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What to stash this week: Updates and intros

Suzanne of Groovy Hues Fibers has a shop stocked full of awesomeness, including I Don’t Need Saving, her new Arya-inspired colorway that’s dyed to order, and Some Like It Hot kits that come with a spicy project bag and chili pepper stitch markers from Otterly Adorable Knits and sock yarn in Suzanne’s Buffalo Wing and Celery colorways. If that tempts you, you get 10% off of any Groovy Hues order with the code UNTANGLED10….

What to stash this week: Curves and color

Rookwood is a collaboration between designer Mindy Wilkes and Jeanne of Ohio-based Destination Yarn. The colorways and Japanese stitch patterns in this two-color shawl are inspired by the colors and curves in pieces from the iconic Cincinnati company, Rookwood Pottery. Kits with a few different color combinations are available from Destination Yarn and the pattern is also available on its own on Ravelry.

The crew at Slipped Stitch Studios has created a combination that will leave you dead of cute overload: Dia de los Muertos kitties AND puppies….

What to stash this week: Sunny color

Casapinka has yet again worked her magic with variegated yarn. Albuquerque Sunset uses slipped stitches and stockinette to let the bold color peek through a contrasting solid. Inspired by the sunsets over the Sandia Mountains, knit this one during your next Breaking Bag binge (or while you’re waiting out the return of Better Call Saul). The pattern is $1 off through tomorrow with the code redorgreen.

Hand Dyed By Kate is known for rainbow sets and self-striping sock yarn,…

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 stash this week: The fandom at the end of the yarn rainbow

If you’re still bummed over the cancellation of Firefly, then smuggle this yarn into your stash. The inaugural Third Vault Yarns yarn club has quarterly packages of yarn and goodies themed around fandoms that knitters vote on, with the first inspired by Joss Whedon’s space western.

Michelle of Berry Colorful Yarnings has not one but two kits to tempt you. One is a Rainbow kit with a 463-yard skein of 12-color self-striping sock yarn and a handmade zippered project bag. …

What to stash this week: Oh, the places you’ll knit

I’m thrilled to open sign-ups today for Where We Knit. This quarterly yarn club, which will begin shipping in February of next year, brings together four dyer/designer dream teams: Lakes Yarn and Fiber & Janina Kallio, French Market Fibers & Toby Roxane Barna, Skeinny Dipping & Stephannie Tallent and Magpie Fibers & Lara Smoot. Each pair will collaborate on an exclusive colorway and an accompanying accessory design inspired by their favorite spots to whip out their WIPs….

What to stash this week: Embraceable Ewe

You’ll want to wrap yourself up in the Embraceable You shawl, new from Lauren Fréhel, the dyer and designer behind Shleep Yarns. The kit is available exclusively through the Shleep Yarns Etsy shop. The crescent-shaped shawl has an elegant leaf lace border and uses 790 yards of Shleep Yarns Tussah Silk Fingering (colors can be seen here). You can knit it with stripes or in one color — personally,…

What to stash this week: You’re going to need a bigger needle

To mark the 40th anniversary of Jaws, Lara Smoot has released a pattern for what have to be the most fantastic socks I have ever seen. Shark Bite is worked flat from the cuff down, and then the cuff and leg portion of the socks are joined at the ankle. The heel, foot and toe are worked in the round. For knitters who are new to colorwork,…

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,…

What to stash this week: Last chance to Untangle

If the Untangling kit has caught your eye, make sure to order yours before sales close at the end of the day on Sunday!

King Tut, this wild and crazy colorway from Stitchjones, is a tribute to actor, writer, banjo player and, of course, comedian Steve Martin, who turns 70 in August. Line up for this blend of silver, gold,…

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