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Making Comfort KAL

Making Comfort KAL

This is a pre-order and will ship the week of August 25th, 2025.

Join us for the Making Comfort KAL at the end of Summer and meet the upcoming cool season with a warm, lightweight shawl. Evenings outside by a fire, an early more coffee on the front steps--we see this as a staple piece you will quickly grab to throw on your shoulders.

This shawl uses the Heritage DK by North Bay Fiber--a Targhee-Polypay yarn known for it's consistent, quality fleece. The fine wool heritage is evident in their wool. The yarn is soft and fine, but also durable. This makes it an excellent choice for everyday garments and accessories. Heritage is woolen spun yarn that takes the dye beautifully. The yarn is light and lofty. An ideal yarn for colorwork, but also contains enough body to showcase texture.

September 6th-October 13th, 2025

Now - July 13th: Order the yarn and needles now through July thth. Everything will arrive in the store (or straight to your doorstep!) with plenty of time for you to cast on by September 6th. When you’re done, we’ll expect to see finished shots of you and your sweater! Email us at thebuzz@woolandhoney.com with your finished piece, and while you're knitting, use the #WoolAndHoney hashtag on Instagram or post on our Facebook page.

Help every Saturday: We’ll be dedicating our Saturday morning Open Stitch Zoom gatherings to the Making Comfort KAL September 6th-October 12th. We’ll be here to chat in real time, help you if you get in a rut or offer insights into navigating the pattern--but primarily it’ll be a chance for us to motivate each other.

15% Discount: the needles AND the yarn. We’ll be knitting ours with the Heritage DK .  Need to order needles? Find them HERE.

Prizes: The prize for finishers? Every single participant who completes their shawl will receive an Upcycled Leather Shawl Cuff! Each cuff is unique so we'll aim to coordinate your cuff with your shawl color–a $24 value–AND every single participant who completes their sweater will be entered in a drawing to win a $50 Gift Certificate to North Bay Fiber.

Top L to Bottom R: Green Cottage, Deep Dive, June Bug, Early Maple, Pumpkinseed, Mallard, Watershed, Jiggin", Redear, Sienna Sunset, Natural, Split Shot, Tobico, Sandbar

In the words of the designer, our dear friend Jill Zielinski...

"The Making Comfort shawl is a classic top-down, triangular shawl. Rows of relaxing garter stitch are broken up with a simple, easy-to-memorize textural stitch, and the piece is finished with a clean, ribbed border. Knit in our Heritage DK—a light, lofty yarn spun from 100% Targhee-Polypay wool—it offers beautiful body and bounce, making for a cozy, wearable shawl that’s as comforting to knit as it is to wrap up in.

Size:
Approx. 58” / 148cm wingspan x 25.5" / 65cm deep at center spine

Yarn:
North Bay Fiber Heritage DK (100% Targhee-Polypay; 150 yd / 137 m per 50 g); 5 skeins

Needles:
Gauge Needle: Size US 7 (4.5 mm) 40” / 100 cm (circ) needle (a circular needle long enough to accommodate stitches)— or size necessary to obtain gauge
Larger Needle (optional): One size larger than Gauge Needle, recommended for bind off. See Notes.
(Use the needle size you need to achieve gauge.)

Gauge:
16 sts x 32 rows = 4” in garter stitch
Measured in the round after blocking.

KIT INCLUDES:

5 skeins of Heritage DK and 'Making Comfort' pattern.

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North Bay Trunk Show

North Bay Fiber Trunk Show
June 27th-29th

We are thrilled to announce that we are welcoming a major fiber icon BACK to our neck of the woods the weekend of June 27-29th: North Bay Fiber with Jill Zielinski. Last time they were here it was a Winter Wonderland so we are ready to have fun in some sun this time!

So much has happened since North Bay was here. Their store front opened and they were awarded Michigan's Best Small Business. We are so lucky to have such an amazing fiber company come visit us. Also since our last gathering, mills have closed, yarn companies have said good-bye and yarn from other countries have new challenges. A lot has changed since we were face-to-face and we are eager to fill our buckets with the joy that North Bay Fibers brings to our industry. ​​​​​​​

The shop will be open to everyone–you are ALL welcome here!

