A Friend for All Seasons Designed by Connie Mitchell, Mr. Fox is a super fun stuffed toy! He is knit in the round with minimal seaming. Connie has really used the shaping potential of knitting well, while keeping the construction very straightforward. Fewer seams mean fewer points of failure when the toy gets loved on hard (and fewer opportunities to sew the arms on crooked). When Mr. Fox showed up at the Skein Shop offices for his photo shoot, David could not stop talking about how adorable he is. I found Mr. Fox hiding in multiple places that day as David found cuter and cuter spots to pose him in. So don't think that just because Mr. Fox is a...
Celebrating the Best Designers You've Never Heard Of... We've been working hard behind the scenes here at Skein Shop to launch a new program for independent designers. We wanted to give a larger audience to talented people who don't have much of a following (yet!). We support these Designers by sending them free yarn and helping to edit their pattern. Soon you'll start seeing Independent Designer patterns showing up on the site and interviews with these Designers on the Community Blog. When you click on the picture of an Independent Designer's pattern, it will take you to the Ravelry page for that pattern. There you may purchase the design directly from the Designer - Skein Shop does not keep a cut....
