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Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Boston Fiber Company

This is the second in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 17, 2025, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!

At its core, a yarn shop is a community space. Sara Ingle — who opened Boston Fiber Company in 2022 in the very spot that once housed Bead + Fiber,…

Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Bad Sheep Yarn

This is the first in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of Indie Untangled, taking place on October 17, 2025, in person in Saugerties, NY, and online. Tickets are available and selling fast!

After every Indie Untangled, I send out a survey to attendees. One of the questions I ask is whether there’s a dyer or maker they’d love to see at the show the following year (while I know a lot of dyers,…

What to stash this week: Baah-loween

You can now preorder the 2025 Halloweenvent from Katrinkles. Katy and her Rhode Island-based team are conjuring up a 31-day countdown calendar filled with Halloween-themed fiber tools and notions. Think spooky stitch markers and delightfully creepy trinkets. Last year’s treats were a scream (you can peek at them here), but this year’s surprises are all new.

Preorder by July 31 — or risk the horror of a sold-out box.

Join Michelle of Olive &…

What to stash this week: Summer yarn

Just in time for prime summer knitting, Lyla of Terrapin Fiberworks is releasing her Coastlines collection, a set of 12 colors inspired by her favorite coastal locales throughout the U.S. The yarn you see here is Lyla’s new base, Kent Cotton-Tencel Light Fingering, a blend of 60% organic Pima cotton and 40% Tencel, making it the perfect summer yarn, whether you’re making light shawls or structured garments. The collection goes live this Sunday,…

What to stash this week: A grand entrance to a yarn-y summer

Raelynn of Sincere Fiber Co., a fan of both gaming and rock climbing, was inspired by a frosty Grand Canyon image for her installment. She created two coordinating colorways: Canyon’s Winter Reverie, a variegated colorway, and Vishnu Schist, a tonal named for one of the canyon’s oldest visible rock layers.

They’re available on the following bases:

Cashmere Silk Suri — A laceweight blend of 53% super baby alpaca,…

What to stash this week: Your yarn-y alibi

Cheryl of Row House Yarn, who organizes the wonderful Camp Knitaway retreat I attended a couple of years ago — where I got to knit on a peaceful lakeside deck and stand-up paddle board — is also behind a series of Murder Mystery Weekends. This year’s takes place in Denver from November 14-16 and features special guest designer Cecelia Campochiaro.

The “skein of the crime” is the Halcyon Hotel in Cherry Creek….

What to stash this week: A Rhinebeck Friday-tale

Once upon a time, I had an idea to kick off one of the most magical weekends of the year for us fiber folks.

I gathered a dozen dyers and designers in a tiny hotel conference room on the Friday night before the New York Sheep & Wool Festival. That small gathering grew each year, transforming into a beloved fall tradition.

This October, the story continues.

Join us for the 12th annual Indie Untangled on Friday,…

What to stash this week: Hygge awaits

From December 4–9, Marny and Lynn of Explore Knitting Tours are heading to Copenhagen, Denmark. You’ll visit charming yarn shops and festive Christmas markets, cruise the canal in a heated boat and wander the colorful streets of Nyhavn. Marny, a designer and instructor, will guide you in creating winter accessories inspired by your trip. Non-knitters are also welcome to get cozy.

Michelle has introduced two vivid coordinating colorways: Resurrection and Paid in Full are available on a variety of bases. …

What to stash this week: A souvenir from Ireland

As the plans for Indie Untangled’s upcoming spring tour of Ireland started coming together, I knew I needed to source a special souvenir of our trip — and share it with you.

Even if you’re not joining us, you can experience the magic of Ireland by signing up for Indie Untangled’s Heritage Wool Collective yarn subscription, which pairs together small yarn producers and indie dyers. The next installment,…

What to stash this week: Crafting & crime

Andrea of WoolenWomenFibers has uncovered a fun way to get you on your blanket game — wrap it up in a mystery. Her true crime-themed, year-long blanket-along is open for preorder. Each month, starting in September, you’ll get 15 10g micro skeins in a mashup of variegated, tonal and speckled colorways, plus “clues” to help you solve the “crime.”

Carolyn of Swan City Yarns is going bold with her new Color Riot colorway collection,…

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