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Your heart will grow three sizes with these spectacular countdown calendars!

We have a brand new MIXTURE FOR MAKERS Advent that has a brand new item each week:
-mini set
-yarn braid
-single skein
-sock set

We also have our traditional 24-day mini advents AND It’s a wonderful Woolen life Weekly sock countdown. Celebrate the classics with us!

Expect a truly saturated, bright, and brilliant color palette for the Whoville-inspired countdown and a more vintage Christmas palette for the It’s a Wonderful Life-inspired countdown.

Advent 2023

August 13, 2023

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Advent is right around the corner and this year’s Advent is full of surprises. This year’s theme is Boho and from the colors to the additions we have a box you won’t want to miss.

You’ll receive 25 mini skeins, in either DK or fingering weight. You can expect to find tonals, variegated, semisolids and speckles.

Goodies included could be any of the following: stitch markers, Hive bars, candies, lotion, trinket dishes, notebooks… the sky is the limit.

Join me as I create and share my seventh Advent!

Looking Forward to Fall

August 3, 2023

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Put away the tinsel and the holly,
Change your mood from being jolly;
As summer breezes turn to fall,
We must say It’s Halloween Ya’ll!!! (no plans to quit day job for poetry career)

Even though it’s just turned August, and temperatures are still so hot, we are dreaming of October when the weather turns cooler, and pumpkins, changing leaves and warm spices abound. One of our favorite fall colorways returns to usher in autumn: Forbidden Wood. With all the shades of fall tempered by deep, dark shades of wine and dark forest magic, this colorway is a beautiful path to your autumn projects.

The Halloween Treat….31 Days of Mystery is still in the shop for a limited time. Surprise and delight yourself every day in October with yarn and goodies. These will ship in plenty of time to start your journey on October 1. This is a sock and color lover’s dream with over 1,200 yards of yarn in 18 10-gram micro-minis and a full size hank.

If you didn’t get to treat yourself last week, we still have our preorder for Barbie’s Party Pack open for a short time. All the pinks and brights you’d expect to celebrate our favorite fashion doll. This party pack features 10 mini hanks on your choice of fingering or DK base. Make a fabulous shawl or trim a bevy of socks with these beauties.

A shot of color for the shop as we restock with Heliotrope, Cavendish and Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy on a variety of bases, and wait til you see Pretty in Pink on Brontë.

Sparkle never fails to delight, and our special selection of Dickens and O.Henry yarns are just the thing to help you shine a little brighter.

We’ve got new pins! Do you collect pins? We’ve got a new Olive & Two Ewe pin and our classic yarn ball dangle pin, and everyone loves the Sloth Knitting and Crochet pins.

What to do with all those great little pins we collect? We’ve got your covered with our new Saturday Morning Ewe Crew Pin Banners. Made of sturdy canvas with a cute sheep Olive & Two Ewe Logo, you’ll want to grab one of these to show off your fancy pinnage.

There are just a few Christmas in July items left in the shop. Check them out for gift giving or for yourself — a little retail therapy counts as self-care! Also in the shop are all kinds of goodies, from fancy scissors, to embroidery kits and the neatest little embroidery stitch reference cards

Are you making the Cumulus Blouse with us in our Make-a-Long (MAL)? We cast on August 1st, but you can still get your yarn order in and catch up with us. This simple beautiful sweater is knit with two strands of our fluffy delicious Bronte, a suri alpaca and silk blend. Pick up one of our kits to make yours.

Our spring trip to Scotland is coming together! Interested in joining us? Send us an email so you can stay in the loop as our trip comes together.

Make plans and get your tickets now to come see us at the Olive & Two Ewe Studios booth at Indie Untangled in upstate NY in October. You never know where we’ll pop up! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date or join our fun, free Facebook Group, the Yarny Ewes.

We’ll be celebrating a special day next week and you’ll want to pay attention to your social media sites for an awesome surprise! Seriously, this is BIG!

Last but not least, we’re going live on our YouTube channel, The Traveling Two Ewe Knit, Saturday morning at 9:30AM Eastern time. Grab your coffee or tea, your yarn, and let’s have a great time together!

Fiber friends are the best friends! Thanks for being a part of our yarn community, and we’ll be back next week for more updates and adventures!

Olive & Two Ewe Studios

Christmas in July Barbie Wishes

July 27, 2023

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Our last week of Christmas in July and we bring you a memory: It’s Christmas Eve and you’ve been a very good child. Done all your chores and got good grades in school, always polite and kind. As you drift off to sleep, with visions of sugar plums dancing above your head, you dream of what you want to find under the Christmas tree on Christmas morning: You better believe we know what you want! It’s BARBIE! In all her pink and ponytailed glory, we’ve got a Barbie Party Pack, featuring 10 mini hanks in Barbie’s favorite palette and the option to add a set of 3 adorable Barbie stitch markers, just for you!

