Blue Sky Organic Cotton is a beautiful 100% Cotton, incredibly soft yet substantial. We love to see it for all-season accessories and gorgeous seasonal transition sweaters. These are all great for layering, dressing up, or your casual weekend look, and the squishy aran weight works up so quickly! Visit us through April 15th for a… Read More »
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Week Wound Up – March 18
Greeting from space! Here’s what has been happening around the shop this week and upcoming classes and events. Just Landed! A huge shipment of Miss Babs Kunlun Hedgehog Fibres Merino DK A huge restock of Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio DK, including two brand new colorways: Medfield and Arcadia Crazy cool curved double points all… Read More »
Holiday Gifting with Quick, Last-Minute Projects
Bulky and super bulky yarns are ideal for last minute gifts! Between the thickness of the yarn and the large needles, these projects whip up quickly, sometimes in as little as just a few hours! The Cane Bay Wrap by Sarah Smuland is perfect for two skeins of Blue Sky Alpaca Extra. The simple… Read More »
Holiday Gifting with Fingering Weight Yarns
If you aren’t accustomed to working with fingering weight yarns, don’t be alarmed. Despite being on the finer side, they work up quickly and can produce great accessories and toys that aren’t big and bulky. So before you cross fingering weight projects off your crafting to-do list, give some of these ideas a look. The… Read More »
Blue Sky Alpacas Royal Petites Kits – Just Landed!
Stop by and see the newest and most adorable thing yet from our friends at Blue Sky Alpacas. These adorable kits can be worked flat or in the round, making them accessible to even the newest knitter. Each kit is $40. The kit contains absolutely everything needed to make the adorable animal – even the… Read More »
Just Landed! New goodies from Blue Sky and Spud and Chloe
Blue Sky Alpacas HANDSPIN We’re pleased to introduce HANDSPIN, a smooth and springy blend of 50% superfine alpaca and 50% wool roving that comes cleverly packed in an upcycled burlap coffee bag. Each bag is 4 oz and $17.50. Spud and Chloe Stripey Fine Stripey Fine is the same great superwash base you know and… Read More »
Blue Sky Alpacas Bulky
Don’t freak out, but we are only about TWO months (Corrected! Thank you, Pat!) out from Christmas. Now, I know. It seems ludicrous to talk about the holiday when we’re not even at Halloween yet. (And, believe me, you do not want to get me started on the stores, which shall remain nameless, that already have Christmas decor out.) But…… Read More »
Prizes galore at this weekend’s Birthday Bash!
I just put together some prize packages from our wonderful vendors for this weekend’s anniversary event and sale. Each purchase this weekend will enter you for the prize drawing. When you come in Saturday or Sunday, pull a needle from our jar of needles and read your discount! Then shop the store and be entered… Read More »
Working with cotton
I am definitely a wool lover. I don’t care for knitting with plant fibres because I find them to have little to no “give.” But from time to time, the smoothness and sheen of cotton can be super satisfying. Over the weekend I knocked out two adorable cotton outfits for Maddy for spring. The first… Read More »
Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton
It’s back! This worsted weight cotton is super soft and available in bright snuggly colors. Each skein is 150 yards of organic cotton for $13.40. It makes wonderful baby garments for the Eco-conscious infant in your life. We also have a wonderful trunk show of both baby and adult items to inspire you. A. Cameron… Read More »
Soft Metals: Blue Sky Alpacas Metalico
Blue Sky Alpacas Metalico has been one of our most popular yarns since its recent launch. This delicate yarn is beautiful in its pureness — each shade is carefully blended with naturally occurring shades of baby alpaca and premium mulberry silk. The result is an extremely soft, gleaming yarn with a substantial weight that produces… Read More »
October Fair-Isle Along starts up
Tonight is our regular Stitch in Space! If you haven’t yet check out the new October knitalong, tonight is a great time to stop by and see the wonderful color options for our fair isle project. If you aren’t ready for fair isle yet, try out the mitten or hat pattern in just one color…. Read More »
New Royal “Petites”
Leave it to Blue Sky Alpacas to come up with an adorable concept and adorable name. Their newest yarn-venture is a smaller more “petite” version of the Royal Alpaca yarn. Royal Alpaca the finest of alpaca – softer and warmer than cashmere. If you are looking for a luxurious gift, this is the fibre for… Read More »
fibre mom knits sweaters and lace
So I told you awhile back about my mother learning to knit. Her first project? A vest! Seriously…and she actually finished it. I am really really proud of her and her new found knitting skills. She didn’t even whine about how long it took vs crochet. (She feels crochet is superior because it is faster)…. Read More »
appropriate level of packing
I think I have said before that I have a tendency (as do most of you) to over pack stitching projects when headed on vacation. It is just really frightening to imagine being without knitting, should I somehow knit through all of the yarn that I brought. Today I leave for Prague (yay!) for a… Read More »