Happy Friday! New Pattern, and Mill Ends!
Happy Friday, everyone! It has been a busy week here at Made in America Yarns. As such, I don’t have much progress to report for my Downeast sweater, since I haven’t knitted on it much. Know that I am officially past the raglan increases, and am now currently knitting the body of the sweater. Soon, […]
WIP Wednesday – Downeast (Cables)
Hello fellow crafters! Are you ready for Autumn, yet? I know I am! This past Sunday, the weather here took it’s first true temperature nosedive. For the first time since last winter, I was able to wear tights, and a hand-knit shawl. I was so giddy with excitement that I almost forgot to take photos of […]
WIP Wednesday – Downeast (Tubular Cast-On)
With Summer coming to an end, I’ve begun thinking about the cool Autumn weather. While I’d be perfectly happy with a mild winter, as we had this summer, I’m preparing myself for a cold and snowy season. I’ve been conjuring up all sorts of ideas for knitting projects. After falling head over heels in love […]
Designer Series – Hemmingway Socks
If you’ve ever wanted to knit a pair of colorwork socks, than we’ve got just the pattern for you! Deborah Tomasello of Colorworks by Debi just released this amazing pattern using our Wayfarer yarn! Debi loves Wayfarer for colorwork, since the yarn has a great hard twist, and it comes in so many colors. The Hemmingway […]
Saori Weaving with Florafil
Are you a weaver? Our yarns are spectacular for use in woven projects, much like this möbius cowl that Belinda made using several colors of our Florafil yarn for the 2014 Möbius Cowl Weave-Along (WAL) on Ravelry. This WAL is has been going on all summer in the Weaving in the Saori Way group, hosted […]
A Great Wall of Color!
Let our mistake become your masterpiece! We have added three beautiful new colors of cotton frizette to the closeout and mill-ends section of our site. Make no mistake, we might call them seconds, but these yarns are first rate! Our frizette is crafted from glorious 100% cotton that is perfect for machine knitting. It would […]
Designer Series – Boomerang Shawl
We love the look and drape of Anastacia Zittel‘s new pattern, Boomerang Shawl. The pattern is available online and through your local yarn shop that participates in Ravelry’s pattern program for $5. The pattern features an easy to remember stitch pattern and a great triangular shape with lots of wing span to keep it on […]
Designer Series: Irene Adler Pillow
It was hard to not post about this pattern in the middle of the night on Friday, and even harder to not post it on Sunday right after Sherlock was on. The Irene Adler Pillow pattern by Robin Allen is a gorgeous, cabled throw pillow filled with crossing and recrossing cables. The detailed texture is […]