Barbie’s favorite color is pink, but her second favorite is *Sparkle.* Check out our special selection of Dickens and O.Henry yarns if you, too, want to shine a little brighter. These beauties are just the thing If you are looking for something really gorgeous to make something special for someone or for yourself. Lots of gorgeous colors or pick up one of our Cozy Christmas Trios in warm cocoa inspired shades. Superwash merino fingering weight yarn with a beautifully subtle sparkle. You’ll enjoy an elegant holiday cozy you’ll wear for years to come. So many beautiful colors with just the right amount of shine.

We’ve restocked our beautiful Homer base, a luxurious MCN (Merino, Cashmere, Nylon) as we are thinking about planning all the fall sweater projects. This DK weight yarn not only feels amazingly soft, but it knits up quick and cozy so you’ll be ready for sweater weather.

Do you collect enamel pins? What to do with all those great little pins we collect? We’ve got you covered with our new Saturday Morning Ewe Crew Pin Banners. Made of sturdy canvas with a cute sheep Olive & Two Ewe Logo, you’ll want to grab one of these to show off your fancy pinnage.

We have a limited number of Christmas in July items, including our amazing Christmas Countdown Calendars (we have Hanukkah, too!), sprinkled throughout the shop. Check them out for gift giving or for yourself—a little retail therapy counts as self-care!

Halloween is right around the corner and we’re celebrating with A Halloween treat… 31 Days of Mystery! It’s full of fun and marvelous surprises including yarn, notions, projects, and more yarn! So exciting! Be sure to check out all the details in the shop.

We’ve seen some pretty cute Dumpling Bags in the Yarny Ewes for our Dumpling Bag Make-a-Long. Only one hank of our Tolkien DK is used for this super useful bag. Take it shopping or gift it to a loved one. Pop in one or two of our artisan made soaps for a great gift! Easy peasy pattern and so squishy good.

Are you ready for the Cumulus MAL? We cast on August 1st, but you can still get your yarn order in and catch up with us. This simple beautiful sweater is knit with two strands of our fluffy delicious Bronte, a suri alpaca and silk blend. Pick up one of our kits to make yours.

We are headed to Scotland in the spring! Interested in joining us? Send us an email so you can stay in the loop as our trip comes together.

Fiber friends are the best friends! Thanks for being a part of our yarn community, and we’ll be back next week for more updates and adventures!

Yarn Therapy

The Bitter Botanist – a Deliciously Dangerous Solstice Collection

July 25, 2023

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“After one too many patronising comments and years of dismissive attitudes towards her work, once-respected botanist Dr Calanthe Stamen succumbs to the dark whispers of vengeance. Driven by a deep-seated grudge against those who have wronged her, she uses her vast botanical knowledge to explore the dark side of nature’s healing secrets. Unravelling the secrets of poisonous plants, she extracts the lethal compounds concealed beneath their enchanting beauty. The very expertise that once brought solace and relief to many now becomes her instrument of retribution. Hidden within her secret garden, she crafts her toxic tinctures, carefully selecting her victims and watching from the shadows as her potions take effect.”

This solstice calendar is going to be a bit special. It’s all about the gorgeous colours and intense hues that are displayed by some of our most beautiful plants… that also happen to be our most toxic!

Whilst admiring the luscious deep jewel tones of the cover illustration for a book I’d been reading — a murder mystery involving botany gone horribly wrong — I was struck with inspiration. The cover was delicious and I realised I’d read a couple of books along this line recently, and increasingly had been traversing mini rabbit holes as I came across new-to-me plants or discovered the toxicity of something I’d always admired. I wanted to do a collection about poisonous plants.

And then later on, as I stood like a little wool witch cackling over my dye pots, I decided that colourways inspired by a bitter botanist — and all the aesthetically beautiful ways they could wreak havoc — would make for a particularly lush colour story for a solstice collection.

I’m really excited to bring this delicious, rich and vibrant celebration of the bitter botanist’s arsenal to you.

Will you grab your medicine droppers and gardening gloves and come with me?

As always, everything will be lovingly hand dyed in my little solar powered dye studio in small town Aotearoa New Zealand, before making its way to your doorstep.

