What's new?

So we all feel like there is some progress here :-), we'll keep posting what's new on the site as we go along. Let us know if there's something you think we're stupidly neglecting.

Polynomial riff scarf from Ada Deitz patterns. 11/28/06
Sewing for a change: pants pockets. 11/28/06
New sweater: Night of the Living 80s. 4/20/06
Tired of being copied without any sort of credit, we now point to derivatives, using their photos without any sort of permission :-). 4/13/06
Stub of French site up. 4/3/06
Some site structure updates, fully XML 1.0 compliant. 3/24/06
Pattern for sewn haircut cape. 3/7/06
Added google ads. It pains me, but we've got to keep this going somehow... So please be kind and click on them once in a while :-). 1/19/06
Starting up the blog again, at least in English. 14/12/05
Slightly new look. That is, web browsers still can't manage to implement style sheets according to standards (especially the much-hyped Mozilla), or even consistently (#$@#$#$@!!). So what you're now seeing is the best compromise we can come up with. Sorry. 11/29/05
Shutting down retail sales for the summer! 7/1/05
New yarn: Kid Merino Prints 6/10/2005
Our Fizz isn't the torch one! Read about flammability and textiles in general. 2/17/05
Faux mink collar. 2/1/05
Spiral scarf. 1/31/05
New yarn: Party. Wide ribbon in lustrous nylon. 1/27/05
Moebius capelet, in very fuzzy yarns. 1/25/05
Moebius strips in knitting. 1/25/05
Pixie hat, adult version. 1/25/05
New yarn: Little Flowers. Small color tufts with a tiny sparkle. 1/16/05
New yarn: Kid Merino. Featherweight mohair blend. 01/14/05
New yarn: Dragonfly. Bold matte combo of poofy lashes and paper strips. 9/18/04
Many new spring colors already in. Also lowered price on Tingle and Whisper. 12/16/04
New yarn: Deco Stardust wide metallic ribbon. 12/10/04
New yarn: Fizz Stardust metallic eyelash. 12/9/04
Daisy stitch holders: aluminum, light and inexpensive. 11/24/04
Daisy straight knitting needles: bright fun, light and inexpensive. 11/2/04
Granite poncho in Iceland. 10/26/04
Farfelle (bowtie) evening scarf. 10/18/04
Un-astrakhan crochet hat. 10/17/04
Ann Norling seven poncho kits from booklet no 63. 10/10/04
Cloud poncho in Merino Frappe, free pattern. 10/6/04
Easy child's crochet poncho in Musique, free pattern. 10/6/04
Arm warmers to match the Poofy capelet, free pattern. 10/5/04
Knit or crochet loosely. 9/17/04
Martha scarf kit, a fuzzy delight on several levels. 9/17/04
Easy poofy capelet for Fall, free pattern. 9/16/04
Yoga and knitting. 9/5/04
Tingly scarf free pattern. 9/3/04
New yarn: Fling novelty eyelash. 9/3/04
New yarn: Soiree dressy metallic. 9/3/04
Suggested color matches for Iceland and Labrador. 9/1/04
Easy lacey capelet free pattern. 8/25/04
Trio tote bag kit in several colorways. 8/8/04
Freedom Caterpillar (chenille) scarf. 7/16/04
New yarn: Light Pipe fine yarn with big shots of stripey color. 7/9/04
New yarn: Trio layered, springy ribbon. 7/2/04
New yarn: Poof ultrasoft, poofy eyelash. 7/2/04
New yarn: Summer Net medium, light, gauzy ribbon. 7/2/04
New yarn: Glam soft, shiny rayon ribbon. 7/2/04
New yarn: Big Net very wide, gauzy ribbon. 7/1/04
New yarn: Whisper very light, soft eyelash. 6/17/04
New yarn: Tingle dense, shaggy eyelash. 6/17/04
New yarn: Squiggle bulky eyelash. 6/17/04
Jackie O bag. 6/15/04
Pattern for spiky poncho. 6/9/04
Moths. 5/17/04
Improvisation in spinning and knitting. 4/7/04
Collar shawl kit. 3/10/04
Finally liberated from earthlink earthlinksucks.com! Aaaah. Now hosted by pair pair.com. Expect to see more functionality phased in over the next few months. 3/9/04.
A guide to Paris textile resources. 2/27/04
Knitted zigzag scarf of handspun overtwisted singles. 2/19/04
Crocheted passport bag pattern. 2/6/04
Lower shipping charges. 12/06/03
Very Long Fuzzy scarf, and kit. 12/06/03
Another boutique: Handwoven scarves by Green. 11/15/03
A new boutique: Art glass buttons by Marie-Christine Mahe. 11/5/03
Lots of stolen spinning equipment to watch out for. 11/3/03
Choosing a spinning wheel 10/22/03
Update of all events. Addition of a San Francisco fabric shopping guide. 10/12/03.
Original color in Vegan Fox discontinued. We now offer two close replacement choices. 9/29/03
Search the site. Duh :-). 9/29/03
New used items for sale, [including Crisp spinning wheel - gone]. 9/2/03
Felted kitty balls. 9/2/03
Crocheted London beanie. 9/2/03
New reversible patterns. 8/4/03
Crocheted Hawaiian ribbon lei. 7/29/03
Sheep breeds (over) simplified. 7/5/03
Knitted birdless boa, now published in KnitWit. 6/20/03
Fuzzy knitted tote bag 6/20/03
Fuzzy discusses acid dyes for protein fibers (wool, silk..) in knitty.com's Summer 03 issue. 6/16/03
Yarns in hanks, ready to dye. 6/6/03
Web scarf free pattern - punk crochet lace. 6/6/03
Cocoon from Crystal Palace, strange webby yarn. 6/6/03
Baby Georgia from Crystal Palace, thin mercerized cotton. 4/11/03
Fleece for the birds. 4/7/03
Bamboo crochets up to size L/8mm. 4/3/03
Crochet Fuzzy bag pattern. 4/1/03 (we're serious!)
Surprise bag pattern. 3/17/03
New yarn: Waikiki, a slubby cotton/rayon mix. 03/14/03
V-ery easy crochet stitch for scarves. 03/04/03
Knitted peace sign. 02/24/03
Reversible knitty-loopy scarf pattern. 02/09/03
More colors of Iceland and Labrador thick wool yarns. 02/04/03
New yarn: Shimmer, a soft shiny acrylic. 02/01/03
A whole new shipment of Crystal Palace yarn! Almost everything in stock, including the all-popular silver fox :-) 01/30/03
Shag wool-blend eyelash. 01/27/03
Fibonacci and using his sequence in design. 01/21/03
Altering pants patterns for pajamas. 01/17/03
Determining ease. 01/10/03
Large-size bamboo needles back in stock, and new spring colors in current yarns. 1/9/03

