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 When I interviewed Stephen West about Horizon, I knew to expect great things. His positive attitude was infectious, and I could sense he saw lots of potential in our new California Wool Project ya...

 Are you following The Great White Bale? If you love to read the stories behind the yarn you buy, Clara Parkes is the ultimate storyteller. Her Great White Bale project follows a 676-pound bal...

I've got a couple features in the works for the blog. In the meantime, here are some snapshots of what's being knit up in Horizon, by those of us at the store, and some intrepid Ravelers.  Kristine...

There are many stellar knitwear designers, but few inspire as much loyalty as Stephen West of Westknits. Westknits designs are edgy and modern, but they have a timeless quality that flatters all k...

  Just of off Route 91- a few miles from downtown Putney, Vermont- is an unassuming little building that’s been a pilgrimage site for knitters for over thirty years. That’s where the Green Mountain...

It takes something very special to compel Kristine and a crew of volunteers to get up at 6:30am on a Saturday and drive for 90 miles. Something like shearing day at Sally Fox’s farm. They brav...

        Julie Weisenberger and Horizon     Cocoknits’ Julie Weisenberger is a constant source of delight and inspiration here at Verb. Cocoknits patterns are perennially popular in the shop; versat...

We love Hannah Fettig. Fettig's designs are sleek and modern, wearable for many shapes, and they provide just the right amount of warmth for chilly Bay Area evenings. She favors yarns that use natu...

     The last few months have brought so many exciting changes to Verb. Last week Kristine told the story of the California Wool Project, our first adventure with creating our o...

  In Horizon's journey from sheep to shelf, it all starts with Sally Fox. Sally's story is unique. Her farm is dedicated to the growth of raw materials for making textiles, and to growing them, bo...

Quince & Co. Owl arrives,    Julie Weisenberger unveils her very first sewing pattern, Emma, designed exclusively for Verb,      Marcel gets a haircut,   an...

  Ever since we naturally dyed that first batch of yarn, six years ago, I have dreamt of our own line of yarn made from California wool.  Verb Little did I know the journey I would take in order t...