Meet master of marls Stephen West as he signs his book Westknits Bestknits and shares samples of his daring designs! Each of the 13 shawl patterns is an exciting exploration of color and construction – a design might start at the center, a corner, or an edge; it might use a single color, or two at the same… Read More »
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Week Wound Up – December 18
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop this week and upcoming classes and events. Just Landed! – New to Space The Fiberists Newton Worsted Amirisu Winter 2015, Issue 9 Swoon Maine by Carrie Bostick Hoge In Case You Missed It – Other Arrivals Miss Babs K2, just in time for… Read More »
Week Wound Up – Friday, November 20
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop this week and upcoming classes and events. New Arrivals Local designer Olga Buraya-Kefelian’s design talents are highlighted in the first collection of the new CAPSULE pattern series by Brooklyn Tweed. This beautifully printed book contains 8 garments and accessories, each with a truly unique design… Read More »
Old Town Happenings: Santa is coming (& other fun events)
In the immortal words of Buddy the Elf, “SANTA’S COMING!” No, but really, he is. And so is Mrs. Claus! They’ll be at Union Street Public House on Dec. 22, 23 and 24 — before they take off for their big night — and you can get a ticket for pictures with (FINE, arguably) the… Read More »
Week Wound Up – Thursday, November 5
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop! New Arrivals This week we welcomed another base from Highland Handmades – Black Ash Worsted! This 60% wool/40% bamboo blend comes with 300 yards per skein and is available in a number of semisolid and variegated colorways. See our pattern inspiration here! We received our newest… Read More »
Week Wound Up – Thursday, October29
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop! New Arrivals Neighborhood Fiber Co. launched a new base at Rhinebeck and we are delighted to welcome it to the shop. Rustic Bulky is a fresh super bulky weight yarn made of 100% superfine merino. Each pillowy skein of 140 yards ($50) feels like a dream…. Read More »
Week Wound Up – Thursday, October 22
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop this week. New Arrivals The Fibre Co.’s Terra is back in the shop and better than ever. This new batch of Terra has twice the yardage per skein than it used to, and in celebration we’re hosting a sweater knitalong (more below). Learn more about… Read More »
Week Wound Up – Thursday, October 15
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop this week! New Arrivals We are so delighted to to tell you about the newest yarn from the folks at Woolfolk. Hygge is a bulky weight blend of snuggly luxury that is sure to be your go to for holiday gifts this season. The Danish… Read More »
Week Wound Up – Thursday, October 8
Greetings! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop this week. New Arrivals We’ve been counting the days until the arrival of this very special hand dye. Now it’s official: Crave Yarn has landed at fibre space! Crave is the absolutely gorgeous work of hand dyer and owner Amor, who dyes out of her private studio… Read More »
Week Wound Up – Thursday, October 1
Happy October! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop this week. New Arrivals A major shipment from Sweet Georgia landed this week. We’re thrilled to welcome a brand new yarn: Superwash Sport, which is a wonderfully soft and plush sport weight base packing 328 yards per skein. This shipment also included gradient kits to celebrate… Read More »
Week Wound Up – Thursday, September 24
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop! What’s Hot Our second shipment of Chicken Boots has landed. Check out the great variety of bags and sizes along with new patterns! Pepperberry Knits Bulky is here! This 100% cashmere bulky weight 80 yard skeins are hand plied in Boise, Idaho to create gorgeous multi-tonal… Read More »
Week Wound Up – Thursday, September 17
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop this week! New Arrivals It’s been a busy week in the shop. We are so excited to have the newest member of the Brooklyn Tweed family here at the shop! Quarry is a lovely chunky weight “big brother” of SHELTER and LOFT. The yarn is… Read More »
Week Wound Up – Thursday, September 10
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop! New Arrivals The Woolfolk Fall/Winter 2015 Collection landed this weekend! This new pattern collection of nine designs was focused on clean minimal lines and blocks of color. Learn more here. Regia 4-ply, a great self-patterning sock yarn, is back in stock with two new… Read More »
Week Wound Up – Thursday, September 3
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop! New Arrivals So many great things arrived in the shop this week! We have a slew of new colorways of Periwinkle Sheep Watercolors. This excellent fingering weight packs a mighty 460 yards to the skein, perfect for knitting a generous shawl. Hazel Knits Cadence is… Read More »
Week Wound Up – Thursday, August 27
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop. New Arrivals So many great new things have landed this week! The Fibre Co.’s Cumbria arrived at the end of the week. This is brand new yarn is sheepy goodness is worsted weight and a great sub for Brooklyn Tweed, if you are a worsted spun sorta person…. Read More »