What to stash this week: the new spring yarn lines

By Lisa | April 3, 2020

Beckie of Shirley Brien Yarn is having a shop update tomorrow at noon EDT, when she’ll introduce a few new sock lines, including these super cool Deconstructed Fade Sock Sets, as well as hugely discounted kits for her Sailing Sweater.

Heather of Sew Happy Jane collaborated with designer Shellie Anderson on her new PRIMA shawl pattern, inspired by the Sassy Ballerina and Ballerina colorways. The pattern debuts today on Ravelry and Heather has yarn bundles for it available in her shop.

Debbie of Murky Depths Dyeworks is running a 15% off sale store-wide if you use code CXL15 at checkout. She’s also using her time at home on a personal “New Item of The Day” challenge, so keep your eye out for new creations!

Laura of Slipped Stitch Studios is offering a little snark and some swear words to help get you through this crazy time, with artist Cynthia Frenette’s best snarky and swear-y fabrics. This preorder goes live today at 9 a.m. PDT and closes on Monday at midnight.

Selenaof Sweater Sisters just released a new shawl pattern called Saratoga Springs. It uses two colors of WayfaringYarns Shangri-La, a blend of 75% Ultrafine Superwash Merino and 25% Mulberry Silk.

What to stash this week: support our indies

By Lisa | March 13, 2020

Kathy and Hannah at Despondent Dyes, who were slated to vend at VKL Seattle this weekend, decided to put their extra inventory to good use after the show was postponed due to COVID-19. They will be donating 15% of sales made from March 13 to 15 to Partners in Health, which helps those in need get access to live-saving care.

Karen of Seven Sisters Arts, who was planning to vend at VKL Seattle, is offering her yarn at 15% off with the code VKE from 12 noon EDT today through Sunday at midnight. The Steampunk Hat is being released today as well and 50% of all pattern sales for the weekend will be donated to H.O.M.E., an organization that assists homeless and low-income people with shelter and job skills.

Allena of StarKits was scheduled to vend at the Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival and YarnCon in Chicago, so check out her project bags for all fiber artists.

YarnCon was Chicago-based Michele’s first big event as Misfit Yarns, so show her some support by checking out her bright, speckled colorways in a variety of bases.

Elisabeth of Wolle’s Yarn Creations had been set to vend at the Carolina FiberFest in Raleigh this weekend. She’s now offering a 10% discount throughout the weekend to make up for lost sales. Use coupon code RALEIGH at checkout.

Sara of La Cave à Laine’s crossbody bags recently got an upgrade and now feature fully detachable and adjustable crossbody straps. Some of the bags feature a special coated cotton, from Le Jacquard Français, an historic textile brand created in the Vosges Mountains near Sara’s home in France.

Selena of Sweater Sisters has kits for Lynette Meek’s new Fair Isle hat pattern, Tulipa. It features Selena’s newest hand-dyed base Au Naturale and a Ravelry download code for a free copy of the pattern.

Good Water & Co., a Pennsylvania-based, mother-daughter project-bag-making team, uses 100% quilter’s grade cotton or canvas sourced from small, local quilt shops for their products, including a signature Build A Bag, which includes multiple coordinating accessories.

Victoria’s next update includes a special colorway called Trans Rights are Human Rights and pastel rainbow mini skein sets. 20% of the purchase price donated to Stonewall, a UK organization supporting the LGBTQ+ community.

Victoria of Eden Cottage Yarns’ next update includes a special colorway called Trans Rights are Human Rights and pastel rainbow mini skein sets. 20% of the purchase price donated to Stonewall, a UK organization supporting the LGBTQ+ community.

What to stash this week: Bouclé is back

By Lisa | February 21, 2020

Debbie of Murky Depths, who has a background in retail fashion, is ahead of the curve with her new Maelstrom base, an alpaca and polyamide bouclé laceweight that you can swap for any pattern that calls for mohair (so, like, almost every new pattern).

Today’s the last day you can order Quiescence, a yarn-y interpretation of Sequoia National Park after a snowstorm from Gabby of Once Upon a Corgi. 10% of sales are donated to the National Park Foundation.

Today is Meg of Nutmeg Fibers’ 40th birthday, and to celebrate, everything on her website is 40% off today only, no code needed.

Norwegian Dreams is Selena’s newest Sweater Sisters pattern, and she has kits with the eight colors to knit up this Fair Isle cowl.

