What I’m about to say may shock you. Before I started here at Berroco, I didn’t know much about Norah. Sure, I had heard her name and even queued a few of her designs on Ravelry, but I was mostly a crocheter and I didn’t pay much attention to those kinds of things. Looking back… Continue reading Get to Know Berroco: Norah Gaughan
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TNNA Review
What a week! We flew to Long Beach last Thursday morning for The National Needlearts Association's spring trade show and just got back to the office yesterday. It was amazing how much we were able to fit into a long weekend! In addition to running our booth, we helped out with the fashion show and… Continue reading TNNA Review
Behind the Scenes: Spring/Summer 2013 Photo Shoot Video
You've seen our new yarns and our beautiful new designs for Spring/Summer 2013. Now you can watch the behind the scenes video from our photo shoot on Cape Cod last fall. It might look like a day at the beach - mostly because we did spend part of each day at the beach - but… Continue reading Behind the Scenes: Spring/Summer 2013 Photo Shoot Video
Vogue Knitting Live
January is a crazy time for the Berroco Design Team. From holidays to trade shows to the unveiling of our new yarns and designs for spring, there isn't much downtime. It's hectic, but it's also a lot of fun. Norah, Amanda and I all headed to New York for Vogue Knitting Live last weekend and it… Continue reading Vogue Knitting Live
Yarn Alive
What would you do if you lost your house and all of your possessions? What if your business was swept away? Could you go on, knowing friends and maybe even family members were missing? It’s so hard to imagine even one of these devastating losses, but for thousands of people in Japan all three have… Continue reading Yarn Alive
KnitBits Preview: Winter Giveaway
Would a new knitting book and some free Berroco yarn help make your new year happier? We thought so! Make sure you read tomorrow’s KnitBits, to find out how to enter our winter giveaway. Five winners will receive Cathy Carron’s “Short Story: chic knits for layering.” The book features 35 designs – all quick knits… Continue reading KnitBits Preview: Winter Giveaway
KnitBits Preview: Inspiration for Babies & Toddlers
I love when designers share their knitting inspiration. If you’re like me, you’ll want to check out tomorrow’s KnitBits. It features a beautiful video about the design process behind our latest book, Comfort Knitting & Crochet: Babies & Toddlers. Some of the objects that influenced our patterns might surprise you! Comfort Knitting & Crochet: Babies &… Continue reading KnitBits Preview: Inspiration for Babies & Toddlers
Cute As A Button
Design inspiration comes in all forms. It might be a pretty picture, a colorful quilt or even something small, something as cute as a button. In this case, make it 8,000 buttons. Mosaic buttons, Civil War buttons, shell buttons…it’s hard to find a kind of button that isn’t on display at the Keep Homestead Museum… Continue reading Cute As A Button
Curvy Girl Crochet
Tired of patterns that don’t fit your shape? Or maybe you’re looking for a way to make crochet less boxy? Whatever the problem, designer Mary Beth Temple has a solution in her latest book, Curvy Girl Crochet. Temple provides 25 patterns made to flatter a full figure – 20 designed by Temple and five by… Continue reading Curvy Girl Crochet
Norah’s Christmas in Latvia
I had the pleasure of spending Christmas in Riga, Latvia this year. What a beautiful place! The city is so walkable too. We strolled from Christmas market to Christmas market (there are a lot of them!) from museum to museum and from lovely restaurant to lovely restaurant.... viewing SO MUCH amazing architecture along the way.… Continue reading Norah’s Christmas in Latvia
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