Greeting from space! Here’s what has been happening around the shop this week and upcoming classes and events. Just Landed! Crave Thoreau Curved Double Points all the way from Germany! Highland Handmades Sugar Maple Sock Jill Draper Makes Stuff Esopus Miss Babs shipment of Yowza, Yummy 3-ply and Yummy 2-ply New scissors in a variety […]
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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 […]
Highland Handmades now in worsted
We loved the Highland Handmades’ Sugar Maple Sock so much, another Highland Handmades base has just landed! The Black Ash Worsted, a 60% Merino-40% bamboo blend, is 300 yards per skein (note that you should hand wash and dry flat). The bamboo in this blend gives the yarn a gorgeous sheen and a lovely drape that […]
Week Wound Up – Thursday, September 24
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop! What’s Hot Our second shipment of Chicken Boots has landed. Check out the great variety of bags and sizes along with new patterns! Pepperberry Knits Bulky is here! This 100% cashmere bulky weight 80 yard skeins are hand plied in Boise, Idaho to create gorgeous multi-tonal […]
Our newest addition: Highland Handmades
After many requests from you all, I am excited to have brought in Highland Handmades! The company is owned by Heather Monroe Kinne, who dyes all of the yarns in the Highlands of Maine. Many of her colorways are inspired by the beauty of the Appalachian Mountains and the North Maine Woods, both of which […]