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Today has been one of those wonderful, full studio days.  I’m still winding skeins, measuring, and gently dipping fibre into the dye pot. Work has officially begun on this new colourway: a rich, velvety deep purple that gradually softens into lilac, lavender, and the most delicate mauve hues. (That’s the hope, at least as the yarn always has the final say!) One of my favourite sources of colour inspiration is Sarah Renae Clark’s Colour Cubes. I can spend ages flipping through

Today unfolded a little differently than expected, but it felt full of quiet, happy progress. I spent some time fine-tuning my Stock Solutions (SSC's) for the purple gradient sets. Everything is now measured, balanced and ready. So Monday the dye pots will come alive with that deep velvety purple graduation. Getting this technical foundation right makes the creative part even more joyful. Then a beautiful delivery arrived: Fine Merino/Nylon Superwash Fingering Weight Sock ya

Yesterday I welcomed you into the world of Piglet & Squid. Today I want to invite you a little deeper into the studio and show you what a typical week looks like when I’m preparing something new. Right now, my main focus is winding and preparing a fresh batch of 20g mini skeins for the new gradient set. A beautiful transition from deep, velvety purple into softer lilac, lavender and delicate mauve hues. These little skeins are my favourite way to test a colourway before I com

Mini Skeins. Purple Dyes. Graduated colours. What is the dye pot working on this week.