On Friday, June 27th from 6-8 pm, we'll have an evening launch for the trunk show (mocktails included). Shoppers will have the first chance to shop a full range of colors in their yarn that weekend. You'll be able to try on the sample, pick your size and what colors look best on you. We love helping you choose colors so please ask - it adds to our excitement! There will be more lines from North Bay Fiber that were NOT here before and samples so BE READY. You'll have some time to ask Jill questions about North Bay Fiber and her design journey.

On Saturday, June 28th from 10 am to 4 pm, we’ll be hosting North Bay Fiber at Wool & Honey all day long. From 10 am - noon, come enjoy Open Stitch with Jill. We'll sit and make together. We'll have drawings for customers just on Saturday.  

Beach Stitching 7-9 pm. Perhaps the perfect intersection of our favorite things: community, yarn and the beach. We’ll gather at Lake Michigan (maybe a bonfire and s'more goodies) and stitch together at the shoreline. We'll be meeting at what locals call 'Bad Harbor'‑‑the end of County Road 669/Bohemian Road. 

​​​​​​​(Please note: you will need a National Park pass for the beach, which you can obtain on site for the day at the self-pay fee canister, or at the Visitors Center in Empire this week.)

On Sunday, June 29th Quiet Shopping from 10-1pm. Take your time to plan and take in the projects. Sometimes less (people) is more.

We know not everyone can make it here in person so we want to make things available to you as well. A Virtual Trunk Show. More details to come!

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Summer Projects

Wanderful Sweater Kit

Two strands held together of La Bien Aimee​​​​​​​ Little Kumo to make a  'Wanderful Sweater'. We've put together our closest option to the original colorway - a soft, light sweater in summer tones. But - as we do - we needed an option for brights plus these jewel tones were calling to us.

Find the Wanderful Sweater Kit HERE.

It's amazing how far these skeins of Baby Suri will go. You'll only need 2-3 skeins of the main color, and 1 skein of the contrasting colors. Color options from above listed top to bottom:

Avoine, Kokko, Hegelia + Fluoro Morganite
Confetti Cake,​ Kokko, Sunburst + AS IF
Lichen, Malachite, Yellow Brick Road + Sari

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Women's Wellness Night Tickets

Women's Wellness Night Tickets Here

Friday, May 30th 7-9 pm

We won't be on the beach since we can't predict this Spring weather BUT it will be a glorious evening filled with rejuvenation for you or your loved one in mind. 

And if you can't join us, you can order these Meditative Paint By Numbers Kits here. 

For moms, wives, partners, sisters and girlfriends. 

You all deserve it! Picture this. An evening of soothing Meditation music, relaxing scents being diffused and the warming sweetness of Michigan Beeswax candles burning sipping on calming brewed tea. Fresh cut bouquets throughout the room, Northport Lavender Hydrosol hand-distilled just miles away and a Calming Roller with swift results - these will all be going home with every one of the honored ladies.

The night will be here at Bee Well where we'll be creating meditative art. These Paint By Number Kits are a soothing experience. Compared to other kits, these include larger calming strokes and soothing curves. We suggest that if you are new to painting (me!), the larger the sections and simpler the image the more relaxing. But, we can see how those prone to very fine motor skills, being absorbed in small details could carry your mind away to a quiet place.

Large Painting + Magnetic Frame. Top L to Bottom Right: Vibrant Butterflies, Desert Sunset, Smiley Sunshine, Wildflowers, Flower Bouquet, Birds On A Branch, Citrus Branch, Night Mushrooms
Dio Without Frames. Top L to Bottom Right: Citrus & Leafy, Flowers, Butterflies, Lillies In Bloom, Abstract Zen, Zen Balance with Birds

There are kits that include a one (1) large painting with a magnetic frame or kits with two (2) paintings without any frames. 

A ticket for this event would make for a loving gift, a great time for self-care or cherished time with a friend.

