HiyaHiya Flyer needles, like the Addi FlexiFlips, are a fusion of double point and circular needle that make it easier to knit small items in the round, especially for newer knitters. Two of the needles are used to hold the stitches of your sock/glove/etc, while the third is used to...
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Butterfly / Papillon Shawl Kits
The Papillon shawl by Marin Melchior has been on my knitting bucket list ever since I saw the stunning purple and green version knit in Uneek self-striping yarn in StevenBe's booth at Stitches. I purchased the pattern over a year ago, looked it over, and it gave me a headache. ...
Yarn Packs for Andrea Mowry's Nightshift Shawl
Andrea Mowry's Nightshift Shawl pattern is another fabulous adventure in color play, this time using worsted weight yarn and slipped stitches to "shift" from one color to the next. We've got yarn packs in a variety of hand dyed worsted weight yarns and a range of color palettes. Meadowcroft Dyeworks...
Ready to Dye Natural Yarns Now Available
Many of you who like to dye your own yarns have asked about some of the yarn bases that I use for our hand dyed yarns, particularly the Quixotic Exotic Merino/Cashmere/Silk blend. I've just added a collection of undyed yarns to our online catalog, including some of our regular bases,...
Regia for Hand-Dye
Sock knitters have been asking for this for years. Sock knitters know that Regia's classic 4 ply sock yarn wears like iron. Wash after wash, it doesn't pill or wear out. Right now Curtis and I have a pile of hand-knit socks with holes that need darning, but not our...