I adore color, but - to be completely honest - I have always been quite intimidated by it. There are so many to choose from. What's a indecisive girl to do?! You can choose color a lot of different ways. Sometimes, my color choices are as simple as two skeins of yarn that just happen to fall next to… Continue reading Emily Explains: COLOR
Month: May 2014
Amy’s Thread: The New Construction of Summer Knitting
I have a great big yarn crush on chainette yarns right now. I may even be a little obsessed. For years I've had a personal struggle with cotton yarns - I love (LOVE!) to wear cotton sweaters in the summer but I find knitting with cotton less appealing than wool. Cotton and cotton blend yarns… Continue reading Amy’s Thread: The New Construction of Summer Knitting
Designer Spotlight: Baby Showers by Amy Stephens
Amy Stephens plays with yarn like it’s her job, mostly because it is. She actually gets paid to review new yarns for her LYS! And she says it was love at first swatch with Berroco Modern Cotton. In fact, she bought about twenty skeins in different colors when it first went on sale and got… Continue reading Designer Spotlight: Baby Showers by Amy Stephens
Emily Explains: Dyssodia Pattern Stitch
Dyssodia, an oversized pullover from booklet booklet #340 Maya Vol. 2, is a great first time lace garment. The pattern stitch is super easy, using yarn-overs to form eyelets and dropped wraps to create elongated stitches. I love garments like this because they are big, baggy and sheer. You can throw them over just about… Continue reading Emily Explains: Dyssodia Pattern Stitch
Amy’s Thread: Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?
Knock, knock. Who's there? Banana. Banana who? ... I don't need to go on, do I? It's no secret that the design office here at Berroco is fond of the color orange. Norah loves it as much as I do and I did get a little mocking - OK, a lot of mocking - in the office for… Continue reading Amy’s Thread: Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?
Designer Spotlight: Haven by Julie Turjoman
For nearly two decades, Julie Turjoman was a knitter who often “tweaked” patterns to meet her personal preferences. About 7 years ago, Julie realized her tweaks were turning more into redesigns that looked nothing like the originals. Now she’s publishing her own patterns, including a new e-book called “Knits that Breathe.” Haven is one of… Continue reading Designer Spotlight: Haven by Julie Turjoman
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