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To Dye or To Write?

So most days when I get up, my first thoughts are about what colors I am going to dye today, not what am I going to write about in my...

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To Dye or To Write?

So most days when I get up, my first thoughts are about what colors I am going to dye today, not what am I going to write about in my...

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In Search of...

Jen here...We have a lot of color here at Miss Babs. There are over 100 that Babs can reproduce with regularity. Then there are the one-of-a-kinds, those fleeting and often...

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In Search of...

Jen here...We have a lot of color here at Miss Babs. There are over 100 that Babs can reproduce with regularity. Then there are the one-of-a-kinds, those fleeting and often...

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Squash Blossom

One of my favorite colors is Squash Blossom!  It is such a happy color and here is a picture to explain why we called it Squash Blossom! [caption id="attachment_854" align="aligncenter"...

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Squash Blossom

One of my favorite colors is Squash Blossom!  It is such a happy color and here is a picture to explain why we called it Squash Blossom! [caption id="attachment_854" align="aligncenter"...

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Three New Patterns!

Three new patterns were released in the last week using my yarns!  These have come from Twist Collective, Anne Hanson, and Knitty! The first, called Avivah, from Twist Collective was...

Three New Patterns!

Three new patterns were released in the last week using my yarns!  These have come from Twist Collective, Anne Hanson, and Knitty! The first, called Avivah, from Twist Collective was...

Thursday! A Winner and More...

It's a Thursday, 9 days before Christmas and I have been busy...but first I want to congratulate Anita on putting in the winning comment on the blog in the Tierno...

Thursday! A Winner and More...

It's a Thursday, 9 days before Christmas and I have been busy...but first I want to congratulate Anita on putting in the winning comment on the blog in the Tierno...

Did You Feel the Shift...?

Jen here! [caption id="attachment_552" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Pre-blocking w/ crochet edge"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_553" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Yowza light worsted"][/caption] In the space/time continuum, that is! Actually it should be a double-whammy shift...

Did You Feel the Shift...?

Jen here! [caption id="attachment_552" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Pre-blocking w/ crochet edge"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_553" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Yowza light worsted"][/caption] In the space/time continuum, that is! Actually it should be a double-whammy shift...

The Wait Has Been Too Long!

This has graced the front page of my website for too long! It is time to decide the winners! Here was what the front page said: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLOR HUNT CONTEST!!...

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The Wait Has Been Too Long!

This has graced the front page of my website for too long! It is time to decide the winners! Here was what the front page said: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLOR HUNT CONTEST!!...

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Love Seeing the New "Stuff"!

This post is mostly pictures as I need to get out to the studio! Here's yesterday's wall of fiber and yarn - yummy! [caption id="attachment_424" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Wall of Yarn...

Love Seeing the New "Stuff"!

This post is mostly pictures as I need to get out to the studio! Here's yesterday's wall of fiber and yarn - yummy! [caption id="attachment_424" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Wall of Yarn...

Colorway Naming Contest - Time to Vote!!

The Colorway Naming Contest has been incredible!! Over 1000 great name suggestions from over 800 people! Amazing! Just to review: The winner gets a choice of 2 skeins of sock...

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Colorway Naming Contest - Time to Vote!!

The Colorway Naming Contest has been incredible!! Over 1000 great name suggestions from over 800 people! Amazing! Just to review: The winner gets a choice of 2 skeins of sock...

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Lately....

I have been getting ready for Sock Summit, filling some wholesale orders, and generally busy as the major show season is ahead of me at this point. We go to...

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Lately....

I have been getting ready for Sock Summit, filling some wholesale orders, and generally busy as the major show season is ahead of me at this point. We go to...

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End of May - Getting Ready for June

Planting needs to happen! I need to get the rest of the tomato plants in, and all of the flowers I bought last week at Susan's.  Susan is a member...

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End of May - Getting Ready for June

Planting needs to happen! I need to get the rest of the tomato plants in, and all of the flowers I bought last week at Susan's.  Susan is a member...

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New Shawl on the Needles

I have been holding onto this fiber for a while...some of it sold, but it was a slow seller. Its name was Jester. It sort of reminded me of a...

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New Shawl on the Needles

I have been holding onto this fiber for a while...some of it sold, but it was a slow seller. Its name was Jester. It sort of reminded me of a...

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New York Colorway in Handspun

This is a picture of some wonderful handspun using the New York colorway. The fiber is BFL (blue face leicester.) Really nice job!! This customer suggested that I change the...

New York Colorway in Handspun

This is a picture of some wonderful handspun using the New York colorway. The fiber is BFL (blue face leicester.) Really nice job!! This customer suggested that I change the...

Cleopatra Colorway

This post was on my front page and I need to change that for some new information, so I thought I would transfer it here to my blog. Knit Scene...

Cleopatra Colorway

This post was on my front page and I need to change that for some new information, so I thought I would transfer it here to my blog. Knit Scene...

Sinderella's Socks!! are Here.....

If she could have worn socks with her glass slippers, these would have been them :o) !! Just a little sassy and very sharp under that gown of satin!

Sinderella's Socks!! are Here.....

If she could have worn socks with her glass slippers, these would have been them :o) !! Just a little sassy and very sharp under that gown of satin!