It's time for another pretty photo/knitting pattern pair up. I had a great time on my vacation in Maine, where I had fun snapping up photos of geology, wild flowers and even a rusty ship wreck. Click on the photos to see these sweaters on our web site. Of course, I did some knitting on… Continue reading Norah’s Knits: Vacation Knitting Pair Ups
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Norah’s Knits: Handknit Pillows
The other day, I was looking at all the beautiful handknit cabled pillows for sale on home decorating sites and yearning to have some in MY living room. I started out bemoaning the fact that we haven't really concentrated on home decor at Berroco, when it struck me – it would be easy to make… Continue reading Norah’s Knits: Handknit Pillows
Norah’s Knit’s: More ideas in Abode
We've designed 9 pieces in Abode so far – from smaller accessories, like the Lawson hand warmers in booklet #333, to Hume, the generous swing cardi from Norah Gaughan vol 13, Top Down. I love this yarn so much that I started thinking about which other Berroco patterns I might use to make something for myself. Ok,… Continue reading Norah’s Knit’s: More ideas in Abode
Norah’s Knits: Handmade Wedding Gifts
The etiquette involving wedding presents seems to be constantly changing and differs so very much family to family. I wouldn’t dream of advising anyone on the proper gift to give to friends or family on their happy day, but I do know that the handmade gifts I’ve received have meant a lot to me, and… Continue reading Norah’s Knits: Handmade Wedding Gifts
Norah’s Knits: What to Knit, Boboli Lace
Berroco Boboli Lace is amazingly versatile. While the gauge we suggest on the label is 6 sts per inch, we’ve knit it more firmly for gloves and much, much more loosely for lace scarves, using anything from a size 5 to a size 10 needle (US). When I’m knitting with Boboli Lace I find myself… Continue reading Norah’s Knits: What to Knit, Boboli Lace
Norah’s Knits: Top-Down Knitting (or Never Say Never)
Over the years I've designed a lot of sweaters with seams and I can still think of a slew of reasons to like pieced and seamed knitting, but that's not where this discussion is heading. As I've mentioned previously, I started out preferring to knit in the round. The first few sweaters I ever designed… Continue reading Norah’s Knits: Top-Down Knitting (or Never Say Never)
Norah’s Knits: Knitting for Men
I’m a very lucky woman. My husband wears sweaters. In fact he loves sweaters so much he doesn’t even wear a coat. Instead he’ll pile on two sweaters and walk out the door. John’s also an old fashion New Englander when it comes to understanding the virtues of wool – warmth being paramount. If that… Continue reading Norah’s Knits: Knitting for Men
Norah’s Knits: Knitting Patterns for Beginners
A friend of mine recently asked me to teach her how to knit. This got me thinking about when I was a beginner knitter. What seemed difficult? Which techniques were confusing? The thing I remember the most clearly is that I could overcome almost any obstacle if I was knitting a piece I really wanted… Continue reading Norah’s Knits: Knitting Patterns for Beginners
Norah’s Knits: Knitting for Babies
While I missed out on having babies of my own, in my 40s I was lucky enough to marry a man with three grown children. I am now very happily “Grandma Norah” to three little ones, and there are two more on the way! How could I not think about knitting for babies? When the… Continue reading Norah’s Knits: Knitting for Babies
Norah’s Knits: What I learned in the Yarn Shop
In March and April I managed to carve out some time to visit a few New England yarn shops. Andra, the area's sales rep, and I traveled with a trunk show of sweaters in a variety of sizes and encouraged knitters to try them all on. It's a fun, party-like atmosphere with sweaters and compliments… Continue reading Norah’s Knits: What I learned in the Yarn Shop
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