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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.
Red fish swimming in a circle and gray-blue yarn and knitting with bands of red and purple.

What to stash this week: Jump in the ‘pool’

For her installment of the Indie Untangled Knitting Our National Parks series, Dawn of Barker Wool was inspired by an image of sockeye salmon swimming by Brooks Falls in Alaska’s Katmai National Park & Preserve. Sockeye will be dyed on Barker Wool’s BFL Fingering base, which is 100% Superwash British Bluefaced Leicester wool….

Skeins of self-striping yarn.

Here’s what to make with new self-striping and assigned pooling yarn from 29 Bridges Studio

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This year, 29 Bridges Studio, one of our Indie Untangled vendors,…

Aqua bottles of Soak wash and the text Wild Mint, take a walk on the wild side, new fragrance fall 2022.

Meet Wild Mint, the new scent from Soak

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Blocking garments and doing laundry can be a chore, but using Soak makes the experience much more pleasant….

A skein of variegated pinks/purples/oranges yarn with a pink mini skein.

What to stash this week: Socktober

Carolyn and Michelle of Olive & Two Ewe Studios are ready for a month that is all about the socks. They have Socktober Sock Sets that come with a full hank of sock yarn, a coordinating mini, a “Welcome to the Sock Side” bag and an exclusive Socktober acrylic pin. …

A light-skinned woman wearing a pink and white striped lacy sweater.

Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Murky Depths Dyeworks

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Along with your local yarn shop, it’s great to support your local indie dyers….

A young child in a floral sweater holding a bouquet.

What to stash and what to make this week

Designer Caitlin Sheperd used Murky Depths Sanctuary, a fine 100% non-Superwash Merino wool, for the Blooming Peerie Cardigan. This child-sized cardi uses a clever slipped stitch technique and only two colours per row!

Carolyn and Michelle of Olive & Two Ewe Studios have kits for Scottish knitwear designer Morven Gabriel’s A Highland Kirk Window Beanie and Cowl….

A smiling Asian woman with wavy dark hair stands in front of a large gnarled tree and hugs a dozen un-dyed skeins of yarn.

Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Yarn Farm Kingston

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Have you ever been visiting a city or town and thought, “This place could use a yarn shop?”…

A field of crimson blueberry bushes, a red and green hat and fingerless mitts with fanlike stitches and a skein of red and green yarn.

What to stash this week: Now entering fall

Blueberries can be fall themed, at least in the hands of designer Bristol Ivy and Debbie of Murky Depths Dyeworks. For last year’s Indie Untangled Where We Knit Yarn Club, the two collaborated on a colorway and two designs inspired by a field of lowbush blueberries that had turned a shade of crimson after the summer….

Two light-skinned women smiling.

Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Yarncentrick

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We all know that yarn festivals are made even better with our friends,…

Two women wearing a red textured sweater, fairisle colorwork vest and cabled scarf in rusty reds and earthy neutrals in front of a blue wall.

What to stash this week: Campfire yarn tales

Hanna Lisa and the team at Making Stories is ready for fall and all its cosy knits with their campfire-themed Issue 8. It features 13 modern designs to keep us warm, whether we’re gathered around a fire, reuniting with fiber friends at festivals or browsing the local farmers’…

A circle of multicolored mini skeins of yarn.

What to stash this week: Big sky yarn country

Kate of McMullin Fiber Co was inspired by the vastness of the western skies for her Big Sky Collection, which debuts just in time for fall. There are 12 colorways that reflect the ever-changing skies of Yellowstone Country. They’re available on several bases, as well as mini skein sets on Kate’s Squishy Sock base and half skein sets in her Posh DK base. …

A road and mountains viewed through a car windshield.

How to pack clothing and yarn for a cross-country road trip

This summer, my husband and I packed up our trusty 10-year-old Honda Civic and set out on a nearly 10,000-mile journey from New York to the Pacific Northwest and back. A cross-country road trip had been a long-awaited dream of mine, and so I had a lot of time to plan….

Skeins of various speckled, variegated and tonal browns, worn leather,grey and tan colors. A sign that says “woolen wild and free. A project bag with various horses on the fabric and various horse charms with sugar cube, cowgirl hat and apple accessories to match.

What to stash this week: Wild horses couldn’t drag you away

If you’re both a horse person and a yarn person, you’ll love the latest collection from WoolenWomenFibers. Woolen, Wild & Free is inspired by the beauty, freedom and ruggedness of horseback riding trails and wild horses. The yarn comes in deep, autumn-appropriate wood tones, with hints of leather. …

Skeins of yarn surrounded by dry leaves, a candle and a metal vase, in black and white.

What to stash this week: A winter garden

While you may have already ordered your yarn Advent (or, ahem, a few…), you should consider welcoming a bit of Italy into your home this winter. Giulia and Stefania of Lanivendole have opened orders for their winter yarn box. It’s a little different from the traditional winter yarn box in that you know some of what you’re getting,…

An image collage featuring a skylit hallway with a checkered floor, blue and gold speckled yarn and a blue and gold speckled cowl next to a lit candle.

What to stash this week: Knit, purl and soul

For this year’s Indie Untangled Where We Knit Yarn Club, Crystal of Milly’s Knit Designs and Gabby of Plies & Hellhounds were inspired by a photo Gabby captured on holiday with her husband in Paris. They named the resulting colorway and cowl design Meraki (mA-’rak-E), a noun which means the soul,…