When I am at a loss for inspiration, a walk, beautiful music or a good movie can pull me back into my creative spirit. One of my favorite albums to listen to when I am feeling like this is the soundtrack to Amélie. A friend gave it to me when I was in college. We would play… Continue reading What Inspires: Magical Movies
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Amy’s Thread: What to Knit Next: Fringe
Forecasting fringe was one of the recurring themes for Spring 2o14 fashion on the runway and style blogs. The trend continues for Fall 2014: Emily has this fashion moment covered in booklet #347 Nomad, part of our new collection for Fall/Winter '14. She composed this collection with layers of shimmery, tonal, variegated yarns in a fun mix of weights and… Continue reading Amy’s Thread: What to Knit Next: Fringe
A Story of “Good Yarma”
During our recent trip to TNNA, I got to spend some quality time with our new Southern California sales rep, Mona Gutierrez. Mona is pretty much one of the coolest people I've ever met. She travels through her territory in a tricked out yarn van spreading her motto of "Good Yarma." She also runs marathons… Continue reading A Story of “Good Yarma”
What Inspires: Frida Kahlo de Rivera
Recently, I've been drawn to the color and intensity of Frida Kahlo. As a female artist she is incredibly inspiring. She first began painting during a long and painful recovery from a severe car accident. She would paint in bed, on sketchbooks, her casts and other materials. The majority of her work was self portraits… Continue reading What Inspires: Frida Kahlo de Rivera
Amy’s Thread: The New Construction of Summer Knitting
I have a great big yarn crush on chainette yarns right now. I may even be a little obsessed. For years I've had a personal struggle with cotton yarns - I love (LOVE!) to wear cotton sweaters in the summer but I find knitting with cotton less appealing than wool. Cotton and cotton blend yarns… Continue reading Amy’s Thread: The New Construction of Summer Knitting
Amy’s Thread: Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?
Knock, knock. Who's there? Banana. Banana who? ... I don't need to go on, do I? It's no secret that the design office here at Berroco is fond of the color orange. Norah loves it as much as I do and I did get a little mocking - OK, a lot of mocking - in the office for… Continue reading Amy’s Thread: Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?
Amy’s Thread: Orange is the happiest color
A little sunshine for your Monday (apologies to Frank) All images found via my Orange board on Pinterest. Happy Monday all!
What Inspires: Sonia Delaunay
In college, I had a wonderful art history teacher who believed that the best way to study great artists was to research their sketchbooks. We spent all our time looking for as many sketches and scribbles as we could find leading up to their great paintings. We rarely even bothered with the final pieces! It really… Continue reading What Inspires: Sonia Delaunay
Norah’s Knits: Icelandic Influences
Iceland is an amazing place. From glaciers to lichen cover lava fields, geysers to waterfalls, there is a new specactular view around every turn in the road. I was lucky enough to take a trip there about ten years ago. Here's a taste of the inspiring landscape John and I encountered (Thanks for the photos,… Continue reading Norah’s Knits: Icelandic Influences
Amy’s Thread: Which comes first the yarn or the pattern?
Whether I’m designing or knitting for fun, my knitting choices tend to start with the yarn. I fall in love with the yarn first and the pattern follows. I find tweedy yarns irresistible and, this week, I’ve been hunting for the perfect pattern for a sweater's worth of Berroco Remix in the shade “Night Fall”… Continue reading Amy’s Thread: Which comes first the yarn or the pattern?
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