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Read MoreBuy Berroco Boboli Lace: Get Your DK Color Fix!
Howdy Yarn-Shoppers! We’ve been drooling over Berroco’s Boboli and Boboli Quick since they hit our shelves two years ago. Since then we’ve marveled at the versatility and workability that this yarn continues to give us. And now this season, Spring of 2013, Berroco has done something pretty special that really grabbed our attention. They gave us Boboli Lace. When we knit up this stunning...
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Read MoreBuy Berroco Lodge: The Need for Tweed!
Howdy Yarn-Shoppers! Berroco Lodge has come at just the right time for tweed fanatics that want substance and quality with convenience and workability! Choosy knitters with a hankering for chunky tweed want a yarn that will give them quick results with no splitting, uneven textures or runaway nubs to contend with. Lodge is a self-striping single ply roving tweed with long-run color...
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Read MoreFun With Berroco Hurray: Buy a Custom Mix! The colors are up to you!
Howdy Yarn-Shoppers! I will be offering Hurray Mixed Colors Kits in at least three varieties in the next few days at our webstore. I am excited to offer these in time for the holidays. These are unique gifts that are sure to please! So, as of now, here is the prototype: Berroco Hurray Mixed Colors Kit #1 Each kit contains: 3 – 7ft braids – One each of colors #8610 Indigo, #8606...
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Read MoreFun With Berroco Hurray: Colleen’s Mix!
A couple of days ago Colleen, a friendly Yarn-Shopper whom I met through Facebook, commented on one of my posts. She said she loved the idea of mixing three colors of Berroco Hurray (red, yellow and green was my first combo), but the mixture I’d chosen had YELLOW in it, so no go HOMBRE! (Seriously she was super nice about it.) So I asked her what combination of colors she would like to see. She...
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Read MoreBuy Berroco Hurray: Exclusive New Scarf Kit!
Scarf yarn for the holiday gift list seems to be the thrifty trend these days. There’s quite a selection to choose from here at Yarn-Shop. And, man, do we have a TON of it! And, as of today, we have another likely candidate for the ever growing post-Thanksgiving scarf craze! I stopped in at Berroco this afternoon to drop off a trunk show and there, sitting on the showroom table, was a roll of this...
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Read More“Everyday Wrap” Knit with Grignasco Knits Kid Seta #1413 Bright Magenta
Today, as promised, I am spotlighting a fabulous yarn in a gorgeous color, as shown in this magnificent “Everyday Wrap” pattern by Julie Weisenberger. This wrap is a remarkably simple one to construct. It is essentially a one piece knit rectangle with a simple sewn together carried over corner, resulting in a lovely accessory with graceful gossamer layering and a stylish yet simple...
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Read MoreBuy SMART: You’re a GREEN ONE, Mr Grinch!
A friend of ours from Israel commented on this color Plymouth Grignasco Knits Kid Seta #1410 Bright Green, asking if the green was as “acid” as it looked in the picture. I confirmed that it did and took another picture of the color with my hand to show the saturation. So we decided to rename it! What shall it be? “Wicked Witch Green”? “Fuzzy Hulk Green”? HMMM!!! One...
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Read MoreGrignascoKnits Kid Seta at Yarn-Shop
Kid Seta Made in Italy for GrignascoKnits Yarns Distributed by Plymouth Yarns 70% Superkid Mohair 30% Silk Each 25g ball contains 230 yds. 22 sts = 4″ on a #3 US needle. Hand wash. Lay flat to dry. ______________________________________ Howdy Yarn-Shoppers! Today I’d love to spotlight one of my favorite new yarns here at Yarn-Shop: GrignascoKnits Kid Seta As knitters know, mohair is all the...
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Buy Berroco Boboli Lace: Get Your DK Color Fix!
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