Tweed Silk Cloud has just joined the Shibui family of yarn! At My Sister Knits we love the elegance of Shibui yarns and the sumptuous fabric they create. Now we have a new yarn to play with!

We have some Coop Knits yarn and books in the shop that you’re going to want to know about!

Rachel Coopey lives in the UK and designs socks, mittens, and hats but mostly socks. She lives and breathes socks, both designing them and knitting them. She loves them so much she created her own yarn that shows off her designs to the max!

Chiaogoo (pronounced chaw-goo) interchangeable needle sets are featured in today’s blog post.  We have three different sets in the shop: Twist Red Lace, Twist Shorties, and Twist Minis.

Last week our blog post was about interchangeable circular needles and the advantages of owning a set.

This week we’re showcasing Knitter’s Pride interchangeable needle sets which are many and varied!  We have several in the shop for you to check out from extra special sets to a starter set.

A set of interchangeable circular needles is an essential part of your knitting tool kit.!

Circular needles have become the needle of choice for most of our customers.  Some of the reasons are obvious. You can use them to knit back and forth or in the round and you will never lose your ‘other’ needle because it’s attached!  

Fifteen years ago, in June, My Sister Knits opened its doors and became not only a local yarn shop but a sought after destination yarn shop!  We are going to celebrate!

Our favorite yarn for summer knitting is linen!  The idea of knitting with linen tends to scare some people off.  They feel the crispness of linen and fear that it will be hard on their hands or difficult to knit with.  We are here today to encourage you to try this ancient fiber!

Do you ever get so involved in a knitting or crochet project that you forget to take breaks?  Then when you do eventually get up you are stiff and sore? That is not good! We need to take care of our bodies that we love to use as non-stop knitting/crocheting machines.

My Sister Knits is having a Shibui Knits Knit ALong!  We love all things Shibui and many of you bought Shibui Knits yarn at our booth at Interweave Yarn Fest.  So we think it will be fun to knit something together!

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.  

National Local Yarn Shop Day is a day to support and celebrate brick and mortar yarn stores.

There’s nothing quite like a LYS!  Each one has its own character and knitters search them out when traveling!  Some have even become a destination in their own right.

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.  

Shibui Knits, the epitome of elegant yarn, will be featured in My Sister Knits’ booth at Interweave Yarn Fest this weekend, March 28th - 30th!

Sandy Barnes of Shibui Knits will be at our booth along with the entire Spring 19 collection which you are welcome to try on!  She will be happy to discuss all things Shibui and help you choose the best yarn for your intended project. 

We are nearing the end of March and that means that Interweave Yarn Festis almost here!For the past several years we have been lucky enough to have this major yarn festival right here in northern Colorado!  Yarn Fest takes place the last weekend of March at The Embassy Suites in Loveland, Colorado.  This year the dates are Thursday, March 28th through Sunday, March 31st.

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 has the good luck to be one of only five yarn shops to carry Ritual Dyes yarn!  This is a brand new line of yarn from Rachel Bratcher of Portland, Oregon.Rachel has developed two yarn lines that are quite diverse.  One is completely from the United States and dyed with natural plant dyes, producing gorgeous soft colorways.  The other is sourced outside of the United States but is dyed in-house, producing deeply saturated and ever-so-subtly speckled colorways.

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