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 […]
The ModeKnit Yarn Clubs are Back! 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
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.
Fiber Love In LoveLand Read More »
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!
Dyeing yarn is fun. It can be hard, creating colors that can be recreated consistently, working up large orders, coming up with original and compelling inspirations – that can be difficult. But, overall, it’s a blast, and I feel grateful to every customer we have who allows me to continue to dye beautiful yarn! I
Solid As A Rock [granite, to be precise…] Read More »
We’re pleased to introduce the ModeWerk FLOW Yarn Club! We are SO EXCITED to offer you this very special club! The yarn we’ve chosen for this club is our ModeWerk, available in three weights; fingering, worsted, and bulky. Strong, soft, and machine washable, ModeWerk is a truly wonderful yarn for all your projects. FLOW is
The ModeWerk FLOW Yarn Club! Read More »
SHERLOCK IS BACK! More about that later… THANK YOU! We want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped us to find our footing as a fledgeling yarn company! Our customers, our vendors, those who helped with advice, booth tricks, microwaves (thanks Karen!) and color suggestions – thank you to ALL of you!
Thankful For The Return Of 221b! Read More »
Did you miss our last yarn club? Are you a sock yarn fan? Want to be part of an exclusive group? Need a really cool holiday gift for a friend? Are you tired of leading questions posted at the top of blog posts..? ANNOUNCING THE MODEKNIT SOCK YARN CLUB! Subscriptions are LIMITED! Our delicious 3-ply ModeSock yarn
Announcing the ModeKnit Sock Yarn Club! Read More »
Farewell Friends Saying goodbye is never easy, but this season we’re bidding a fond farewell to two colors in order to make way for two new colors! We’re sending off Penny Blake (The Governor’s Daughter – yeah, no one knew who she was…) We’re also sending off Hershel Greene (the best damn father figure since
NEW Knitting Dead Colors Revealed! Read More »
Did you REALLY think we could keep it in the vault? The Knitting Dead is back, but two of our beloved colors have experienced the True Death (uh oh, I’m Crossing the Memes … and here I go and do it a third time!) So we bid a fond farewell to Hershel Greene and Penny
The KNITTING DEAD Returns… Read More »
It’s a catchy tagline! And it’s so, so true! This past weekend we were vendors at North Country Fiber Fair in Watertown, SD. There weren’t a lot of vendors, but the ones there were exceptional! Excellent yarns, gifts, baskets, buttons, ceramics, LOTS of spinning fibers and tools – just a wonderful variety of great small
Great Faces. Great Places. South Dakota! Read More »
I LOVE Outlander! I’ve loved the books by Diana Gabaldon for years, and I’m totally in love with the Starz Mini Series (which is incredibly well done, small costume issues aside – huge, bulky knit cowls, I’m looking at you…) But overall the details are perfect, the story is exceptional, and if you’re watching it,
Claire’s Cabled Capelet – FREE! Read More »