Each ticket includes:

- A Meditative Paint By Numbers Kit (with frame or Dio set)
- A hand cut bouquet from Leelanau Specialty Cut Flowers
- A Northport Lavender Hydrosol by Circles & Cycles
- A Calming Roller by Sweet Bee Organics
- Two hours of rejuvenation for any adult lady; calming scents, sounds, sips and paint strokes

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LYS Weekend 20% OFF

USE CODE: LYSLOVE

This Local Yarn Shop Day is about as local as we have ever been! New colors in Bella Filato's Feather DK, hive unique chain row counters are made right across the street in an array of gemstones, as much Brooklyn Tweed US Wool as we could handle. ​​​​​​​

It's rare for us to have discounted sales in the shop. Only once or twice a year and next weekend is one of them! All shop items in store and online will be 20% OFF. From Friday, April 25th - Sunday, April 27th. 

And with every purchase, there will be a 'sweet' gift tucked in your order. We have limited gifts so we will included one in each order until we run out. ​​​​​​​This year we are celebrating community with our new local snuggery The Folded Leaf. Each order will a $5 gift certificate to use in-store or online, The Folded Leaf sticker and a 100% pure honey lollipop (ok, these might have been intended for tea but take our word for it - you want this as a lollipop.)

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Our Favorite Time Of Year

Our August 2020 installment, Market Day by UPNorth Yarns

In a future life
I want to be 
a maker of color -
Inks, paints
dyes for fabric.
I'll spend my day
like a Goddess
conjuring chroma
Driving the nothing
back to shadow and light
while every imaginable hue
dances on human made objects
blending their existence
into the natural world

'Chroma' by Mimi DiFrancesca​​​​​​​

Almost  twelve years ago, we launched our Sleeping Bear Yarn Club and there is simply no way we ever could have conceived what it is today. The dyers we've met, the colors they've created, the relationships that have grown‑‑the impact of this club in our lives‑‑personally and professionally‑‑is beyond our wildest dreams. (And just wait until we tell you about Year Twelve! Next month.You're gonna love it!) 

The Colors of Leelanau

Sunset Pilings, our May 2018 selection. 

Because our club continues to add new members every month, there are many, many customers who've only just joined us‑‑and have missed out on some of the previous months. And almost everyone has said that they'd love to get their hands on at least one more skein of one colorway or another. 

So. We're opening up the opportunity for everyone who has been hoping to get another go at one‑‑or more!‑‑of our exclusive yarns. We reached out to the brilliant dyers who've produced colorways for our Sleeping Bear Yarn Club and asked them to dye a limited edition run for the spectacular colors from the first ten years: The Colors of Leelanau.

This year we are bringing back The Colors of Leelanau as a curated collection. Every year our list of dyers grows and grows and the options are simply overwhelming. Let's make it more manageable for choosing what sweaters to make and socks to gift. We want to feature our dyers in a more concentrated light. Each coming year will be a mystery to see what colors come back from the recent and not so recent past. We have to say, it is mighty hard to narrow down these amazing colors. We keep telling ourselves, there is always next year.

As always, these yarns are available to you at 10% off retail prices. However. you must be a Sleeping Bear Yarn Club member. 

We've said from Day One that these colors are exclusive to our members and we still stand by that. Before you can order any of the colorways pictured here, you first have to join the club.

After that, you can order any of the colors between now and March 31st. 

After that, they may be unavailable forever. 

Club memberships are available for 3, 6 and 12 months, with the ability to pay monthly, quarterly or in full.

A current membership of any kind will grant you access to the Colors of Leelanau.

Not a current member? Sign up HERE.

Already a member? Click HERE to order the Colors of Leelanau.

We'll be taking pre-orders for the Colors of Leelanau for a VERY limited time‑‑through April 6th only.

Orders will ship with the May 2025 packages.

Not sure what to knit with a single precious skein? How about a pair of simple socks? Our Constant Companion is a steady Eddie. The free Honeycomb Socks by Emily Bolduan are so appropriate, no? And the Bearly Bonnet by Pure Stitches is just darling.

Into small projects with two colors or more? There are SO many high contrast options within our palette‑‑think about Stephen West's Woven Checks Socks, Stephanie Lotven's Morning Sunshine Cowl, or Midori Rose's Paul Klee Sweater.

Consider combining multiples and fading them‑‑making a gradient color run‑‑like the Snap Hat by Tin Can Knits, Joji's La Prairie, the North Coast Pullover by Tamy Gore, Stephen West's Fiery Foliage or the original Find Your Fade Shawl by Andrea Mowry. And of course our Basic Buzz Hat is the old standby.

