Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year has been described as humanizing, warm, nourishing, uplifting, and vibrant. Living Coral, the light orange hue with gold undertones, is supposed to help us energize and remind us to connect outside the digital landscape that occupies most of our day. The maker community is all about connection, engagement, and… Read More »
Danielle's Obsessions
Summer vacation book list (nah, just kidding)
Who am I kidding, when packing for a week at the beach, it’s the knitting lineup that I’m most concerned with. Sure, I will probably take a book with me, but most of my time will be spent knitting. So for this year’s big family vacation, I am focusing on smaller projects that I can… Read More »
Pom inspired Valentine’s Day
If you have school-aged children, you are probably tracking down Valentine’s Day cards for their classmates or figuring out what prize or candy to send your kid to school with on Valentine’s Day. My #fibrespacetinyhuman is only four, but I’ve already gone through two years of Valentine’s Day with her. I really wanted to find… Read More »
Join team fibrenauts!
We are so excited to partner with the Old Town Boutique District and our neighbors at Pacers to run Alexandria’s Hometown Race – the GW Parkway Classic! Join our 5K team – the fibrenauts. Register by clicking the graphic below and be sure to select our team from the drop down menu. We will host… Read More »
Connected by string
a story about how people with differing views can still find common ground… It seemed like the right time to tell the story of how I first met Yvonne. For years, I have been very active in local city policies, serving on the Government Relations Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, helping protest the commercial… Read More »
My journey with pink hats
I’m hugely active in local politics. I think most of you know that. It’s important to my business and my business community that some of us step up and be engaged. I’ve kept my position on national “issues” less public although a quick read through my bio / background, and it’s fairly obvious. I was… Read More »
Book Guide – Within: Knitting Patterns to Warm the Soul
Jane Richmond and Shannon Cook have come together to create Within: Knitting Patterns to Warm the Soul, a knitting book with patterns to inspire and stunning photography that will make you want to turn through its pages over and over again. With every project designed in a worsted weight yarn or heavier this book is… Read More »
Project of the Week: your Ravellenic Games project!
ICYMI, we are recruiting members for our Ravellenic Games team! The Ravellenic Games are a way to challenge yourself as a knitter or crocheter, to complete something that would be a feat for you. We cast on during the opening ceremonies of the Olympics (August 5) and then finish our projects by the closing ceremonies… Read More »
Project of the Week: Waiting for Rain
Summer is here and nothing satisfies my summer knitting needs more than a brightly colored shawl project. We have this amazing project in the shop right now for you to check out. Waiting for Rain is another fun design by Softsweater Knits. It’s available on Ravelry. We have a nicely restocked wall of Neighborhood… Read More »
Project of the week – Tenchi
With the abundance of Jill Draper Hudson available at the shop right now (thanks to her trunk show over the weekend!), I thought it would be a good time to feature the Tenchi cowl! This design is from the Winter 2015 Issue of Amirisu magazine, but can be downloaded from Ravelry. It is worked from… Read More »
Project of the week: the Rain Outside
I stumbled across this pattern this AM on the Ravelry “what’s hot” list, and it may just get me knitting again. I’ve been in a slump the last couple of weeks. The pattern is the Rain Outside by Sylvia Bo Bilvia. It uses a combination of lace, short rows and garter stitch to create a… Read More »