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
Author: amychristoffers
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
Designing Marquita Colorways
Are you a knitter who makes the pattern in the yarn shade shown? Or do you like coming up with your own color ways when you choose your next knit? I have (almost) always gone out on my own, choosing colors based on things that are inspiring me in the moment and not always based… Continue reading Designing Marquita Colorways
Making Giveaway Winner- and some thoughts on Colors
Congratulations to Three Pretty Posies on winning the Making + Remix Light giveaway. Our contest has ended, but you can still get copies of the Making Dots issue from Making Magazine.com When I originally proposed the idea, I had swatched in the shade Almond. I was picturing it as being a perfect spring/summer piece in pale… Continue reading Making Giveaway Winner- and some thoughts on Colors
CLOSED. Making: A giveaway
The Remix Light KAL winds down at the end of this week but there is still weeks of summer left and to celebrate we're giving away a copy of Making No. 3: Dots and the yarn to knit your own Hope Cardigan in Remix Light . The Hope Cardigan is worked from sleeve cuff to center… Continue reading CLOSED. Making: A giveaway
Summer Knitting with Martha
Sweet summer knitting should be projects that travel well and wear well, and Martha Wissing has been on a roll dreaming up beautiful new designs featuring Berroco yarns. The Rock Street Tee, designed for Pima 100 This simple boxy pullover is suitable for the knitter wanting to make her first sweater. Consisting of only knit and… Continue reading Summer Knitting with Martha