Guest Post by Andra Asars, Berroco New England Sales Rep Andra in her beautiful Spencer cardigan using Berroco Sesame and Aerial held together. With renewed interest in mohair blend yarns this year comes the uncertainty of what effect on the knit fabric a mohair will have when it’s stranded with another yarn. Beautiful things happen… Continue reading Combining Yarns with Mohair
Mosaic Knitting with Berroco Ultra Wool
Have you tried Mosaic knitting yet? It is a colorwork technique, popularized by Barbara Walker that uses only 1 working yarn for each row or round and slipped stitches to create the pattern. It is usually worked in garter stitch (as shown here) but it can also be done in Stockinette stitch. Either way, all… Continue reading Mosaic Knitting with Berroco Ultra Wool
Felting Berroco Lanas
Word on the street is that felting is back, and it's just in time for our new untreated wool, Berroco Lanas!Did you know that different colors may felt differently, or may not felt at all? This is because felting depends on the microscopic "scales" that make up animal fibers getting all floofed up and clinging… Continue reading Felting Berroco Lanas
Behind The Scenes of Berroco Fall
It might feel like the first weeks of summer but today it is officially fall here at Berroco! Our Fall/Winter 2020 collection has launched! We poured our hearts into this collection filled with knitting and crochet patterns that we hope you find inspiring, fun to make, and easy to wear. There are 3 new print… Continue reading Behind The Scenes of Berroco Fall
New in the Queue: Wool Blossoms by Julia Farwell Clay
Julia Farwell Clay is the kind of designer who's work is always smart - actually it's really, really smart. Think layers upon layers of smart, like a good novel both completely engrossing and fun and then at the end you realize you've also just learned something kind of smart. Her designs for the Berroco Portfolio… Continue reading New in the Queue: Wool Blossoms by Julia Farwell Clay
Medina Crochet Coaster Tutorial
There's something fun and oh so satisfying about using up yarn scraps for small useful projects. I'm a big iced coffee drinker and I'm always looking for coasters. I always find there's never enough! Enter this simple crochet circle. You'll have so much fun making these and your tables will be happy you won't be… Continue reading Medina Crochet Coaster Tutorial
Project of the Week: Lovage
We know that the local yarn shops are the heartbeat of our maker community and so Berroco introduced a few new services in the last few weeks as a response to the current situation. We have initiated a DropShip program that will allow you to purchase any of our products through your local shop and… Continue reading Project of the Week: Lovage
Adding pockets to Beachrock Cardigan
Let's face it, we all love pockets! And I think that long cardigans are especially well-suited to having them, so I decided that my Beachrock definitely wanted pockets. It's relatively easy to insert a pocket into a cardigan like this one that uses a simple stitch pattern. Step one: Make your pocket inserts For the… Continue reading Adding pockets to Beachrock Cardigan
Its Cardi House Party Time!
The Berroco Cardi House Party is ON! What are you going to make? I am leaning toward Laurel Cardigan from Knitty. I originally designed this for Berroco Tuscan Tweed and in a fit of generosity gave mine to my dear friend (and Berroco co-worker) Donna Yacino and I've been anxious to make another ever since.… Continue reading Its Cardi House Party Time!
Join us for a House Party KAL/CAL
As we're all practicing our social distancing and spending more time at home we thought why not have a little "party!" Presenting our Spring CAL/KAL: Berroco Cardi House Party! We're excited to knit and crochet along with all of you while we practice our #socialdistancing! To join our Facebook Group add yourself here! Tag your… Continue reading Join us for a House Party KAL/CAL