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Summer projects - Liesl

 Looking for a summer project? Cocoknits has several designs perfect for summer: open, net-like fabrics, sleeveless shirts, and long tanks. I'm currently working on Liesl, out of Icelandic Fa...
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Seam Allowance: Make Your Own Clothing

  Hi Everyone, This Summer I am focusing on a project called Seam Allowance. This is the goal or pledge to make 25% of my clothing that I wear on a daily basis. I would like to inv...
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Stitches West 2012: Chapter One

Every February, we attend the largest cash-and-carry yarn convention in the U.S, Stitches West. This is our fifth year and we did things a bit differently. We had two booths. I shared my space ...
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Meet Ragga of Knitting Iceland

Ragnheiður (Ragga) Eiríksdóttir is coming all the way from Iceland to spend an evening at Verb on Thursday March 1st. Come join us in welcoming Ragga and learn more about the beau...
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The Felt Cervix Project

By Guest Blogger Sonya Philip     My name is Sonya Philip, I'm a fiber artist, and my work mainly centers around knitting and felting. I came up with the idea of making a cervix i...
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Successful Students!

This weekend, the shop was buzzing with students and creativity.  Here are Karen's students, or shall I say knitters! Yep, they just finished our three week I Can Knit Anything: Intro to Knitting...
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TTYT: Knitting with Alpaca Fiber

  HI Everyone!  Last night was our first meeting of TTYT (Third Thursday Yarn Testers). The focus of or work was on alpaca fiber.   Class members received 4 samples (from ...
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New Dream In Color Everlasting!

We just received a new shipment of Dream In Color Everlasting! Stats: 12-ply DK yarn, 100% superwash Australian merino wool, spun and hand dyed in the United States.     &nb...
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New Malabrigo Yarn & Lizzy House Fabric

  After a year of anticipation, we just received Malabrigo's newest base yarn, Arroyo, 100% superwash merino, sport weight. I love this weight of yarn, perfect for a layering piece here in th...