The cool weather we’ve had this spring has been great for knitting – and spring just got a whole lot cooler with the release of Wool People 5. Jared Flood says: Back in August when I began mapping out the concepts and art direction for this collection, I thought it would be fun to do … read more »
Brooklyn Tweed is at it again! Hot on the heels of last month’s Wool People comes BT Winter 13, a collection of cozy cold-weather knits designed by Jared Flood, Veronik Avery, Julie Hoover, and Michele Wang. 18 new patterns knitted in Loft and Shelter make up three style stories – Timeless Colorwork, a modern look at … read more »
The holidays have drawn to a close (did you finish all of your holiday knitting yet?), some of us have taken down our decorations, and it’s time for some selfish knitting! The fine folks at Brooklyn Tweed have provided inspiration as always with the newest edition of Wool People, and now that we’re not all madly … read more »
This morning Brooklyn Tweed released their newest pattern collection, which is timed nicely with the arrival of 15 new colors of SHELTER (already at the store!) You can view the entire collection here. Here is a quick preview of the collection, with a few of our favorites! Burr – knitted jacket with shawl color Uses … read more »
I don’t know how many of you get to see knitted and crocheted items from various people every single day…but I do. It is one of the most wonderful things about having a shop. Every day, someone brings in an amazing creation. And “amazing,” I suppose, is relative. Seeing a brand new knitter leave with … read more »
We are really excited to see the latest Wool People from the team over at Brooklyn Tweed. The paper patterns won’t arrive in the shop for a couple more weeks, but you can already grab digital copies online! There are 17 designs in the collection, and here are my favorites – all of which can … read more »
We’re so excited to share our newest free blog pattern with our space cadets! The Port Elizabeth cowl was created for fibre space™ by one of our favorite designers, the very talented Ann Weaver (who is a genius with color!) This color-blocked cowl lets you play with your favorite Brooklyn Tweed LOFT colors in a … read more »
Take the time to celebrate the mothers in your life this Mother’s Day, May 13th. And if you’re a mom, start writing your wish list–we keep them on file at the shop! There are many ways to translate your love of yarn into a beautiful gift to honor the women most important to you. Knitted … read more »
I am back! Prague was delightful – a mix of hail, sleet, rain, and snow in addition to one day of sunshine. It was actually nice to see some “normal” winter weather…this 60 degree oddness is not exactly helpful for those of us who want to wear our handknits. But I did manage to bring … read more »
I think I have said before that I have a tendency (as do most of you) to over pack stitching projects when headed on vacation. It is just really frightening to imagine being without knitting, should I somehow knit through all of the yarn that I brought. Today I leave for Prague (yay!) for a … read more »
Presenting my latest FO! I am so excited about this one. The pattern is Edie and available in the LOFT collection of patterns from Brooklyn Tweed. Really, it should have been done awhile ago. I have no excuse. Despite the fingering weight gauge, there is a lot of stockinette stitch and only a bit of … read more »
Since new Year’s Resolutions never seem to work for me, can I claim a resolution that I have already fulfilled? I can say that my resolution was to do something new. I cast on for the Burnham mittens (seen left) that I talked about a couple of weeks ago. Shortly into the pattern is a … read more »
As knitters and crocheters, we are privileged to have an abundance of inspiration. The latest volume of Wool People from Brooklyn Tweed floods us with even more designs to covet and dream about. View the lookbook here. A few of my favorites from the collection… Guston is the kind of pullover I’m always … read more »
The days til Christmas are slowly ticking away, but that somehow doesn’t stop pattern designers from putting new patterns out there to distract us from our well laid gift planning…The newest edition of Twist is full of amazing new patterns that will make great gifts for someone…Or maybe to keep! Before we get lost in … read more »
When I knit things to keep my appendages warm. (well, correction. It is the time of year that I START to knit things that keep my appendages warm. I don’t seem to finish too many). I am currently adding classes like crazy to the winter schedule so part of my project selection is based … read more »
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Saturday:
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