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Iconic, reliable, and spun from premium superwash merino, Rios is Malabrigo’s workhorse worsted-weight yarn. Incredibly soft and strong, this washable, 4-ply yarn is fantastic for frequently-worn garments, housewares, and children and baby clothes. Available in an array of watercolor-multi, semi-solid, variegated and solid colorways.

When worked up, worsted weight Riti delivers wonderful stitch definition and blooms beautifully. The non-superwash finish of this yarn means it holds its shape very well, while remaining soft and smooth – perfect for any garment you won’t want to take your hands off of! Embark on a fascinating new adventure with Patagonian wool from Fancywork favorite, Amano Yarns.  

Grab the snacks and let's hit the road! Ali Pate is sending her Road Trip Sock Yarn back to Bend for an extended trunk show running Tuesday, July 1-Tuesday, July 15. Shop beautiful hand-dyed yarn from Colorful Colorado featuring a haul of her very best-sellers, including sparkle yarn and minis!

Sweater quantities and souvenir skeins alike will be available for two full weeks, but as with every limited time event, the early birds get the best selection!

ABOUT THE DYER: Ali Pate was raised in Punxsutawney, Pa. A very rural environment led to an active childhood with time invested in Girl Scouting and community service. Later, those experiences were utilized at Indiana University of Pennsylvania while studying Fine Arts. Ali earned a BFA in 2003 with a concentration in ceramics. Then, earned an MA in 2007 with a concentration in fibers. Throughout her college experience, she worked at The University Museum, and continued to work at IUP after graduation.

In the later half of 2008, Ali moved to Denver, Colorado. She quickly established a studio and Herd of Cats business. Originally operating as a Fine Arts endeavor, Herd of Cats evolved with Ali’s interests over the years. The works created under Herd of Cats always returned to her foundation studies of ceramics and fiber arts.

In 2018, Herd of Cats took a major twist by including yarn dyeing. Ali applied skills learned in both her BFA and MA degrees to hand dye yarns. During the same time Ali created Road Trip Sock Yarn. She worked to simultaneously build two indie businesses in yarns and fibers, which launched to local shops in 2019. Herd of Cats and Road Trip Sock Yarn developed hand-in-hand. Herd of Cats went on to create Meow Mélange and Pupper Patchwork collections inspired by the fur coats and eye colors of adoptable pets from the local shelter. Monetary donations are made based on sales to help animals during their stay at the shelter.

Road Trip Sock Yarn explores local interests while investigating road trip destinations. A fun and funky play with colors, mega speckles – a term coined by Ali herself – were created within this yarn collection. Just as our experiences are unique as individuals, RTSY emphasizes uniqueness with small batch dyeing at its very best. All colors are extremely limited, and rarely revisited; highlighting local and regional attractions based on each of the destination series.

Today, Ali has launched her “Be Better, Do Better” self-campaign to improve her environmental impacts in the process of yarn dyeing. Her strategies include renewable energy sources, water collection for reuse in dyeing, post-consumer recycled materials for packaging and tags, along with many seemingly minor details to improve environmental footprints throughout the entire process. This self-campaign is being highlighted on social media platforms.

Crafted from 100% biodegradable PLA (a durable material made from fermented plant starch like corn, beets, or sugarcane), this set is entirely plastic-free and eco-conscious. The ruler and gauge come in a soft, speckled linen hue and are thoughtfully designed for functionality and sustainability. Compact and travel-ready, they’re the perfect addition to any maker’s toolkit.

Includes:

• 1 magnetic ruler (8” x 1” / 20 cm x 2.5 cm) with 3 embedded magnets

• 1 magnetic needle gauge (9.875” x 1.375” / 25 cm x 3.5 cm) with 4 embedded magnets

• Measures US needle sizes 0–17 (2 mm – 12 mm), including hard-to-find sizes like 2.5 mm, 3 mm, 7 mm, and 12 mm

How to Use:

• Insert your needle into the closest-fitting hole; the smallest size it fits is your needle size.

• Use as a straightedge or pattern tracker, on the Maker’s Board or any magnetic surface.

• Great for storage, organizing, and keeping essentials close at hand.

Shetland Spindrift's ample palette of softly heathered and solid colors is perfect for intricate colorwork and lacework, as well as weaving. Its durability makes it perfect for long-wearing projects. It's softness means it will be adored by whoever is lucky enough to wear your creations.

With helpful and straight to the point illustrations, this is a simple but effective beginners book. Not overwhelming in both physical size and internal content, Skill Set: Beginning Knitting will teach everything a new knitter needs to know, and nothing they don’t.

The 9 Lessons

Everything a new knitter needs to know, short and sweet. These lessons draw on decades of knowledge by experienced knitters Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne.

Lesson 1: Supplies, Casting On, Knit Stitch, Binding Off

Lesson 2: Purl Stitch, Combining Knits and Purls

Lesson 3: Basic Shaping: Increases and Decreases

Lesson 4: Knitting in the Round

Lesson 5: Basic Lace and Cables

Lesson 6: Basic Colorwork: Stripes, Stranding Intarsia

Lesson 7: Finishing: Weaving in Ends, Seaming, Blocking

Lesson 8: Patterns, Yarn, and Gear

Lesson 9: Fixing Mistakes

The authors strive to encourage practice with each of their 9 lessons. Having the learning knitter make swatches for each technique will instill the teachings of the book. With only one simple hat pattern in the entire book, this allows the beginner knitter to easily digest the lessons without being overloaded with knowledge.  