Laura of Slipped Stitch Studios is doing a salute to Supernatural today at 9 a.m. Pacific.

The latest Eden Cottage Yarns update takes place today and includes Oakworth 4ply in support of The Blossoming Sweater by Rachel Illsley of Unwind Knitwear.

What to stash this week: Two knitting needles old

By Lisa | January 24, 2020

This month, Laura Lundy of Slipped Stitch Studios is celebrating 11 years in business. Laura, who collaborated regularly with indie fabric designers and yarn dyers, has grown her California-based business from a single project bag size, pattern magnets and needle cases, to seven sizes of project bags and all kinds of stitching accessories.

This weekend, the Slipped Stitch crew is teaming up with the Yarnover Truck and jewelry maker Parlez Vous Crochet for a birthday party at their Huntington Beach studio. But if you’re not on the West Coast, you can still celebrate! Use the coupon code HAPPY11BDAY to get $11 off your order of $60 or more until Sunday at midnight.

Debbie of Murky Depths Dyeworks and Alisa of Knitspinquilt have teamed up again for another irresistible, limited-edition kit! The Magnolia Kit is based on this Arts and Crafts Movement-style print and includes your choice of a medium or large project bag and one or two skeins of hand-dyed sock yarn. Preorders close on February 7, so snag yours ASAP. As always, a portion of the sales will be donated to a good cause, in this case Direct Relief, an international charity assisting with hurricane and earthquake recovery in Puerto Rico.

Heather of Sew Happy Jane’s newest colorway, Slo-pez, is a nod to a slower pace of life during her family’s trips to Lopez Island, Washington. Her shop will be updated with this soothing colorway today at 10 a.m. Mountain time.

Sue of Invictus Yarns is participating in designer Lisa K. Ross’s #LotsOfSocks initiative, which raises funds and awareness for Down Syndrome. Her #LotsOfSocks colorway, which will be used for Lisa’s soon-to-be-released featured design, is available in the Invictus shop and $3 from each set sold will be donated to the National Down Syndrome Society.

What to stash this week: Mount Rainier retreat and a post-Christmas sale

By Lisa | December 27, 2019

Since I kicked off the Knitting Our National Parks series in 2017, it seemed only natural to organize a retreat that incorporated a visit to one of the magnificent U.S. parks. I’m excited to let you know that registration is now open for Indie Untangled’s first retreat, which will be held from May 28-31 at Wellspring Spa, near Mount Rainier in Washington State.

You have until the end of 2019 to sign up for next year’s Indie Untangled Where We Knit Yarn Club and sample from among several talented indie dyers (including yours truly!) and four designers.

Sue of Invictus Yarns is bidding farewell to 2019 with an automatic 20% discount on all in-stock items through December 31.

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday Yarn Sales 2019

By Lisa | November 29, 2019

This post includes Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday deals from a whole bunch of Indie Untangled artisans. The list will be updated through the weekend.

The Indie Untangled shop is stocked full of exclusive goodies from Twill & Print, The Blue Brick, Onyx Fiber Arts, Julie Asselin and others, and the more you buy, the more you save:

Use the code INDIEHOLIDAYS10 for 10% off your order of $25-$49
Use the code INDIEHOLIDAYS15 for 15% off your order of $50-$99
And use the code INDIEHOLIDAYS20 for 20% off your order of $100 or more

The sale runs through Monday at midnight Eastern time. Codes will not be applied retroactively, so please make sure your discount has gone through before placing your order.

All in-stock yarn from Skeinny Dipping is on sale through Sunday with the code INDIE15.

All yarn in the Murky Depths Dyeworks shop, including her popular and perfect-for-winter projects Neptune DK, is 20% off through midnight Sunday.

Jen of Porterness Studio has tons of new shiny goodies up in her shop, including the new stitch marker necklace seen above. Use the code JewelsIU15 for 15% off through Monday.

Spend $45 and get an automatic 20% off everything in the KnitSpinQuilt shop, plus free U.S. shipping and comparable international shipping discounts if you spend $55.

Everything in the Treasure Goddess Yarn shop is 20% off through Sunday and it all ships free in the U.S. In addition, there’s a super sale selection of OOAK skeins at 40% off.

All ready-to-ship yarn from Sew Happy Jane is on sale from 9 a.m. MST today through Monday at midnight. Fingering weight, Sport, DK and Worsted are all $22.40 per skein and Bulky is $19.60 per skein, no codes needed.

