Miss Babs Blog

Babs Ausherman

Vacation Week aka Studio Shutdown is coming! We'll be out for the week of June 17-22. We do this every year. We all go do something other than work at... Read More

New Babettes Spring 2019

Babs Ausherman

We are delighted to announce five new Babette (repeatable) colorways for Spring and Summer 2019. Each of these colorways features a semisolid or gently variegated base color, and each is... Read More

Maryland Sheep & Wool 2019 Show Preview

Veronica Parsons

Here’s what we're planning to bring to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival for 2019! We will be in our usual spot at the back of the Main Exhibition Hall, Booth... Read More

Kaweah: an all-American yarn

Babs Ausherman

Kaweah is made, start to finish, in the United States. As our supplier put it, 'the sheep eat American grass!' but the yarn is also spun and superwash-processed in the... Read More

DFW Fiber Fest Show Preview

Veronica Parsons

We're excited to be returning to Texas for this year's DFW Fiber Fest! We've curated a special assortment of our yarns and colorways that we think you're going to love.... Read More

Spring is Coming Again!!

Babs Ausherman

You may not know it, but Spring is my absolute favorite season. Why? Because color returns to the landscape along with more sunlight. Yes, I am a SAD sufferer, but... Read More

What We're Making: March 2019

Veronica Parsons

Come and see what's been on our needles, hooks, and more lately. Babs has created a new hat design holding two strands of Yummy 2-Ply together for marled stripes. She... Read More

Stitches West 2019 Preview

Veronica Parsons

See what we're bringing to Stitches West this year! Read More

Behind the Scenes - Miss Babs and Patterns

Helen C-D

If you have ever wondered how we work with designers to create our pattern collections and on their own independent releases, read on! Our Collections Miss Babs works with... Read More

2019 is Here!

Babs Ausherman

2019 is here! And there is already a lot to do. Like most people, I like to look ahead to the year and lay out a structure for activities. We're... Read More

Gratitude Sale 2018

Babs Ausherman

This year has truly been a year of gratitude for me as I have come out of the haze of mourning my husband’s death two years ago. I see now... Read More

Yowza: DK

Babs Ausherman

We believe that Yowza truly performs better and has better wearing longevity in garments when worked at a DK gauge - it's still the same yarn you know and love! Read More