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Featured June 2021: Estrellita

Featured June 2021: Estrellita

What is there not to love? Estrellita is our glam yarn--with its 92% superwash merino, 8% lurex fiber content, this smooth fingering weight yarn is a workhorse with sparkle!   We...

Featured June 2021: Estrellita

What is there not to love? Estrellita is our glam yarn--with its 92% superwash merino, 8% lurex fiber content, this smooth fingering weight yarn is a workhorse with sparkle!   We...

Featured June 2021: Yet and Yearning

Featured June 2021: Yet and Yearning

Yet and Yearning have been some of our favorite yarns for a long, long time.  This is the same yarn in two skein sizes: Yet is a 400-yard skein and...

Featured June 2021: Yet and Yearning

Yet and Yearning have been some of our favorite yarns for a long, long time.  This is the same yarn in two skein sizes: Yet is a 400-yard skein and...

Neutra MKAL Color Combinations

Neutra MKAL Color Combinations

As you may know, we love a good Mystery Knit-A-Long! When Jenny F asked if we would be interested in providing yarn for her 2021 MKAL we jumped at the...

Neutra MKAL Color Combinations

As you may know, we love a good Mystery Knit-A-Long! When Jenny F asked if we would be interested in providing yarn for her 2021 MKAL we jumped at the...

Featured May 2021: Dulcinea

Featured May 2021: Dulcinea

Our featured yarn this month is Dulcinea--when you place an order with us, you'll get a 10 yard sample to swatch, and you'll see why we love it so much....

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Featured May 2021: Dulcinea

Our featured yarn this month is Dulcinea--when you place an order with us, you'll get a 10 yard sample to swatch, and you'll see why we love it so much....

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Tips and Tricks: Adding a Lifeline

Tips and Tricks: Adding a Lifeline

In this video, Jennifer discusses what a lifeline is, why you might want to use one, and two different ways of inserting a lifeline in your knitting. Lifelines are a...

Tips and Tricks: Adding a Lifeline

In this video, Jennifer discusses what a lifeline is, why you might want to use one, and two different ways of inserting a lifeline in your knitting. Lifelines are a...

Maryland Sheep & Wool 2021 Colorways

Maryland Sheep & Wool 2021 Colorways

Introducing Hydrangea Bouquet and Daisies, our two show colors for the 2021 Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.   Hydrangea Bouquet is 2021's first special colorway for the Maryland Sheep & Wool...

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Maryland Sheep & Wool 2021 Colorways

Introducing Hydrangea Bouquet and Daisies, our two show colors for the 2021 Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.   Hydrangea Bouquet is 2021's first special colorway for the Maryland Sheep & Wool...

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Introducing Damask

Introducing Damask

Introducing Damask--a flowing, lightweight blend of silk and linen, perfect for summer tops and accessories. 

Introducing Damask

Introducing Damask--a flowing, lightweight blend of silk and linen, perfect for summer tops and accessories. 

Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival 2021 Video Features

Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival 2021 Video Features

There have been an abundance of great projects designed with our yarn over the past year, and we thought we'd round up some of our favorites (although they're ALL really great),...

Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival 2021 Video Features

There have been an abundance of great projects designed with our yarn over the past year, and we thought we'd round up some of our favorites (although they're ALL really great),...

March Marches On

March Marches On

Wow! It's already March, and actually halfway through the month - but I am so happy Spring is almost here. My daffies have popped up and the flower heads are...

March Marches On

Wow! It's already March, and actually halfway through the month - but I am so happy Spring is almost here. My daffies have popped up and the flower heads are...

Guest Post: Introducing Vernal by Irina Anikeeva

Guest Post: Introducing Vernal by Irina Anikeeva

We have been admiring Irina Anikeeva's beautiful textured knitwear designs for years. Today, we are thrilled to introduce her newest book of patterns, Vernal. We have provided some of our...

Guest Post: Introducing Vernal by Irina Anikeeva

We have been admiring Irina Anikeeva's beautiful textured knitwear designs for years. Today, we are thrilled to introduce her newest book of patterns, Vernal. We have provided some of our...

Winter 2021 Pattern Collection Part 2

Winter 2021 Pattern Collection Part 2

In this post, we want to show off the beautiful interplay of colors and textures from the designs in our Winter 2021 pattern collection, so buckle up and enjoy the close-ups!...

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Winter 2021 Pattern Collection Part 2

In this post, we want to show off the beautiful interplay of colors and textures from the designs in our Winter 2021 pattern collection, so buckle up and enjoy the close-ups!...

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An Interview with Jennifer Dassau, UltiFlex designer

An Interview with Jennifer Dassau, UltiFlex des...

We were intrigued when designer Jennifer Dassau sent us her proposal for the UltiFlex shawl (now part of our Winter 2021 Pattern Collection). Yes, we all understand that many shawls can...

An Interview with Jennifer Dassau, UltiFlex des...

We were intrigued when designer Jennifer Dassau sent us her proposal for the UltiFlex shawl (now part of our Winter 2021 Pattern Collection). Yes, we all understand that many shawls can...

Winter 2021 Patterns Part 1

Winter 2021 Patterns Part 1

Sometimes the tiny details of new designs get lost in the flurry of the "oh, a new pattern" frenzy. The projects in this collection all have some very special (but...

Winter 2021 Patterns Part 1

Sometimes the tiny details of new designs get lost in the flurry of the "oh, a new pattern" frenzy. The projects in this collection all have some very special (but...

Gratitude Sale 2020

Gratitude Sale 2020

Thank you for shopping the annual Miss Babs Gratitude Sale! All in-stock items (excluding gift certificates) are 20% off from December 25-31.  We know this is a long post, but...

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Gratitude Sale 2020

Thank you for shopping the annual Miss Babs Gratitude Sale! All in-stock items (excluding gift certificates) are 20% off from December 25-31.  We know this is a long post, but...

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An interview with Laura Aylor: K2 Accessories

An interview with Laura Aylor: K2 Accessories

Our last two posts featured K2 and Madison, two of our chunkier yarns. Today we're talking with Laura Aylor, a designer who's used K2 (and others) to much success. Laura, tell...

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An interview with Laura Aylor: K2 Accessories

Our last two posts featured K2 and Madison, two of our chunkier yarns. Today we're talking with Laura Aylor, a designer who's used K2 (and others) to much success. Laura, tell...

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