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New and Featured Colors for Fall 2018
Our Fall 2018 pattern collection was inspired by images of the world's most beautiful libraries, filled with soft light, rich leather bindings, gleaming wood, and cozy seating. The colors we've...
New and Featured Colors for Fall 2018
Our Fall 2018 pattern collection was inspired by images of the world's most beautiful libraries, filled with soft light, rich leather bindings, gleaming wood, and cozy seating. The colors we've...
Fall 2018 Pattern Collection: Part 1
Our Fall 2018 pattern collection was inspired by images of the world's most beautiful libraries, filled with soft light, rich leather bindings, gleaming wood, and cozy seating. We've teamed up...
Fall 2018 Pattern Collection: Part 1
Our Fall 2018 pattern collection was inspired by images of the world's most beautiful libraries, filled with soft light, rich leather bindings, gleaming wood, and cozy seating. We've teamed up...
Vacation... and the Trees and Gardens Go Boom!
The past 10 days I have been on vacation. How glorious it has been! Oliver and I drove to Florida where we had rented an AirBnB in Jacksonville Beach. We...
Vacation... and the Trees and Gardens Go Boom!
The past 10 days I have been on vacation. How glorious it has been! Oliver and I drove to Florida where we had rented an AirBnB in Jacksonville Beach. We...
Whoo! It Was A Hard Winter!
All I can say is "Thank God it is Spring!" I am so happy to see green stuff coming fully alive, and to think that I can actually plant something...
Whoo! It Was A Hard Winter!
All I can say is "Thank God it is Spring!" I am so happy to see green stuff coming fully alive, and to think that I can actually plant something...
Maryland Sheep & Wool 2018 Preview
We are excited to be back at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival for another year! Read on to see what we are bringing to the show.
Maryland Sheep & Wool 2018 Preview
We are excited to be back at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival for another year! Read on to see what we are bringing to the show.
New Year - Some New Prices
Yes, you are seeing some new prices on our website. The last general increase in our prices was about 4 years ago. There have been no real adjustments in that period...
New Year - Some New Prices
Yes, you are seeing some new prices on our website. The last general increase in our prices was about 4 years ago. There have been no real adjustments in that period...
News about Vogue Knitting Live
I have made a decision. That decision is that we will not be attending Vogue Knitting Live in New York next week as planned. When you initially make plans, you...
News about Vogue Knitting Live
I have made a decision. That decision is that we will not be attending Vogue Knitting Live in New York next week as planned. When you initially make plans, you...
2017 Year End - Musings
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...
2017 Year End - Musings
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...
Gratitude 2017
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...
Gratitude 2017
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...
2018 Knitting Tour Details
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...
2018 Knitting Tour Details
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...
Gradient Color Combinations
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,...
Gradient Color Combinations
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,...
When Pigs Fly
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...
When Pigs Fly
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...
European Trip - November 2017
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...
European Trip - November 2017
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...
Found This Poem, and Wanted to Share
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...
Found This Poem, and Wanted to Share
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...
Fall Show Preview 2017
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...
Fall Show Preview 2017
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...