Love some of the colors so much you want a full sweater's quantity? Try this Ravelry search HERE for fingering weight sweaters.

Big Glen, August 2016.

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Fritz Forsythia

And doesn’t this colorway seem perfect to show off our support to Ukraine!

We are thrilled to announce the April installment of the Sleeping Bear Yarn Club: Fritz Forsythia. Dyed for us by the talented Rhonda of Three Trees Fibre Craft in Australia. This is an assigned pooling skein. It’s bold yellows echo the florescent spring flower with a clear, rich blue sky. The sight of a Forsythia bush takes me right back to our childhood home and seeing this electric yellow. Hardly anything in the rest of the backyard view is happening on Fritz Road. No color to the grass yet. The hills still look a pile of sticks. This is a bizarre, random bush. It makes me think of past Easters and our mom’s family coming over for the day. It’s trying to be warm outside. It’s a welcome jolt of energy before we can muster it on our own. The first exciting piece of landscape to set our sights on.

April’s delightful little package will include a skein of Three Trees Fibre Craft Fledgling (75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon ‑‑ 437 yds), a Lapis Blue Howlite stitch marker and your choice of the Kettle Lakes Socks, Ellie Baby Sweater or Rocket Pop Shawl pattern, as well as the free gifts for NEW 12-month members, Thank You gifts for Year Two members and Leelanau Lifetime Members for those in Years Three through Eleven.*

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Treasured Skies

We are thrilled to announce the March installment of the Sleeping Bear Yarn Club: Treasured Skies. Dyed for us by the talented Ashleigh of Sewrella Yarns in North Carolina. This color is a soft transition between lavender grays and blush pink. Accented with sprinkles of gold and touches of Stellina. The deep cold we are experiencing this year and all we want to do is hibernate. We may force ourselves to move outside. “It’s good for us” they say. The beach is pretty but also brutal – accept for those surprising nights. Flash of color bursts on the horizon bouncing off the clouds. It doesn’t matter how cold it is; we will stand in that scene and smile.

March’s delightful little package will include a skein of Sewrella Yarn Stellina Sock (Superwash Merino Wool/Nylon/Stellina ‑‑438 yds), a Pink Aventurine stitch marker and your choice of the Peace Socks, Bobble Cowl or Baby Sundial Cardigan  pattern, as well as the free gifts for NEW 12-month members, Thank You gifts for Year Two members and Leelanau Lifetime Members for those in Years Three through Eleven.*

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Thanksgiving Weekend

Each and every one of you plays such an important part of our lives. We can’t imagine where we would be–as shop owners or people–without your influence. You each bring your own spark to this community–our bright, buzzing hive–and we are so very grateful.

Thank you.

Friday, November 29th
‘Plaid Friday’
10 am to 5 pm

Do you have any plans for the day after Thanksgiving? (After you have your first cup of coffee and a slice of leftover pie for breakfast, of course!) Rather than battling the mass-market, pre-packaged Christmas frenzy, come to Cedar. We’re celebrating with the theme of ‘Plaid Friday’, conceived in Oakland, California in 2009–the idea of “weaving the individual threads of small businesses together to create a strong fabric that celebrates the diversity and creativity of independent businesses” vs. the department store-themed ‘Black Friday’. Bring your projects to sit and create with us–we’ll have hot coffee and treats, ideas and Maker fellowship–our interpretation of a perfect holiday weekend. Wear plaid in whatever way you can–shirts, pants, Stormy Kromers, bathrobes (yes, we advocate wearing pajamas all day!); we plan to take LOTS of photos (as time allows) of you and with you to really showcase the Plaid Friday community spirit.

And of course, there will be a sale–one of the rare times we’ll be discounting regularly priced yarns, patterns and gifts, for a very narrow window of time. More details to come.

Don’t live locally? We’ll be hosting an online sale, too–stay tuned for a coupon code in your inbox early on Friday, November 29.* 

*These sales, of course, will be on a first-come, first-serve basis and limited to what’s in stock. If there’s something you’ve had your eye on, don’t wait–during sales events, we have orders flowing in from every direction and we often sell out of our most popular items. 

