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In two weeks’ time we will be showcasing our yarns and knitting accessories in the City of London at Yarnporium. I have been dyeing up lots of new colours for the show to really showcase what West Green Loft Yarns is all about. Please visit the shop and sign up to receive a discount off your first order!
Didn’t get to Rhinebeck this year? There is still plenty of fall fun to go around! I had a lot of fun with these fall themed mini sets – “Something Wicked This Way Comes” is a 100% SW Merino DK weight was inspired by our family reading of MacBeth this month, and “Glampyre” – a fun super sparkly fingering weight mini set that definitely fulfill your need for all things glittery!
New for October: Our Horoscope yarns — skin-soft fingering-weight cotton yarns.
Each skein has 480 yards/100 grams —perfect for a shawl, scarf, or cowl. Matching end colors (240 yards/50 grams) are available for larger projects.
Knit your horoscope — for yourself or anybody on your Christmas list.
New in the Western Sky Knits shop, I have some mohair/silk 1-ply lace weight skeins.
My skeins have 458 yards/419 meters to 50 grams. You probably know mohair yarn for the beautiful halo it creates on fabric. If you’ve picked up a fuzzy store-bought sweater that feels light as a cloud, chances are you’ve picked up a mohair or mohair blend garment.
Mohair comes from the Angora goat, and keeps you warm in cold temperatures, and wicks away moisture to keep you cool in the summer. The silk in this blend gives the yarn a bit of a sheen, and adds strength. All of these properties make it a great carry along yarn for many projects.
If you want to make something truly indulgent, try carrying along a strand of mohair with your yarn the next time you make socks or a hat! The mohair strand is thin and light, and won’t change your knitting guage, and will feel indulgent and warm next to the skin. The silk acts like nylon, creating a stronger, harder-wearing fabric.
Just added today, is a new single-ply DK-weight yarn. It is 100% Superwash Merino, and the dyes have a lovely bright quality on this base. Shown here in Mother Lode and Iris.
It’s been awhile since I’ve been active on the Indie Untangled blog and I’d like to reintroduce myself. Western Sky Knits is my small indie-owned yarn and fiber dyeing business. I live and work on a cattle ranch in Montana with 1,500 head of cattle, my husband and our three boys. I also knit, spin, and serve on the local education board. The winters are cold and harsh here. I’m just a California girl trying to stay warm in Montana!
Kim
I’m headed to the New York Sheep and Wool Festival this weekend, where I’ve been a vendor for the past 14 years. You’ll find us in our regular spot in Building A, Booths 3-4 (just inside the main entrance, on the right side and down a bit).
I have a lots of new colors coming with me to the Festival; I’ve included just a few here. I’m bringing a ton of yarn, in lots of bases — everything from laceweight to super bulky: Nona, Philomena, Aurora, Sunna, Selene, Birte, Andromeda, Luna, Verdande, and Zaftig. I’m also bringing, for the first time, mini-skeins of Philomena which will be available for purchase in a few gradient kits and lots of single skeins so you can pick your own.
Fun extras coming to my booth are logo enamel camp mugs, temporary knitting-themed tattoos, gleener de-piller tools, and a special set of stitch markers made for me by Katy at Katrinkles.
I have been in the midst of some huge personal changes this year: both my kids headed off to college, and my husband and I are splitting up after 22 years. I’m in some major transitioning, and may actually be moving pretty far away from where I now live. I’ve written about all this in much more detail on my blog, so if you’re interested in reading more about it please check out my blog. Suffice to say, it’s been a crazy, stressful year!
With everything so up in the air, this may or may not be my last year vending at the New York Sheep & Wool Festival. I know it will be my last with my current booth set-up (I may go back to a single booth rather than a double, and a different overall booth set-up, but everything is too up in the air right now to say for sure what 2019 will bring). I made the decision last month that I will no longer be vending at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival and, while I’d absolutely love to continue vending at NY, I won’t know until my future plans and move are finalized to say one way or the other.
I’m offering some specials and discounts over the course of NYSW weekend, in hopes that you’ll support me and Spirit Trail Fiberworks by purchasing something from me at the Festival.
Here’s the run down (and these will all be posted in my booth, too):
Saturday, October 20:
9 a.m. to approximately 1 p.m. (while supplies last):
• A free temporary tattoo with purchase of $50 or more
• Your choice of a free tattoo or fun STF logo enamel camping mug with purchase of $150 or more.
• Your choice of a free tattoo, logo mug, or Gleener de-piller with a purchase of $250 or more.
1-5 p.m. (closing):
5% off purchases of $50 or more
10% off purchases of $100 or more
15% off purchases of $250 or more
Sunday, October 21:
9 a.m. 1 p.m.: 15% off all yarn in the booth; no minimum purchase required.
1-4 p.m. (closing): 25% off all yarn in the booth; no minimum purchase required.
I hope you’ll come see me at the festival if you can, and support me and Spirit Trail Fiberworks if you find something you love!
I’m looking forward to seeing you at the festival!
Our October BOM has begun! And you get two extra days to grab your favorites!
Gnomes, hedgehogs, owls and the illusive silver fox are all available for a limited time!
Orders will only be available until Monday, October 22. Make sure to order yours now — extras are never guaranteed!
What is an “unclub”? An unclub is a series of kits delivered over a three-month period of time that can be purchased each month. Perhaps you are not sure about the kits or maybe coming up with $150 right away is just not in the budget. This is a way to participate that is budget friendly as well as exciting and fits in to your lifestyle.
For the first time we will also offer all three in a one-time purchase so you won’t miss anything. We understand that life gets busy and we are here to make purchasing easier. There will be only 25 available listings or this kit, so act now.
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Yarn will be inspired by scenes, characters or locations from the season. You will also receive special gifts: one month we have an amazing project bag by 3 Fox Hollow, another month will be a commemorative set of stitch markers based the featured cast of Outlander Season 4 and the last one will be a very special secret surprise.
You will be given the opportunity to order additional skeins each month, and then they will be put in the vault until 2019.
This Aran Tweed Superwash 85% Merino/15% Nep is the perfect yarn to knit up any cozy garment.
What better way to celebrate fall, knitting season and all things October than with October House Fiber Arts!
Named after my favorite month and season, we are turning five years old this month. Our yarns are hand dyed in my home studio, and I love subtle and gentle colors. We offer tonal/semisolid as well as more variegated and speckled colorways. Our shop update today includes a popular colorway, River Deep.
I also design knitting-themed cross stitch designs and kits. Like most knitters, I love all things knitting related and I love having yarny samplers on my walls! As a matter of fact, we have a new design coming out later this month.
Our newsletter subscribers get all the up-to-date information, including notice of shop updates, special offers, sales and free stuff. There will be lots going on this month for our anniversary celebration, so hop on over to our website to sign up.
Happy knitting,
Robin – owner, dyer and designer
It’s about damn time, isn’t it? Our latest shop update includes our gorgeous new Sweater Weather Collection in both full sized Merino/Cashmere/nylon DK weight yarns and 80/20 Merino/nylon sock mini skeins. The shop is stocked with lots of fan favorites and a few new colorways:
Hunting Tartan is a mix of dramatic deep purples, greens and bronzey golds.
La Vie En Rose has soft rose, deep burgundy and golds.
Vintage is a silvery cream base with speckles of hot pink, deep oranges, aquas and browns and goes perfectly with the whole Sweater Weather collection.
Time to cast on! Winter is just around the corner.
