| New Needles, Bunches of Bundles & Learn To Dye!
As fiber artists, the tools we use in our craft matter! We are always on the hunt for accessories, notions, needles, and hooks that are reliable, innovative, and fun to help create our precious projects. In our peak making season, we can be knitting with all different fibers and colors day and night... literally! So that is why when our Beans first saw Knitter's Pride 2022 Day & Nite Gift Set, our jaws literally dropped to the floor and we let out squeals of delight! With this set, Knitter's Pride had solved a problem that we didn't even know we had!
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The idea behind this stunning set of interchangeables is they can simultaneously help you see your dark and light yarn better as you knit! How can they do such sorcery?!
Combining contrasting black and natural tones in one wooden needle instantly provides you with the right background for whatever yarn color you are working with!
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Casting on a dark beauty? Just swivel the needle to contrast the yarn against the natural background to see it clearly! Have a light creamy-tone calling you from your stash? Use the dark side of the needle to see your stitches more clearly! Working on a high-contrast colorwork project? Switch the needle from dark to light depending on the yarn you are currently working with!
Nestled in this dreamy and portable box are... - 8 pairs sized-marked needle tips: US sizes 4-11 - 4 stainless steel cables: 360 degree swivels in 24", 32", and 40" - 1 set of cable connectors - 4 end-caps - 2 locking keeps - 3 wooden Day & Nite themed buttons
Gift season is approaching quickly so get ahead on shopping for your favorite knitter (or even yourself!) This gift set is now available for pre-order, they will be shipped in late October.
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When you are in the mood to make, sometimes you just want to skip over the whole selection process and get to the yarn gliding off of your hooks and needles! Between finding a pattern you LOVE and then selecting the type and color of yarn you want to use, it can be an overwhelming process. One of the things we adore the most about Blue Sky Fibers is their pre-made kits that help skip part of the decision process and get us straight to knitting!
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For those who don't know what project to start next... When we first saw the Persimmon Wrap we knew it would be THE project of the fall! How can you resist gorgeous Autumnal colors in a texture-filled wrap?! This intermediate project features a fabulous pop of a rusted orange within a beautiful blend of grays.
To make it super easy to add to our project bags, this kit includes the five irresistibly squishy hanks of Woolstok Light you need to complete this project plus the printed pattern designed by Alyssa Rasmussen all nestled into a canvas bag!
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Colors bundled up for you... Has your mind already been traveling to snow covered mountains and trimming the tree?! For those of us already in the holiday spirit, Blue Sky Fibers has delivered us with two winter-inspired Woolstok Bundles to get us started on our handmade gifts and decor!
Holiday Cheer is a classic red and green combo ready to make a festive colorwork hat or tiny fiber ornaments for your tree! Chilly winter hues more your style? Holiday Frost combines an array of creams, grays, and blues together in a color palette for cozy cowls and mitts!
Each bundle comes with 2 skeins each of the 7 different colorways for a total of 36 yards per color of Woolstok yarn. Not only do these bundles knit up stunning small projects, but they are perfect for adding colorwork to your larger knits!
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Dye-ing to Learn!
Do you ever pick up a skein of yarn and wish it had just a bit more blue or had pink instead of red? We love the dimension a beautiful variegated yarn can add to our project, could you imagine how fantastic it would be to make a hue just for you?!
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Delve into the creative science of dying your own fiber during our Solar Dying Virtual Event on Friday, October 14!
Our fabulous and knowledgeable teacher, Rachel Roden, will join us on Zoom from 10:30 to 11:30 am (PDT) and go step by step on how you can take an ordinary hank of yarn and create a unique masterpiece for you to use in your next WIP!
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To participate along with Rachel, you can purchase one of our Dye Yourself Kit ahead of the event! This kit comes with a jar, a Cascade Heritage yarn, five different colored dyes, gloves, and a mask for the dyeing process!
To sign up and get your questions to Rachel ahead of time, please fill out this form!
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Project On Our Needles!
Allison's Alien Cardigan
How out of this world is this cardigan our Bean, Allison, knit up?! When she shared it at our morning meeting show and tell, there were audible oh's and ah's over this galactical cardigan Allison knit for her sister's birthday! What makes this knit more impressive is that she came up with this pattern on her own! This alien cardigan was knit using 5 skeins of Berroco Vintage DK in Cast Iron and 2 skeins of Plymouth DK Merino in Lime Glow.
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