Free Patterns, Tutorials and Project Ideas
The latest — and actually the last with Amy Christoffers joining the team — Norah Gaughan pattern book
from Berroco was recently released, and it offers great inspiration for spring and summer.
This collection of 14 patterns is subtitled “Another … Read More ...
Lightweight sweaters are great to have around this time of year (whether it’s spring or fall where you live). They’re easy to slip on when there’s a little chill in the air and to shed when it gets warmer.
I’m … Read More ...
Knitwear designers Amy Christoffers is set to become the new design director at Berroco as Norah Gaughan prepares to leave the company after nearly nine years to pursue other interests.
According to a news release from the yarn company, Amy … Read More ...
Since I last wrote about arm knitting it seems like it’s become an even bigger craze. Vickie Howell got kind of obsessed and has figured out how to arm knit and arm crochet and was featured on “The Today Show”… Read More ...
I love simple patterns that include just one or two little details that make them really special. I’ve been thinking a lot about how to add those kinds of touches to my own designs, whether it’s an interesting hem line … Read More ...
I don’t know how I missed these in my roundup of adorable little Christmas sweater ornaments for the tree, but Berroco released a pattern collection called Minutia that includes four adorable knit and crocheted mini sweater ornaments for the tree.… Read More ...
I kind of have a thing for hats that look like animals, especially for kids. It’s my theory that a cute hat like that will encourage a kid to wear it.
I have a collection of pint-sized animal hats over … Read More ...
We’ve all been there. Either you made a big mistake while knitting and need to rip out a bunch of your work (I have a project on timeout right now for this very reason) or you’ve abandoned a project and … Read More ...
I’m not proud to admit it, but I’m not a really regular reader of the Berroco blog, even though I love Berroco yarn and I think Norah Gaughan is a genius and I’m so inspired by what they do.
That … Read More ...
One of the yarns I used in my book that I completely fell in love with was Berroco Linsey. This pretty cotton yarn/linen yarn just says summer to me, and I used a multicolored pink version to knit an … Read More ...
One of Berroco’s new yarns for fall is Abode, a thick and thin merino that has a fun printed effect that almost makes it look like velvet.
It sounds like a wonderful yarn for fall, and if you’re thinking … Read More ...
I’m super in love with this sweet little mouse knitting pattern from Berroco.
The mouse’s name is Stilton, and he’s a somewhat intermediate project owing to being worked in the round and having shaping involved. But he’s so darn cute … Read More ...
I don’t know how I got so behind on things, but it looks like I suddenly have about a million things to share with you. We’ll see how I do at posting more often for the next little while!
Here’s … Read More ...
I guess it’s the time of year for all new things to be arriving, and today I got Berroco’s newsletter announcing that yarn company’s new books, new yarns and new colors for spring and summer. What fun!
That link will … Read More ...
It’s not all that often I link to a full newsletter from a yarn company, but in this case I think it’s worth it for you to check out the roundup of favorite patterns of the year from designers at … Read More ...
