What to stash this week: Sheep-y color
Janis of Queen City Yarn recently launched a new non-Superwash base called Latta, a 3-ply sportweight yarn that’s comprised of American-grown Merino/Rambouillet. She’s dyed it on a range of saturated colors that make it great for colorwork — she even has a few pattern suggestions. They range from soft grays, purples and blues to vibrant Barbie pink that you could easily wear to your second or third viewing of the Barbie movie….
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,…
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What to stash this week: Best fiber friends
Audrey of The Conifer Collective has opened preorders for her BFF Collection. This collection of 12 colorways — five variegated and seven tonals — is “a throwback to growing up with your besties and all the good memories that come along with it.” Audrey worked with two of her besties to come up with the colorway names, including Friendship Bracelet, Pillow Fort and M.A.S.H. (remember that game?!).
The colorways are available on five bases,…
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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,…
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What to stash this week: Behind the skeins
The latest episode on the Megs & Co YouTube channel dives into the dye pans and shows the process of Meg creating a custom colorway for LYS Day this April. Of course, a limited amount of these lab batches are available to purchase.
Carolyn and Michelle of Olive & Two Ewe Studios are celebrating Women’s History Month with their Girl Power Super Power Mystery Box, now available to preorder….
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What to stash this week: Wild for color
Carolyn and Michelle of Olive & Two Ewe Studios are going Hog Wild this week and have stocked their shop with this bright, spring-ready speckled colorway.
If your projects need a pop of color and more wool, Jillian of WeeOnes has some adorable Rainbow Woolly Sheep stitch markers in her shop. They’re hand sculpted in polymer clay with needle-felted fleeces.
Michelle of Kettle + Hearth Fibers has some new project bags with fun,…
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What to stash this week: Journey to warmth
Carolyn and Michelle of Olive & Two Ewe Studios are ready for spring even though there’s still snow on the ground in some places (granted, they are in Florida). This includes their Many Minis of Spring set of pastel-y semisolids with their signature tone-on-tone speckles.
Last May, attendees of Maryland Sheep & Wool had the opportunity to attend an indie pop-up organized by Mary, the dyer behind 29 Bridges Studio and Valerie of Knitting Fairy Godmother….
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What to stash this week: Join the club
Stephanie of SpaceCadet has opened sign-ups for the next season of the SpaceMonster Club and wants you to come along on the journey. You can sign up for six months (three parcels) or 12 months (six parcels) and receive one to three skeins and a special gift from a fellow maker.
Olive & Two Ewe Studios’ newest shop addition is Horse & Buggy, a lightly-speckled lavender that was first introduced in their 2022 Twelve Days of Christmas calendar….
What to stash this week: If the sock fits…
Sizing is a challenge for sock knitters, especially when you’re knitting socks for someone else. Even if they’re conveniently around, you don’t necessarily want them constantly trying on the WIP. Dawn of Twice Sheared Sheep has a new Sock Sizing Ruler. To use it, you place the ruler with the arrow snug into the heel or toe of your sock and knit until you reach the line for your desired size. Then, you begin working your toe or heel….
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What to stash this week: Wild horses couldn’t drag you away
If you’re both a horse person and a yarn person, you’ll love the latest collection from WoolenWomenFibers. Woolen, Wild & Free is inspired by the beauty, freedom and ruggedness of horseback riding trails and wild horses. The yarn comes in deep, autumn-appropriate wood tones, with hints of leather. There are customizable horse fiber arts jewelry sets from SamsTinyTrinkets and a “feed bag” sock sack.
Carolyn and Michelle of Olive &…
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