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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Earlier this year, I had an incredible opportunity to collaborate with Clara Parkes, the New York Times-bestselling author (Knitlandia, Vanishing Fleece) and self-proclaimed “yarn whisperer” and “wool ambassador.” Robin of Birch Hollow Fibers and I met up with Clara in the Berkshires where she unloaded hundreds of ...
This is the sixth in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 18, 2024, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. In-person tickets are available and selling fast! You can also register for the free online event here....
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Back in 2022, my husband and adventure buddy Mitch and I embarked on an epic cross-country road trip. One of our first stops was Indiana Dunes National Park. This is one of the country’s newest national parks — it had been a “national lakeshore” since 1966 and then was ...
This is the fifth in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 18, 2024, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. In-person tickets are available and selling fast! You can also register for the free online event here....
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This is the fourth in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 18, 2024, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. In-person tickets are available and selling fast! You can also register for the free online event here....
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I’m thrilled to debut Lanivendole’s colorway celebrating Indie Untangled’s 10th anniversary. Fiori di Lana will be dyed on two of Lanivendole’s special bases: A Chic Blend, a fingering-weight base comprised of 60% Abruzzese wool, 20% mohair and 20% alpaca, and A Stormy Blend DK, made up of 70% ...
This is the third in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 18, 2024, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. In-person tickets are available and selling fast! You can also register for the free online event here....
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