Most items in the McMullin Fiber Co. shop, including Kate’s holiday collection, are 30% off this weekend, plus you get a free enamel pin with every order over $25.

Save 20% on all sport weight yarns from Wolle’s Yarn Creations.

Karen of Round Table Yarns is hosting her annual Tournament of Yarns, which is a mystery bag sale. It will run from 9 a.m. tomorrow through the end of the day Monday, or when all bags have sold.

Michelle of Crafty Flutterby Creations is celebrating the unique aspects of our wonderful community with the Charmed collection. And you can take 20% off with code SHOPSMALL2019 through Monday.

Get 20% off This Craft Or That’s entire site through Wednesday.

Lisa The Knitting Artist is offering 20% off a purchase of at least $25 through Tuesday.

Use the code peaceloveknit to take 40% off any and all patterns in the Lyrical Knits shop through Tuesday.

Get 45% off all purchases over $50 from Nutmeg Fibers until December 2.

Summit Road Fibers is having a yarn sale this weekend with 30% off all yarn.

Want a Christmas gift from Spain? Jackson and David of El Robledal de la Santa have a Secret Santa kit, which includes a skein of fingering weight yarn in a surprise, unique colorway.

Eden Cottage Yarns had an update with a new base, Coniston Fingering, a blend of extrafine Superwash Merino with Superkid Mohair spun as a single-ply yarn.

Come together, right now: Robin of October House Fiber Arts’ newest series is a yarn-y tribute to the music of the Beatles! The first three song-inspired colorways are available now.

Mona’s newest cardigan pattern, Joining Bees and Things, is 25% through Monday through the Indie Design Gift-A-Long with the code giftalong2019.

Joan of White Lies Designs’ Fair Isle kit comes with hand-painted yarn for two headbands. This week, get the “My Fair-Isle” eBook free with the purchase of the kit.

New Yorkers: Join Knitting Around NY for a knit-a-thon December 8.

What to stash this week: Autumn Light

By Lisa | September 27, 2019

Anne of Little Skein In the Big Wool has opened preorders for Autumn Light, her show colorway for the upcoming Indie Untangled on October 18. If you have tickets to Indie Untangled, you can pick up your skeins at the show. If you don’t have tickets, you can preorder and Anne will dye and ship your skein when she returns to the West Coast to ship to you in November.

For the past several years, I have also enjoyed attending the Kings County Fiber Festival, an annual event organized by my Brooklyn neighbor Maxcine DeGouttes. The backdrop is the historic Old Stone House of Brooklyn, located in the picturesque Park Slope neighborhood. The eighth annual event, which takes place on Saturday, October 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., includes a variety of indie vendors, including dyers, felters, knitters, crocheters, quilters, spinners and weavers. This year’s event will also feature a talk and exhibit by crochet artist Nacinimod Deodee, moderated by textile developer Sahara Briscoe of Super String Theory Design. There will also be a collection for donations of handmade hats for the homeless.

Christina of Teal Torch Knits has extended the deadline for her Advent calendar preorders to October 6. The 12-day and 24-day calendar options are inspired by her child’s favorite books.

IU newcomer Dana of Un Besito Fiber has dyed up her Swoon DK base in time for sweater season. Swoon DK is a 75/25 Superwash Merino/Mulberry silk blend and it’s 15% off during the month of October with the code UNTANGLED.

Rachelle of Moondrake Co. is also ready for sweater season with a variety of bases and weights for your sweater-knitting or crocheting needs. Rachelle is also available for color consultations if you need help deciding.

Lisa The Knitting Artist is celebrating fall with a new yarn. Her Silky Single is a 70/30 blend of Superwash Merino and Mulberry silk in fingering weight, dyed in all of her painting-inspired colorways. She’s offering 20% off all Silky Single yarn through October 1.

Joan of White Lies Designs’ latest kit is a colorwork cowl with a stitch pattern taken from an antique book of Russian embroidery motifs that she translated into knitting charts. Her sample uses a solid cashmere with a hand-painted colorway, held double for a quick and cozy knit.

What to stash this week: A sweet end to summer

By Lisa | September 20, 2019

The Great British Baking Shawl MKAL from Mary of Lyrical Knits is a homage to the lighthearted reality TV competition. And just like the show, Mary promises it will be “calorie free, campy and lots of fun!”

Meg of Nutmeg Fibers is debuting Meadow, a 75/25 cotton/linen base that comes in a 3-ply DK weight and 2-ply sock/sport weight. You can preorder it until midnight Central time on September 25.

