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Creating Color Combinations

Creating Color Combinations

Using a variegated skein of yarn as inspiration, Jennifer walks you through her process of developing new color combinations with solid colors that evoke the original skein! This is a...

Creating Color Combinations

Using a variegated skein of yarn as inspiration, Jennifer walks you through her process of developing new color combinations with solid colors that evoke the original skein! This is a...

Yowza Mini Trios

Yowza Mini Trios

A question we get a lot: "Does Yowza come in smaller skeins?" Now it does! Yowza Mini Trio sets are here!

Yowza Mini Trios

A question we get a lot: "Does Yowza come in smaller skeins?" Now it does! Yowza Mini Trio sets are here!

It's November 2018!

It's November 2018!

Well, I can't believe that it's November. It was only January or maybe June just  yesterday. This year has flown by! I have barely blogged and not really stayed in...

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It's November 2018!

Well, I can't believe that it's November. It was only January or maybe June just  yesterday. This year has flown by! I have barely blogged and not really stayed in...

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2017 Year End - Musings

2017 Year End - Musings

What a year! My whole world has changed and yet so much of it is the same. The loss of my husband just over a year ago, a new studio...

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2017 Year End - Musings

What a year! My whole world has changed and yet so much of it is the same. The loss of my husband just over a year ago, a new studio...

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This Week in the Studio - 8.22.16

This Week in the Studio - 8.22.16

It is shaping up to be a big week this week! Sssshhhhh! Secrets! New patterns and new colors are coming! New... and new...! This week will see lots going on!...

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This Week in the Studio - 8.22.16

It is shaping up to be a big week this week! Sssshhhhh! Secrets! New patterns and new colors are coming! New... and new...! This week will see lots going on!...

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More Taboo Color Combination Ideas

More Taboo Color Combination Ideas

We have been enjoying all the combinations people have chosen for their Taboo shawls, and have come up with a few more suggestions to share.

More Taboo Color Combination Ideas

We have been enjoying all the combinations people have chosen for their Taboo shawls, and have come up with a few more suggestions to share.

Color Combinations in Wild Silk for Boo's Halloween 2016 MKAL

Color Combinations in Wild Silk for Boo's Hallo...

See lots of suggested color combinations in Wild Silk for Boo Knits' Halloween 2016 Mystery Knit-Along, Taboo.

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Color Combinations in Wild Silk for Boo's Hallo...

See lots of suggested color combinations in Wild Silk for Boo Knits' Halloween 2016 Mystery Knit-Along, Taboo.

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Guest Post from Romi Hill - Simee Dimeh

Guest Post from Romi Hill - Simee Dimeh

Today we're turning over the blog to Romi Hill, lace designer extraordinaire, to discuss her latest design, the Simee Dimeh Shawl. Created together with Babs' color development in two special colorways, it features a...

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Guest Post from Romi Hill - Simee Dimeh

Today we're turning over the blog to Romi Hill, lace designer extraordinaire, to discuss her latest design, the Simee Dimeh Shawl. Created together with Babs' color development in two special colorways, it features a...

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Blog Tour: New Patterns from Knit Play Colour

Today we're excited to dive into color and bring you new patterns from Louise Zass-Bangham of Inspiration Knits. Louise has written a new book, Knit Play Colour, that takes a collection...

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Blog Tour: New Patterns from Knit Play Colour

Today we're excited to dive into color and bring you new patterns from Louise Zass-Bangham of Inspiration Knits. Louise has written a new book, Knit Play Colour, that takes a collection...

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New Colors for Fall 2015

While brights have been very popular for the last few years - and bright colors are some of our best sellers! - we've been working to develop new colorways that...

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New Colors for Fall 2015

While brights have been very popular for the last few years - and bright colors are some of our best sellers! - we've been working to develop new colorways that...

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Gradient Sets - Now with 6 Colors

We love gradients and we love seeing all the ways people use them to create beautiful and interesting projects. Some of our favorite gradient patterns, like The Joker and the...

Gradient Sets - Now with 6 Colors

We love gradients and we love seeing all the ways people use them to create beautiful and interesting projects. Some of our favorite gradient patterns, like The Joker and the...

It's September - Does That Mean It's Fall?

How did it get to be September? Does that mean it's Fall? Oh my, oh my! Gotta make yarn, gotta make yarn as fast as we can! And yes, it...

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It's September - Does That Mean It's Fall?

How did it get to be September? Does that mean it's Fall? Oh my, oh my! Gotta make yarn, gotta make yarn as fast as we can! And yes, it...

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Rambling about the Studio and Being Back Home

So we've been back in the studio for most of the past month busily dyeing for orders from shows, for the Bliss Trunk Show that was 10 days ago in...

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Rambling about the Studio and Being Back Home

So we've been back in the studio for most of the past month busily dyeing for orders from shows, for the Bliss Trunk Show that was 10 days ago in...

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Rhinebeck and SAFF - Coming up Fast!

  Autumn is here and two big shows are coming very soon! We are dyeing like crazy to have lots of beautiful yarns for you. Here is some yarn drying...

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Rhinebeck and SAFF - Coming up Fast!

  Autumn is here and two big shows are coming very soon! We are dyeing like crazy to have lots of beautiful yarns for you. Here is some yarn drying...

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Summertime!!

[caption id="attachment_1184" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Yesterday's done blooms and today's getting ready to open![/caption] This is one of my favorite times of year....I absolutely adore Spring when the greens come on...

Summertime!!

[caption id="attachment_1184" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Yesterday's done blooms and today's getting ready to open![/caption] This is one of my favorite times of year....I absolutely adore Spring when the greens come on...