Why Knot Blog

When it rains...

When it rains...

Things are sure heating up around here (okay...maybe not.  It was negative 2 the other day with windchill..but figuratively).  Kat is headed down...
Ode to our yarn

Ode to our yarn

We've been fondling yarn again (cause that's what we do...) and appreciating the lovely nuances of each of our base weights - there are 12 - the lo...
Phew!!! And Happy New Year.

Phew!!! And Happy New Year.

It seems like it's been ages...probably because it has!  We've been busy bees around here because the Sleeping Bear Yarn Club of Wool & Ho...
Busy elves and yarny shelves

Busy elves and yarny shelves

Wow!  I don't even know where to start!  This last month has been crazy busy and awesome!  We will have our yarns in the soon to be open Spun, ...

Show season...here we are!

We're in full-on fiber & craft show season around here - which means I'm dyeing nightly almost (haha).  The studio has been such a happy place...
Sharing our love.....

Sharing our love.....

The world is coming together around us it seems.  I had the pleasure of visiting with a fantastic couple here in Michigan.  They have a retreat sp...

Sunshine....and rain...at the same time

I feel like there might be a metaphor in that title.  Lately, things have been so busy that I'm not sure which end is up.  I had my gallbladder ou...

Life and the"Sweater-Thingy"

Back looking out my window...back writing a bulky weight pattern - and possibly a worsted/aran pattern...back to the moving and shaking of living ...
And the winner is......

And the winner is......

After much deliberation - and no decision reached - we threw the names in a hat and drew the winner.   The winner is......Wobbly Wine by Brendan ...
FINALLY - new yarn waiting for a new name...

FINALLY - new yarn waiting for a new name...

It seems like everything has been conspiring to keep me from the dye studio (including my silly gallbladder...oy!), but I've finally been able to...
Let the dyepot simmer...

Let the dyepot simmer...

The mounds of base yarn have arrived!  Let the colorfest begin!  I was able to spend a few hours in the dye studio last night and oolala had some ...
Oh yaaaarrrrn, yarn, everywhere, and not a bit to knit...or just no time

Oh yaaaarrrrn, yarn, everywhere, and not a bit to knit...or just no time

I’m so very, very excited! Starting this month, our main colorways (Reef, Palindrome, Blue Jean Baby, Crocus, Scarlet Letter, and Shire) will be av...