I quit wearing my coat a few weeks ago. It's not that the weather was warm - far from it, actually - but I am simply done with winter. This time of year, sometimes a pair of hand warmers can make the difference between being cold and being comfortable. Small projects like mittens and gauntlets… Continue reading Norah’s Knits: Small Projects for Spring – Hand Warmers
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Designer Spotlight: Twisted Rib Cardigan by Renee Lorion
If you’ve ever knit (or shopped) for a little boy, you’ve probably noticed that there’s a real deficit in terms of selection and style. Designer Renee Lorion is helping to change that with her brand, Tot Lot, offering a collection of handknitting patterns that she’s coined “hip knit duds for little dudes.” Renee’s Twisted Rib… Continue reading Designer Spotlight: Twisted Rib Cardigan by Renee Lorion
Amy’s Thread: Knitter Fidelity
Are you loyal to your knitting projects? Do you work on one project at a time or do you shop around...different projects for different moods? Two weeks ago, the weather was beautiful. The warm March sunshine had me thinking spring-y thoughts. I cast on with Berroco Remix for the Beatnik pattern and was merrily knitting along when the… Continue reading Amy’s Thread: Knitter Fidelity
Designer Spotlight: Beowulf Sweater by Anne Podlesak
Anne Podlesak’s design process often begins with a bit of research. She’ll go to Google or Pinterest and spend hours looking at photos, browsing until she gets some flash of inspiration. Even she doesn’t know where it will take her. Anne’s Beowulf Sweater is a striking, unisex design named after the classic Scandinavian folktale. While… Continue reading Designer Spotlight: Beowulf Sweater by Anne Podlesak
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
Designer Spotlight: Effloresce Shawl by Amy Antler
Amy Antler loves to flip through her many knitting magazines for design inspiration. She can look at the same issue again and again, and each time, something different catches her eye. Her love of mixing and matching stitch patterns is especially evident in her newest design. Amy’s Effloresce Shawl is full of texture and interesting details.… Continue reading Designer Spotlight: Effloresce Shawl by Amy Antler
Emily Explains: Dropped-Stitch Lace Pattern from Enso
Our entire Spring/Summer '14 collection is special for me because it was my first season with Berroco, but Booklet#344 Berroco Folio was especially fun to design. When you're working with a yarn like Folio, it's easy to get excited to knit! Light, soft and fluffy, Folio makes beautiful swatches on a wide range of needle sizes. I… Continue reading Emily Explains: Dropped-Stitch Lace Pattern from Enso
Designer Spotlight: Dogwood Beanie by Kendall Nahorniak
Kendall Nahorniak learned the basics of crochet when she was 8 years old, but she didn’t do much with her skills until a couple of years ago. And it wasn't long before she was designing popular patterns of her own. Kendall’s Dogwood Beanie is a warm winter hat with lots texture. The main section of… Continue reading Designer Spotlight: Dogwood Beanie by Kendall Nahorniak
What Inspires: Norah
I first “met” Norah Gaughan in the book Knitting in America: Patterns, Profiles, & Stories of America's Leading Artisans by Melanie Falick. That book came out in 1996, but it was probably around 2001-2002, when the Tweedy Aran Cardigan came out in Interweave Knits, that she inspired me to take my knitting beyond rectangles and into… Continue reading What Inspires: Norah
Emily Explains: Slip, Slip, Slip, Knit (sssk)
Sometimes I come across symbols in my knitting, read them - thinking I know exactly what they mean - and knit on. Soon I come to realize that I did not look closely enough at the symbol in my pattern. Talk about frustrating!I know a few of you have run into this problem with the sssk… Continue reading Emily Explains: Slip, Slip, Slip, Knit (sssk)
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