Each solstice kit will comprise:
~ 20x 20g mini skeins that have been carefully and lovingly hand dyed by Jo. They are designed to work together as a beautiful colour story, either in the order intended as a fade, or alternated to create gorgeous stripes.
~ 1x 100g skein, also lovingly handdyed by Jo, that coordinates with the minis and makes the whole collection sing!
~ A handmade linen project bag, strictly exclusive to this solstice calendar
~ A couple of quality surprises scattered throughout

Each skein will come individually wrapped and numbered so you can play along and open a mini skein each day until the full sized skein to celebrate the Solstice on the 21st… or you can open them all at once, or whenever and in whatever order you like — it’s your calendar and your business!!

Click through to the website to see all the details. They’re available now… in strictly limited numbers. Don’t miss out… it’s going to be a killer collection!

Southern Skeins

Christmas in July

July 25, 2023

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Happy Christmas in July!! Have you chosen an Advent calendar for the upcoming holiday season? Well look no further! Whether you are a rookie, or a seaoned pro, the 2023 Southern Skeins Advent Calendar is perfect for all yarn lovers!

This year our advent is inspired by bright shiny Christmas lights and ornaments. This advent will take you on a whimsical magical journey through a Christmas Kaleidoscope of color!

Each mini is a little bundle of joy, bursting with brilliant reds, greens, blues, and golds from bright to light. It’s like holding a handful of Christmas ornaments ready to be strung together into something beautiful and festive. Whether you’re knitting a cozy scarf or our annual advent pattern, this advent is perfect to bring your holiday creations to life in a kaleidoscope of Christmas color!

As always, we are offering a variety of options to fit every budget.

Calendar Level Options:

Option 1: The Standard Advent Calendar Includes:
24 days of yarn (in Southern Sock or Southern DK yarn),
100g skein to open Christmas Day
Reusable fabric calendar (see photos for last year’s this year’s will be themed differently)
Advent knitting pattern
Knit-a-long with prizes!
And a few other goodies by some of your favorite makers that we will keep secret until December. ????

Option 2: Deluxe Calendar Includes:
All the Standard goodies plus!
Drawstring project bag by Miss Fiber Fox

Option 3: Just the Yarn (no extras) Includes:
24 mini skeins of Southern Sock or Southern DK to unwrap daily
Advent knitting pattern
Knit-a-long with prizes!

YARN BASE YARN OPTIONS:
1) Southern Sock Yarn | 80% Superwash Merino wool and 20% nylon | 24 individually-wrapped, 20-gram mini skeins with 80 yards per mini | one full size skein 100g with 400 yds (Deluxe option).

2) Southern DK Yarn | 80% Superwash merino wool and 20% nylon | 24 individually wrapped 20-gram mini skeins with 46 yards per mini | one full size 100g skein with 245 yds (Deluxe option)

What is a Reusable Fabric Calendar?
Basically, it’s the wrapping for the mini skeins. It’s handmade. There a picture on the listing of last year’s. We are trying to be eco friendly by giving you a 100% cotton fabric reusable calendar with pockets! Handmade numbers let you know which pocket to open on which day. Perfect to reuse year after year to put treats for kids, or anyone else, to countdown to Christmas! Give it to your spouse/significant other to fill next year with goodies for YOU!

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2023 Advent Calendar For Knitters & Crocheters

July 21, 2023

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Our 2023 Advent Box just opened for preorder!!

If you’ve never seen one of our Advent Boxes before, they are absolutely over the top.

We spoil you absolutely rotten with 25 days of FULL-SIZED knitting (or crochet) goodies ????

Fair warning, we’re not like most other knitting or crochet Advent boxes you may know. Every day is different (tell me that you don’t lose a little excitement after the 10th mini-skein in a row…) and there is no make-along to keep up with during the holiday season.

Absolutely no pressure.
Just presents!
Every. Single. Day!

So what’s inside?
I can’t tell you that! It’s a surprise!

But here’s what I can tell you…

Inside you’ll find:
– 25 full-sized products
– 14 of our signature items in EXCLUSIVE colors and charms (think stitch markers, row counters, knitting bags, or anything else that may have seen in our shop or social media)
– 7 unique items that have NEVER been seen before (and may never be available in the shop)

That all breaks down to at least:
– 1 chain row counter
– 1 set of stitch markers (for either knitting or crochet)
– 1 skein of wool or wool blend yarn (worsted weight)
– 1 pattern to coordinate with your yarn
– 20 other surprise goodies!

Just click the link to see what we’ve included in the last two years of boxes so you can get a feel for what to expect.

Then grab your spot!

Don’t forget to use the coupon code ADVENT25 to get $25 off your box through July 31st!

