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SSK 2017 Preview

SSK 2017 Preview

Is everybody ready to SSK? We're ready to hit the road for Nashville! We'll be at SSK, the Super Summer Knitogether, this coming Saturday, July 22. We hope to see...

SSK 2017 Preview

Is everybody ready to SSK? We're ready to hit the road for Nashville! We'll be at SSK, the Super Summer Knitogether, this coming Saturday, July 22. We hope to see...

Ok, So I'm Weird This Way

Ok, So I'm Weird This Way

I don't care if my socks match. I like other things to match, but I really don't care if my hand-knitted socks match.  So, as a way of investigating this...

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Ok, So I'm Weird This Way

I don't care if my socks match. I like other things to match, but I really don't care if my hand-knitted socks match.  So, as a way of investigating this...

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Why we Love... Keira

Why we Love... Keira

Next in an intermittent series of why we love our yarns!  Fiber ContentKeira is made from 100% superwash Merino wool. We like dyeing superwash wool yarns as they take color brilliantly and...

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Why we Love... Keira

Next in an intermittent series of why we love our yarns!  Fiber ContentKeira is made from 100% superwash Merino wool. We like dyeing superwash wool yarns as they take color brilliantly and...

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This Week in the Studio - 6.19.17

This Week in the Studio - 6.19.17

Ah the end of vacation, it's a little bittersweet for me. I wish I had 3 more days to do... And I am looking forward to getting back to work,...

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This Week in the Studio - 6.19.17

Ah the end of vacation, it's a little bittersweet for me. I wish I had 3 more days to do... And I am looking forward to getting back to work,...

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Maryland Sheep & Wool 2017 Preview

Maryland Sheep & Wool 2017 Preview

It's almost here! We'll be at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, May 6-7 on the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, Maryland. We will be bringing lots of yarn...

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Maryland Sheep & Wool 2017 Preview

It's almost here! We'll be at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, May 6-7 on the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, Maryland. We will be bringing lots of yarn...

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And So It Goes...

And So It Goes...

I know that many of you have noticed that we are getting yarn dyed and back up on the website... it always takes a while after the sale and after...

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And So It Goes...

I know that many of you have noticed that we are getting yarn dyed and back up on the website... it always takes a while after the sale and after...

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Mad for Plaid Color Combinations

Mad for Plaid Color Combinations

Designed as a framework to showcase Yummy 2-Ply Toes and your favorite colors, Mad for Plaid is an excellent opportunity to go wild and crazy with color, or soft and...

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Mad for Plaid Color Combinations

Designed as a framework to showcase Yummy 2-Ply Toes and your favorite colors, Mad for Plaid is an excellent opportunity to go wild and crazy with color, or soft and...

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Stitches West 2017 Preview

Stitches West 2017 Preview

Stitches West 2017 is nearly here! We'll be at the Santa Clara Convention Center this February 23-26 for a great show. We have five big booths for all our colorful...

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Stitches West 2017 Preview

Stitches West 2017 is nearly here! We'll be at the Santa Clara Convention Center this February 23-26 for a great show. We have five big booths for all our colorful...

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Winter Weave Along

Winter Weave Along

Starting February 1, we are hosting a casual, come one and all, Winter Weave Along in our Ravelry group. We only ask that you use one of Miss Babs yarns...

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Winter Weave Along

Starting February 1, we are hosting a casual, come one and all, Winter Weave Along in our Ravelry group. We only ask that you use one of Miss Babs yarns...

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Color Combinations in Hot Shot for Kirsten Kapur's Mystery Sock KAL

Color Combinations in Hot Shot for Kirsten Kapu...

Here are some color combinations we've put together in Hot Shot that we think will work well for Kirsten Kapur's upcoming Through the Loops Mystery Sock KAL. You'll need one...

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Color Combinations in Hot Shot for Kirsten Kapu...

Here are some color combinations we've put together in Hot Shot that we think will work well for Kirsten Kapur's upcoming Through the Loops Mystery Sock KAL. You'll need one...

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The Annual Gratitude Sale - Why and How of It

The Annual Gratitude Sale - Why and How of It

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.         -- William Arthur Ward

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The Annual Gratitude Sale - Why and How of It

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.         -- William Arthur Ward

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Why We Love...Kunlun!

Why We Love...Kunlun!

Kunlun is next in our series of Why we Love... Babs asked me to write our review of it a couple of weeks ago and here it is!

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Why We Love...Kunlun!

Kunlun is next in our series of Why we Love... Babs asked me to write our review of it a couple of weeks ago and here it is!

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Amazing Day Gradients

Amazing Day Gradients

Amazing Day has been in development for awhile! It started when Joji Locatelli and I had an online and Pinterest collaboration about the colors. After we agreed on the inspiration...

Amazing Day Gradients

Amazing Day has been in development for awhile! It started when Joji Locatelli and I had an online and Pinterest collaboration about the colors. After we agreed on the inspiration...

The Loss of My Beloved

The Loss of My Beloved

I have lost my beloved. He passed away two days ago after a long, slow decline from multiple disease sources. We met when I was 20 and he was 30,...

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The Loss of My Beloved

I have lost my beloved. He passed away two days ago after a long, slow decline from multiple disease sources. We met when I was 20 and he was 30,...

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On Not Visiting the Studio & Technology Issues

On Not Visiting the Studio & Technology Issues

Frustration for all! Technology is lovely when it works and when it does what we want and what we have asked it to do. It is frustrating when technology decides...

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On Not Visiting the Studio & Technology Issues

Frustration for all! Technology is lovely when it works and when it does what we want and what we have asked it to do. It is frustrating when technology decides...

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