Saturday, November 30th
‘Small Business Saturday’
9 am to 4 pm
double punches all day long (in-house)

Double punches mean for every dollar spent, it’s worth two dollars on your in-house Wool & Honey frequent customer card–it’s the best way we could think of to honor our loyal, local following. Once your punch card is full [$250 spent in the store,] it can be redeemed for a $25 gift certificate….which would come in handy, both during the rest of the holiday season or for yourself in the New Year.

Saturday is another chance to spend your day cozied up with us–and it’s also about shopping small. We’ll be featuring brand-new bases of small produced yarn, shelves jam-packed with yarns and gifts galore, including candles, enamel pins (If you’re local, this is a really good time to double dip; place your order online in the morning and in the afternoon, come in to the shop to collect double punches on your in-house purchases.

Monday, December 2nd–Cyber Monday
A Surprise (Naturally!)

A fun new yarn we have never never offered at Wool & Honey before–and that’s all we can say about that.

Watch your inboxes first thing on Monday, December 2nd for all the details.

Tuesday, December 3rd–Giving Tuesday

Starting to feel festive? You just wait.

Want to be among the first to receive more details about the weekend? (Yes, there are LOTS more.) Drop us a line at thebuzz@woolandhoney.com and we’ll be sure to add you to our newsletter list.

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Feel Good Photos

Fraternal Mitts with Dyed in the Wool Spincycle + Peeping For Gold skein

Friends, I will be inserting eye candy soaked in sunlight to offset my words.
​​​​​​​Drink up in the warm love we have for you.

Alfalfa Sock from Six and Seven Fiber

This is a tough season.  I find myself revisiting past Novembers, from my previous career to Cecily’s illness, life-changing events, and elections. Muscle memory with its internal clock is hitting especially hard these days. Just trying to navigate the present while waves of the past hit. Do you feel this too? Is Fall specifically a time for grieving universally or does grief have it’s own personalized section on everyone’s calendar? 

Merino Sport  from La Bien Aimee

Recently, an opportunity presented itself at a time I couldn’t see doing one more thing. But wow, did it spark joy! I hadn’t realized how long it had been since I felt joy. Honestly it was uncomfortable and so alarming to my system that I was questioning a mental break. I’m new to forty so is it about time for one? But this new joy meant something important. 

Tweedy DK Minis from Bella Filato

Over the past few years, my fervor for mental wellness has expanded beyond just being conscious of our own, but to include those responding to trauma and our children’s mental wellbeing. This picture cleared, defining ‘Bee Well’ as an extension of Wool & Honey’s passion for social-emotional support to local children and families. A place for creativity and imagination through play and making, deepening family bonds and strengthening mental wellness. I have been working with a magical unicorn named Tracy. The stars aligned and Tearwater T (@tearwater_t) is the perfect coordinator to bring this project to life. This is her area of expertise, her life passion and kiddos adore her. And for those of you who don’t know Tracy yet, just being next to her will make you feel lighter. ​​​​​​​

Mural leading to Bee Well by Nesta of 13 Point Painting, local illustrator and sign painters

This week with the election was hard for myself and many I have spoken with (and it comes with a big realization that there is a majority of folks in which this was a good week.) I have been hit with personal and political unrest. Yet, in the past day, the fog is lifting. Bee Well’s vision holds even more value to me now.  

A place where children can be open to explore in spaces that are safe for all ages, colors, languages, genders and parenting styles. An inviting place where little bodies can feel at ease and let play express their feelings. It’s a place that adults can feel seen and find the mental and physical rest needed to carry on. A place where magic can happen or be taken home to bloom there. 

How our children see themselves and others will change our world. This statement is no truer now than it was at the dawn of time, but it feels heavier this week. 

Things we can always do though, Bee Playful, Bee Curious, Bee Creative. 

Bee Well Friends, 

Liz and the Bees

Imagine a place where kids find magic they can bring home to create. To build, to draw, to read, to image, to Bee Curious. A place that is 100% for them to Bee Playful while offering activities to Bee Creative along with their grown-ups. A space for adults to be comfortable while kids are deeply immersed in imaginative play, making art, exploring books or playing games. Spaces to connect quietly with kiddos and a place to make friends. A place for play groups, unique gifts and creativity from wall to wall. 

It’s here. In Leelanau. Right in the sweet little town of Cedar.
​​​​​​​Three (3) ways to Bee Involved.

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