JULY’S (aka the best month of the year) Sample of the Month is finally HERE! 🦀🌊☀️
We’re celebrating BIG this month with our first ever variegated sweater for SOTM!! Everyone, please give a very warm welcome to the Irene Top by Sari Nordlund!
Not only does it feel really special to be bringing back a sample from the Ireland Collection, a collection that really allowed EKF to take some big leaps back in 2022, but having this month be the first month celebrating our variegated colorways, what made me fall in love with dyeing, makes it all feel even more magical 🥹 Whenever I look at Murphy’s Brown Bread, I remember wandering the cozy streets of Dingle in Ireland, thoroughly enjoying my scoop of Brown Bread from Murphy’s Ice Cream, and I can’t help but smile. Ireland will always be a special place to me, and getting to bring this colorway back after so many years feels right ❤️
July’s SOTM will launch Friday, July 10th at 7pm MT!
July Sample of the Month: Irene Top 🤍
Our seventh EKF Sample of the Month for 2026 is the Irene Top by Sari Nordlund.
Originally knit up for us by Hannah for our second Ireland Collection launch back in 2022, this speckled beauty made with our Murphy’s Brown Bread colorway on our Rockies DK base is one of my favorite tops to wear solo in the summer and layered when fall comes around! 🍦🍂
Sari Nordlund, to me, is known for creating such timeless designs with a comforting embrace of all types of texture — from lace to cables and beyond, she never misses an opportunity to create the perfect fabric to showcase your yarn 🥹
Whenever I look at Murphy’s Brown Bread, I remember wandering the cozy streets of Dingle in Ireland, thoroughly enjoying my scoop of Brown Bread ice cream from Murphy’s Ice Cream. When I see Casa Batlló and Sagrada Familia, I remember basking in the sun while exploring the vibrant, full-of-life city that is Barcelona — sipping on sangria and taking in all of the color and beauty around me. These memories are so vivid and sweet to me, taking me back to some of my favorite moments exploring new places and cultures around the world.
All 3 colorways will ALSO be available as single skeins on Rockies DK in our Irene Top: à la carte listings!
July's Sample of the Month launches Friday, July 10th at 7pm Mountain Time. Sample of the Month, our 2026 Club, will be a monthly offering that has a turnaround time of four weeks.
☀️ SUMMER IN- STOCK ☀️
D.I.Y. LEVEL 2 is BACK! 🌈
If you’re new to EKF, here’s a quick rundown of what level 2 looks like: first, you’ll need to take D.I.Y. Level One with us, whether you took it in 2024, 2025, or are signed up for our class in just a couple of weeks! Next, the actual class 👀 D.I.Y. 2 is your chance to have even more creative freedom than level one with the opportunity to create your own exclusive colorway!! Here’s how it works - once you sign up for the class, I’ll send you a Google Form where you will submit photos to create your very own colorway inspiration board for the class! I’ll take your photos and create unique dye steps for you, and from there, the colors are YOURS to decide what to do with and how to dye with. The class will be 3 hours long, giving you plenty of time to plan your colorway AND allowing us to work together if you want more one-on-one help once we’re actually in the studio.
Getting to do this course means getting to do my favorite parts of the job — creating with color, collaborating with you, and spending time in our community 🥹🌈👩🏻🎨.
Sign-ups for D.I.Y. Level 2 open on Sunday, May 24th at 7pm MT
EKF x The Punnett Square
After sharing our BUTTERCHROME Suri Punnett Square, we got LOADS of messages asking us for the design so y’all could make a version yourself!
Well, the lovely Sarah (knitwear designer + EKF team member), wrote the pattern up for free for y’all to use as a guide if you want to make a version yourself!
Click below to snag the pattern for free 🥰🦋🌈✨
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 my favorite places around the world + the whimsical musings that come to me in my daydreams ✨
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
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