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Jeremy (Jem) Adkins

@forest.jem

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Indie hand-dyed yarn 🧶
Ecologist • Climber • Fibre Artist 🌲
Orillia, Ontario
Knitting, crochet, & dyeing journey 🌈
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What an amazing time at the @kwknittersguild show!! It’s been 25 years since I was there!

@emilielikeschmemilie and I had an amazing time!!

Thank you to @mimimcpoofypoof for the amazing food and friendship! 💜

To my kids @emilielikeschmemilie and @btown415 for the birthday gift $$$ 💜

Special thanks to Rae @stixandstonesnb for introducing me to some amazing indie dyers! Let’s bring in the colour buddy!!

Here’s my haul!

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A long weekend in Algonquin Park felt like the appropriate time to cast on a pair of socks in this beautiful @forest.jem Pinecone Sock in "Leafing Out"! I made good progress on both the first sock and some reading, and enjoyed paddling and relaxing with @druid.and.cat.studio and @pandas_thumb! We also brainstormed some fun new ideas to collaborate on for the shop... Knitting summer camp, anyone?

Jeremy's colours are so vibrant - we have several still in stock in-store and online! Back to regular summer hours in our current location at 14 Cataraqui St this week. More to come on our move to 12 Cataraqui soon!

#knitting #algonquinprovincialpark #placesyoucanknit #forestjem #yarn

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Had a fantastic day at Barrie @fibrespirit over the weekend!

I found so many cool treasures and talked to so many lovely humans! Took zero photos because I was having such a great time 😜 ☺️

Will go over it all in a future video!

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THANK YOU BARRIE!!

We had the BEST time @fibrespirit yesterday- it felt so good to finally be able to be back at this show and hang out with all our fibre friends! The organizing team is out of this world incredible, and every detail is executed meticulously, which made for a fantastic show!

You guys showed up and kept us busy the entire day! Our new yarn bases were gobbled up quickly, and we have lots of dyeing to do to replenish our stock before @kwknittersguild in just two weeks!

Thank you so much to my wonderful friend @forest.jem for spending your Saturday working with me at the booth, and promoting your beautiful hand dyed yarns! And thank you for being so considerate with sharing your tallness with me 🙃

What a wonderful weekend- I have all the fuzzy feels 🥰

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If I had to sum up summer so far…

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🌲FOREST🌲 ✨GEM✨

@forest.jem a true gem. What a fun couple of days we have had playing in the dye studio, learning new techniques and laughing endlessly! We found new favourite colours and applied them to blank yarns in creative ways to make saturated, nature inspired colours.

I am so proud to have been trusted to be a mentor to Jeremy while they started their yarn dyeing journey, and what a lovely friendship it has grown in to!

You will find @forest.jem yarns at Stix and Stones over the next few weeks, as we will be continuing to collaborate in store & for upcoming fibre festivals! Find their yarns at the Stix booth in Barrie @fibrespirit in a few short weeks, and @kwknittersguild Knitters Fair a few weeks after that!

Stay tuned, as more colours are coming out of the dryer today and will be hitting the floor this morning!!

Thank you to everyone who came to the pop up and made a purchase to support this budding new Yarn Artist!

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Two more sample knits finished to showcase the beautiful colourways from @forest.jem . 💛💙

These socks were such a joy to knit, and I love how each colourway tells its own story. Seeing them come to life stitch by stitch is one of my favourite parts of knitting.

I never take it for granted that I get to enjoy evenings like this. Living lakeside means I have a front-row seat to some incredible sunsets, and sharing my knitting in a place that inspires me makes it even more special.

Which pair would you cast on first—the sunny yellow or the deep lakeside blues? 🌅🧶

#sockknitting #forrestgem #lakesideknitting #knittingcommunity #handknitsocks

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Happy Friday ☀️ We have some new sock yarn in the shop from @forest.jem in a fun bright colour palette! I had the pleasure of meeting Jeremy yesterday and they got to visit the new location as well :)

Jeremy is a new yarn dyer and creates these colours in Orillia, ON. Very excited to support this new artist!

These new additions are live on the website for:
- In person shopping (we're open Sat July 4, 11-2)
- Free self-serve local pickup (open 24/7)
- Shipping across Canada (we pay shipping over $150)

#knitting #yarn #sockyarn #forestjem #lys

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My favourite thing about spring is when the peepers come out. The louder the better.

Also sleeping with the windows open, watching the birds return, sitting outside with a cup of tea, the smell of the marsh, the mud, the fresh air, the first blooms, baking bread, getting cozy with a book or knitting project on rainy days.

I used to call this ‘wet dog season’ and while that’s still true, I’ve grown to appreciate it in a very different way this year. I’m looking forward to some summer heat, but I’d be lying if I said I won’t be sad to see spring come to an end.

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