News & Notes From FGF
new happy colors for socks or shawls
Playa colorway on Corrie Sock Yarn New happy colors on Corrie Sock yarn. You can grab some here. Fiesta Colorway on Corrie Sock Yarn
new pattern and kit for Zephyrette
This cowl is knit in the round using the Linen Stitch. Using this stitch has been on my wish list for years. Why? Because I started out as a weaver and this stitch not only appears to be woven but it is also knit as an “over/under” pattern. By knitting in the round,...
another successful mohair shearing in the books
Waiting for their turn with Emily It's the best when the goats just lie back and relax. This is Ethel. All done and released into the "wild". Here's Ethel again! She is asking for more graham cracker treats! And curious about where her friend Lucy is... Interested in...
autumn colorways for preorder
Is it too early to think about rich fall colors? It is still summer really. But, I know it's not too early for me! I've been working really hard to make special colorways for all the fall fiber festivals. I was going to keep it under wraps until the shows, but that...
Holiday Collection PreOrder
PIne Forest Trio Just added these skeins in a holiday collection. I'm taking pre-orders for these. These yarns are on my Corrie Sock base which is a fingering, superwash wool/nylon blend. It makes fantastic socks, but is equally wonderful for shawls and sweaters, hats...
new kits for Camau shawl
The Camau shawl is a triangular shawl that is mostly garter stitch...so easy TV knitting. It is intersected with short rows of eyelet stitches. There is also a lace bind-off. These kits contain 4 skeins of my Cirrus yarn. This yarn is a 2ply wool and alpaca yarn. It...
new marled yarns in the shop
Light and dark Majesty colorway of Synergy yarn 230 yards in 4oz heavy DK weight I have added these yarns into my webstore here. Before the skeins were one of a kind skeins, so I only sold them in person at a show or in my studio. But now I have 5 new colorways that I...
sock blanks to knit or crochet
trio of warm color sock blanks This week I added a whole bunch more sock blanks into the web store. Sock blanks are the serendipity of knitting. They are fun to pick out and you really don't know what the end product will be. Of course it all depends on what you are...
another beautiful shawl to knit with zephyrette yarn
I love this Pi shaped shawl. It is knit with 3 skeins of Zephyrette yarn in the Jade colorway. This is one of 6 shawls designed using the principles of Elizabeth Zimmerman's Pi shawl. The lace patterns are in a camping theme with the top being paw prints, slanting...
new colorway on 2 yarns for the fall
Cardinal in Snow on Zephyrette yarn Here's the next installment of fall colorways. These are inspired by cardinals in snow. These yarns along with other nature and autumn inspired yarns will be available at the fall fiber festivals: Shenandoah Valley Fiber Fest, Fall...
