The Marbella Tee, designed by Che Lam is part of the all-new Annie's Signature Design collection, called the Spring Breeze collection. Marbella is a great summer tee that shows off the multiple fiber textures of Berroco Mixer™ in the beautiful creamy shade 'Flit' 8101. The relaxed A-line silhouette is balanced with sweetly feminine lace panels… Continue reading Annie’s Signature Collection and a Mixer Giveaway
Month: February 2017
Mrs Watson Modification: How to Make a Larger Mrs Watson Shawl
Our Mrs Watson Knit-along continues! There's still time to join in the fun—we're working on this until March 15 and some knitters finished their shawls in 2 weeks or less, so join the fun. A couple of people have asked about making this shawl a little bit bigger, so today I'm going to share two methods… Continue reading Mrs Watson Modification: How to Make a Larger Mrs Watson Shawl
Tuscan Tweed Knitters Style
Berroco Tuscan Tweed™ was introduced for Fall 2017 as a replacement for Berroco Blackstone Tweed, which has been discontinued. I loved Blackstone Tweed and was sad to see it go, but Tuscan Tweed is such a perfect substitute, similar and yet not the same, that I'm completely converted. Tuscan Tweed is a blend of wool, viscose, and mohair… Continue reading Tuscan Tweed Knitters Style
Luxurious Yak Yarn from Lang
Our friends at LANG YARNS are celebrating their 150th anniversary this year! Berroco distributes LANG YARNS in the United States and we like to share their exciting news when we can. One of my new favorite yarns is Lang’s Yak. It's made of 50% Extrafine Merino and 50% Yak Wool. This was my first purchase… Continue reading Luxurious Yak Yarn from Lang
Greenery! Pantone Color of the year
What is the Pantone Color of the Year? From the Pantone website: "a color snapshot of what we see taking place in our global culture that serves as an expression of a mood and an attitude". Pantone draws on information collected all over the world, looking at runways and street style, advertising trends, you name it!… Continue reading Greenery! Pantone Color of the year
Mrs Watson KAL: Weave In Ends as You Go
It's been one week since we cast-on for the Mrs Watson Knit-along, and we're having a blast! We've got a couple of people in the Ravelry group who are almost finished with their Mrs Watson shawls, in just one week. If you have just a little bit of time to work on this shawl every… Continue reading Mrs Watson KAL: Weave In Ends as You Go
New Seamless Sweaters from Indie Designers
Berroco's Spring 2017 collection just launched, and the yarn and pattern booklets are hitting stores, but here in the Northeast it is still snowing. To me, snow = sweater knitting season. There has recently been a wealth of beautiful new sweaters by some great independent designers that are written for the Berroco Ultra® Alpaca yarn… Continue reading New Seamless Sweaters from Indie Designers
Our Popular Cotton-Blend Yarn in a Lighter Weight
We've talked about one of our most popular yarns, Berroco Modern Cotton™, and now we're so excited to share with you our lighter weight version, Berroco Modern Cotton™ DK! Like it's big sibling, Modern Cotton DK is a blend of 60% Pima cotton and 40% Modal rayon. It's made up of 5 plies of 2-strands each… Continue reading Our Popular Cotton-Blend Yarn in a Lighter Weight
Mrs Watson KAL Kick Off
Today's the day! We're starting off our Mrs Watson Knit-along today, and you're invited. If you've already got your yarn and pattern, be sure to comment in the Ravelry thread or Facebook event to let us know which colors you're using! As a reminder, you can use any Berroco, Lang, Amano, James C. Brett, or Lopi yarn for this… Continue reading Mrs Watson KAL Kick Off