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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.
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Upcycling Your Yarn Scraps: 13 Creative Ideas

I don’t know about you, but regardless of how much I pay for a skein of yarn, I will always save the yarn scraps. This is because you never know when those yarn scraps might come in handy for fixing a handmade piece or for a future project.

Making projects specifically out of scraps of yarn is always so much fun since you end up with a unique piece that is basically a kaleidoscope of yarn….

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Pigeonroof Studios giveaway winner

Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the Pigeonroof Studios giveaway. The winner is commenter #5, Stacey, who thinks a simple pattern is best for showcasing the skein of Silky High Twist Sock in Peacock:

I think a simple lacy shawl would be a ...

What to stash this week: Get cozy

So maybe, like me, you slacked a bit this week and didn’t get to snag anything in the latest Astral Bath update. But that’s OK. If you’re the type that’s more laid back, and you haven’t mastered the art of checking out on PayPal before ...

What to stash this week: Fall is coming

I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty psyched that fall is almost here (though I do need time to start my Rhinebeck sweater, so I’m hoping August doesn’t go by too fast). While I’ve loved knitting at outdoor concerts and in the park, I am also getting ...

paper and yarn giveaway winner

The random number generator has spoken, and congratulations to Stacy, who will be getting a set of stitch markers from paper and yarn with two of the best four-letter words:

My three: aargh, wine?, oshit

In my experience,...

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What to stash this week: homegrown

One of the things I really love about running this site is when a new-to-me dyer submits their first post. I click on their shop link and I’m just blown away by the color and creativity. This week there were two dyers who popped up on my radar ...

Support your favorite indies at Rhinebeck!

Over the past few months, I’ve been plotting much more than the sweater(s) I’m going to debut at Rhinebeck and my plan of attack for minimizing time on the artichoke line. Ever the enabler, I have actually found a way to give you more great things to buy ...

What to stash this week: Indie dyer GoGo

Amy of Canon Hand Dyes started dyeing up literary- and pop culture-inspired, self-striping skeins in the kitchen of her home in the San Francisco Bay Area three years ago. Her recent releases — including colorways based on Babar, Downton Abbey and ...

Untangling: Queen Bee Fibers

Lexi Parisse has been on a bit of a journey since starting her career in the NYC fashion industry years ago. While working as a design and sales consultant for knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki, Lexi took a drop spindle class and fell in love with the more ...

Get in on the Indie Untangled summer swap!

Hands down, one of the best things about Ravelry is meeting some talented, smart and interesting people. I’ve learned that knitters are also extremely generous, whether they’re slipping some of their leftover yarn in the mail for free so you can finish that shawl or sweater, or sending delicious treats ...

What to stash this week if you’re not at ‘Unwind’

If you’re a knitter and live in the UK, you’re probably not planning to do much online shopping this weekend. I would certainly love to be knitting by the Brighton Pier, taking a shawl class with Veera Välimäki and meeting all the lovely Indie Untangled artisans who will ...

Lakes Yarn and Fiber giveaway winner

Thanks to all of you who participated in the Lakes Yarn and Fiber giveaway. The random number generator has spoken, and the winner of cabinfour’s He’e Nalu pattern and two skeins of Single Fingering is Sue:

It’s so hard to pick just ...

Untangling: Lakes Yarn and Fiber

Just like the semisolid skeins she dyes in the kitchen of her 100-year-old cottage in the mountains of northern Idaho, Ami Volz of Lakes Yarn and Fiber has many interesting layers. Growing up in Coeur d’Alene, a small town on the north shore of Coeur d’Alene Lake,...

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Astral Bath giveaway winners

No, that’s not a typo. I did mean to write winners with an S.

Cass is the first winner of the Astral Bath Yarns giveaway. She had a little trouble picking one movie:

I do love Indiana Jones and his whip 😉 but I’ll have to say Star ...

What to stash this week: Geeky goodness

Louise, AKA The Cryptozoologist has taken her yarn to a new “level.” Her shop has been updated to include 100% British BFL Aran-weight skeins, with some more fun video game-inspired colorways. Pictured is a colorway representing Team Inferno from Robot Unicorn Attack II. There’s also ...

Untangling: Astral Bath Yarns

As an artist, Ridgely Schantz has long brought colors to life on paper and canvas. A few years ago, she added wool to the list, unleashing such striking and complex colorways as Famous Blue Raincoat and Scheherazade on the knitting world. (Seriously. The names of ...

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