Miss Babs Blog

2017 Year End - Musings

Babs Ausherman

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... Read More

Gratitude 2017

Babs Ausherman

Each year as it comes to a close I like to ponder the year past and the year coming. I also have the opportunity at this same time to write... Read More

2018 Knitting Tour Details

Babs Ausherman

Join other intrepid armchair travelers as our travel-themed club visits four interesting knitterly destinations. Our shipments will send you around the world with four themed packages, each containing a new and exclusive... Read More

Gradient Color Combinations

Babs Ausherman

Here are some ideas we've thought of for combining gradient sets to create beautiful and dynamic projects. Combining two single-color gradients is just as easy as combining two individual colors. For example,... Read More

When Pigs Fly

Babs Ausherman

Our 2017 collaboration between Barbara Benson, Jennie the Potter, and Miss Babs was borne out of a series of conversations about life, work, and the improbability of ending up where we... Read More

European Trip - November 2017

Babs Ausherman

Last year Martina Behm approached me to be one of the dyers for the Strickmich! Club. I was happy to say yes and early this year I developed the color... Read More

Found This Poem, and Wanted to Share

Babs Ausherman

One of my regular Sunday emails is a newlsetter from Maria Popova, called Brainpickings. Sometimes I read it in depth and many of the links she provides and sometimes I skim... Read More

Fall Show Preview 2017

Veronica Parsons

October is here and so are our big fall shows. We are so excited to be at Rhinebeck this weekend and SAFF the following weekend! Quick details: Rhinebeck: October 21-22, Dutchess... Read More

Continued - A Year in Time

Babs Ausherman

This is a difficult subject for me to talk about, but as you will be seeing pictures in the future from an obviously different location I need to talk about... Read More

A Year in Time

Babs Ausherman

Somebody asked me yesterday how long it had been since my husband, Ron, had died. We counted and it was 10 months to the day. The first few months after his... Read More

Fall 2017 Pattern Collection - Part 3

Veronica Parsons

Our final installment of patterns from our Fall 2017 collection is here. We are delighted to have been able to work together with so many talented designers for this collection. Angular Momentum... Read More

Fall 2017 Pattern Collection - Part 2

Veronica Parsons

Our second installment of patterns from our Fall 2017 collection is here. We are delighted to have been able to work together with so many talented designers for this collection.... Read More