Treat yourself to a sweet pair of Small Flower Scissors. We guaranteed you'll delight in using them for any and all of your on-the-go crafting needs. The pint-sized, sharp blade measures at just 2.5 inches and fits perfectly in a notions tin, any sized project bag, or purse.

Worn down spots and unthreaded holes in our knit garments are only proof of being loved! The Katrinkles Smaller Darning & Mending Loom Kit is a tool that will allow you to repair holes in any knitted garment. Easy to assemble with little to no learning curve, your woolen attire will now have another story to tell! 

Simple instructions are included in the kit along with all the assembling parts. 

Included in the SMALLER Darning Loom Kit:
1 x Darning Loom
1 x Heddle
1 x Elastic Tie
1 x Tapestry Needle
1 x instruction pamphlet

Owner and primary dyer, Jean, doesn't hold back on playing around with colors. Her unique colorways range from tonal neons, earthy variegated, and thrilling speckles! And in a nod to the rockers of the 80s and 90s, they are named after her favorite songs. It's a Gen X trip down Memory Lane!

Juni + Si, pronounced Ju-Knee and Sigh, is named after the owner's grandchildren Juniper and Silas. Dyed out of Snoqualmie, Washington, Jean wants to acknowledge and honor the native people who have heavily contributed to the art of dyeing. 

As with all hand-dyed yarns, Juni + Si are dyed in small lots. Color, tonality and speckle amounts may vary from skein to skein, lot to lot, and monitor to monitor.

No need for math, endless frogging, worrying it's too big... With Twice Sheared Sheep's Sock Sizing Ruler knit the perfect sock size at all times! Just like those super hip snap bracelets from the 80s, the Sock Sizing Ruler snaps into itself for easy portability. Designed for all types of sock makers, you're going to want this in your notions bag ASAP. 

How to use:

Here's how it works:

STEP 1: Pick Your Yarn

• Purchase one of the many great sock yarns available at fancywork - OR -
• Use a skein of sock yarn purchased elsewhere (*additional charge $5)

STEP 2: Pick Your Tube Size

• 54 sts around (approx. 6.25" circumference – youth/small women's size)
• 60 sts around approx. 6.75" circumference – average women's size)
• 72 sts around approx. 7.5" circumference – average men's size)

Pick a size that is about 10-20% smaller than your foot circumference, depending on how snug a fit you'd like. 

Do you want one long tube or two shorter tubes? We will split your tube in half for no extra charge! Important: Please note your preference for a single tube or split tube in the Customer Notes on checkout.

STEP 3: Select Other Options

Hold back yarn: How much yarn would you like us to hold back for knitting your cuffs, heels, and toes?

Choose from: Nothing – knit the whole skein into tube(s), 10%, 20% or 30%

Or instead, use a contrast color to really add some fun!

*Cuff Treatment: Want us to add a cuff treatment to get you even further along? At the starting edge of each tube, we can add one of the following options for an additional $10 per order:

• Folded Cuff
• Picot Folded Cuff
• Rolled Edge Cuff

Please allow 14 days for completion.

Knitting for Olive mohair is RMS certified. RMS stands for Responsible Wool Standard, and the certification ensures that animals, farmers and the environment are treated respectfully. The certificate protects the Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare: freedom from hunger and thirst, discomfort, pain, injury and disease; freedom to express normal behavior; and freedom from fear and distress.

Equally, RMS farms protect soil health, biodiversity and native species, and the RMS certification protects social welfare, working conditions and health safety of farmers and workers. The complete RMS document from Textile Exchange can be found here.

The silk used in Knitting for Olive yarns is cruelty-free. Silk is made of silk threads that come from silkworms' cocoons. The cocoons are made of one single very, very long thread. In conventional silk production, the cocoons are boiled, leaving the silkworms to die. This way, the long, intact silk thread can be used. Knitting for Olive silk is made of silk threads from broken cocoons, where the silkworms have evolved into moths and escaped from the cocoon. The broken cocoon is now many short pieces of silk thread. These short silk fibers are made into yarn. This is a very time-consuming process, and the final result is less smooth than other silk because long silk threads make a smoother final silk product. 

Sol DK adapts seamlessly to seasonal changes but still appeals to those who like the feel of wool. Superwash merino offers warmth and resilience, while the pima cotton adds breathability and a subtle matte sheen. This results in a beautifully balanced DK-weight yarn that drapes like a dream, feels gentle against the skin, and holds up to both wear and gentle machine washing. Whether you're knitting lace, texture, or stockinette, Sol DK showcases your stitches with clarity and elegance.

Cocoknits Stitch Stoppers are soft flexible foam that would slide easily onto your needles and keep the stitches from sliding off – without popping off when your work in resting in your project bag! The smallest sizes even work to keep stitches in place on the cord of an interchangeable needle, should you need to remove your needle tips.

Made of durable, EVA foam in a variety of sizes with an opening in the middle that accommodate everything from size 0 (or the cord of an interchangeable needle set) to a US 15.

• Accommodates needle sizes US 0–15 (2–10 mm)
• 4 each of 6 sizes
• 24 pieces total
• Made of EVA foam

As a symbol of many things, including new beginnings, stork scissors were originally used by midwives starting in the early 19th Century! Matryoshka Doll Shop introduces a colorful line of Stork Scissors, perfect for any who crafter who enjoys starting new projects.

Keep your Stork Scissors safe in an equally colorful faux leather sheath.