Jun
29

In today’s newsletter from Webs, they are featuring a new100% wool in the worsted weight with 247 yards per skein, and at an easy on the pocket price of $4.99 before discount. Not to mention the fact that it is…
Jun
28
After all the rushing and traveling for the out-of-state baby shower, I finally found time to catch up on my magazine reading. I am a poor traveler and could not focus while in the plane. (Read - not in control…
Jun
27
My special order Team Knitty Sock Yarn arrived yesterday. This yarn is specially dyed when ordered by Mama E at C*EYE*BER Fiber Warehouse. I ordered this yarn June 2. I don’t think that was an unusually long time for a special…
Jun
26
The project that gave me nightmares is finished. In fact, it is finished and gifted! I spent the weekend in Connecticut with my pregnant daughter attending her baby shower. The project, a knitted baby blanket, is from a Leisure Arts leaflet…
Jun
21
Knitter’s Review visited the TNNA early June in Columbus Ohio. ” TNNA stands for The National NeedleArts Association, and twice a year they host a conference where store owners, manufacturers, designers, publishers, and industry folk come together to learn, schmooze, and sell. Besides…
Jun
20

CaronYarn Company introduced the newest member of the Simply Soft family of yarns—Simply Soft Heather. A true marriage of soft lustrous fiber with soft, sophisticated colors makes Simply Soft Heather a truly special new yarn for fashion garments, throws, pillows, even bags…
Jun
19
Interweave Knits Knitting Daily is live. The site is fresh and interesting looking. The Editor, Sandi Wiseheart, is interested, for now it seems, in getting the opinion of the knitters as to what they want in patterns and designs.
As the PR page…
Jun
18

I stumbled onto Free Patterns by K1P1Keeping You In Stitches by clicking links on a page from another link. It’s amazing what you can find sometimes. This is a site full of free dishcloth patterns.
Many new knitters fine tune their skills…
Jun
15
This is a post that is a little old, from January, but it struck a chord with me. It’s written by the owners of Rosies Yarn Cellar, a store in Philadelphia, PA and the blog is Rosie Blogs.
What is significant…
Jun
14
This Spring, South West Trading Company released the Vickie Howell Collection, a set of three types of yarn. These are Craft, made of 35% Milk Fiber and 65% Organic Cotton; Rock, made of 40% Soysilk, 30% fine wool, and 30% hemp;…
Jun
13
Following up on the challange given to me by Heather, our Needlework Editor, I did a search for projects that were:
1. faster to knit and
2. toys for her cats - she has a few ya know
So, my friend google found 1,…
Jun
12
Knitty is ready to read! In the summer edition there are 4 pair of socks, OK ,OK 3.5 because one pair just covers to the ankle. But they still are cute! But wait - as you scroll down the page with…
Jun
11
The Knitting Guild Association and the Crochet Guild of America are both holding the Summer Knit & Crochet Showat the Radisson Hotel Center of New Hampshire in Manchester, New Hampshire July 12-15, 2007.
The Show is the Crochet Guild of America’s…
Jun
9
Mama E and Knitty have teamed up to raise funds for breast cancer awareness walking/run to be held September 30, 2007 in Toronto. Mama E is donating $5 from the purchase of each skein of a dyed when ordered 80% Superwash Wool/20% Nylon…
Jun
8
Berroco has 3 new yarns, 5 new pattern booklets and 1 new book featuring uber-wearable knit pieces designed by Norah Gaughan for the Fall/Winter Season.

The new yarns are Ultra Alpaca Light in 24 shades, Jasper a merino wool roving spun of pre-dyed…







