Berroco Vintage® is one of my go-to yarns—I love that it's soft, comes in tons of colors, and can be thrown in the washing machine with no fear. I've knit garments for myself with it and more than one baby blanket using this yarn, but lately I've been loving the near-instant gratification that comes with… Continue reading Take a Closer Look at Berroco Vintage Chunky
Month: September 2016
Last Week of the Greenwood Shawl KAL
This is it! The deadline is fast approaching and it's the final stretch of the Greenwood Shawl KAL. If you've been knitting along with us, you're probably pretty close to being done—it's all straightforward once you work the pattern repeat the first time. The final obstacle is the picot bind off... which is actually really… Continue reading Last Week of the Greenwood Shawl KAL
On Location
Last week we were out of the office again on location shooting the Spring/Summer 2017 Collection and I can not wait to share this one with all of you. I usually get so busy during the photo shoot that I completely forget to take any behind the scenes photos—so a few of these are from Chris… Continue reading On Location
Cozy and Quick: Berroco Noble
Berroco's second heavy-hitter in the bulky yarns category this season is Berroco Noble™, a super soft two-ply yarn made of 98% merino with just a touch of polyester for strength. Get to know Berroco Noble! Like Berroco Macro, which we talked about a couple of weeks ago, Noble is a super bulky yarn with a suggested… Continue reading Cozy and Quick: Berroco Noble
Berroco Bingo Winners!
Thanks again to everyone who participated in our Berroco Bingo game over the summer! We're so happy that so many yarn lovers played along with us over the summer, stopping into their local yarn stores to play Bingo. I know people have been anxiously awaiting the announcement of the winners, so here they are! Ellen… Continue reading Berroco Bingo Winners!
Knitting without wool
A question that comes through the info@berroco.com email inbox at least once every week or so is which yarns does Berroco make without any wool? This week I've got a round up of the current Berroco yarns that are great for all seasons but made without any animal fibers and a few pattern suggestions as well.… Continue reading Knitting without wool
Lightweight Warmth: Berroco Andean Mist
If you look at Berroco Andean Mist in the ball, you might think it's simply a pretty, lightweight yarn—and you'd be mostly right! But that's not all there is to this versatile yarn. Read on for more information. Berroco Andean Mist is a blend of 74% baby alpaca and 26% silk. The silk loosely binds… Continue reading Lightweight Warmth: Berroco Andean Mist
Knit a Super Scarf: Chunky Scarf Patterns from Berroco
One of the biggest trends right now is the super scarf—epitomized in that now-iconic image of singer and actor Lenny Kravitz wearing a giant, oversized scarf with a gorgeous texture pattern. It's been a few years in the making, but now super scarves are popping up all over the place, and we have some great… Continue reading Knit a Super Scarf: Chunky Scarf Patterns from Berroco
Laurel Cardigan from Knitty
Last Friday the Deep Fall 2016 Knitty launched with a pattern for my favorite new sweater: The Laurel Cardigan knit in Berroco Tuscan Tweed. The Laurel Cardigan is all the things I love to knit—a big squishy cable, lots of simple stitch texture, with a simple modern silhouette. This cardi starts with with you knitting sleeve… Continue reading Laurel Cardigan from Knitty
Knit Quickly with Berroco Macro
What's better than knitting chic accessories in a squishy yarn? Knitting those projects quickly! Berroco Macro™ is perfect for fast, satisfying knits. Let's take a look at this new yarn! Berroco Macro is a blend of 50% wool, 40% acrylic, and 10% alpaca. It's a singles yarn, meaning that it's only very loosely twisted and not plied… Continue reading Knit Quickly with Berroco Macro