The Teeter Totter Shawl from Berroco Portfolio Vol 2 is a great crescent-shaped shawl worked in five colors of Berroco Ultra® Alpaca Fine. The shawl does use just a little bit of intarsia to join colors at points along the mid-section of the shawl, but it's really easy intarsia knitting—you're only working with two colors in a… Continue reading Simple Intarsia Knitting with the Teeter Totter Shawl
Banner Weekend
I was recently the recipient of an incredible gift: a hand knit sweater made by my dear friend Ellen Mason, a version of her Banner Pullover from Portfolio Vol. 1. I don't think anyone appreciates a hand knit as much as another knitter, and this gift brought tears to my eyes. Fortunately we had a… Continue reading Banner Weekend
Berroco Ultra Alpaca + Help Choose Our Next Knit-along
Last week, we talked a bit about Berroco Vintage®, and I mentioned that it can be interchanged with Berroco Ultra® Alpaca, making these two a perfect pairing for our Portfolio Volume 2 collection. This week, I'm diving into Berroco Ultra Alpaca. BUT FIRST! Have you voted for our Portfolio Volume 2 KAL project? Be sure to cast… Continue reading Berroco Ultra Alpaca + Help Choose Our Next Knit-along
Rugged Knits + Berroco Ultra Alpaca GIVEAWAY CLOSED
UDPATE: We have a winner! Congratulations to Connie who won the Ultra Alpaca and Rugged Knits giveaway. We'll have more contests in the near future, so stay tuned! In May, we shared a sneak peek into Andrea Rangel's Rugged Knits book, which featured three Berroco yarns (read that post). We're excited to have a copy of… Continue reading Rugged Knits + Berroco Ultra Alpaca GIVEAWAY CLOSED
Happy 4th of July from Berroco!
We hope you all have a safe and happy 4th of July.
Berroco Vintage and Portfolio Volume 2
We're so excited to start talking about our new Fall/Winter 2016 pattern and yarn collections! We've got six brand new yarns for you to play with, along with new colors in some old favorites, plus nine pattern books, including the Berroco Portfolio Vol 2. The follow-up to our highly popular Portfolio Vol 1, this new… Continue reading Berroco Vintage and Portfolio Volume 2
Own your Knitting: Decreasing
In knitting there is truly no "wrong way" to do anything. But it often happens that what made sense to one does not suit another. Today we are looking at the neck and arm shaping on Astilbe and making our knitting what we want it to be. The pattern for Astilbe has you begin the… Continue reading Own your Knitting: Decreasing
Berroco Bingo is Here!
We're excited to announce our new summer promotion—Berroco Bingo! Designed to be a fun way for you to interact with Berroco and your local yarn stores, Berroco Bingo is easy to play and offers a chance to win an incredible prize. At the end of Berroco Bingo, we'll randomly select ten winners to receive one of… Continue reading Berroco Bingo is Here!
Get to Know Berroco Boboli Lace
Love beautifully variegated yarns? Berroco Boboli Lace is a must-knit yarn for anyone who loves multi-colored yarn. This single-spun, slightly thick-and-thin yarn has great depths of color in both the variegated and semi-solid colorways and knits up lovely to boot! Boboli Lace is listed as a sport weight yarn (not a laceweight). It's the "kid… Continue reading Get to Know Berroco Boboli Lace
Berroco Yarn and TNNA in Washington, D.C.
We're back from a whirlwind weekend of yarn and monuments—this year's summer conference of The National NeedleArts Association (TNNA) was held in Washington, D.C. Each summer, the organization hosts a trade-show in which yarn companies such as Berroco can show off their new fall/winter yarns to yarn store owners. We set up our booth to display… Continue reading Berroco Yarn and TNNA in Washington, D.C.
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