Leafing for Spring – Designer Series
Leafing for Spring is a whimsical, crocheted shawl pattern by Anastacia Zittel from Massachusetts. I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting her at Stitches EAST which was in Connecticut this year. I wish we had more time to hang out together because I know there are lots of crochet techniques I could learn from her! Anastacia […]
Spring is coming!
The weather has been crazy here in Philadelphia – it can’t decide if it’s winter or spring! These socks shout spring time at me like fresh green sprouts emerging from the ground. I’ll be digging through some seed websites later to plan our container garden. I’m fortunate to know some of the nicest knitters around – […]
Tia Cowl – Designer Series
I’m incredibly excited to introduce you to our push to support independent designers, and we have a great pattern to show you! The Tia Cowl is a new knitting pattern by Michelle Mattingly. The cowl is made using 2 skeins our American Lamb, the color shown is Wineglass. You knit this with your yarn held double and […]
New Year, New Socks
Boy has it been cold! I finished these socks just in time for the new year but it’s been so cold I’ve been reluctant to go outside to take photos. I have a favorite painted door at the mill that is gigantic and has a lot of beautiful character. It faces into our courtyard and […]
Local Shop Initiative Update, New Florafil Color & More!
Brrr. It is getting cold out there which means it is perfect weather for wearing hand-knits! Our Earflap Hat knit-a-long is going strong and the first 2 finished objects have appeared in the group! Beck’s finished hat (shown at bottom) out of our American Lamb bulky wool which has gotten plenty of use with the wintry weather here in […]
New Fingering Weight Wool – Wayfarer
We’re excited to introduce our newest yarn line, Wayfarer. It is a pure, 100% fingering weight wool that is twisted and dyed here in Philadelphia at our mill and the wool is sourced domestically. This 8 ply yarn is lovely to work with and we can’t wait to share what our sample knitters are making with […]
Price Change & November News
We have some exciting news! With the help from our stores, reps, and employees, sales on Made in America Yarns have been very strong and are only looking to get stronger! What does that mean for all of us? It means we will be able to purchase our wool and cotton in larger quantities and […]
Late October News
New Colors! Hot diggity! We’re happy to add six new colors to our American Lamb line! From left to right: olive jar, grape juice, granite, delft blue, brownies, and pumpkin. Granite is slightly darker than our Light Fog which has been discontinued due to issues with it’s dye process. We think these new colors really […]
Cozy up with Chenille & Early October News
Soft Chenilles – Cozy up in the Cold Wondering what you can do with our chenilles? How about a quick cowl on your knitting machine! We cast on this cowl to show off the colors of our Rayon Chenille (1725 ypp) – the finished size before seaming is 48 inches by 9 inches. You […]
September News + Local Shop Initiative
The weather has finally turned here in Philadelphia and we have some cozy, cold-weather projects to get started on! New Free Pattern – Tobnoggan This week we are proud to release Tobnoggan, a new hat pattern by local designer Katie Vlasov! This pattern uses just one skein of our American Lamb and features some great cables, […]
