The crocheted granny square is a classic for a reason—it's simple and addictive! The Rena pullover was fun to make because you start by making about a bunch of 3-round granny squares and triangles (super portable if you're making on the go), then join them together into panels for the back, front, and sleeves, making… Continue reading FO: Rena in Tiramisu
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Yarn Tasting Kit Idea: A crochet Hat
We are sharing ways to use up our Fall/Winter Yarn Tasting Kit! Please check back here tomorrow for more tasting kit projects. If you missed yesterday's, find it here. For all you crocheters out there, I wanted to make an easy and versatile slouch hat pattern using the Berroco Fall '21 home yarn tasting kit.… Continue reading Yarn Tasting Kit Idea: A crochet Hat
Felting Berroco Lanas
Word on the street is that felting is back, and it's just in time for our new untreated wool, Berroco Lanas!Did you know that different colors may felt differently, or may not felt at all? This is because felting depends on the microscopic "scales" that make up animal fibers getting all floofed up and clinging… Continue reading Felting Berroco Lanas
Adding pockets to Beachrock Cardigan
Let's face it, we all love pockets! And I think that long cardigans are especially well-suited to having them, so I decided that my Beachrock definitely wanted pockets. It's relatively easy to insert a pocket into a cardigan like this one that uses a simple stitch pattern. Step one: Make your pocket inserts For the… Continue reading Adding pockets to Beachrock Cardigan
Cable Sweaters Forever!
The world has been (understandably) overrun with thoughts and feelings about the cabled sweater worn by actor Chris Evans in Knives Out. The Aran-style sweater has been the talk of the town but sadly not too many of those discussions have been focused around knitting your own cabled sweater. But cables are one of my… Continue reading Cable Sweaters Forever!
The Great Swatch Experiment
You probably know that we're big fans of swatching here at Berroco, but maybe you don't understand why. What's the big deal? "Swatches always lie," right? Who has time to swatch, just get to the fun part! But believe it or not, swatching is an integral part to knitting and crochet projects that have to… Continue reading The Great Swatch Experiment
Adding Short Rows to Yoke Sweaters
I've previously discussed on this blog why you might want to add short rows to raise the back neck of a yoke sweater. If you're sold on the idea, you might be wondering, how do I do that? Today I'll explain how to add short-row neck shaping to a bottom-up yoke sweater that doesn't already… Continue reading Adding Short Rows to Yoke Sweaters
How to Knit a Sweater from the Bottom Up: Adding Waist Shaping
Traditionally, Lopi sweaters are straight up and down through the body, with no waist shaping to nip in just a bit at the smallest part of a body. Some designers are adding just a bit of waist shaping—you can find very gentle shaping in Ysolda Teague's Strokkur pattern (shown above), for example. If you are… Continue reading How to Knit a Sweater from the Bottom Up: Adding Waist Shaping
Learn Two-Color Brioche Knitting
When I started thinking about what pieces I wanted to include in my Berroco Ginkgo mini-collection, I knew I wanted a cowl, and thought this yarn would look beautiful in two-color brioche. There was just one problem: I had never tried two-color brioche before! But I'm not one to step down from a knitting challenge,… Continue reading Learn Two-Color Brioche Knitting
Short-Row Neck Shaping
One of the questions that has come up this week in our Ravelry discussion thread of the Berroco Remix® Light KAL is about the short-row neck shaping in Derecho. Besides technique questions about how to "wrap and turn," at least one participant was wondering, why are we even doing this? It's a great question! First,… Continue reading Short-Row Neck Shaping