I love knitting, am an avid knitter and always have a knitting project (or three) on the needles. Knitting is a satisfying and cathartic endeavor. My biggest and maybe only qualm with knitting is that I can’t do it faster. I like to joke that I knit like molasses. In an effort to speed up…
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The Good Feels
Not everyone has the time to leave a review. I get that. Honestly reviews are super, but nothing feels better to me as a dyer and an artist than a repeat customer. Welcome back, friends. Have a seat and stay awhile. Please don’t forget to share pictures of some of your beautiful makes using our…
Untwisting Stitches
Today I had to rip back about 4″ of work on my daughter’s poncho. The first row I knit with increases (M1) I used my right needle to pick up the bar between stitches to make a new stitch when I should have used my left needle instead and consequently it left holes every five…
My View This Morning
While the snow is beautiful, it can play havoc on shipping to and fro. I received an email from UPS and apparently my yarn bases won’t arrive until Monday. Sigh. In the meantime I have orders to pack and ship and some knitting to get finished. Knitting time is always a favorite time. I ordered…
Superwash Wool vs Non-Superwash Wool
Superwash wool and non-superwash wool take dye in very different ways. The picture above is my “Snow Apple” colorway. It’s a myriad of crimson hues in one skein. The bigger DK weight skein on the left is 80% non-superwash merino wool and 20% cashmere. The fingering weight skein on the right is 75% superwash wool…
Ravelry Group
I have started a group for Strawberry Hill on Ravelry, if anyone prefers that platform to stay up-to-date. I posted all of my dyeing videos there. I’ll be running knit-a-longs, giveaways and sales just for the group there as we proceed. The link at the top of this website for Ravelry takes you straight to…
My Shipping Department
It may be small but it is mighty. Is it weird that I enjoy this part of the business so much? I was packing orders yesterday and stopped for pictures.
PETA are Wrong About Wool!
There’s a disturbing and dishonest campaign right now by PETA against the wool industry. This push is misguided and ignorant. Not only do the animals benefit from being sheared but so do we who utilize that wool. And most importantly so does the environment. Synthetic fibers are petroleum based, are not biodegradable and shed microplastics…
Harvard Pigment Library
How cool is this?! Can you imagine the colors that are in there we’ve never seen?
Mind = Blown. The Truth About Primary Colors
Yay for knowledge!
Strawberry Hill Fiber Studio
Hi! My name is Becky Keeling. I am a spinner (yarn maker), knitter and knitwear designer. You can find me as StrawberryHillFibers on Instagram, Strawberry Hill Fiber Studio on Facebook and the web, and StrawberryHillFS on Ravelry (although I have honestly never figured out how to use Ravelry well and am not very active there)….
Strawberry Hill Fiber Studio 