I’ve made it a habit to save my swatches. I think it stems from my knitting classes in college - our homework every week was to develop 4-6 knitted swatches,and at the end of the semester we needed to display all our best swatches so that professors could analyze our progress. After my school days… Continue reading Swatch Collage
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A Valentine
These yarns are red, Our logo is blue, We knit every day, And hope you do, too! Happy Valentine's Day! Amanda
A Very Lacey Christmas
Kathie, one of Berroco’s craftiest employees, was decorating her Christmas tree recently and discovered that our Francis scarf pattern (worked in Berroco Lacey, our elegant new ruffle yarn) can do double-duty as a garland! The Francis scarf pattern is printed on the back of every Lacey ball band, and is also available on our website.… Continue reading A Very Lacey Christmas
Turkey Day
Just a couple of days until Thanksgiving Day! We invite you to celebrate with a visual feast of Berroco yarns: Happy Thanksgiving! Amanda
Donna and Sawtelle
This fall, Donna’s become entangled in an unexpected love triangle. The players? Donna, Remix, and the Sawtelle Adult cardigan pattern. It started out as an easy children’s sweater (Sawtelle) in garter stitch, destined for our KnitBits newsletter. Donna mentioned to me that she would wear that sweater in an adult size, and after hearing the… Continue reading Donna and Sawtelle
Spooky
The candy section at the grocery store has exploded to twice its size. There are styrofoam headstones lining the sidewalks of the houses across my street. I can’t stop eating candy corn. It’s pretty clear that Halloween is right around the corner. It’s even starting to look a little spooky in the design office: On… Continue reading Spooky
Fall Color Trends
It’s mid-August... Which means back-to-school sales are in full swing, new issues of style magazines have expanded to twice their usual size, and the first fall deliveries have arrived at stores. As I keep encountering these signs of the upcoming autumn, I’ve been noticing some definite color trends in fashion. Bold, bright, and modern colors are… Continue reading Fall Color Trends
A Book That Inspires
Every once in a while, a knitting book will pop into my life and really change things. A few years ago, my mom bought me The Art of Knitting by Françoise Tellier-Loumagne, and this book has become the single most helpful item on my shelf. Whenever I start to feel burned out or uninspired, I… Continue reading A Book That Inspires
Berroco Adores Designers
Ravelry has made it so easy to find great designs produced independently! And of course it’s especially exciting to find designers using Berroco yarn in their patterns. I’ve come across some really great designs lately, and thought I’d share: Linney Cardigan knit in Remix by Amy Christoffers This cardigan is really flattering, and the soft… Continue reading Berroco Adores Designers
TNNA Recap
We recently returned from The National Needlearts Association's summer trade show in Ohio, where shop owners got a chance to learn about our new products for fall. The trip to Columbus was a blur of enthusiastic people, excellent food, and exciting yarns, and we had a wonderful time sharing the new fall yarns and pattern booklets. For this… Continue reading TNNA Recap
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