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As I enter 2021, I have a new set of goals for my yarn business, and one of them that has been brewing for awhile is a monthly yarn club. I’ve gone back and forth on the theme, wanting to do something related to art, and finally decided that I should focus on a single artist who has had an impact on my own artwork, specifically Salvador Dali.

Each month of 2021 I will be creating a yarn colorway inspired by one of his works, starting with his earliest and ending with his last. Each month’s colorway will come with a fun fact card that is all about the work in question and/or his life at that time.

For $35 a month, you will get a skein of yarn, the fun fact card, and one to two small items/notions relating to that month’s color. Furthermore, subscription members will get their choice of yarn base each month and an email will be sent to ask what you’d prefer.

You can subscribe at any time during the year to begin during that month’s color, but there will always be a cutoff date posted. Not sure if you want to subscribe? I will have a limited amount of skeins listed at the end of each month for you to purchase. These WILL NOT come with the added goodies (but will come with the fact card).

All packages will ship the last week of the month, to ensure that I have plenty of time to account for all subscriptions, dye yarn, and find goodies.

The second image on this post shows all of the works, in order, that I plan to use as inspiration this year, and the third image shows the January color. To get in on the start, you must subscribe by January 15th.

Let’s fill our year with yarn and art, and make it a fabulous one!

Being stuck at home has had some advantages, as I’m sure many dyers have discovered. For me, it has allowed me the time to think about my brand, my yarns and my market. With that in mind, I have finally begun dyeing and selling yarns on a DK base.

The colors I chose are from my already existing palette of “yarn inspired by art,” and are the ones I have found to be the most popular over time. From spring-y pinks and greens to the more subdued maroon to bright ocean blues and golden morning yellows, there is something for everyone in this selection of yarns.

This DK yarn is a 100% Superwash Merino, 231 yards per 100g skein. It’s so squishy and takes the dye so well, that photos can’t do it justice.

Check back often, because I may be adding more lovely hand-dyed colors to the mix throughout the month!

Winter is here but that doesn’t mean we can’t dream of spring! I have released a new colorway to help us all do just that. “Beneath Wandering Thoughts” is inspired by a bright pink and green painting of the same name, with pops of purple and yellow to brighten the mood even more.

Available in my light, sock and silky single bases, this colorway is sure to help do away with the winter blues.

With festival season coming to a close, I have updated my entire inventory of hand-dyed yarns, including some new colors. Now available on my Silky Single base are several solids to match my variegated yarns. Why not pick up a set and make a lovely striped cowl or shawl this Christmas?

And what better time to do so then during my Cyber Sale. Beginning Thanksgiving – Nov. 28 – and running through Dec. 3, you can get 20% off a purchase of at least $25 in my shop, no code needed.

All my colorways are inspired by my own original artwork and are dyed with bright, vibrant colors to brighten any mood. Pop on in today and get your art and yarn fix.

I am releasing a new yarn just in time for fall – Silky Single! 70% SW Merino/30% Mulberry silk, 415 yards. This yarn is fingering weight, single ply, and super luscious. Dyed in all of my painting-inspired colorways, this yarn has a wonderful sheen and drape, and is great for shawls and accessories. The yardage makes it great for one-skein projects, or pick up a couple and mix things up a bit!

To celebrate my new yarn, I am offering 20% off all Silky Single yarn through October 1st. No code needed.

As I begin my fourth year of teaching art, I wanted to celebrate with a yarn sale! All items — yarn and prints — in my Etsy shop are 20% off through the end of August, no code needed.

I recently added two new colorways, Clouded Winter Whispers (Blue/gold) and Rusted Morning Shore (Jewel Tone/Rainbow), and I offer all of my colorways on several different bases: sock, light fingering and worsted.

Pop by, check out my yarns and celebrate a new year with me!

After a trunk show last weekend, I am working on making room for new bases and colors, but I need to clear a few things out first. Lots of sock yarn and colors I am retiring have been added to the clearance section of my shop, and I have restocked everything else in the normal yarn section. Lots of wonderful variegated colored for everyone, so get it before it’s gone!

Sock yarn on clearance is 25% nylon/75% Superwash merino 2ply. It is a nice base, but I am switching (back) to my 4ply base. The other colors I am retiring are the red — “Early Snow Flowers” — and the green/brown — “Green Rain Tears.”

I spent most of the last few months developing some new colors that I am finally ready to share. These colors are inspired by my already existing yarns, but are dyed in different ways.

“Paintwater” is my term for the speckled effect yarns. These yarns are created by squirting the dye randomly onto the yarn to create a swirled, watered down effect. “Tonal” is a mostly solid color that is not 100% solid, but instead varies in tone of that one color.

And of course my “Original” colors are still available! Pair all three for a faded or striped project and let your inner artist show!