Miss Babs Blog
Sort by Tags
Miss Babs Blog
Sort by Tags
Miss Babs Archive
Cashmere on Ice
The festivals and events we attend throughout the year are not just about selling yarn and catching up with customers. They're also critical to our relationships with other vendors and...
Cashmere on Ice
The festivals and events we attend throughout the year are not just about selling yarn and catching up with customers. They're also critical to our relationships with other vendors and...
2025 Pricing Updates
Babs here….I want to talk with you about the price increases we are instituting shortly. We do not make these changes lightly, and are aware of the general environment in...
2025 Pricing Updates
Babs here….I want to talk with you about the price increases we are instituting shortly. We do not make these changes lightly, and are aware of the general environment in...
MDSW 2025 Special - Psychedelic
We have loved getting to work with Peg and Amanda at Junction Fiber Mill over the past year, first in creating Sublime Skies for Rhinebeck 2024 and now, in developing...
MDSW 2025 Special - Psychedelic
We have loved getting to work with Peg and Amanda at Junction Fiber Mill over the past year, first in creating Sublime Skies for Rhinebeck 2024 and now, in developing...
Maryland Sheep & Wool 2025 Preview
We're excited for this year's Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival! This year, the festival is May 3-4. Visit us in the back of the Main Exhibition Hall on the Howard...
Maryland Sheep & Wool 2025 Preview
We're excited for this year's Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival! This year, the festival is May 3-4. Visit us in the back of the Main Exhibition Hall on the Howard...
March Show Preview - Nash Yarn Fest & Carolina ...
The Miss Babs team is splitting up and hitting the road in two different directions this weekend for shows! Nash Yarn Fest Join Ivy and Veronica in Nashville, TN for...
March Show Preview - Nash Yarn Fest & Carolina ...
The Miss Babs team is splitting up and hitting the road in two different directions this weekend for shows! Nash Yarn Fest Join Ivy and Veronica in Nashville, TN for...
Studio Update March 5, 2025
Notes and links: Ivy and Veronica chat about Melanie Berg's shawl design, Accidentally In Love, plus the Yummy 2-Ply Trios we have put together for this project. Melanie's shawl is knit...
Studio Update March 5, 2025
Notes and links: Ivy and Veronica chat about Melanie Berg's shawl design, Accidentally In Love, plus the Yummy 2-Ply Trios we have put together for this project. Melanie's shawl is knit...
Studio Update February 5, 2025
Welcome to this week's Studio Update! Stuff we mention: Only Yarn in the Building MKAL and yarn sets Caroline yarn Hellebora by Susanna IC Windows Wrap by Michael Harrigan...
Studio Update February 5, 2025
Welcome to this week's Studio Update! Stuff we mention: Only Yarn in the Building MKAL and yarn sets Caroline yarn Hellebora by Susanna IC Windows Wrap by Michael Harrigan...
Studio Update January 22, 2025
Ivy and I are delighted to welcome you to the first Studio Update of 2025! Stuff we mention: Inspired Adventures Club 2025 - La Bella Firenze Junction Fiber Mill Sublime...
Studio Update January 22, 2025
Ivy and I are delighted to welcome you to the first Studio Update of 2025! Stuff we mention: Inspired Adventures Club 2025 - La Bella Firenze Junction Fiber Mill Sublime...
Annual Gratitude Sale 2024
Thank you for shopping the annual Miss Babs Gratitude Sale! All in-stock items (excluding gift certificates) are 20% off from December 25-31. We know this is a long post, but...
Annual Gratitude Sale 2024
Thank you for shopping the annual Miss Babs Gratitude Sale! All in-stock items (excluding gift certificates) are 20% off from December 25-31. We know this is a long post, but...
Knitting Socks from a Double-Knit Sock Blank
One of my favorite things about knitting hand-dyed socks is watching the subtle (or not-so-subtle) changes in color over the course of the socks... But I am also one of those...
Knitting Socks from a Double-Knit Sock Blank
One of my favorite things about knitting hand-dyed socks is watching the subtle (or not-so-subtle) changes in color over the course of the socks... But I am also one of those...
Winding Toes
Here's a quick tip for you if you're planning on winding up our Yummy 2-Ply Toes mini skeins into balls. These mini skeins are wound at our normal 2-yard circumference...
Winding Toes
Here's a quick tip for you if you're planning on winding up our Yummy 2-Ply Toes mini skeins into balls. These mini skeins are wound at our normal 2-yard circumference...
Rhinebeck Samples 2024
One of our favorite parts about Rhinebeck is getting to see all of the gorgeous sweaters and accessories people have worked so hard on all year. It's something of a knitwear fashion...
Rhinebeck Samples 2024
One of our favorite parts about Rhinebeck is getting to see all of the gorgeous sweaters and accessories people have worked so hard on all year. It's something of a knitwear fashion...
Rhinebeck 2024 Special - Miss Babs x Junction F...
Last year, as we were driving across the Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge early one morning on our way to the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, I snapped this photo of the sky seemingly on...
Rhinebeck 2024 Special - Miss Babs x Junction F...
Last year, as we were driving across the Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge early one morning on our way to the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, I snapped this photo of the sky seemingly on...
Rhinebeck 2024 Preview
We’re excited for the event of the year!We’ll be at the New York State Sheep & Wool Festival this October 19-20 in our usual spot in the back of Building C with...
Rhinebeck 2024 Preview
We’re excited for the event of the year!We’ll be at the New York State Sheep & Wool Festival this October 19-20 in our usual spot in the back of Building C with...
Announcing the Miss Babs 20th Anniversary Celeb...
Join us on a RETREAT! Woodstock, IL; July 31-August 4, 2025 Next year will be our 20th anniversary (can you believe it?!) We’re thrilled to be joining some of our...
Announcing the Miss Babs 20th Anniversary Celeb...
Join us on a RETREAT! Woodstock, IL; July 31-August 4, 2025 Next year will be our 20th anniversary (can you believe it?!) We’re thrilled to be joining some of our...