🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦

@songbirdfibres

Indie Dyer of bird-inspired yarns. Fibre enthusiast and amateur birder. I support Birds Canada through sales. Located in Stratford, Ontario 🇨🇦 - Ships internationally. www.songbirdfibres.ca YouTube: @songbirdfibres

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🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Jul 21

Bluesky didn’t process the stills well. Here is the yarn in all its finchy glory!

A still of a male house finch and a collage of house finch inspired yarn.

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Jul 21

My newest colourway! House Finch is a gorgeous red/brown feathery mix. Just like the beautiful songster himself! #indiedyer #housefinch #birdinspired

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Jun 28

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Several colourful camp chairs in a row with “gander” printed on the front one. The Caption reads “This Canada Day, you’ll find me on Gander”
“Socials that’ll make you smile 😊 “

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Jun 27

‘Twas a peaceful morning walk… No algae to be found in my reflecting pool 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

A quiet pond reflecting trees along the water’s edge. I can confirm there is no algae 😉

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Jun 18

3-0 now!!! Sporting a quick little pair of shorty socks in Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Go Canada!! 🇨🇦

A pair of ankle socks in red, green and white. There is a TV in the background with the Canada v Qatar match playing.

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Jun 8

Amazing birds! Fantastic footage. I do them in yarn too.

Roseate Spoonbill inspired yarn in pinks, golds and white. Glorious colours in that bird!!!

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· May 29

When and why did I buy this yarn??? Much better afterwards!!

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· May 9

I finished the Bubble Cardi last week and had tons of part-skeins left over… so why not matching socks?💁🏻‍♀️🧦

A woman stands with hands in hips modelling a new cardigan in various blues and greens.

The beginnings of a toe-up knit socks in the same pattern of blues and greens as her cardigan.

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Apr 21

YouTube video is now live for both toe up and cuff down shorty socks with a heel tab. Please share with your favourite sock knitters!

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Apr 2

Wordle 1,748 2/6* 🟩⬛🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Mar 27

Come to Knit City this weekend if you’re a fibreista!! Tonight is the VIP night, a dj spinning great tracks, a bar and free appetizers!! We are booth 601 at the Enercare Centre, Toronto!!

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Mar 19

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A series of text bubbles that read:
“Hey, check out Stingray. 100% Canadian Alternative to Spotify. Free with ads, but only $3.99/month if you get a full subscription!”

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Mar 17

The Keel-billed Toucan!! Coming with me to #fibreforge2026 and to #knitcitytoronto2026. A happy new colourway inspired by my recent trip to Costa Rica. These amazing birds were all over the place. You could hardly believe you were seeing them each time! #keelbilledtoucan #indiedyer

Pictured top left, a close up of a Keel-billed Toucan with intense blacks, yellows, blues, greens, reds and oranges. The rest of the photo is yarn arranged symmetrically, inspired by the great colours of the Toucan.

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Mar 12

I’ll be at Fibre Forge in Hamilton on Mar 22 and Knit City Toronto on Mar 27-29! I’m bringing my latest colourway - inspired by my recent trip to Costa Rica. 🇨🇷 Here’s a sneak-peak…

Several skeins of yarn dyed in a colour wash of yellows, blues, reds, greens and oranges. Inspired by the Keel-billed Toucan!

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Feb 14

Happy Valentine’s / Galentine’s Day 🥰❤️

A picture of a crow surrounded by a light pink background and hearts. The caption reads “Hopeless crow-mantic”

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Jan 14

The howler monkeys were right outside my cabin this morning. So cool to wake up to their deep calls 🥰 #costarica

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Jan 11

Boom!💥 Chachalaca 😜 Cahuita, Costa Rica (Not my photograph, borrowed from Merlin app)

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Jan 9

So, I’m spending 2 weeks alone in the quiet Costa Rican town of Cahuita (5 weeks total, but 3 with non-birding fam). I rented a rickety old bike and I’ve just been whiling away the days “slow birding”. Still 10 days of “me” time left and so many “lifers” on this partial list already ❤️ #costarica

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Dec 31

I’m spending some time in Caribbean rainforests of Costa Rica. Loving the sloths, monkeys, snakes and of course the birds!!

