Category Archives: Knitting
honey cowl
A simple slip stitch pattern cowl creates a dense waffle-like fabric for warmth and supple drape. This flexible pattern can be worked in four different sizes using just one or two skeins of yarn. Both short and longer versions are … Continue reading
last-minute slouch
knitting for last minute gifts is part of the holiday season and often unexpectedly fun. this year a slouchy hat using two luxurious skeins of eyre, for a close friend seemed just right. last-minute slouch ::: yarn :: madelinetosh eyre … Continue reading
felt and fabric…
i have been playing with new textiles here lately seeing what forms i can dye and create with raw wool fibers and silk/wool based fabrics. hand dyed and hand rolled beads the fabric above was tied off to combine resist … Continue reading
pattern release :: heirloom
pattern :: heirloom designer :: amy hendrix yarn :: tosh worsted colorway :: wisteria needles :: US size 9 i have loved the way everyone who has picked up the needles to knit mara has resized and reinterpreted the pattern … Continue reading
pattern release :: tea leaves cardigan
if ever there was a beautiful design it is this one by melissa la barre aka knitting school dropout. i am so excited to introduce our first sweater pattern, tea leaves cardigan, designed exclusively for madelinetosh hand dyed yarns. pattern … Continue reading
event :: nyc yarn crawl
any excuse to visit new york city is always a good one but especially when the yarn stores have their doors open extra hours for a special event like the nyc yarn crawl. fourteen yarn shops based in new … Continue reading
introducing rustication :: elsa wool company
i have been searching out a beautifully soft farm wool to work with for a long time. i have visited many wool festivals handling different skeins large and small, picking at the hay and grass tangled in the wool fibers … Continue reading
subscription opening :: sweater club fall/winter 2009
we have hand dyed unique colorways, listened to all of the wonderful input from previous club members and put together a great web-page to form what we think is a delicious sweater club for fall/winter 2009. i am so excited … Continue reading
pattern release :: ruby red
using tosh sock for a sweater sounds perfect to me! find this new sweater pattern, knit completely in the round from the bottom up in knitty’s latest fall edition. pictured by dusty burrill designed by :: anna mikuskova pattern :: … Continue reading
