We are so excited to introduce Shibui’s new yarn, Tweed Silk Cloud, to all of you this week. This new yarn is a lace-weight blend of silk and mohair just like it’s big sis, Silk Cloud. However, the silk is less ‘refined’ with a tweedy quality. While it seems to have a bit more heft… Continue reading Top 5 Things I’d Like to Do With Shibui Tweed Silk Cloud
Category: Project Ideas
Shrug It Off
I volunteered to be on the planning committee for the musical at my kids’ school for next year. I have no idea why I did this. I hate committees, meetings and I’m not really into theater or musicals. Twinges of regret started to overcome me as I sat down at the first meeting. Why did… Continue reading Shrug It Off
Designer Crush: Tin Can Knits
New arrivals at Wool & Grace (namely, new colors of Spud & Chloe Sweater) led me searching for project ideas for this yarn, and through the course of my search I found myself distracted by the abundance of incredibly appealing patterns from Tin Can Knits. My distraction continued and I was brought back to a… Continue reading Designer Crush: Tin Can Knits
Some Favorite Projects for Spud & Chloe Sweater
The arrival of new colors of Spud & Chloe's Sweater took me on a trip down memory lane, thinking of some of my favorite patterns and projects for this fantastic yarn. Before I jump in with my favorite S&C Sweater project recommendations, let me just reiterate about the gorgeous new hues available. Seven new colors… Continue reading Some Favorite Projects for Spud & Chloe Sweater
Fair Isle Fanatic
A couple weeks ago I blogged about the Wool People 13 collection of patterns from Brooklyn Tweed, and wrapped that up by discussing Bract a swingy pullover work a colorwork yoke. While I’m almost ready to cast on for this project, I got it in my brain that I wanted to tweak my stranded colorwork technique. … Continue reading Fair Isle Fanatic
