Melt Shawl kits available 3/13 at 12pm Mountain Time! ✨🌈
We are so excited to announce our collaboration with Lolabean Yarn Co. and Andrea Mowry. This unique partnership brings together the creative genius of Andrea from Drea Renee Knits, who has designed the Melt Shawl using both LBYC + EKF yarn. To celebrate this collaboration + the pattern release, we're launching preorder kits in our shop!
We will have three Melt Shawl kit options with different EKF tonal contrast colorways available on our Rockies DK base, all with Lolabean Yarn Co.’s Fairy Dust colorway as the main color (MC) of the shawl!
MONOCHROME COLLECTION DYE TRACKER!
wondering when your Monochrome Collection colorways are going to hit the dye pots? peek below to the check the status of every colorway in your order, from up next to dye, currently dyeing, dyed, + finally, ready to ship! we update this list weekly, so make sure to keep an eye out!
reminder that the Monochrome Collection had a turnaround time of 12-18 weeks, with all orders shipping by Sunday, June 2nd at the latest.
update on 3/19/24: Hey y'all! We are currently 7 weeks into our preorder and have dyed over 8,500 skeins already! We'll be reaching our halfway point (March 31st) in just under 2 weeks and will have 16 out of the 30 Monochrome colorways dyed by then. Orders are already starting to ship out and we are on track to finish dyeing in the first week or so of May. Stop back in soon for more updates!
love, the EKF team 🤍🌈
Meet Explorer Knits + Fibers, a hand-dyed yarn company.
ever wonder what it looks like to run a hand-dyed yarn company? come take a peek behind the curtain with us and learn what Explorer Knits + Fibers, a women-owned and operated small business, is all about 🤍
this short film was shot by Gretchen Powers, a professional photographer + videographer, knitter, + close friend of the EKF team
Welcome to Explorer Knits + Fibers 🌲
EKF is a women-owned and operated business that warmly welcomes all adventurers, knitters, crocheters, makers, hikers, and yarn lovers alike. Our goal is to create a safe and inclusive space that encourages diversity and does not tolerate hatred of any kind.
Black lives matter. LGBTQ+ lives matter. Equal rights matter. Mental health matters.
Our colorways are inspired by nature and Ali's favorite places around the world! We hope you find something that you love.