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Amy’s Thread: Speckle & Stone Giveaway
A couple of weeks ago, Alexis Winslow sent me a preview of her latest collection, Speckle & Stone – an ebook she is self-publishing from her website, Knit Darling. I’m excited to get to share this...
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Amy’s Thread: Last Minute Gifts for Crafters
Wondering what to buy for a knitter? It can be hard… we all love yarn but how do we choose yarn for someone else? Instead, I’ve brainstormed a short list of a few ideas for fun or useful, non-yarn,...
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Designer Spotlight: Sea Song by Sara Kay Hartmann
In a family where “hardly anyone is crafty,” Sara Kay Hartmann is the exception. She taught herself to knit and crochet in 2008 by watching videos online. Just last year, she released her first book,...
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Knitting for Both Sides: Reversible Knitting with Scarves
This week’s free pattern, Calafia, is a super cozy super scarf knit in Berroco Briza®. Beginner-friendly brioche knitting creates a reversible rib-like fabric that looks great from both the right side...
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Drop Dead Easy Giveaway
Drop Dead Easy Knits, by Gale Zucker, Mary Lou Egan, and Kirsten Kapur, is the book that I as a knitwear designer want when I take a knitting vacation. It has the kind of projects that are interesting...
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Portfolio Volume 3
The Portfolio Collections are without question my favorite part of my job. The series is a collaboration between the Berroco Design Team and a few of our favorite designers. In Volume 1 we went to the...
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Book review: Mosaic and Lace Knits by Barbara Benson
Barbara Benson is a little bit of an insane genius. I first noticed her propensity toward beautiful madness with her Golden Lion Throne pattern, and then again in her Courant pattern featured in Twist...
View ArticleBook Review: Dinosaurs to Crochet by Megan Kreiner
If you are not a person who enjoys whimsical crocheted toys and/or dinosaurs, this post is not for you (and that's okay). But if you do like crocheted toys and/or soft, squishy dinosaurs, well, you...
View ArticleBook Review: One Skein Crochet by Ellen Gormley
I don't know about you, but I'm somewhat notorious for buying single skeins of yarn and then ...having absolutely no clue what to do with them. Maybe they appealed to my sense of color, maybe they were...
View ArticleBook Review: Big Yarn, Beautiful Lace Knits by Barbara Benson
Love the look of lace knitting patterns but want to knit them up quickly? Barbara Benson's Big Yarn, Beautiful Lace Knits (Stackpole Books, 2019) is a perfect choice! This collection of 20 knitting...
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