We're celebrating colorwork knitting this week at Berroco! Yesterday's KnitBits had tips on how to get started, including a handy video to show you how to twist your stitches along each row or round, and today I'm going to be talking about how to choose colors for stranded colorwork. This week's free pattern, the Fox… Continue reading How to Choose Colors for Fair Isle or Stranded Colorwork Knitting
Month: November 2016
Easy Weaving
I've been talking about pin loom weaving the last few weeks, and there's been lots of great discussion about weaving. Many of you have asked about project ideas for the pin loom. First, the pin loom is a great project for younger crafters—it's a project you can easily do with children who are interested in… Continue reading Easy Weaving
Beautiful Cotton Yarn: LANGYARNS Sol Dégradé
Did you know? Berroco is the US distributor for LANGYARNS—a Swiss-based yarn company that's been in the same family since it's inception nearly 150 years ago. Since this week's KnitBits is all about LANGYARNS and their new Ravelry PDF store, I figured I'd take a look at one of their yarns for this week's swatching… Continue reading Beautiful Cotton Yarn: LANGYARNS Sol Dégradé
Weaving on a Pin-loom
Last week, I showed off some of the swatches I'd done on my vintage pin loom. There was a great response to that post (thank you!) so today I thought I'd go into a little more detail about the process. Weaving on a pin loom is surprisingly quick and very easy. There are several resources… Continue reading Weaving on a Pin-loom
Colorful, fun knitting and crocheting with Berroco Brio
If you love yarns with vibrant colors that create visually stunning fabrics, you'll love to knit or crochet Berroco Brio®! This super-bulky yarn works up quickly and comes in nine incredible colorways. Berroco Brio is a blend of 49% wool, 48% acrylic, and 3% other—in this case, it means the strands of sparkly fiber that are… Continue reading Colorful, fun knitting and crocheting with Berroco Brio
Swatches for Weavers
I found my pin loom in a rummage sale. I was drawn to the packaging, and at that time I had never heard of them or even seen one before, but I picked it up because I thought it would be a fun way to swatch yarns for rigid heddle weaving. In the last few… Continue reading Swatches for Weavers
Quick Knitting Patterns in Berroco Inca Tweed
We don't hide our love for tweedy yarns here at Berroco. There's just something about those soft little flecks of color in a yarn that delights us. We've talked about Berroco Tuscan Tweed® before, and today we're looking at Berroco Inca Tweed®. Berroco Inca Tweed is made up of 50% wool, 30% alpaca, 14% acrylic, and 6% rayon.… Continue reading Quick Knitting Patterns in Berroco Inca Tweed
Berroco Tuscan Tweed Knit- and Crochet-along Check In
We're about half-way through our Berroco Tuscan Tweed™ Knit- and Crochet-along! Some of us are still chugging along on our projects (that's my momentarily stalled-out Bearberry up above—I got side tracked by trying to churn out a baby blanket in under two weeks for a friend, but it's in Berroco Vintage® Chunky so I'm only… Continue reading Berroco Tuscan Tweed Knit- and Crochet-along Check In
Pantone Colors
Trend forecasting is billion dollar global industry that influences not just the clothes we wear, but the colors of cars, what books get published, even what food we eat. Pantone is an agency that specializes in color analysis. Each season they publish a list of what is on trend according to their forecasters. I wish I had… Continue reading Pantone Colors
Get to Know Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light
We've been talking about chunky yarns lately—Berroco Ultra® Alpaca Chunky and Berroco Gusto®—so today I thought I'd go in the opposite direction and talk about a yarn that's on the lighter side. Let's take a look at Berroco Ultra® Alpaca Light! You probably already figured this out—Ultra Alpaca Light is the exact same base as Ultra… Continue reading Get to Know Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light