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Dec 23

Wet felted Slippers!! You make some ridiculously large sacks for feet and throw them in a pillowcase and a HOT cycle in the washer…. Voila! A perfect pair of felted slippers for that #knitworthy person in your life. pattern is by @anniesews_ “Sailor slippers” on Ravelry. #christmasknitting

Top picture of men’s feet inside a ridiculously large pair of striped slippers.
Bottom picture shows the same slippers fitting perfectly after being wet felted.

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Dec 18

Love’s Baby Soft - the iconic teen scent I wore all through the 70s.

A photo of a perfume bottle and original box from 1970s. Love’s Baby Soft… iconic teen scent.

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Dec 16

Well, the Wordle bot was a bit disappointed in me today… solved in 4, but apparently I should have solved it in 3 🤷🏻‍♀️😏😎

***** was a solid guess, and a lucky one.
There is just one possible solution left, as far as I can tell. You should solve the puzzle on your next turn.

There was only one possible solution left - and this wasn't it. (***** is a valid guess, but it's unlikely to be a solution based on what I've learned from playing Wordle.) But there's still only one solution remaining. You should solve the puzzle on your next turn.

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Dec 12

Happy feets… #indiedyer #birdinspired

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Dec 2

Head over to my IG page to see all 7 gorgeous hand knits up for auction until Friday, Dec 5 at 6pmET Today, I donated the amounts raised at this point to take advantage of #givingtuesday

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Nov 29

For those following along, I’m wrestling with the IG algorithm-it’s nearly impossible to get timely views 🙄 so I have revamped my auction for birds. All 7 remaining knits are available for bidding until Friday, Dec 5 at 6pmET Proceeds to Birds Canada, all lovingly hand dyed and knit by me. 💁🏼‍♀️ 🧶

A Slipstravaganza knit in Great Blue Heron inspired yarn. You can bid on it over on Instagram.

A Texture Time shawl knit in peacock inspired yarns. You can bid on it over on Instagram.

A Split Stripe shawl knit in American Kestrel inspired yarn. You can bid on it over on Instagram.

A Geogradient shawl knit in “deconstructed Blue Jay.” You can bid on it over on Instagram.

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Nov 28

Instagram Auction is live! Snark-o-meter MKAL by Casapinka hand knit by me in my hand dyed EASTERN BLUEBIRD SPARKLE 80/20 Superwash Merino/Stellina fingering weight and 3 semisolids in same base. Size: 150cmx43cm (60”x17”) 270gm #silentauction #handknit #conservation #giftideas

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Nov 27

Thursday, Nov 27 auction item. Hand dyed and knit by me. Proceeds to Birds Canada. You can bid on my Instagram post until 9pm ET today. Another hand knit in support of birds tomorrow…

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Nov 24

More info and pictures in my stories on Instagram (link in my bio) and you can set a reminder for your favourites! All proceeds after shipping will be donated to @birdscanada.bsky.social ! #auction #conservation

A visual list of dates my hand knits will be up for auction on Instagram. Starts Nov 27th and continues until Dec 4 (possibly Dec 5&6 as well)

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Nov 22

I’m auctioning off a bevy of beautiful knit-by-me samples starting Nov 27th over on Instagram. All proceeds will be donated to Birds Canada. I’d love if you could help broadcast to a wider audience. A small sampling below:

A Shawlography by Stephen West knit in Cock-of-the-Rock and 3 semi-solids. All dyed and knit par moi 💁🏼‍♀️

A Snark-O-Meter by Casapinka knit in sparkly Eastern Bluebird and 3 semi-solids. All dyed and knit par moi 💁🏼‍♀️

🇨🇦Songbird Yarn & Fibres🇨🇦@songbirdfibres· Nov 20

If you’re looking for a unique handknit gift, head over to my IG account to partake in the auction!! Proceeds to @birdscanada.bsky.social