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Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Mitchell Wool Co and American Fiber

This is the fifth in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 20, 2023, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!

I’m excited to welcome Mitchell Wool Co back to Indie Untangled! This year, along with selling yarn from sheep raised on their farm and dyed with plants they grow,…

What to stash this week: Festival season

the 37th Lambtown Festival is coming up in a couple of weeks, on October 7 and 8. It takes place in Dixon, California, which is about halfway between the Bay Area and Sacramento in the heart of wine country (or is it wool country?). A bus will travel from San Francisco and Oakland on the 8th for folks who don’t want to drive or who are flying in from out of town.

Carolyn and Michelle of Olive &…

What to stash this week: Almost peak yarn season

Fall has already arrived for Carolyn and Michelle of Olive & Two Ewe (well, as much as fall can arrive in Florida!) and they are marking it with a new colorway. Harvest Moon is a blend of rich oranges, teals and purples that you can just see pixelating into a sea of leaves and apple cider. Check out their post for some colorways to pair it with for your upcoming fall projects. …

What to stash this week: Holiday preorders

It’s the last weekend to order your Colors of the Year new year countdown box! Aside from the yarn — 24 mini skeins and two full-sized skeins, plus a shawl pattern — there is an exciting custom-designed, non-yarn surprise in the works that will be exclusive to this box. I cannot wait to share it with you!

Dawn of Twice Sheared Sheep has opened preorders for her Advent calendarand it’s a daily gift of practical accessories,…

5 things to knit right now + 5 things to stash

We’re in a strange in-between season when it comes to knitting — we want to prepare for all the fall things, but we don’t necessarily want a thick pile o’ wool in our laps. So, this week, I decided to share some projects that take very little time to complete, but that don’t have to be set aside until October to wear (or, let’s be honest, December, with the way our weather tends to go). …

What to stash this week: Pride and support

Teresa of Sunny Day Fiber is celebrating and supporting her LGBTQ+ family members and friends with a rainbow mini skein set. To her, these colors represent “showing up as your authentic and unique self each and every day,” and are a reminder of the importance of being an ally. To that end, Sunny Day Fiber will be donating 20% of their proceeds this month to The Trevor Project, which provides crisis support services to lesbian,…

What to stash while you wait to buy Indie Untangled tickets

Val, a longtime friend and colleague of mine, recently joined our community and started crocheting again after learning as a child. With a background in art and a love for all things vintage, Val recently started creating craft-related art and has debuted her super fun Crochet Maid design. The Crochet Maid’s tail is modeled after granny squares in groovy ’70s hues and she’s available on T-shirts, tote bags, stickers, phone cases and even wall art….

What to stash this week: ‘Yarn’ for warm weather

I’m excited to introduce these new Indie Untangled Yarn Dangle Earrings! They’re crafted in specially-chosen colors of acrylic by the team from Katrinkles in Rhode Island. Well, specially chosen because it was just so hard to decide! They’re available in Rose Gold, Confetti Glitter and Turquoise Opaque colorways. You can choose to wear them with your latest WIP or celebrate your obsession in slightly less understated way.

Carolyn and Michelle of Olive &…

What to stash this week: A royal collection

Carolyn and Michelle of Olive & Two Ewe have another royal installment, this one inspired by Netflix’s Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. With this two-month subscription, you can choose from one to three skeins of a surprise show-inspired colorway on your choice of bases.

Aiden of Undercover Otter and Ross of The Wee Yarn Company have teamed up for the Queerdo Collection. This 2023 Pride collection is comprised of six colorways in support of the LGBTQIA+ community….

What to stash this week: Prepare, in advance, for spooky season

Courtney of Silly Goose Yarns has opened preorders for her upcoming Halloween box, inspired by the movie Coraline. This spooky stop-motion animated film is based on Neil Gaiman’s novella about a girl exploring a parallel world accessed by a door in her apartment. This box will include 13 mini skeins in a fade inspired by the colors of the movie, along with stitch markers and needle stoppers by Vic’s Knits,…