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🧶 Natural Dyes, Yarn, & Fabric
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📚 Journeys in Natural Dyeing & The Modern Natural Dyer

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New stripy-scrappy-fun sweater for my daughter by special request. She outgrew a sweater with the same details—peplum, quarter zip neck, stripes, and requested I knit her a new one. I’m so lucky @nash.knits came out with the #tracklinejunior sweater that I was able to use as a base with a few modifications. If you want to know all my mods, read on! But for those not here for granular knitting detail—she loves it! And better wear it every day.
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KNITTING MODS:
PEPLUM: knit to waistline and increased stitches by 100% (knit into front and back loop)
ICORD hem: two rows of purl to reduce stockinette curl, then 2 stitch icord bind off.
SISTERS, NOT TWINS: Sleeves are almost identical—I had to get my scale out to try and ration my yarn, but I ran out of the chartreuse and ended up with one little teal stripe. It’s cute!
STRIPES: rows of 5 and 3, Russian jog to connect the stripes and reduce weaving in ends. Color blocked yoke and sleeve cap for style and ease with German short rows.
SLEEVE HEM: I knit one final round in indigo after ribbing, then one in pink, did a simple bind off. It mimics the icord finish on the hem and is stretchy enough.
Yarns my daughter has picked out over the years, or vibed with the color palate. @labienaimee bought @avfkw and previous @kindred.red yarns. That pink skate spark! So so good!
The purple zipper was reclaimed from the sweater she outgrew—it had a paint stain I couldn’t get out across the front. Happy to rescue the zipper!
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One of my favorite things is that I have been able to share my love of the craft of knitting with my daughter. As a teenager, she wasn’t so interested, but she came around and is now completely immersed in this fabulous craft. Being able to spend time together @awoolenaffair and @nysheepwool last weekend was so special. We are both wearing projects made from yarn from our favorite yarn store @avfkw. She is wearing the Color Poem Scarf by @ceceliacampochiaro with @avfkw Floating yarn and I am wearing @petiteknit Cloud Blouse with @avfkw Floating and Frond. Now, I think I may have convinced another daughter to join the club, so you may see one or two more here next year!

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Happy WIP Wednesday! I’m knitting up a modified #tracklinesweaterjunior from @nash.knits for my daughter by request to replace a favorite sweater she outgrew. I’m using up various skeins she’s picked out over the years—some @labienaimee from @avfkw and some deliciously neon @kindred.red yarns. I’ve modified the pattern for stripes and color blocking, and like her inspo, I’m adding a little peplum. She better love it! What are you knitting?

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We have a winner! 🎉🏆 Here is the winning post for our October Everlasting KAL prize of a $100 Cocoknits gift card.

Glittergal88 (on Ravelry) knit this Tracy hoodie for our eKAL at the beginning of the year, with help from our Tracy On Demand Class. She even indigo dyed the @breadandbutteryarn Pretzel yarn herself at @avfkw! 💙👏 Here’s what she had to say in a couple of Ravelry forum posts:

“I had such a fun time dyeing the yarn at the studio, taking the Cocoknits on demand class, and wearing the hoodie to the the @avfkw store during the @bayareayarncrawl :) so glad to have been a part of this knit-a-long.”

“This pattern (and the on-demand videos) were so much fun, and I learned a lot of new skills along the way. The Cocoknits method was so different from the other sweaters I’ve knit, which made the whole process really interesting.

There were so many new skills I heard about and could try for the first time like casting on stitches for the underarm and seaming later. Plus, this was my first hoodie and my first time adding pockets to a sweater.

I think it’s one of the best clothing items I’ve knit. Thank you so much for all the on demand help and this knit along”

Throughout the year we will select participants in The Everlasting KAL to receive a $100 gift card to our online store. Our next winner will be chosen in February.

To qualify, simply: 🏷️ tag us in a photo of your project on social and #️⃣ use the hashtag #TheEverlastingKAL, or 🧑‍💻 post to our Everlasting KAL Ravelry discussion.

Every post counts as a separate entry (both work-in-progress and final pictures are considered). More information can be found on our website.

