What to stash this week: Terrific twos
April 4 was Indie Untangled’s second birthday, so I decided to mark the occasion with a gift for you: through April 30, get 20% off in-stock Indie Untangled-exclusive bags from That Clever Clementine, porcelain buttons from Buttonalia and self-striping yarn and gradient sock blanks from Berry Colorful Yarnings. You can use the code IU2 once in each shop for the discount and I will combine shipping on orders placed on the same day….
What to make this week: A new look for a gradient
The Peephole Stole from Barbara Benson Designs is a cool take on the multi-skein gradient sets that are all the rage among indie dyers. Barbara divided a six-skein gradient set in half and created a striping pattern that gradually shifts from high contrast to low contrast, creating what Barbara calls a secondary gradient of diminishing contrast. Worked on the bias, the rectangular stole includes a combination of slip stitch color-work and lace….
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What to stash this week: Down the yarn rabbit hole
Glasgow-based dyer Sunshine of My Mama Knits has created a collection of 20 different colorways inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. They include, clockwise from top left, All Must Have Prizes, Hatter, Gryphon and Mad Tea Party. Colorways are available in superwash Merino DK and a sock weight blend of 75% wool/25% nylon, in single 100-gram skeins or multi-packs of mini skeins. On top of that, there are themed project bags and stitch markers available….
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What to stash this week: A new ewe
Linda of Kettle Yarn Co. desired a yarn that was sheep-y and rustic, yet soft enough for princess-y skin. So, she helped dream up Baskerville, a blend of 60% Exmoor Blueface, 25% Gotland and 15% silk. This Kettle Yarn Co. exclusive is a worsted-spun 2ply that comes in a 437-yard skeins that Linda indigo dyed in lovely shades that range from a lightly heathered silver to a deep blue.
Here’s a Valentine’s Day gift for you,…
IU book review: Mini Skein Knits
I have to say, I was pretty excited when Connie, the talented photographer of my Rhinebeck sweater and also an editor at Lark Crafts, emailed me about reviewing their latest book, Mini Skein Knits: 25 Knitting Patterns Using Small Skeins and Leftovers ($14.95 U.S./$16.95 Canada). When I blogged about knitting at the newspaper I used to work for, I was approached a few times about reviewing books, but they were usually for designs I wasn’t really interested in —…
What to stash this week: Summer lovin’
Linda of Kettle Yarn Co. has been working on a huge project for the last several months, and it’s pretty amazing. She just released The Boardwalk Collection, a series of six patterns by a stellar lineup of designers, all inspired by walking down a historic British pier and showing off her Islington DK, a scrumptious blend of BFL and silk. There are shawls and sweaters, as well as a hat and cowl designed by Renée Callahan,…
Ocean color scene
This past Saturday, I pretty much had my perfect summer day. After waking up at a not-too-unreasonable hour, I got together a beach bag, put some grilled veggie skewers and couscous into a cooler and jumped on the subway, meeting my friend Sharon in the first car of the Q train. She brought me a chair and we camped out on Brighton Beach for more than five hours, swimming in the surprisingly calm ocean and resisting the temptation to buy a homemade frozen cocktail that a bunch of people were selling (maybe next time)….
What to stash this week: Summer combos
Peggie of ColorPurl has two words for you: Lace gradient. Can you think of a better combination for summer (aside from gin and tonic)? Her Silver Angel Lace is 875 yards of baby alpaca, silk, Cashmere and sparkle. She’s also dyed up single-skein gradients on Cushy, a fingering-weight blend of superwash Merino/nylon.
In advance of the Swiss Wulle Festival, which will be taking place on the first weekend in October in Zug,…
Purple reigns
I know a lot of knitters — a lot — who are obsessed with purple. I think purple people are kind of in their own category — I mean, what other colors have entire stores dedicated to it? On a related note, I don’t recommend Googling “store for red lovers”…
Well, lovers of purple, this post’s for you. Here are some of the grapiest, most plummy hues that Indie Untangled dyers have posted….
The knitting of the green
I have to admit it: green has generally tended to fall near the bottom of my color preference list (I do make an exception for teal, which is entirely different animal). When I say “green,” I mean a grassy shade that would pass as a color to wear to mark St. Patrick’s Day — which I will probably spend in my apartment, working and enjoying a craft beer with my husband,…