Neon-Candy-Party-Time Yarn, Yeah!!

We haven't been able to stop thinking about this neon rainbow explosion since we first laid eyes on it. Manos del Uruguay's Alegria sock yarn comes in the most insane colors of all time and that just makes our day.

We see this yarn knit up in colorwork projects mixed with a neutral or black to set off it's magical hues. Like candy for your eyeballs, it is!

Alegria is a durable sock yarn made with soft superwash merino strengthened with a bit of polyamide. Your neon rainbow candy party handknits will be oh, so nice and soft!

Craft Up a Trend: Neon Magic

We know... neon isn't a new trend, but the craft world is catching on! We are super excited that Michael Miller is now printing neon fabrics. We just got these bright beauties in and we are ready to inspire you to sew.

Neon has been hot in the fashion world for a while. Everything from jeans, to shoes, tops to nail polish looks great in neon.

Madelinetosh has this pattern for a great throw made in Madelinetosh light "Edison Bulb" and "Antler" - what an awesome way to add some neon to your home!

Photo courtesy of Madelinetosh

With this fabric, I can hardly wait to stitch up a Wiksten tank out of the neon yellow polka dot... so summery and yes, bright.

What will you make in neon?

Magical to the Max: Fibrofibers' Nightfall Worsted is Here!

We picked up the Nightfall Hand-dyed Sock Yarn last fall, and our first shipment sold in just weeks. We are delighted to have it back in stock, as well as the heavier weight Worsted version of this magical ombre beauty.

Nightfall Worsted  |  Nightfall Sock

We've already seen some amazing projects made from this yarn. Jessie Dawson, a customer with very awesome crochet skills, made a neon green crochet doily from Nightfall. Talk about hot.

Cat Stebbins, a Fancy Tiger instructor who works crafty magic with Tunisian crochet, created this beautiful Tunisian cowl for a class.

There are lots of colors of Nightfall in stock right now, but come by soon, as they are sure to find new homes quickly!

Ladies Fancywork Society Works Fancy Magic!

We at Fancy Tiger Crafts are big fans of the Ladies Fancywork Society. This street art crew of crafty ladies has been tagging the streets of Denver with colorful yarn-bombs since 2007. You may know them from their amazing ball and chain tag of Denver's Big Blue Bear, their crocheted garden down by Millennium Bridge and the tube socks addition to the Convention Center Dancing Statues. These ladies are quick with the hook and we are delighted to have two LFS pieces currently on display in the shop!

Lucille Lynn, Jeanne Lois, Esther and Maxine of LFS

In anticipation of our new space we asked the Ladies to work their magic on a deer form with several skeins of neon pink Manos Del Uruguay. We couldn't have been more thrilled with what they did--going above and beyond by constructing an 8 foot set of antlers. Amazing!

This magical guy is on display overlooking our community table. He'd love it if you came by to say hello!

We hit the jackpot when we caught wind of about a million crochet granny squares that LFS had recently used for an installation. We helped them rework the squares into a really cool cape for our resident deer, Bucky Junior, who is now on display in our front window!

Come by soon if you'd like to see Bucky Junior's colorful cape in person. He will be on display through the end of the March.

Thanks LFS! Keep on blowing our minds with your mad crochet skills!

Manos Del Uruguay is here!

Who can resist these handspun, kettle-dyed yarns from Manos del Uruguay?

We love that the Manos Del Uruguay cooperative has been working to support women hand spinners, dyers and weavers in rural Uruguay since 1968, and is now a full member of the World Fair Trade Organization. Owned by the women themselves, Manos has 17 cooperatives in villages throughout the countryside of Uruguay.


The tweedy subdued color of the Wool Classica Naturals comes from over-dyeing the natural grays of handspun wool.


And oh-so-super-exciting is the new neon colors of Manos Maxima! We have never seen colors this bright in an all-natural yarn, and the fair trade merino wool is soft and lovely. I'm imagining up some neon colorwork right now!

New! Fantastic Neon Trims!

We are in love with these bright, sparkly trims and ribbons that just arrived from Hong Kong! Bask in the sparkly goodness!






I can't wait to embellish just about everything in the wooorlddd!!!!