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Been a little quiet on here because we’ve been traveling! First stop was a quick trip to the SF Bay Area where I was able to squeeze in some time to visit with @chin2tog and check out @avfkw ! Chin has been so helpful and supportive during my knitting journey, and I was able to see how indigo is dyed at Verb. I came home with a skein of Even Tinier Annapurna and a copy of One Skein Knitting by @life_is_cozy . I can’t wait to go back one day, hopefully sooner rather than later 💙

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Wearing my finished #blouseno4 @myfavouritethings.knitwear in this lovely yarn by @avfkw Floating in the shade supernova.

I really want to cast this on in a brown shade! Love how it turned out 🫶🏼

#knitterofinstagram #myfavoritethingsknitwear

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Tillie Sweater by Cocoknits with AVFKW Flock and Soft Current. I met both of these ladies on my last trip to Berkley❤️❤️❤️ I used Soft Current in Firefly and Red Pear, held with Flock in Limited Edition😊
#cocoknits #avfkw #tilliesweater @cocoknits @avfkw #avfkwflock

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Making some progress on this ethereal cable knit sweater for @avfkw 💜 Loving the cable and bobble details on the Ophelia Sweater pattern by @sari_n_ and soft fluffy yarn combo of cashmere, alpaca, wool, silk, and mohair that is creating such an incredible fabric.
#opheliasweater #cableknitsweater #handknitsweater #avfkw

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I love designing triangular scarves and bandanas because the shape itself becomes part of the design. I like to play with colours and motifs, arranging them within the triangle and letting them interact with its shape.

Organic or graphic, simple or more playful – which one is your favourite?

#knittingwithleftovers #contemporaryknitting #colorplay #knitspiration #intarsiaknitting

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Store Chronicles just added California to the map. London, Memphis, Austin, Nashville — and now two shops that couldn’t have been more different from each other, both worth the stop.
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Walked into the first one with zero idea who I was about to meet. Turns out the woman helping me was Kristine — she and her wife, Adrienne, own A Verb for Keeping Warm together, and Kristine’s the one behind The Modern Natural Dyer and every skein on that wall, which is entirely their own VERB line — and she just... chatted with me for twenty minutes like it was nothing. She said she would look me up next time she’s in Nashville but I’m sure she says that to all the girls😉
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Their house line is dyed right there in the Oakland studio using flowers, bark, and leaves. Their label says it better than I can: “such acts embody love and creativity.” They also carry beautiful yarn from other dyers — La Bien Aimée’s display alone could’ve kept me there another hour. I came home with the blue and the gold speckled VERB skeins. Yes, to having luxury socks💙
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And then, bonus — Ksenia Naidyon, author of One Skein Knitting, was there teaching a class that day. I got to talk to her for a few minutes too, and she was just as warm and down-to-earth as Kristine. Two women who’ve genuinely shaped how people think about small-batch, single-skein knitting, both in one little shop, both happy to just talk yarn with a stranger.
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Second stop was close to the wedding we were in town for, and it had the best “crafters support chair” I’ve seen — my husband appreciated that one more than the yarn, honestly. Came home with a skein of Urth Yarns Uneek Fingering, and a new appreciation for the man who sits patiently through every single one of these stops.
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Tell me — have you ever wandered into a shop and had no idea you were standing next to someone famous in the craft world?
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#OneStitchAtATime #knittingjournal #yarnstorechronicles #handdyedyarn Hand-painted shop sign reading "a verb for keeping warm, knit sew spin" hanging beneath a striped awning, blue sky visible

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Absolutely in love with the fabric created by holding @breadandbutteryarn Pretzel together with @avfkw Frond. 🥰 Colors are Redwood (Pretzel) and Candied Apple (Frond).

Our new Paloma sweater is a classic V-neck pullover with modern details like drop shoulders and pretty cable increases. The pattern includes 10 sizes, with finished bust measurements ranging 36-70.75” (91-180 cm).

Find the Paloma pattern on our website and Ravelry. Newsletter subscribers, check your inbox for a limited-time discount! 😉

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Me: I’m just here for one thing.
The craft store: be serious.

Learn sewing basics and make your own clothing with @bayronhandmade on Skillshare. Class 🔗 in bio

Filmed at @avfkw
Sound inspo spotted in the wild via @jolypoa, who clearly gets it

#Sewing #SewingProjects #HobbyMaxxing #CreativeHobbies #skillshare

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