I am a self-taught knitter, having learned from a book. If you, like me, prefer to learn from a book, I highly recommend a trip to the local library. Take as many books as you can, because they will all explain things a little differently, and sometimes a side-by-side comparison of the same basic instructions… Continue reading Knitting: Getting started
Author: amychristoffers
Holiday Gifts you still have time to knit: Mittens
My heart skipped a beat when I opened my email the other day and saw these gorgeous mittens knit by Churchmouse Yarn and Teas. The Hanne Mittens are a free pattern from the Knitbits newsletter—they take just 1 skein each of two colors of Berroco Ultra Alpaca or Ultra Alpaca Tonal. You can download the… Continue reading Holiday Gifts you still have time to knit: Mittens
Holiday Stockings you still have time to knit
When my son was born, I decided to knit him a stocking. He was born in late November and in the foggy haze of those first days with a newborn, I started knitting a stocking that, due to some questionable gauge and design choices, took me a full 2 years to complete. Stranded color work… Continue reading Holiday Stockings you still have time to knit
CLOSED: Pom Pom Winter + Giveaway
Congrats to Sarah for winning this giveaway! Pom Pom Quarterly just released their Winter 2017 volume and it is the perfect antidote to the dark days of Winter. I am especially excited because I contributed a design to this beautiful collection—Bindrune, in the always lovely Lettlopi by our partner brand Istex. This cozy cardigan/jacket is… Continue reading CLOSED: Pom Pom Winter + Giveaway
The Wild One and the Great Kate Atherley
Kate Atherly is a brilliant knitting engineer—she has made a career of understanding the finer points of perfecting fit with the highest level of technical precision. Kate is a excellent designer, too, something that does not necessarily go hand in hand with her level of technical knowledge. When she mentioned to me she had an… Continue reading The Wild One and the Great Kate Atherley
CLOSED The Glaswegian Cardigan Free pattern and contest!
Congrats to Anne G who was randomly chosen as the winner of the giveaway! The Glaswegian sweater was designed for the Deep Fall 2017 issue of Knitty. The cardi is named for an unexpected detour taken with my friend Thea Colman (designer of the Clover Club, the Rye Cardigan, and the Baby Cocktails Patterns) on the road to… Continue reading CLOSED The Glaswegian Cardigan Free pattern and contest!
New patterns in Vintage DK and Berroco Fiora for the Annies Signature Design Collection
Annie’s Signature Designs just launched the Autumn Glow Collection, an eclectic mix of knit and crochet patterns, and featuring 2 design contributions from the Berroco Design Team. Lena Skvagerson, the lead designer for Annie's Signature Collections, curated this collection. “Through my own experience, I gather inspiration from all that I see around me. I can see how a… Continue reading New patterns in Vintage DK and Berroco Fiora for the Annies Signature Design Collection
A Sock pattern for non-sock knitters
Confession time. I don't knit socks. To be very specific, I don't knit socks plural, I have knit plenty of single socks but I never manage to knit that second sock. I believe this is known as SSS (Second Sock Syndrom). Which is funny because I have no trouble knitting second sleeves, second mittens... The… Continue reading A Sock pattern for non-sock knitters
Labor Day Weekend Fundraiser
Last Friday, Berroco announced via our various social media channels that we were going to donate all of the profit from the sale of PDF patterns sold via Ravelry and Berroco.com to the Houston Food Bank. Our friends from Amano Yarns joined us as well. The Houston Food bank's mission is to end Hunger in… Continue reading Labor Day Weekend Fundraiser
Berroco Portfolio Vol 4 Giveaway WINNER + KAL
Congratulations to Patty! We have contacted the winner of out Portfolio 4 giveaway, Patty's selection was to knit Courtney Spainhower's Owinja Pullover. Thanks so much to everyone who entered please join our Fall KAL-Your choice of patterns from Berroco Portfolio Volume 4 . The patterns are available as individual PDFs or as a PDF collection. Or ask your local… Continue reading Berroco Portfolio Vol 4 Giveaway WINNER + KAL