The shop is stuffed with new Lorna’s Laces Sportmate in a glorious array of colors. We caught up with Beth Casey, the mastermind behind Lorna’s, recently to find out how she keeps the color and the fibre of Lorna’s fresh and fantastic. Read on as Beth tells us about LL’s gorgeous colorways, their new yarn […]
Plan Your Projects: knit.wear Premiere 2011
The knit.wear Premiere issue is flying off the shelves at fibre space, and we’re here to help you plan some projects out of it. Boasting “simple handknits for the thoughtful knitter,” this new magazine has garments for everyone – just browse through its pages, and you’ll be inspired. First, the obvious. The cover project, the Shaped […]
Swans Island Yarn: As Soft As It Sounds
We’ve just received Swans Island Certified Organic Chunky in the shop, and it’s just what a yarn with the word “swan” in its name should be: light and soft, yet strong. What’s more, the yarn comes in colors that will make any stitcher drool. Swans Island began as a company selling woven wool blankets made […]
Teva Durham Improvises in Space
The divine Teva Durham visited fibre space on Sunday to sign her new book, Loop-d-Loop Lace, and teach a unique workshop: lace improvisation. Ten lucky participants learned how to take elements from vintage lace patterns and use them as the basis for a lace bag pattern. The group worked together to develop a pattern for one […]
St.-Denis 2 and 3: Get ‘Em While We Have ‘Em
Two years ago, iconic knitwear designer Veronik Avery started her own yarn line, St.-Denis Yarns, to offer knitters and designers versitile and ethically-sourced yarns. Her first yarn, Nordique, is 100% American wool, and available at the shop in 22 colors. Now, the two most recent St.-Denis magazines, Issue 2 and Issue 3, are in space […]
Skein Yarns: Sheepy Goodness from Down Under
The most delightful yarn floated into space just ahead of Hurricane Irene: Skein HandDyed Yarns from Australia. This gorgeous stuff, dyed by Kristen Finlay, is available on Skein’s Etsy site and at our shop – so far, nowhere else. Another example of how special fibre space is! We have three of Skein’s yarns in: the […]
Emergency Prep: Bread, Milk, Toilet Paper, Yarn.
It’s been an interesting week, weather-wise. First, space had a shaky day on Tuesday with the East Coast Earthquake. Our walls really shook, but nothing was damaged, and – most important – all the yarn is safe. Today, we’ve had some pretty severe thunderstorms. Now, we’re headed into a weekend that could see more big […]
Manos del Uruguay: Knit with Dreamy Fibre, Support Fair Trade
It’s said that, if someone learns to knit with Manos del Uruguay yarn, that person will be a knitter for life. Here at fibre space™, we’ve met lots and lots of people who swear by this wonder fibre. It’s not just delightful to the touch. It’s not just presented in amazing colorways. It’s also produced […]
Holiday Knitting Preview: Knit a Farm
Yes, it’s August, but far off in the distance lurk…the holidays. If you’re thinking of knitting or crocheting your presents this year, it’s time to get started. [We’re not trying to make your summer more miserable; we’re just reminding you about the slight panic you had last winter, when you had to pull three all-nighters […]
A Shawl: Perfect Travel Knitting
“[A shawl] is perfect travel-knitting, as I have proved to myself many times. A round shawl, in fine wool, on a circular needle, is my invariable companion when space is limited, waiting-around probable, and events uncertain.” –Elizabeth Zimmermann, The Knitter’s Almanac Take a page, literally, from Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Knitter’s Almanac (available at the shop) and […]
Fit to Flatter with Knitscene and Amy Herzog
The Fall 2011 issue of Knitscene has just arrived in the shop, and we’re cooling ourselves down by planning autumn projects. Stop by and grab a copy! We’re also patting ourselves on our backs because the issue features a Fit to Flatter section with Amy Herzog – the extension of a workshop Amy presented here […]