Name: Nikki Bush
Business: Peppermint Knits
Website: etsy.com/shop/peppermintknitsllc

Hand dyed yarns and fiber

Peppermint Blue BFL/silk fingering

Peppermint True Worsted merino

Peppermint Sock 80% merino/20% nylon fingering

Name: Emily Eckel
Business: Artisan Buttons
Website: etsy.com/shop/ArtisanButtons

Artisan Buttons offers a unique selection of buttons hand crafted from recycled and locally sourced materials. We have reclaimed hardwood buttons in a variety of sizes and shapes. The beautiful hand dyed recycled buttons are carefully cleaned, boiled in a hot dye process and then rinsed obsessively. Our fabric buttons are made from vintage embroidered textiles, silks and woven ribbons. We also carry buttons crafted with historic techniques such as the Dorset Crosswheel.

Come by our booth with your works in progress to select the perfect buttons to finish your project. You can select from sets of buttons hand sewn onto cards or
browse through baskets of buttons sorted by type.

Name: Dawn Craig
Business: Fairy Tale Knits
Website: www.FairyTaleKnits.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FairyTaleKnits/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fairytaleknits/

Indie dyed yarn inspired by the whimsical fun of childhood and make believe to inspire knitters, crocheters, and spinners. All on yarn and fiber as unique as the stories that inspire the colors. ChiaoGoo knitting and crochet accessories, handmade shawl pins and stitch marker, and fun whimsical kits.

Name: Beth Karr
Business: Roving Acres Farm
Website: rovingacres.com

Come see our farm fresh yarn and fiber! We have lots of products from our Jacob, Cormo, and CVM/Romeldale sheep, Angora goats, and Angora rabbits.

Big bowl of gorgeous Mohair locks, hand dyed

Luscious fawn colored Mohair blend, home spun, boucle yarn

Super cute crochet drink cozy kit comes complete with mason jar, yarn, pattern, and hook

Name: Sarah Teigler
Business: One Sly Fox
Website: oneslyfox.etsy.com

I’ve been part of the fiber community in Pittsburgh for nearly 9 years and I’ve been at yarn in some way or another since I was about 3 thanks to my grandmothers.  One thing they taught me over and over is that something functional can be nice to look at, that something pretty can have a an actual physical use.  I’ve grow up with this idea rattling around in my head and I apply it as often as I can.  When I started complaining about the choices in store-bought stitch markers and a friend told me “well, make something better” I ran with it.  It started as just playing with beads and has evolved to the point where I am rather proud to present my fandom stitch markers, as well as a number of other tools and hand spun art yarns.  Knitting/crocheting/fiber work makes you happy, why shouldn’t all you tools?

A few random facts:
*I am, quite obviously, a fox addict.
*My friends were convinced for ages I was punking them with my sock knitting speed (1 week for a pair!)
*I have shamelessly used my spinning wheel to “hypnotize” kids left nearby at shows to give their parents a break.
*Proud Gryffindor and Potterhead.
*I am a sock knitting addict!

Name: Megan-Anne and Jac
Business: Lattes & Llamas Yarn
Website: lattesandllamas.com

Us in a nutshell:
Lattes & Llamas Yarn is hand-dyed in our studio by Megan-Anne and Jac with an occasional assist from their little sister, Alena. Our family business makes an ever-growing range of yarns, patterns, kits, and fun swag items like coffee mugs and projects bags. We have an unabashed love of colorwork, socks, and Bluefaced Leicester wool, but our first and foremost love is the Geek-A-Long.

Founded on a caffeine high and the need to knit a massively nerdy blanket, Lattes & Llamas created the Geek-A-Long, and annual mystery blanket knit and crochet along, which raises awareness and funds for Child’s Play Charity. In its fourth year, the GAL has become a world wide knitting sensation and with the addition of our Geek-A-Long Yarn, we’re able to further our efforts by donating one dollar to CP Chairty for each skein of yarn sold.

