I’m glad to say that I’ve re-found my dye mojo and I’m back in the dye pots, really enjoying making interesting and pretty colours with different local plants; weeds some of them. I’m especially pleased to have finally achieved a good red, twice!

So, despite it already being April, it’s a happy new year for me with great expectations from the dyepots. I wish that happiness and peaceful joy extended further than my dyepots.

This post is essentially a bit of an update on Kindly Dyer plans for 2026

Yarn festivals

Sorry, I won’t be at either Woolfest Auckland or Capital Fibre Festival in Upper Hutt this year as I’ll be away visiting family in May and June. I will let you know if I’m going to pop-up at a market or other space somewhere…..I’m looking.

Right now there is a good range of Palliser DK yarn cakes looking bright and cheerful at the Land Girl Cafe in Pirinoa.

Website

I’m about to make changes to my website to better fit my needs and budget. It may disappear for a bit while I work on the transformation. In the meantime you will be able to find me on Instagram and Facebook as The Kindly Dyer, and you are always welcome to email me.

Recent knitting projects

Near the end of last year I made two Pelica vests; one in undyed Palliser DK and the other in the mill-dyed brownish/black. The vest is made in one piece with a tidy I-cord edging as you go. The only sewing required is to sew on the buttons. I’ve worn the white/cream one a lot over the summer and autumn, it’s been perfect for the iffy summer weather. The brown one has also been brought into the regular rotation and I’ve been trying out some winter looks. All in all….thoroughly recommended.

Thank you for following along, please keep watching this space. With a bit of luck and the remnants of my already minimal IT skills you will hear from me again soon.

Bye for now – Keiry