As I mentioned in the last blog post about local yarn shops, one of the perks of being a small yarn shop owner is being able to stock yarn that is made in small batches.  

Did you know there’s a Pantone Color Institute Color of the Year each year?  It’s a prediction of what color we’ll see everywhere. For 2019, it’s Living Coral.  As you are out and about, start looking for anything and everything to have some coral.The Pantone Color Institute also creates a semi-annual Fashion Color Trend Report.  Each year this highlights the top colors that fashion designers at New York Fashion Week and London Fashion Week will be featuring.  

Spincycle Yarns' Dream State is a hot commodity in the knitting world right now!Thanks to all of the recent patterns featuring Dream State, this unique and colorful yarn is flying off the shelves!

My Sister Knits carries all sorts of special bags but Julie may have just found the most unique of all!

At times we want to make a project with machine washable wool.  Socks, baby clothes, and items for children come to mind.  But which machine washable wool do we choose and what exactly does machine washable mean?