With only nine weeks until Christmas, time is of the essence for knitters right now. The most wonderful time of the year is also quite often the busiest time of the year. And nothing is better for those with little spare time than super bulky yarns. One of our all time favorite super bulky…

We have waxed on in the past about our love for H&W Comfort Wolle and with the newest collection of colours now available in yarn shops across the country, we just can’t seem to stop talking about it.  You probably find yourself wondering what the difference is in all of the sock yarns that…

Calling all afghan lovers!! Our friends at Cascade Yarns have done it again! They’ve partnered with designer Hannah Wallace and Knit Simple Magazine and come up with yet another gorgeous afghan Knit Along. The folks at Cascade know that you don’t have a ton of spare time, but almost everyone has the time to…

With temperatures hitting record highs across the country this Fall, it may be hard to think about knitting scarves and hats. However, Jack Frost will be upon us in no time and we will be digging out our warm woollies once again. There is no better way to combat the frostiness of Winter than…

No, I don’t want a free pattern…said no knitter ever!! Let’s face it, time is money these days and with our free patterns you’re saving on both. Take a quick little jog over to Ravelry and check out the 85 free patterns available on our page. You pick one out, you print it off, and bam!! —…

The bigger the stitches, the more spectacular the knit. With Lang Yarns Smilla, you will have just that, a spectacular knit. This jumbo yarn has beautiful stitch definition so the simplest of patterns will result in a sensational piece. In today’s world time is precious. Hectic schedules don’t allow people much spare time for hobbies…

In our last blog post we talked about degrade yarns, so today we thought we would touch on self striping yarns. One of the best things to happen to yarn in the last few decades has been the introduction of self striping and self patterning yarns. Whether computer generated colors or hand painted, this craze has…

Walk into any yarn shop this fall and you will see an assortment of beautiful degrade (also called gradient) yarns. Degrade yarns are somewhat similar to self striping yarns, except the color repeats are much longer, and most often the color transitions slowly from one hue to the next. Whereas self striping yarns tend to create…