3D knitwear creates intricate designs with simple stitches! In this workshop, Olga will teach you her 3D design philosophy. You will use your existing knitting skills in a new way to create this 3D textured accessory using her special Slip Stitch technique. After the presentation, put your newly acquired knowledge to use to knit the […]
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Modular Cabling with Negative Space – a workshop with Olga Buraya-Kefelian
We all love the look of cabled knits but some of them can be quite complex to execute! In this class students will be presented with a novel option of creating cables using nontraditional techniques. Combining elements of both modular knitting and working fabric with negative space allows one to knit additional texture for a […]
Week Wound Up – Saturday, January 27th
Greetings from space! Here’s what has been happening around the shop this week, as well as upcoming classes and events. Thank you to those of you who joined us during the government shut down and be sure to stay tuned if there is another shutdown in February. Just Landed! HiKoo by skacel Simplicity Miss Babs […]
Week Wound Up – Friday, August 14
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop this week! New Arrivals New Woolfolk has landed! There are three new colors in both TYND and FAR – two greens and a black. Woolfolk is also launching a new fingering weight yarn – SNO, available in five gorgeous colorways. We also welcomed Shepherd’s Wool […]
Week Wound Up – Thursday, August 6
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop! New Arrivals A new batch of Miss Babs landed this week. We’re thrilled to have Tarte and Kilimanjaro back in stock – perfect for accessory knitting or contemplating those fingering weight sweaters. Learn more about this shipment on the blog! Periwinkle Sheep Watercolors is also […]
Week Wound Up – June 18
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop! New Arrivals Great things are afoot at the shop. We welcomed Blue Sky Alpaca’s Royal Petite Babies. These kits are beyond adorable and come with everything you need to make your baby animal (minus the knitting needles). Read more about them on the blog! We’re […]
Week Wound Up – April 24
Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been happening around the shop. New Arrivals Brand new colorways from Miss Babs have arrived! Her new spring colors are custom to fibre space through May 15. All four are available in a variety of bases, including Yowza, Yummy 2-ply, Yummy 3-ply, and Kilimanjaro. Learn more here! We are delighted […]
The problem with travel
So here is the main problem for me with any and all travel: decision making. It is the only time that I have to commit to one or two or even three specific projects. There won’t be any other options. Once we hit the airport, that’s it. I can’t decide that my gauge is wrong […]
Guest post: Olga on Fair Isle Knitting
Knitting is knowledge that is built up with time. You may leave knitting and go back to it, but the beauty of it is that muscle memory of your hands will always remember. There are multiple methods of working color work: intarsia, fair isle, Bohus knitting, Armenian knitting- they all incorporate the stranded method, that […]