Lost Coast Yarn

01/29/2016

I knew it! How does knitting help you?

The rewards of knitting and crocheting go well beyond reducing stress and anxiety.

01/05/2016

A lovely blog post describing the incredible hours of labor that go into weaving even a simple fabric...hand made at its finest.

Yesterday I finished weaving a new length of fabric. As I sat there twisting fringe, my husband popped his head in, saw what I was doing, and exclaimed, “Wow! Did you just make that?”& #…

12/14/2015

I see a color way here...

Quetzal!

12/13/2015

Great day at the Mattole School craft fair in Petrolia, thanks to everyone who supported Lost Coast Yarn!

12/11/2015

Knit project kits for our mini craft fair here in the Mattole with hand dyed ( non-local fiber) yarn, a pattern, and needles. (Pattern project shown on the blocking mats.

11/19/2015

Colors are always fun: indigo-scotch broom turquoise and brazilwood red 😍

11/12/2015

Storm approaching sunset on the one and only Lost Coast

10/14/2015

Early Christmas! Just got my black-gray alpaca and gray wool roving blend back from Morro Fleece Works. I have a special project in mind for my husband. If you need to find me, I'll be spinning. All this fiber is Humboldt County grown!

10/07/2015

In invite you all to listen to an interview I gave recently to Ashley Yousling of Woolful, talking about all things Lost Coast Yarn. While you're at it, you could subscribe to Woolful's wonderful podcast, which I believe enters you in their giveaway pool. Thanks to NorthCoast Knittery for connecting me with Woolful, and their continuing, on-going support

http://media.blubrry.com/woolful/p/content.blubrry.com/woolful/Episode-37.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Sponsor: I want to thank one of our sponsors for this week’s episode, NorthCoast Knittery in Eureka California. This charming shop opened it’s doors…

09/30/2015

A whole year's worth of brown dye: walnuts from one of my neighbor's trees. Thanks Harold 😀

09/21/2015

Preparing labels for my 2014 worsted weight run, coming soon to the Northcoast Knittery.

09/08/2015

My latest wildcrafted Humboldt color: gray made with oak galls and iron. A huge thank you to Linda Hartshorn for the consultation at her natural dye workshop over the weekend 😀