Hopemade yarn co

08/31/2026

Pine Barren Knits is now Hopemade yarncast! Episode 1: We all make mistakes is available to view on YouTube. https://youtu.be/hRShHCVSelw?is=qlJn12jqdI_wfBCp

Special guest Julia Mills is back and in this one we talk about some of our recent fails as well as our FO’s and WIPs.

We are also starting a Hat-a-long. I will post more about it tomorrow.

It’s a long one, grab your current WIP and a beverage and join us. I also added time stamps again.

08/22/2026

New sample alert! My wonderful friend Irina The Local Yarn Store knit this fantastic vest for me in Peace. Peace is a non superwash extrafine merino. It comes in 100g and 20g skeins in a variety of colors.

Pattern: The Academic by Eli / Dr. Skeindeer
Yarn: Peace in Blue Ridge, c***r donut, majesty, vanilla cream, storm swept

08/18/2026

I’m having a Trunk show tomorrow Wednesday 8/19 from 10-5pm at The Knitting Niche! How beautiful is Tina’s latest creation knit in Jojo’s Favorite!

With Hopemade yarn co Trunk Show coming to The Knitting Niche, I thought I would post Tina's Wooly Wormhead Shawl/Scarf made with three colors from Hope's collection!!!

08/14/2026

Time seems to be flying, before we know it fall knitting season will be upon us! This is the perfect time to come out and get your fall projects planned. My yarn and I will be at The Knitting Niche Wednesday, August 19th 10am - 5pm for a trunk show! I’ll have tons of yarn to squish and plenty of samples to help inspire you! Hope to see you there!

The Knitting Niche, 1330 Asbury Ave, Ocean City, NJ

07/16/2026

Do you like to make items to wear in the summer or are you strictly a cold weather wear knitter?

I love wearing knits all year round and this is my latest warm weather item.

This is Stromboli by Caitlin Hunter . I knit it in my new base summer, which is a fine superwash Merino/ cotton/ linen blend in the color Moody Blue. This was a fun very memorizable lace pattern that I found enjoyable to knit and I love the way it looks on. If you’ve knit lace before and bottom up sweaters before you could definitely give this on a try. I also did a Ravelry project page for it and my user name on Ravelry is Hopemade.

Summer as well as all of my bases are currently on sale on my website, link in profile!

07/14/2026

It’s time for my End of Season / Summer Sale! Everything on my website is 20% or more off now through July 22nd! I’m clearing out last seasons Chunky and what I have left is 25% off while supplies last! There are also a couple of skeins of discontinued colors 30%. https://www.hopemadeyarn.com

It’s a great time to pick up yarn for those fall projects that you want to get a head start on or for the gift giving season!

Also keep an eye out over the next week to see some of the wonderful finished projects I’ve been working on. Hope you find some inspiration!

06/07/2026

Today is four years since my last Radiation treatment. Normally I go out to dinner with all three of my boys to celebrate, but this year I’m working at a Fiber Festival.
This year’s celebration included, a wonderful dinner at Zeina’s Cafe with my friends , on the way back Debbie mentioned the ice cream shop near my hotel, and Ben decided we needed dessert, so he and I walked over.

This is my friendly reminder to listen to your body, and go to the doctor when something doesn’t feel right. I’m happy to say, I saw my radiation oncologist in May and he said at this point the chance of recurrence is very low and that he doesn’t need to see me for a year, which means I truly feel like a survivor!

Life is short take care of yourself and eat desert if you want to!