About Masquerade Yarn:
You hold your breath. Is the masked prince really coming your way? Does he know who you are? Draped in a silk and sumptuous wool gown and hidden behind your ornate mask, he must have mistaken you for some kind of princess. But wait, then you remember. You ARE some kind of princess — you must be to have so much silk.

Of course, you can’t just walk around in a ball gown and masquerade mask all day. For all the moments in between, you can feed your royal side with Masquerade yarn. Luxuriously blended from extra soft Bluefaced Leicester and 20% silk, this yarn knits up into gorgeous drapey shawls and extravagant socks. Our colors were designed with multi color projects in mind, and specially created to compliment one another for all of your knitting needs.

About Escape Yarn:
Delightfully soft and luxurious, this DK weight yarn is the escape you deserve. Whether you’re getting away from dirty socks, a 9 to 5 job, or high pressured super secret squirrel missions, Escape Yarn will transport you to single-ply, silken getaway. Don’t worry about the landing, a cloud of baby alpaca, merino, and silk will break your fall!

About Adventure Yarn:
With its subtle sheen, amazing stitch definition, and striking colors, Adventure Yarn is a high-twist complement to your highly exciting life! Whether you’re taking it with you on a pre-planned adventure or letting it set the stage for a swashbuckling fiber journey, you won’t be disappointed with this Bluefaced Leicester blended sock yarn.

Need to clear out some of your old stash and make room for new yarn?

There will be a box at the Indie Knit and Spin for donations of new caps and hats which will be donated to the Allegheny General Hospital and Freeport Rd. Chemo Wards. These caps and hats will hopefully provide some warmth and comfort for patients at both centers. If you would like to donate a new hat, you can drop it off in the donation box at the event or send a private message to Laura Roth.

Please follow a few very basic rules when making your hats: use very soft cotton or synthetic fibers to prevent allergies and issues with sensitive skin. Please also choose a pattern that has no seams and is not excessively lumpy. If you have questions, feel free to send a PM to Laura. For ideas of yarns to use and sizes to make, please check the info provided at the following link (these are the guidelines we are going by): https://www.dropbox.com/s/x57183el58ud08d/Required_Yarn_List_2017.pdf?dl=1

Name: Gwen Brown
Business: Gwen Erin Natural Fibers
Website: www.gwenerin.com

The latest adventure in the life of Gwen Erin Natural Fibers is a big move out! Now I occupy a small space on Main Street in Hubbard, OH with a carding area and a dyeing station. In addition to my handdyed fiber and handspun yarn, I’ve been able to expand my inventory of knitting and spinning tools to include a full line of Knitter’s Pride needles and crochet hooks plus a selection of Nancy’s Knit Knacks tools. Also I now carry a selection of Brown Sheep Company yarns which combine perfectly with handspun yarn.

Name: Lisa Cannon
Business: Fibernymph Dye Works
Website: fibernymphdyeworks.bigcartel.com

A collection of self-striping fingering weight yarns, because stripe-y socks and accessories are always great fun!

As the dyer behind Fibernymph Dye Works, my passion for color and texture drive the products I create. My self-striping sock yarns and color block gradients speak to my proclivity for bold, bright and rich colors, while my sock blanks and vast array of variegated and speckled colorways add a level of depth and texture to the overall look of the yarn and, ultimately, to the finished projects created with them. I dye on a variety of wool and wool blend bases ranging in weight from fingering to bulky, as well as some spinning fiber blends, offering every fiber crafter something with which to play.

Sock blanks offer a unique palette of color that aren’t just for socks anymore. Try them for unique shawls, cowls or scarves.

Variegated and speckled colorways add extra texture and pop to whatever you make with them.

Inversibles Sets are a great way to shake things up and challenge your inner OCD. Create socks or mitts that match…yet don’t. Mismatched for the win!

When large chunks of color are what you need, color block gradients fit the bill. Shown here on my Megga bulky base.

Name: Jess Pflueger
Business: Fiddlehead Fibers
Website: etsy.com/shop/FiddleheadFibers

Washed Polwarth Wool

Washed Border Leicester Wool

Dyed and Washed Romney cross wool