The Portfolio Collections are without question my favorite part of my job. The series is a collaboration between the Berroco Design Team and a few of our favorite designers. In Volume 1 we went to the historic Slater Mill Museum. For Volume 2 we shot in a spectacular Federalist mansion. Volume 3 is the first spring/summer… Continue reading Portfolio Volume 3
Month: January 2017
Our First-Ever Superwash Wool is Here!
We're so excited to bring you Berroco Ultra® Wool, our first ever 100% superwash wool yarn. Now you have another affordable option for all-wool, easy-car yarn that can go in the washing machine without fear of felting. Berroco Ultra Wool is 100% Peruvian wool, processed and spun in Peru. In working to develop this yarn, we wanted… Continue reading Our First-Ever Superwash Wool is Here!
Fiora and the Drop Dead Easy Knits Giveaway Winner
Congratulations to Tamara from MA, the winner of a copy of Drop Dead Easy Knits by Gale Zucker, Mary Lou Egan, and Kirsten Kapur (author) and the Fiora yarn to knit the Keynote Pullover. Thanks so much! From the first yarn swatches in the design office to seeing what all of you have knit with this yarn, Fiora remains a design team favorite. This… Continue reading Fiora and the Drop Dead Easy Knits Giveaway Winner
Mrs Watson KAL: Yarn and Color Choice
It's getting closer to cast-on date for the Mrs Watson Knit-along—February 1 will be here before you know it! I think I've figured out which yarn I want to use and which colors...but now I'm struggling over color dominance! I've decided to go a little "wild" and use a bulky weight yarn to knit my… Continue reading Mrs Watson KAL: Yarn and Color Choice
Designer Spotlight: Writer’s Top by Teresa Gregorio
We love Teresa Gregorio's Writer's Top from Knitscene Spring 2017–and not just because it's designed for Berroco Mykonos™! The color combination and the simple graphic element over the shoulder is a perfect combination for a lightweight tee. We asked Teresa to tell us a little bit more about her design and what inspires her. Yarn with lustrous, silky… Continue reading Designer Spotlight: Writer’s Top by Teresa Gregorio
Drop Dead Easy Giveaway
Drop Dead Easy Knits, by Gale Zucker, Mary Lou Egan, and Kirsten Kapur, is the book that I as a knitwear designer want when I take a knitting vacation. It has the kind of projects that are interesting enough to hold my attention, but not so involved that they require all of it. The book features… Continue reading Drop Dead Easy Giveaway
Lopi Week: Lopi Love
How many Lopi sweaters are too many Lopi sweaters? My own personal odyssey with Lopi sweaters starts only about 14 months ago. On a whim I ordered a copy of Iceland Lopi, a Japanese knitting book. I found the photography and styling really engaging. Little did I know it would completely change the course of… Continue reading Lopi Week: Lopi Love
Lopi Week: Tips for managing colorwork
There are two things that are most appealing about knitting Lopi sweaters—the fact that they're mostly seamless (you have to seam or graft the underarm, usually) and they have some great colorwork patterns in the yokes. The trick with knitting colorwork yokes is making sure that your tension stays even, and that is partly achieved by making sure… Continue reading Lopi Week: Tips for managing colorwork
Lopi Week: Our First Lopi Sweaters
The Berroco design team obviously has a lot of love for Ístex Lopi yarns, but it's one thing to just talk about the yarn. Today we're going to talk about the sweaters—specifically, the first lopi sweaters that three of us have knit so far. I knit my first Lopi sweater four years ago—I'd seen Lopi… Continue reading Lopi Week: Our First Lopi Sweaters
Lopi Week: Tips for working with Icelandic Yarn
Ístex Lopi yarns, like any other 100% wool yarn, are incredibly rewarding to knit and crochet. But some crafters have concerns about working with the yarn, and how to wear it once you make a garment. Here are some facts about working with Lopi that will make your project easy and fun! Fact: Lopi sweaters… Continue reading Lopi Week: Tips for working with Icelandic Yarn