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Good cookies.
There’s so much to be thankful for during Christmastime. One thing we are certainly in thanks of: cookies. Cookies are good any time of year. Though, they seem to reign supreme during the holidays for...
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A rose by any other name.
Newness feels good: new linens, a new haircut, a new day, a new name. It’s the dawning of a new day for our small family business, a day to start fresh and shrug off the old. In this new day of this...
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A Pair of Hares.
If you are like me you are probably shocked that Easter has somehow snuck up on you, that it is in TWO WEEKS. I’m pretty sure that it was January last week, so how did this happen?? Lucky for you,...
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Out of the Thistle
Out of the thistle our business has come, Sick and tired of being overrun. It tried to bloom where its seed was sown While at the same time the weeds had grown. The thistle had grown so dense and...
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Provisional patterns.
With the big changes in this company’s name and appearance, we have also decided to step even further from our old ‘image.’ There was a time when our first designs were new and unusual, but through the...
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A Shrunken Wool Trio.
Like many of you, we have been enjoying being outdoors in the warm sunshine. In the (less) amount of time we’ve spent indoors, we have continued to keep our creating hands busy. We’ve had inquiries as...
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Flowery foodie goodness.
What’s not to love about flowers? They look beautiful lining a pathway, sitting in a jar on the windowsill, or even printed onto fabrics. Another great thing: some flowers are edible! We just love the...
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Homage to Honesty.
Have you ever had one of those weeks? You know, the ones where you have a ton of friends and family in town, doing renovations for the elders and celebrating birthdays. And there’s a giant...
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Pattern prices reduced!
First thing we’d like to report: all knitters and crocheters can purchase any Out of the Thistle pattern for just $4.99!! We have patterns available on our website, on Etsy, and on Ravlery! {links to...
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Feeling Fall.
A long weekend was spent in a cabin, cozied around a campfire with family in the cool mountain air. With the crackling mesquite and changing canopy, it finally felt like Fall. We bundled up in woolen...
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A tisket, a tasket, bunnies in a basket!
These three little cuties are now available on our website! They are the perfect size for being toted around by your little one. I hand-knit them with 100% American wool (from Quince & Co), then I...
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Good-bye October.
Goodness, is October really ending? It has been a full one, though. A glorious, gourd-filled month with all of it’s vibrant leafy loveliness. This, the month when coziness moves into every corner of...
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Making minis.
I’ve been busy making-over some of my original miniature ted designs, such as these “Knot Heads.” They are still small in stature and feature ample-sized heads. The overall design just needed a bit of...
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Holly Jolly
Sometimes, it’s easy to get bogged down this time of year, especially if you’ve had to recently deal with anything like we have such as deaths of close family members and of pets, or having dealt with...
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Mice and snowmen and bears, oh my!
Just a quick little post to share a few photos of some cheerful little characters that we’ve been working on! The snowmen set is currently available here, but hurry, the auction is only for ONE DAY!...
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It’s all about the timing.
Sometimes you have a plan. And sometimes that plan doesn’t work out. I’ve been wrapped up in a whirlwind for the good part of a year. Off and on, my husband Zach and I had planned on moving to a...
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A well-rounded week.
This week has been a full one. We picked about 200 plums from our tree. About 70 were gifted, another 100 were used in homemade plum chutney, and a few dozen were plucked by the kids and inhaled right...
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Back in Session.
When school’s out you’re elated that the kids choose to sleep in their swimsuits, helping to lighten your laundry load a bit. You’re happy that you don’t have to stand in 100-degree temps in that...
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Whimsical!
As you may have seen sneak peeks on our Etsy and Instagram–we will now be incorporating some more kid-friendly items! The new Out of the Thistle® Whimsicals include rattles and dolls! These items are...
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Fleeting Moments
I feel it–the summer season is beginning to fade. Masses of flowers are staying bloomed a bit longer, now that they aren’t so quickly baked in the sun. There’s a cool morning breeze that teases us,...
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