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
Author: amychristoffers
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
TNNA Recap
The Berroco design team and I are still catching up on our sleep, but we are just back from The National Needlearts Association trade show in Columbis, Ohio. The weekend-long tradeshow is a gathering of yarnies, designers, notions makers, and publishers, coming together to showcase their new stuff and meet with shop owners from all… Continue reading TNNA Recap
Georgia O’Keefe Revisited
All this week I am on location for photography of our Spring/Summer 2016 collection! The design team and I collaborated on many of the books together, but I was assigned one book using two favorite Berroco yarns to design all on my own. I usually need a story in my head before designing. I turn to […]
Recycled Yarn Love + KAL Cast-on
Today we are kicking off the Berroco Remix® Light KAL (that's Knit Along). Several members of the design team are knitting Derecho from the Remix Light pattern collection, but we love Remix Light so much that we want everyone to try it. So you're welcome to join the KAL using Remix Light and any pattern of your… Continue reading Recycled Yarn Love + KAL Cast-on
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