Accessorize your fall outfits with some of Jen of Porterness Studios’ latest designs, including a yarn cake ring and yarn cake and knitting needle pendant. Take 20% off through Monday, September 23 with the code Rhinebeck20IU.

You thought you escaped the Upside Down? The Slipped Stitch Studios Stranger Things Bag of the Month extras are on sale and ready to ship today at 9 a.m. Pacific time.

The next Eden Cottage Yarns update will go live today at 7 a.m. UK time and will include yarn packs for the Woodbine pullover from Issue 9 of Laine magazine.

The new beaded Faerie Fire scarf or stole from Joan of White Lies Designs is knit in 100% Mongolian Cashmere, and includes the addition of Czech glass beads.

Signups for October House Fiber Arts’ fourth quarter Sock Club are now open.

What to stash this week: yarny birthday

By Lisa | August 23, 2019

Jen of Porterness Studio is celebrating her 25th (or is it?) birthday with 25% off through August 25 with the code Bday25IU. She has a lot of fun new goodies, including long knitting needle and yarn earrings, a new line of sterling silver stockinette stitch motif blanket rings, knitting needle fan girl necklaces, Knit Life rings and more. And if you make a purchase over $40 you also get a free There Will Be Cake sticker and black and gold Edison stitch markers.

Sheila of BigFootFibers has sets for Casapinka’s Perfect Blend MKAL available in three different colorways: Earl Grey, Chamomile and Tropical Hibiscus on her Divine Sock base. The sets come with a tea-themed notions bag and stitch marker set by RandomFandomBags.

Today’s the last day to preorder The Highest Peak, inspired by Naches Peak at Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park. And speaking of birthdays — I love it when a newsletter theme comes together! — Sunday is the National Park Service’s birthday, so entrance to all parks are free! As always, 10% of sales of this colorway are donated to the National Park Foundation.

Ten new batches of Askham Lace, baby alpaca/silk blend, are now up on Eden Cottage Yarns website. Victoria and Co. are also having a summer sale, with 20% off most hand-dyed yarns through Monday, August 26.

Mona is hosting an Autumn Rain mystery knit along for October, with a triangular shawl designed for gradient yarn. Mona is holding a BOGO pattern sale through September 30 with the code Autumnbunny.

What to stash this week: Last call

By Lisa | August 16, 2019

Jennifer of Spirit Trail Fiberworks is sadly closing the doors on her indie dyeing operation after 18 years (!). She’s having one final shop update that’s going on now. The skeins are going fast, so head over to her site ASAP!⁣

Fellow sailors, Cooperative Press made a thing for us. A few things, actually. Their K1FU T-shirt, which particularly comes in handy when you’re counting, is available to preorder through August 31, along with two other fun designs. T-shirt sales go toward helping indie publishing thrive.

Judging by Heather of Sew Happy Jane’s dye pots, which are full of cinnamon, caramel, brown sugar, red wine, pumpkin, crunchy leaves and golden light, she’s ready for fall!

While we’re a ways off from Mardis Gras, Mardi Gras Nights is one of IU newcomer Jennifer of Bugbear Woolens’ favorite colorways. It’s available on any of her yarn bases or spinning fiber.

You have one more week to preorder Earl Grey Fiber Company’s peak purple colorway, inspired by Naches Peak at Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park.

Join Slipped Stitch Studios in the Upside Down today at noon Pacific time. Four indie-designed tributes to Stranger Things will be available for preorder through Monday only.

Julia of Pandia’s Jewels is also in a fall state of mind and her Fall into Halloween Collection will debut on her website starting today at 10 a.m. Eastern.

Amanda of Handmaine Knits has debuted yarn and knitting-inspired mugs in three exclusive designs with original artwork.

Patricia of BeesyBee Fibers had her first shop update in a while with plenty of hand-dyed yarn and spinning fiber.

Join Michelle of Crafty Flutterby Creations for a Mystery Knit A Long inspired by a few favorite locations in her hometown. The KAL, which runs from September 2-30, includes cables, lace and slipped stitches.

As Lisa The Knitting Artist begins her fourth year of teaching art, she’s celebrating with a back-to-school yarn sale! All yarn and prints in her Etsy shop are 20% off through the end of August, no code needed.

Preorders for Stash Yarn Club’s September shipment, which features Forbidden Fiber Co., are open now.

Preorders for the Lambstrings Yarn Spooky Holiday Advent Calendars are now available.