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Its official! Asylum Fibers will be doing a monthly color club in 2018. Get your Madness of the Month while sampling a variety of bases.

Each month, you’ll be able to choose between a fingering weight yarn or another heavier base. The color will be the same on both bases and a total surprise. Sign-ups for the January club will be available starting December 15th at 7 p.m. EST and will close December 27th at 9 a.m. EST. Yarn will be shipped out mid month in January.

Asylum Fibers launched in February 2017, after less than a month of planning. Stephanie (the dyer) claims she follows her instincts above all else and isn’t afraid to take a risk. The brand name was thought up in order to incorporate the playfulness of horror flicks while leveraging the other meaning of the word “asylum”, acknowledging that crafting is such a wonderful, meaningful form of therapy and comfort. Stephanie dyes within her Queens apartment in small batches, focusing on in-your-face, vibrant tones and one of a kind colorways on versatile and luxurious bases.

Asylum Fibers has created three colorful kits for Speckle and Pop, Stephen West’s Mystery Knit Along, due for cast-on September 29th. This mystery shawl calls for a speckled fade of three colors along with five mini “pop” skeins. If you’ve never done a Westknits MKAL, why not start this year? It’s so fun to participate with other knitters around the world and see how all the color combos work up into his inventive designs through the magical powers of social media and Ravelry. Kits are available starting Sunday, September 3rd at 10am EDT.

Joji Locatelli is doing a Mystery Knit Along, available for sign-up on April 18th. It’s been four years since her last one, so I’m especially excited for this. The MKAL is going to be a five-color wrap. With her guidance, I’ve put together the two kits pictured above, which will be available to order between April 18th and April 25th.

I’m only dyeing a limited number of these kits, and they will be just perfect for what Joji’s got up her sleeve. You’ll receive them in the mail in time for the first clue on May 12th, and I’ll even wind them for you if you’d like. Each kit is comprised of five full skeins of my Madhouse fingering yarn, which is 100% Superwash Merino wool. I’ll be making one myself, and I can’t wait to see all our wraps taking shape!

Also new in shop are spring mini sets. Take a look, and embrace your crazy!

Has anyone ever told you you’re crazy? Not just in general, but when it comes to your “unhealthy” obsession with yarn? Well, we as crafters are far from ordinary, and I say, “Embrace your crazy!”

I’m thrilled to announce the grand opening of Asylum Fibers. At 10pm EST on Friday, February 24th, I hope you can join me to celebrate, either by shopping or through the sorcery known as Facebook Live.

Asylum Fibers offers small batch, hand dyed yarns, with an emphasis on what I call “Chaos Colorways.” These non-repeatable batches will be included in every store update. I will also be offering regular colorways, including Bad Bad Girl, Holy Exorcism, Hydrotherapy, Metrazol, Moody, Redrum, The Shower Scene, and Voices. You get the idea, right?

Everything in the shop will be at least 25% off for the first month because I’m just so dang jolly about this whole thing.

xoxo Stephanie