Since we closed our doors to walk-in visits back in March, we’ve seen a lot less of our community, and though it’s the right thing to do in terms of safety, we sure miss seeing all of you! We also miss the inspiring works-in-progress and finished projects you’d bring in for show and tell. Fortunately, … [more]
Brooklyn Tweed’s newest yarn, Dapple, has captured our imagination. Sample skeins acquired in advance of the launch allowed Anne to get it right on her needles, casting on for Gudrun Johnston’s “Kirigami” pullover in Honeycrisp. Not wanting to miss out on this fun, I’ve decided to cast on with Dapple, too, and selected Anchor and … [more]
What’s in Anne’s Plystre Project Pouch, besides a Baby Baggu? A grandson-sized “Atlas (For Kids),” knit with Brooklyn Tweed Loft! I love the color combination she chose – Flannel for the main color, Snowbound and Old World for the contrast colors. Many of you know that Anne never limits herself to one project at a … [more]
For as long as we’ve stocked Shibui yarns here at the shop, we’ve been admirers of Shellie Anderson’s designs. She was an in-house designer Shibui for some years and still loves to work with their yarns, creating garments that look simple, but feature thoughtful details to “challenge and delight the knitter,” in her words. “Verve” … [more]
Berroco’s 123 DropShip program continues, with new featured projects every week! This program allows you to order any Berroco yarn from us, even those we don’t usually carry, and Berroco will ship them directly to you. We’re so grateful to Berroco for making a wide variety of yarns available through our shop in this way, … [more]
Berroco’s 123 DropShip program continues, with new featured projects every week! This program allows you to order any Berroco yarn from us, even those we don’t usually carry, and Berroco will ship them directly to you. This makes a much wider variety of yarns available through our shop, and the price for shipping is just … [more]
Though we’re keeping our doors closed during May, we’re still virtually open for mail orders, and we want to offer something fun during this uncertain time. Throughout May, we’ll have a special sale each week – 15% off a featured yarn, our Sale of the Week! Another trunk show has arrived from Brooklyn Tweed – the Fall 2019 collection … [more]
The knitters and crocheters who populate our shop are a diverse bunch, with all kinds of projects on their hands – any given week could find us suggesting yarns for striped shawls, intarsia cowls, granny square blankets, and all kinds of sweaters. When someone asks “What’s popular?” or “What’s everyone making around here?” I usually … [more]
Though we have to keep our doors closed during April, we’re still virtually open for mail orders, and we want to offer something fun during this uncertain time. Throughout April, we’ll have a special sale each week – 15% off a featured yarn, our Sale of the Week! Another trunk show has arrived from Brooklyn Tweed – … [more]
Time for another round of show and tell! We love to see what you all are making with yarn from our shop, and when I’m able, I take pictures so that I can share those projects here on the blog. Looking over my current collection of show and tell photos, I spotted a bunch in … [more]