Olive & Two Ewe Studios

156 Days to Christmas and in Between, it’s Halloween!

July 20, 2023

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Christmas in July! We are still celebrating with a little bit more than 150 days ‘til Santa comes! Have you started your holiday knitting? If the thought of that is scary, then we’ve got a treat for you! Our next favorite holiday inspired a Halloween treat…31 Days of Mystery! It’s full of fun and marvelous surprises including yarn, notions, projects, and more yarn! So exciting! Be sure to check out all the details in the shop.

If you are looking for something really gorgeous to make something special for someone or for yourself, you’ll want to pick up one of our Cozy Christmas Trios. Superwash Merino fingering weight yarn with a beautifully subtle sparkle in rich browns — it’s just the thing for an elegant holiday cozy you’ll wear for years to come.

Have you cast on your Dumpling Bag? We’ve seen a few of our Yarny Ewes starting this fun project for our Dumpling Bag Make-a-Long. Only 1 hank of our Tolkien DK is used for this super useful bag. Take it shopping or gift it to a loved one. Easy peasy pattern and so squishy good.

Are you ready for the Cumulus MAL? You’ll want to get your yarn order in lickety-split so you’ll be ready to cast on with us on August 1st. This simple beautiful sweater is knit with two strands of our fluffy delicious Bronte, a suri alpaca and silk blend. Pick up one of our kits to make yours.

Be quick! The next installment of our Dye Live Plus Club – Made with Love and Libations is open for sign-ups, but only for a limited time. This is the last of our 3-month series for August, September and October. In addition to club exclusive yarn on your choice of base, you get to attend a live video dye experience with Carolyn, our very talented and creative dyer. It’s loads of fun to see the process behind the scenes. Read all about this entertaining club here.

Plans for our Scotland trip in the spring are coming along. If you’d like to join us, send us an email so you can stay in the loop as our trip comes together.

Make plans and get your tickets now to come see us at the Olive & Two Ewe Studios booth at Indie Untangled in upstate New York in October. You never know where we’ll pop up! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date or join our fun, free Facebook Group, the Yarny Ewes.

Fiber friends are the best friends! Thanks for being a part of our yarn community, and we’ll be back next week for more updates and adventures!

Olive & Two Ewe Studios

Merry Sockmas in July!

July 13, 2023

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Christmas in July is at the halfway point, and we need to get moving on our holiday knitting! To provide inspiration, we have ALL THE WHIMSY SOCK SETS for you! In all the best colors and yarn weights, there is something for everyone. Check out these beautiful sets and pick a few to make your holiday socks.

Don’t miss out on our pre-order for our yarny Hannukah and Christmas Countdown Calendars! They are only open for a short time! Do not miss out on this extra special treat!

We’ve restocked some of your holiday favorites and what better way to celebrate Christmas in July than with beautiful jewel tones for all your holiday gifts? Imagine the joy these rich colors will inspire in scarves or mittens or socks or shawls for those you love.

New in the shop and full of holiday spirit is our Twelve Days of Christmas felt embroidery set. Make them for someone special or for your own tree. We think these would make a marvelous wedding gift or housewarming present.

Don’t miss the last of our regular Dye Live Plus Club series: Made with Love and Libations. Join our dyer Carolyn live virtually in the dye studio during your private happy hour and watch her dye the club colorway. You can even choose your base and quantity. All the details can be found here on this fun virtual dye experience.

Have you seen some of the Magical Christmas Stockings in our Make-a-Long that lasts the entire month of July? It’s not too late to get started. We’ll start our Knit-a-Long for Purl Soho’s Dumpling Bag on Saturday, July 15th. It’s a quick one hank project and sure to be appreciated in soft, squishy Tolkien DK.

We are loving the hand work projects, and at Needleworks later this month, Mary Nielsen will be teaching a Wool Applique class. Register soon for the class on Friday, July 21st at Needleworks, our community craft space in Winter Park, FL. Mary will teach us basic techniques used to stitch the Candle Mats from Bareroots. Choose from three designs, including a special Christmas mat! Class fees cover the kit and three hours of instruction. No experience needed for this beginner class.

The Cumulus Sweater Knit Along starts August 1st. Cumulus kits featuring our luscious Bronte base are live in the shop! Order yours today so you can be ready for our cast on!

Stay tuned for travel opportunities with upcoming events in New Orleans, Rhinebeck, NY, and Scotland. If you are interested in learning more about our 2024 Scotland trip, email us today at info@oliventwoewe.com.

Last but not least, we’re going live on our YouTube channel Saturday morning at 9:30AM Eastern time. Grab your coffee or tea, your yarn, and let’s have a great time together!

Fiber friends are the best friends! Thanks for being a part of our yarn community, and we’ll be back next week for more updates and adventures!

Southern Skeins

Christmas in July!

July 11, 2023

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