When I think of the process of hand dyeing or hand painting skeins of yarn, I usually envision something fairly artistic, or sometimes I picture a mad scientist working in a lab coat. When I heard that Catherine Gamroth of caterpillargreen had used her engineering ...
If the Untangling kit has caught your eye, make sure to order yours before sales close at the end of the day on Sunday!
King Tut, this wild and crazy colorway from Stitchjones, is a tribute to actor,...
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Sarah’s been walking the backroads of her new hometown on the North Carolina coast with a pair of scissors and a basket to bring you her newest yarns. She’s made some subtle plant dyes with Queen Anne’s Lace and Red ...
To celebrate the eighth anniversary of Squoosh Fiberarts, the fact that it’s almost summer and an impending move, Erica is putting her entire shop on sale. Yes, you read that right. Through the beginning of June, find great deals on hand-dyed fibers,...
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If you were drooling all over your keyboard, phone or iPad while looking at the photos of the French Market Fibers available at the Knot House indie pop-up earlier this month, then you’d better wipe them off and make sure they work: Margaret is having ...
I know a lot of knitters — a lot — who are obsessed with purple. I think purple people are kind of in their own category — I mean, what other colors have entire stores dedicated to it? On a related note, I don’t recommend ...
Caroline of Life in the Longgrass, or LITL for short, dyes her lovely variegated colorways in the County Cork countryside. The name is inspired by the lives of the creatures that provide us with wool. Her 2015 Summer Yarn Club is now ...
If you’re not headed to yarn heaven at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival (and if you are, there’s an IU meetup on Saturday — 1:30 p.m. in the Lower Corral) or going to the Knot House indie pop-up, there’s plenty of non-festival stashing opportunities ...
Yes, there are still a few more episodes of Outlander left, but Bijou Basin Ranch’s series of Outlander-inspired project kits just had its finale. And this one’s for sweater knitters: the Celtic Forest Pullover by Therese Chynoweth is a top-down sweater with a ...
Toby Roxane Barna popped up on my radar a few years ago, when the first of her London Underground-themed shawls came out. I’m sure you’ll also be smitten with Toby’s latest design, the Odalie shawl, pictured above, which is inspired by the 1920s flapper era....
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Charleston Surf a new shawl design from Knit Eco Chic, has a touching backstory: Lindsay designed it for her adopted grandmother, Meme. They met when Lindsay was 16 and they were both in the hospital undergoing treatment for a chronic illness....
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