’ Guirra yarn, created with Spanish Guirra and Merino wool and transformed by Debbie of Murky Depths Dyeworks. We named it Kingdom of Spain, inspired by a song from my favorite band, and I’m so excited to ...

Inside a cathedral with blue and purple lights. Text: Montreal, Canada, August 1 - 5, 2025. www.exploreknittingtours.com

What to stash this week: Of Montreal

Here’s another great knitting trip to add to your list: Montreal with Explore Knitting Tours. From August 1–5, knitting instructor Marny Kindness and tour guide Lynn Ruggieri are putting together an amazing trip to the “Paris of North America.” You’ll stroll the cobblestone streets of Old Montreal,...

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A single skein of yarn next to its unraveled strands. The yarn is hand-dyed with vibrant shades of magenta, plum, orange and pink, with subtle tonal variations.

What to stash this week: Birthday year

I’m closing it out with the 10th and final colorway from Mary of 29 Bridges Studio. Based in Maryland (the company name is inspired by Mary’s hometown of Pittsburgh, the city of bridges), Mary has been a regular Indie Untangled vendor since the all-virtual show in 2020 and she ...

A collection of yarn skeins arranged on a wooden surface. The colors include natural cream with red undertones, soft lavender, deep red, mustard yellow, and olive green. Loose yarn strands in a neutral cream shade are spread in the background.

What to stash this week: Sheep and the city

Several months ago, at h+h americas, I learned that the Spanish mill WoolDreamers had created yarn from the Guirra sheep, a breed native to the Valencian Community, on the east side of the Iberian Peninsula. The natural yarn is a cream color with a reddish hue. It was beautiful on ...

A collage featuring a sleeveless halter-style purple knit top, a hand-knit cowl in multicolored, handspun yarn, a pair of purple and pink wavy-patterned knit socks, a colorwork knit hat in magenta and earthy tones, a triangular shawl with a gray base and a bold yellow geometric tree design and a relaxed green sweater worn outdoors, accompanied by dogs and a tree in the background. The text Indie Untangled 2024 Make-Along Winners & Year in Review overlays the center of the collage.

Indie Untangled 2024 Year In Review: Make-along winners and faves

One of the best traditions of the annual Indie Untangled Rhinebeck show is the make-along. This year, we received more than 160 entries in seven categories.

To close out 2024, I’m sharing the winners of the MAL, chosen at random, and also some of my personal favorites from among ...

Three light-skinned people standing in front of a neon sign that reads "Coyote Run Fiberworks." They are each holding spools of spun yarn.

What to stash this week: Get your mitts on this yarn

2025 brings another array of breed-specific skeins for the Heritage Wool Collective hand-dyed yarn subscription and I’m excited to kick it off with Kat of Why Knot Fibers

Kat is the perfect dyer for this project: She already works with local farmers and mills to curate interesting wool blends ...

A wave of electric green light swirls in a blue sky above snow-covered mountains and spruce trees. Hand-dyed yarn in deep indigo, vibrant green and bright blue hues.

What to stash this week: Winter lights

Here are some northern lights you don’t have to chase: Robyn of TeenyButton Studio has based this month’s Indie Untangled Knitting Our National Parks colorway on a photo of this glowing phenomenon over Denali National Park in Alaska (which definitely doesn’t have the light pollution of NYC!). Denali Borealis ...

A collection of hand-dyed yarn skeins in rich shades of purple, pink, and cream tones.

What to stash this week: Floribunda

Debbie of Murky Depths Dyeworks has created Floribunda — a nod to her prolific upstate NY garden — in honor of Indie Untangled’s 10th anniversary. This special colorway is available on two luxurious Merino/Cashmere/nylon bases in fingering and DK. You can preorder it until next Sunday, December 15. ...

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A collage of four images: A cozy A-frame cabin in a snowy forested mountain setting. A wooden weaving loom set up outdoors on a blanket spread out on grass and calm water in the background. A dramatic sunset over a mountain range. The sky is filled with vibrant colors of orange, pink, and purple, contrasted by darker clouds and rugged peaks below. A rustic stone fireplace with a fire burning inside.

What to stash this week: 10 years of Where We Knit

I’m thrilled to open sign-ups today for Where We Knit 2025 and introduce you to more talented makers. The 10th (!) year of this quarterly club, which will begin shipping in February, brings together four dyer/designer teams:

February
The Frosted Stitch and Arianna Frasca

May
Sea Change Fibers and Salt &...

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What to stash this week: Cozy season

Mitchell Wool Co is launching a KAL today for the newly-released Nouverie Hat from Fox & Fig Knits, featuring gorgeous cables. If you finish your hat using their Made in Michigan yarn — two skeins of fingering, farm-fresh options are here — by December 15, and post on ...

Several skeins of hand-dyed yarn in shades of purple, pink, and cream, arranged together on a wooden surface. The yarn has a variegated color pattern with deep purple, soft pink, and lighter areas blending together. Around the yarn are light pink flowers.

What to stash this week: Yarn joy

I first started working with Terri of AT Haynes House Yarns in 2020, when we were in the throes of the pandemic and connecting through virtual shows. Terri and her husband Brian brought much-needed joy during those those marathon Zooms. When we started gathering in person again, the AT Haynes House ...