Gauge is one of those things we talk a lot about as knitters but don't always take the time to explore. For this week's yarn post, I'm excited to talk about knitting gauge, specifically with regards to Berroco Indigo™, our great 100% recycled fibers yarn. Before I get into the swatches, let's talk a bit about what we… Continue reading Knitting Gauge with Berroco Indigo
Month: April 2016
Amirisu Wisteria
The Spring 2016 issue of the Amirisu Magazine launched with a cardigan knit in Berroco's Corsica on the cover! The collection includes 8 designs for light weight spring and summer knitting, as well as articles that range from a city guide with profiles of some of the amazing artisans working in Nashville to new books… Continue reading Amirisu Wisteria
Designer Spotlight: Kristen TenDyke’s Homa Sweater
Kristen TenDyke is a prolific knitwear designer, best known for her creative ways of making seamless sweater knitting patterns—she's written two books on the subject and released many beautiful garment patterns that require very little finishing. Her latest pattern release is the Homa Sweater, for which she used Berroco Remix® in the cheery Buttercup color. In… Continue reading Designer Spotlight: Kristen TenDyke’s Homa Sweater
Odora KAL- Yarn Selection
Beginning Monday, May 2, we'll be knitting the Odora Shawl. For more information about the KAL, check out the Knitbits #653 then click over to the Berroco Lover's Ravelry Group to join us. Berroco has how-to's to help you through every step of the way from the garter tab cast-on to the bind-off and in between. Today… Continue reading Odora KAL- Yarn Selection
Shawl Knitting with Berroco Folio and Berroco Folio Luxe
We announced the next Berroco Knit-along for the Odora Shawl earlier this week. Odora was designed by Emily Nora O'Neil and uses four balls of Berroco Folio®, so for this week's swatching post, I wanted to talk a little bit more about this great yarn! The first time I used Berroco Folio was when I was swatching… Continue reading Shawl Knitting with Berroco Folio and Berroco Folio Luxe
Our Next Berroco Knit-along: the Odora Shawl
Have you ever done a knit-along? I've done a few in the last handful of years, and I always enjoy the process, even if I don't always "successfully" complete the project for whatever reason. (We all have those projects!) We wrapped up our Berroco Winter KAL, featuring the Helen Sweater and Ellen Cardigan, a few weeks ago, and… Continue reading Our Next Berroco Knit-along: the Odora Shawl
Through The Loops Giveaway Winner
Wow! I'm so glad you were all as excited about the beautiful Astor Place Mitts designed by Kirsten Kapur as I was. This giveaway of a the PDF and the yarn to knit it, 2 skeins of Berroco Artisan had a fabulous response, but we can only have one winner. To select our winner, we… Continue reading Through The Loops Giveaway Winner
Berroco Maya: the Perfect Alpaca and Pima Cotton Yarn
I blogged about Berroco Mixer® last week, which was featured in KnitBits #652 alongside Berroco Maya®. So this week I'm giving some attention to Berroco Maya, which we think is the perfect blend of alpaca and Pima cotton in a worsted weight yarn. Let's take a look at Maya! I knit my swatch in Berroco Maya color 5644… Continue reading Berroco Maya: the Perfect Alpaca and Pima Cotton Yarn
Berroco Flicker and Berroco Marmot in knit.wear Spring/Summer 2016: Veronica Vest by Joann Rogers
We love seeing how designers combine Berroco yarns into projects, and the Veronica Vest from knit.wear Spring/Summer 2016 is simply stunning! Designer Joann Rogers combined Berroco Marmot® and Berroco Flicker® to create a one-of-a-kind pullover that perfectly merges form and function with just a hint of glitz. I asked Joann to talk about her design—read… Continue reading Berroco Flicker and Berroco Marmot in knit.wear Spring/Summer 2016: Veronica Vest by Joann Rogers
Kirsten Kapur’s Astor Place Mitts Giveaway
The Astor Place Mitts pattern was just released by Kirsten Kapur as part of the Through The Loops 10th Anniversary Collection. The mitts were designed to make the most of the deliciously slubby, tweedy texture of Berroco Artisan, a worsted weight wool/silk blend workhorse yarn. From Kirsten: "I adored Artisan from the moment you put a skein of it… Continue reading Kirsten Kapur’s Astor Place Mitts Giveaway