Annie just released a new shawl pattern designed with our beautiful ModeWerk Fingering yarn! The Brahmin Moth Shawl is inspired by the Owl Moth, a uniquely patterned moth seen in both North and South America. The moth often looks like there are owl eyes on the wings and back, with dark and light lines on […]
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Among the very first color inspirations for ModeKnit Yarn were minerals and gemstones. My background is in the jewelry business; I started working in jewelry stores when I was just out of college way back when, even though my degree is in theater and education. I even started the coursework to become a gemologist, but
This weekend we: Retreated with friends to The Gathering Place at Whitetail Ridge. There was knitting, quilting, cooking, eating, blogging, laughter, wine and cider. Shopped at Quilt Haven in Hutchinson, MN. Some of us went more than once. I love the fabrics and the historic building but I didn’t buy anything. I don’t quilt, but
Today (November 1) marks the first day of NaBloPoMo, also known as National Blog Posting Month. I’ll be blogging every day in the month of November as I need to sharpen my rusty writing skills. (Confession-I never know what to write about when I sit down to blog, so I’m hoping to use this month
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It’s Wednesday, October 21st, and you know what THAT means…our ModeKnit Yarn Clubs are open! We’re so excited! We’re introducing our new ModeWerk DK Club and welcoming the return of our popular Sock Club. All the Club details can be found here! Club pricing and sign ups are here. Welcome to the Club!
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Goodbye Summer! Hello Fall! Fall is Club Time here at ModeKnit Yarn. This Fall we’ve got TWO NEW CLUBS: A brand-new DK Club and the return of our popular Sock Club, this time with PATTERNS!! Both clubs boast THREE AMAZING PATTERNS & cool gifties in each shipment! And look for our NEW LINEN CLUB this
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It’s been such a long time since we’ve posted! (Since August! I’m somewhat amazed how fast the time has flown by…). Annie and I have resolved to post more often here and over here at her personal page. I’m even thinking about blogging here every single day in November! I’m challenging myself! We’ve been
Breaking the Silence! Read More »
Come by and see us at the Schaumburg Renaissance Center and we’ll give you a delicious Green Tea candy and a hug!
How To Be A Cheap On-The-Road Date… Read More »
Starting now, you can purchase any mini skein set in SIX edited colors in 50g or 25g sets (300g and 150g total, respectively)
July Was SUPPOSED To Be S L O W . . . Read More »
Hey Folks! 2015 is SUCH an exciting and busy Summer, if it seems that at times The ModeKnit Yarn Team of Annie & Kathleen (& Becca part time!) has been incommunicado, it’s because we’re crazy busy. And busy is GOOD! As we grow our company and develop some wholesale accounts, do more fiber shows and just
The Stockinette Zombies have invaded Rochester, Minnesota!! Megan and Amy, The Stockinette Zombies, are hosting their annual knitting retreat this weekend in Rochester, Minnesota. Do you listen to their podcast? Sounds like a whole lot of fun is happening! And speaking of FUN, join us this coming Saturday, June 27th in the Zombie Knitpocalypse Market! The
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Our next event is this month right here in Saint Paul, at the Midwest Weavers Association Conference. The market is free and open to the public (hours below, and a coupon for our booth!) we hope we’ll see you there! We’ll have some amazing items available at our booth!
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Andy is home, and she’s modeling garments!
The Elnora Cowl is actually a very simple 8-row repeat. If you can make a chain, single crochet and can count to skip stitches, you’ll be able to work this up. It’s great fun, and very easy to memorize!
Introducing ELNORA! Read More »
Interweave YarnFest was held at the Embassy Suites hotel and conference center in Loveland, CO. The weather turned gloomy with snow and rain, so it was great to have everything under one roof. The classrooms were right near the market, our room was right upstairs in the fancy glass elevator.
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We’ve chosen eight compelling Game of Throne inspirations for this latest colorway in the NO SPOILERS line, we hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
I’ve read the books, I’ve watched the programs MULTIPLE times, I have my favorite characters, I’ve engaged in online discussion forums about them, I follow the actors and production people for the show on Twitter, and I’ve even had one dream about dragons. I am a proud GOT nerd.
I’ve been trying to perfect a consistent striping technique (one that is strong, but also gradates subtly) for many months, and I cracked this almost by accident!
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