We’re excited to welcome debut offering by Finnish knitwear designer Anna Johanna. Hailing from Central Finland, Johanna’s previous work in mathematics shows through in her precise, elegant patterns featured as yokes, sleeve details, and hems. Strands of Joy features seamless top-down colorwork sweaters and cozy accessories to keep you warm all winter long. The book […]
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Our yarn guide for Harry Potter: Knitting Magic
We’re raving about the awesome new book, Harry Potter: Knitting Magic, from local knitting master Tanis Gray. She’s conjured up some truly magical patterns with designs from Tiny Owl Knits, Sara Elizabeth Kellner, Dianna Walla, Dana Williams-Johnson, Susan Claudino-Aguilar, Lindsay Henricks, SpillyJane, Casapinka, martaschmarta, Stephanie Lotven, Jennifer Lori, Joan Forgione, Heather Zoppetti, and Susanna IC. […]
New Book From Loopy Mango: 34 Fashionable Pieces You Can Make in a Day!
Brand new from Loopy Mango! This beautiful hard cover book has lots of color illustrations for projects as well as an extensive techniques section. Loopy Mango Knitting features popular yarns Merino No. 5, Mohair So Soft, and Big Loop and consists of their best selling Loopy Mango patterns with 2 designs that are exclusive to […]
Fresh, New Lux Adorna Cashmere Sport in space
We’ve got a brand new fresh stock of Lux Adorna sport weight! This gorgeous yarn has been missing from our shelves for awhile, and I am so excited for it to return, complete with new colorways. This 100% cashmere yarn is perfect for sweater and accessory stitching for yourself (or for getting a jump on […]
Brand new in space: KnittinBro
Just landed in space, KnittinBro Yarns! We’re excited to work with Doug, the dyer and creator of KnittingBro Yarns, who is inspired by color and fiber and by his love of knitting. He dyes up kettles of bold, saturated colors in his home studio in Pennsylvania. From Doug: I started to experiment with yarn dyeing […]
Introducing Fully Spun, a Local New Favorite!
New to our shop this Spring is a super-fun multicolored fingering weight yarn by Fully Spun. Dyer and designer Brooke Addams, based here in Northern Virginia, wanted yarn with the look and feel of handspun. After experimenting with a drop spindle, Brooke created these inspired color combos by having her hand-dyed roving spun up in […]
Meet Havirland, A Sweet Self-Striping Yarn in Sport and Fingering!
We can’t get enough of this awesome self striping yarn by Havirland! The vision of Carol Ocker, a super local dyer from southern Maryland, these beauties are eye candy as well as a colorful and fun knit! We’ve got Pax Sport, and Sotterly Sock, a fingering weight–both are ideal for fun sock knits and eye-catching […]
Welcome Daughter of a Shepherd!
Daughter of a Shepherd is the project of Rachel Atkinson, who began the yarn line in 2016 using the wool from Hebridean sheep shepherded by her father, John Atkinson. Focused on using British raised, spun, and produced wool, Daughter of a Shepherd supports locally sourced, 100% British wools. In the accompanying book, Daughter of a […]
Norumbega – a hearty New England classic
This spring, I went on a hunt for another Aran weight yarn to add to our shop. I didn’t think that we had enough options in that gauge but was really coming up short on finding the right fit for my shop. Then I stumbled upon the Halcyon Yarn booth at our trade show! I […]
Welcome Blue Moon Socks that Rock!
Before I opened the shop, I taught classes around the DC metro area and at the now closed Knit Happens. One of the classes that I once taught was a prep course for those attending the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. We had copies of the vendor map and plotted out what was hot and […]
Welcome Pichinku to Space!
A few months ago I got a note from a new yarn company hoping that we would be interested in carrying their yarn. The owner and I chatted for quite awhile right after our move, and I couldn’t believe how many ways she and I overlapped. Her business is based in Pittsburgh, PA (my hometown) […]