Reversible stitch patterns for scarves. 1/8/03
Major shipment of Crystal Palace yarns arrives. 12/26/02
Why process your own fleece? 12/15/02
Washing fleece by hand or machine. 12/15/02
New Spring colors for Crystal Palace yarns. 12/03/02
Container of Crystal Palace yarns has arrived. Stock updates. 11/26/02
SF Bay knitting groups in flux. 11/25/02
I suppose I shouldn't omit from here the now separate Lily blog, about the fox row. 11/21/02
Flower Power shawl kit. 11/08/02
Washing sweaters. 11/06/02
Rebecca magazine patterns in our yarns. 11/05/02
Samples for Esther Bozak's reversible scarves. 11/4/02
More current events and SF fiber resources. 11/2/02
Some new vegan fox colors, and rhinestone eyes! 10/25/02
A new spinning get-together in San Francisco. 10/24/02
Finally, pictures of the Knit-out. 10/20/02
Knitting styles: English vs continental. 10/17/02
Left-handed knitting. 10/17/02
Iceland from Crystal Palace. Super soft bulky merino yarn. 10/15/02
Labrador from Crystal Palace. Thick and thin handspun look, soft merino yarn. 10/15/02
Priscilla's Probability Pullover, in our geek knitting series. 10/3/02
A fair number of new SF resources listings. Thanks everyone :-)! Also, new colors of fox. 10/1/02.
Vegan Fox kit. 9/27/02
Splash. New fringe eyelash yarn. 9/27/02
Merino Frappe. New soft merino yarn. 9/27/02
Used equipment listings. With a list of reliable online references. 9/26/02
Pussy Galore, since a shocking number of you don't recognize her :-). 9/25/02
Events listings. Including a guide to SF fiber resources. 8/15/02.
Spiffed up the site to conform better to accessibility guidelines. 8/14/02
Knit-Out 2002 & Crochet event for San Francisco 8/2/02
Christine's stay-on baby booties 7/27/02
Measuring gauge 7/24/02
Bamboo needles 7/22/02
Turned Fuzzy on! Yeah! 7/18/02

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