Yarn Dominance in Marling

Understanding yarn dominance in marling will help you use up your stash and get incredible colour variation.

Marling For Beginners

Don’t be afraid if you’re a beginner and have no idea what marling is. By the end of this blog post you will. If you’re interested in learning a technique that will help you use up your stash while also playing with colour, you’re in the perfect place.

Sustainability Meets Creativity

As a small business, we’re constantly looking for ways to reduce (and reimagine) our waste.

The Farm-to-Skein of Sustainable SA Yarn

Follow the journey our yarn takes throughout South Africa, from a farm in the Karoo to a skein in our shop.

Updating our colour palette for 2026

See how Cowgirlblues translates trend forecasts into our vibrant hand-dyed palette.

Building Colour Confidence

Fall in love with colour using these helpful tips.

Gift-worthy Knits

7 Knit projects for gift-worthy holiday recipients.

A Day in the Dye Studio

Behind the scenes of the Intro to Dyeing Workshop, with Holly Kane

Lemon Poppyseed Cake

A regular crowd pleaser at our Saturday Open Studio.

Knitted Chickens

Yes, you read it right, today we're talking about knitted chickens.

Seductive sock yarns!

Sock yarns make a good souvenir since you only need one skein to knit a pair.

Picking a Knitting Pattern

Get some useful tips for how to pick a pattern you really want to knit!

Starting a Sweater

Starting a new knitting project doesn't need to be intimidating with these easy steps.

Think pink!

What colour is pink? And what does it represent?

Midnight Dancer

Sari Nordlund's Midnight Dancer Socks a la Bridget

Heritage of tomorrow?

September 24th is Heritage Day in South Africa