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Comparing the Yowza Weigh It Shawls

Susan B. Anderson's Yowza Weigh It Shawls have been a hit - and for good reason! Each shawl gives the knitter the opportunity to make the most of one big skein of Yowza....

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Comparing the Yowza Weigh It Shawls

Susan B. Anderson's Yowza Weigh It Shawls have been a hit - and for good reason! Each shawl gives the knitter the opportunity to make the most of one big skein of Yowza....

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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...

New Adventures - Weaving!

Jennifer is beginning to learn about weaving! In order to be able to help our customers who may want to use our yarns to create with weaving, she's beginning at...

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New Adventures - Weaving!

Jennifer is beginning to learn about weaving! In order to be able to help our customers who may want to use our yarns to create with weaving, she's beginning at...

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On Our Needles September 2015

While we're not working on our Rhinebeck sweaters, here's what else is on our needles... actually in most cases, what's just come off our needles! We have lots of FOs to...

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On Our Needles September 2015

While we're not working on our Rhinebeck sweaters, here's what else is on our needles... actually in most cases, what's just come off our needles! We have lots of FOs to...

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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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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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Team Babs Rhinebeck Sweater KAL Progress

Some speedy knitters over on our Ravelry group have already finished sweaters in our Rhinebeck Sweater Knit-Along. The rest of the Miss Babs sweater-knitting team, though, is making good progress. Read on...

Team Babs Rhinebeck Sweater KAL Progress

Some speedy knitters over on our Ravelry group have already finished sweaters in our Rhinebeck Sweater Knit-Along. The rest of the Miss Babs sweater-knitting team, though, is making good progress. Read on...

Babs' Rhinebeck Sweater - Dexter

I have never knit a sweater! So when Veronica suggested a Rhinebeck Sweater knit-along this year, I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to knit a sweater and...

Babs' Rhinebeck Sweater - Dexter

I have never knit a sweater! So when Veronica suggested a Rhinebeck Sweater knit-along this year, I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to knit a sweater and...

Emergency Car Knitting

It's every knitter's nightmare: being stranded somewhere without knitting!  Or at least it's my nightmare. Last week on my way to work (it's a winding 2-lane highway through the hills)...

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Emergency Car Knitting

It's every knitter's nightmare: being stranded somewhere without knitting!  Or at least it's my nightmare. Last week on my way to work (it's a winding 2-lane highway through the hills)...

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Keira: Pairs of Colors for Match & Move

I knit a Match & Move in Graphic and Ebony and absolutely adore the feel of the yarn and the finished garment! We wanted to show some additional possible pairings of colors...

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Keira: Pairs of Colors for Match & Move

I knit a Match & Move in Graphic and Ebony and absolutely adore the feel of the yarn and the finished garment! We wanted to show some additional possible pairings of colors...

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Summertime! and Our Vacation is Over!

Back to the studio after our week off!! Many of us went to the beach with family, some of us went to the mountains with friends, and some of us...

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Summertime! and Our Vacation is Over!

Back to the studio after our week off!! Many of us went to the beach with family, some of us went to the mountains with friends, and some of us...

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What's In A Name? Hot Shot!

MDSW2015 on Hot Shot In case you couldn't tell, we love words here at the Miss Babs studio.  We love to name things, we love alliterations (using same letters at...

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What's In A Name? Hot Shot!

MDSW2015 on Hot Shot In case you couldn't tell, we love words here at the Miss Babs studio.  We love to name things, we love alliterations (using same letters at...

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

Thank you all for a wonderful 2014! I find myself at this time of the year, like most years, taking stock of what has just passed and my hopes for...

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

Thank you all for a wonderful 2014! I find myself at this time of the year, like most years, taking stock of what has just passed and my hopes for...

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Martina's Easy Scarf

I have been having fun knitting Martina's relatively new pattern called Easy.  It was designed in one skein of Zauberball which has a yardage of approximately 460 yards.  However, I...

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Martina's Easy Scarf

I have been having fun knitting Martina's relatively new pattern called Easy.  It was designed in one skein of Zauberball which has a yardage of approximately 460 yards.  However, I...

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Another K for the DK

First off...Thank You!  Naming things is a constant activity here at Miss Babs, and generally we enjoy the process, have fun with it and make it a game.  Finding a...

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Another K for the DK

First off...Thank You!  Naming things is a constant activity here at Miss Babs, and generally we enjoy the process, have fun with it and make it a game.  Finding a...

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