It's time to announce the winners for this year's Berroco Bingo game! Thank you again to everyone who played—we had a great turnout! Sorry for the delay in getting this out there—I'm always torn in a position of not wanting to announce the winners until I've heard from everyone, but I don't always hear back… Continue reading Berroco Bingo 2017 winners!
CLOSED The Glaswegian Cardigan Free pattern and contest!
Congrats to Anne G who was randomly chosen as the winner of the giveaway! The Glaswegian sweater was designed for the Deep Fall 2017 issue of Knitty. The cardi is named for an unexpected detour taken with my friend Thea Colman (designer of the Clover Club, the Rye Cardigan, and the Baby Cocktails Patterns) on the road to… Continue reading CLOSED The Glaswegian Cardigan Free pattern and contest!
New patterns in Vintage DK and Berroco Fiora for the Annies Signature Design Collection
Annie’s Signature Designs just launched the Autumn Glow Collection, an eclectic mix of knit and crochet patterns, and featuring 2 design contributions from the Berroco Design Team. Lena Skvagerson, the lead designer for Annie's Signature Collections, curated this collection. “Through my own experience, I gather inspiration from all that I see around me. I can see how a… Continue reading New patterns in Vintage DK and Berroco Fiora for the Annies Signature Design Collection
Learn Two-Color Brioche Knitting
When I started thinking about what pieces I wanted to include in my Berroco Ginkgo mini-collection, I knew I wanted a cowl, and thought this yarn would look beautiful in two-color brioche. There was just one problem: I had never tried two-color brioche before! But I'm not one to step down from a knitting challenge,… Continue reading Learn Two-Color Brioche Knitting
A Sock pattern for non-sock knitters
Confession time. I don't knit socks. To be very specific, I don't knit socks plural, I have knit plenty of single socks but I never manage to knit that second sock. I believe this is known as SSS (Second Sock Syndrom). Which is funny because I have no trouble knitting second sleeves, second mittens... The… Continue reading A Sock pattern for non-sock knitters
Labor Day Weekend Fundraiser
Last Friday, Berroco announced via our various social media channels that we were going to donate all of the profit from the sale of PDF patterns sold via Ravelry and Berroco.com to the Houston Food Bank. Our friends from Amano Yarns joined us as well. The Houston Food bank's mission is to end Hunger in… Continue reading Labor Day Weekend Fundraiser
Color Inspiration for the Stanza Coat
We love working with Julia Farwell-Clay on projects for the Berroco Portfolio series! Julia did the incredibly lovely Teeter Totter shawl from Portfolio Volume 2, and we did a blog post showing some alternative color choices for that gorgeous shawl. She's got another great piece for Berroco Portfolio 4, the Stanza Coat, which uses four… Continue reading Color Inspiration for the Stanza Coat
Berroco Portfolio Vol 4 Giveaway WINNER + KAL
Congratulations to Patty! We have contacted the winner of out Portfolio 4 giveaway, Patty's selection was to knit Courtney Spainhower's Owinja Pullover. Thanks so much to everyone who entered please join our Fall KAL-Your choice of patterns from Berroco Portfolio Volume 4 . The patterns are available as individual PDFs or as a PDF collection. Or ask your local… Continue reading Berroco Portfolio Vol 4 Giveaway WINNER + KAL
Choosing a Size for Seamless Raglan Sweaters
Are you joining us for the Berroco Portfolio 4 knit-along? I'll be there, and I'm knitting Allison Jane's Isthmus Pullover. I've already done a swatch (we encourage you to knit your swatch before the knit-along starts), and now I'm at the point of choosing which size I'm going to knit. Isthmus is a top-down sweater… Continue reading Choosing a Size for Seamless Raglan Sweaters
Knit-Along News! Berroco Portfolio Volume 4
We're kicking off our fall knit-along (KAL) in just a couple of weeks, so here's all the info you need to know to participate! Patterns: Your choice of patterns from Berroco Portfolio Volume 4 (pssst, you could win a copy of the book via this giveaway post). The patterns are available as individual PDFs or as… Continue reading Knit-Along News! Berroco Portfolio Volume 4
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