Apr 1
Wheew…the five grueling days of photo shoot are finally over. The shoots can be fun. It’s so great to see our designs styled and photographed, but that all takes a lot of work and many decisions made on the fly. It always feels like performance art. Read more
I’m writing today from the beautiful village of Wickford, located on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay. Photo shoots are so much fun!
Did you know that nearly half of our current yarns come from Italy? That’s one of the reasons why our semi-annual trips to Pitti Filati are so important!
When it comes to unveiling a new collection, I’m honestly not sure who is more excited. We know a lot of you have been eagerly awaiting our new yarns and spring & summer knitting patterns. But everyone in the Berroco design office is thrilled to finally share the secrets we’ve kept for months!
Did you know the Berroco Design Team creates nearly 200 new patterns every year? While we’re constantly thinking up new designs, we still love to see that people are continuing to knit some of our enduring favorites. You know the ones I mean. They’re the designs you make in multiple colors or for every family member. The sweater you knit when it’s new and again, when you’ve worn out the first one.
Berroco yarn is manufactured in mills all over the world, but we do most of our buying twice a year at a huge trade show in Florence, Italy. That’s where our beautiful Berroco Cirrus comes from. There’s an interesting story about this fine Italian yarn, and the family that makes it, in tomorrow’s KnitBits.
Would a new knitting book and some free Berroco yarn help make your new year happier? We thought so! Make sure you read tomorrow’s KnitBits, to find out how to enter our winter giveaway.
It’s hard to believe another year is almost over. For Berroco, one of the highlights of 2012 was launching our newly redesigned website!
It’s hard to believe that in just a few weeks Norah, Amanda and I will be on our way to sunny Long Beach, California. We won’t be wasting any time on the ocean, though. We’ll be at The National Needlearts Association’s annual winter trade show.
If changing leaves and a crisp autumn breeze don’t make you think spring, chances are you’ve never been a part of a Berroco photo shoot. It may have been a bit cool for the girls modeling colorful beach knits, but we definitely got some great shots for the new booklets. Before I tell you anymore about our week on Cape Cod, let me introduce myself.
