I had created a delightful new colour called ‘Boulder Opal’. But it’s not… I chanced to put a piece of labradorite against it… and it was a better fit. So though this was not what I set out to do, I am retro-fitting. That’s only…
Ok people, everyone remembers these, right? The weather here in Toronto has abruptly gotten very hot and humid (considering it snowed two weeks ago… but hey, I’m not complaining) and I’ve got popsicles on the brain. A quick pinterest search brings up all kinds of…
Introducing the latest new ombré colour – Ocean fortress. Blue, to lighter blue, to seafoam, then tan, and finally a sandy brown. This colour will launch in our online store this Friday morning, along with another new colour (previews coming soon!) and the April colour…
Longbeach is an asymmetrical shawl that is knitted end-to-end using 420 yards of Killarney sock, dyed in our new April colourway. The pattern is inspired by the shape of the tide pool in the shot, and the texture of the sand in the image. It’s…
Long Beach is up at the top of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Tito and I drove up there in July 2011, as part of our annual Canada Day road trip. We arrived at sunset, and the light was spectacular.…
I am so happy and humbled by the positive, enthusiastic response to the Blue Brick’s Ombré series. Inspired by the love, I’m happily dyeing away experiments for several more colours which I’ll be phasing in over the next few months. All of them will be dye-to-order,…
For weeks I’ve been sharing sneak peeks of my work in developing ombré yarns, and I am delighted to say that I’ve finally achieved a technique that suits my picky personality and allows me to get smooth, lovely, long-run colour changes into the yarn. This Friday, The…
The March colour way, ‘Cove’ is available for purchase this weekend in our online store, starting tomorrow and ending on Sunday evening. Cove is dyed on our Killarney Sock base – 420 yards of sturdy-but-soft merino/nylon 80/20 blend. Cove is perfect for shawls, scarves and…
New colour way, to be added to this Fridays small Etsy update, ‘Sundown’. Which of us has never grabbed inspiration from a beautiful sunset view? I took this on our last vacation, over the ocean. There’s a little bit of all things sunset in here;…
Friday February 19th, at 11am EST there will be a small Etsy update featuring a few new yarns that I’ve been working on (hopefully some gradients too, but not making promises there yet!). These two are based off some photos I took during the Fiestas de…
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