Miss Babs Blog

Paige Sato

Jennifer in the studio shows us how to make pompoms using our Clover Pompom maker--it's a quick and easy craft that yields TONS of satisfaction, and makes for a wonderful... Read More

I've got a notion

Paige Sato

Notions are a maker's best friend--and they make great gifts, too! Lucky for you, we're chock full of 'em! Pro tip: forward this post to your gift-giving friends, it will... Read More

The Home Stretch: 1 Week Projects

Paige Sato

Crunch time! You know the drill--it's all about projects that can be whipped up in a New York minute, which means either something small or something worked in a thicker... Read More

Coming into the home stretch...2 week projects

Paige Sato

It's almost December and the holidays are fast approaching, but really there's no need for panic. You have plenty of time to whip up something lovely, even with all your... Read More

Price Changes are Coming

Babs Ausherman

We hate to do it, but it's unavoidable: the prices of most (but not all) of our yarns will increase in early January 2022. The past few years have been... Read More

Three Weeks To Go!

Paige Sato

Time is getting shorter for making gifts, so let's focus on projects that are either smaller, or use slightly thicker yarn and larger needles. If you haven't guessed by now, Team... Read More

Why We Love K2 and Madison

Paige Sato

It's only fitting that in November we discuss K2 and Madison--these are our featured yarns this month (and if you place an order with us, you'll get one of these as... Read More

Gift-Making: 4 Weeks and Counting

Paige Sato

With 4 weeks (loosely) before prime gift-giving season, we have some more project suggestions. Each of these uses between 600 and 1,000 yards of yarn, allowing you ample time to... Read More

Gift-Giving...5 weeks and counting

Paige Sato

Yes, we know that we're all still dealing with the leftover Halloween candy, but it's time to get serious about the end-of-year gift-giving calendar. Each week for the next five weeks,... Read More

Rhinebeck 2021 Preview

Veronica Parsons

We are so excited to see you all in person! Heading back feels like revisiting a long-lost friend, but there will be changes (some of which we may not see until... Read More

Creating Color Combinations

Paige Sato

Using a variegated skein of yarn as inspiration, Jennifer walks you through her process of developing new color combinations with solid colors that evoke the original skein! This is a... Read More

Fall Pattern Collection Part II

Paige Sato

You couldn't possibly think we only had 8 patterns for our Fall 2021 Pattern Collection - of course not! We've got eight more that we're so excited to share! You can... Read More