Unplanned Peacock Studio is a small hand dyed yarn business that's taking over a farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.  Our yarns are unique, high quality, and made with care.  We also raise Icelandic sheep for their glorious wool, and we help out our neighbors by selling other local yarn and fiber.  I love to do custom work, so please inquire if you are interested in something extra special (match your pet? someone's favorite color? etc.), larger quantities than are currently in stock (for that Einstein Coat you've always wanted), or a different color on one of our yarns.  Typically, custom work takes about 2 weeks to complete, as long as the weather cooperates (I do much of the dyeing process outside), and the yarn is available.

Want to see our yarns in person?  Here is a list of local yarn shops carrying our yarn.  We also have groups on Ravelry and Facebook.

Our Knitter of the Month is Whitney Harmon, of Rocky Mount, Virginia!

Whitney is an extremely prolific knitter who always seems to have an Unplanned Peacock project on the needles.  She is the owner of the yarn shop "The Crooked Stitch" in Rocky Mount, Virginia.

Whitney says: "I started knitting while in college.  My mom showed me once, and the owner of a yarn shop in Staunton another time, but it never really made sense to me until we knit a 12 foot scarf in the Theatre department at Mary Baldwin.  Terry Southerington showed me how to knit again, and assured me that any mistakes would add to the effect of the scarf we were knitting for Tiny Tim to wear in "A Christmas Carol" at the Blackfriers Theatre in 2003.  My prolific knitting began while expecting my first child.  I was visiting the Blue Ridge Folk Life Festival with my mother, and we met Sheila and Dorothea.   At that point I did not know what a DPN was.  Sheila graciously told me, and then gave me my first lesson in fixing errors, and my first sock pattern.  From that day on ( October 27, 2008) I have been knitting non-stop.  I love Unplanned Peacock yarns because they embody everything I enjoy about knitting. High Quality fiber, vibrant and fun colors and on top of it all, it is local. I could not ask for more… except for maybe more time to knit!"

Want to be Knitter of the Month?  Knit a project out of an Unplanned Peacock yarn and send us the photos (with permission to publish them on our website).   If you win, you'll receive a free skein of yarn.

Happy Summer Solstice to all the Wheel Club Members!

I hope you are enjoying your lovely yarn!  Our next package will be sent out early September! 

 If you are intrigued by the traditions of the Celtic people of the past, and you love stunning and unique yarn, check out our Wheel of the Year Yarn Club!