Hand-knitted jumper, on display at the National Library of Scotland

What every well-dressed librarian is wearing @natlibscot.bsky.social

Best wishes for a successful surgery and good recovery! ❤️

How to Know Whether You’re Getting a Good Knitting Pattern - A Bee In The Bonnet Many knitters are rightly concerned about accidentally getting a dud of a knitting pattern. Here are some ways to avoid that outcome.

Good blog post from @abeeinthebonnet.bsky.social on how to discern good knitting patterns from bad (AI generated). www.abeeinthebonnet.com/blog/how-to-...

Our new album is out today! A sincere request to help spread the word!

6/? Lastly, I am heading to MDSW the first weekend of May. I will be back with more details on samples and yarns and fibers for the show. Can't wait to see you! XOXO

5/? AND, I just sent a HUMONGOUS order of spinning fibers to Trish at @yarnsocialkc.bsky.social in Kansas City. You really won't want to miss seeing the selection, it was so much fun to dye them all.

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Also, I just sent off a fun order of Cronut Sport & Sourdough Sock to Ann at @yarnfolk.com in Ellensburg, WA. I sent my faves, so I hope you enjoy shopping in their new location!

3/? Also, I dyed a special colorway for Melissa at Lovelyarns in Baltimore. She is headed to Frederick Fiber Fest the 25th of April and is bringing skeins of my colorway on Brioche DK & Sourdough Sock. If you're going to the festival, be sure to stop by and see Melissa!

Fiber Circle Studio Fiber Circle Studio, located in the beautiful Wine Country of Northern California, focuses on offering workshops and workspace in weaving, spinning, fiber processing, knitting and dyeing. In addition ...

2/? Also, I am the featured Indie Dyer over at Fiber Circle Studio in Petaluma, CA. They have a bright and spring time palette of colorways on Stroopwafel DK and Napoleon Sock! I also dyed a special colorway for their LYS Day called Springtime in Petaluma. 🧶🧶🧶
fibercirclestudio.com

A photo of three skeins of hand dyed yarn twisted and sitting in a row on a white background. They are dyed in shades of raspberry, orange, green, blue & purple.

Hi! Whew. I feel like I can finally catch my breath. I've been so so busy over here and needed to stay super focused to make sure I got everything done.

I'm heading to Nash Yarn Fest this week. The market is Fri & Sat. Info here: www.nashyarnfest.com
Dolly's Coat of Many Colors is coming, too. 1/

Easter dinner is chicken soup (thank you, allergies) and chocolate soufflé. I highly recommend!

Every single software I use for work has turned into a horrible user experience since they decided to implement AI. I don’t use the AI features they keep offering but the sites are less stable and glitchy. Very annoying.

Every morning this week, I’ve been dealing with brioche knitting mistakes I made the night before. I need to stick to daytime brioche-ing, I think. 🧶🧶🧶

A graphic for Nash Fest. It reads: Nash Yarn Fest The Fairgrounds Nashville. There is a cartoon picture of a calendar page for April 2026 with 17th & 18th highlighted and circled. www.nashyarnfest.com

I'm home from the fun Tidewater Knitting Guild retreat market and ready to hit the ground running to prepare for Nash Yarn Fest, which is less than a month away! Hope to see you there!
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The half hour I was able to spend out there did me so much good!

Sorry, market hours are noon to 4.

I forgot to bring my knitting with me on this trip to the Outer Banks, but it’s gorgeous today and my booth is all set up in time for me to get my toes into sand and soak up the ocean.

I’ll be at the Tidewater Knitting Guild market today from 12-5. Hilton Garden Inn in Kitty Hawk. 🧶🧶🧶

A tonal yellow handspun skein of yarn

Two skeins of handspun yarn. Pink on the left, yellow on the right.

Pastel rainbow skein #2 is complete 🧶 This fiber is such a joy ro spin.

BFL/Silk by @knitterkim.bsky.social in Sorbet

#handspun

😍😍😍 love seeing these getting spun up!

Location: Hilton Garden Inn at Kitty Hawk.

5353 N Virginia Dare Trail
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949

Hours: Noon to 4.

I just received my shipment of Smoothie silk/linen fingering and I’ll be dyeing it up to bring it with me! See you soon.

Are you wondering if I’m still dyeing yarn? I am! It’s all been projects I can’t share with you yet, but soon I’ll be able to talk about them. I did add a small event for this weekend, if you’d like to come. The Tidewater Fiber Guild’s retreat market is Saturday. I’ll be there with a booth :) 1/2 🧶🧶

Buddy Guy at the Oscar’s!

Seeing Buddy Guy show up at the Oscars in leather overalls and his trademark polka dots made me really happy. We were able to see him and Kingfish perform last summer and it was a night of pure joy.

From the laundry community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the laundry community

If you’re looking for a diversion from all of the horrible out there, you can go read r/laundry and find out about giving your murky kitchen towels a “spa day”.

www.reddit.com/r/laundry/s/...

I struggled so hard with this season.

I have made a colorwork sweater with this yarn base and it turned out fine. Even though it's single ply, it has held up better than some other multiple ply yarns with wear. The lightness of the yarn means that it doesn't get heavy enough to stretch out of shape while wearing, IME.

One Day was so so good. I also loved the original with Anne Hathaway. I’ll have to look up the Vladimir one and see if it is based on the book.

These tech companies just refuse to be thoughtful pieces of society.

It's wonderful to see you!

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Take Out is on HBO right now and it is very good. Highly recommend.

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The universe is sending me warnings today. First, my entire cup of coffee spilled. Second, my plate of eggs knocked upside down onto the floor. Should I go back to bed and wait until tomorrow?