Annie has designed a scarf using all eight of the new Caledonian Colors! This brand-new pattern was inspired by the naturally occurring hexagonal basalt formations found in Fingal’s Cave in Scotland & The Giant’s Causeway in Ireland. The pattern is an excellent way to hone your crochet skills- it’s completely crocheted (and it’s easy, too). Did […]
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This season, NO SPOILERS heads to the Highlands of Scotland to introduce a series of colors based on the characters and locations of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series of books. We’re calling them Caledonian Colors. (Caledonia is the name the Romans gave to the area we now call Scotland). If you’re unfamiliar with the Outlander books, you have quite a journey ahead
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It was a lovely weekend in Grayslake, IL! We were vendors at The Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Fair and had such a fabulous time! We met so many lovely people at the Fair. The Knitting Goddess and Fleur de Fiber were our neighbors; much fun and hilarity was had in our little corner of the show. Our booth looked
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ModeKnit Yarn is hitting the road and heading to Grayslake, Il for The Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Festival on August 1,2,3 2014 at the Lake County Fairgrounds. (Why yes, it’s air-conditioned!). We are in Booth #224F, right on the corner! Annie is teaching at the Festival- check out her classes and register today! Annie is
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Back in April, we brought the first balls of Flow to Yarnover. You can see right there in the basket some Flow that is grey and yellow. There is also some that is grey and pink. We called these “Licorice Allsorts” and they were a huge hit with the knitters at the event. Our dear
“Let it Flow, Let it Flow”…..(Now it’s in your head. You’re Welcome!) We are SO Excited to introduce a new ModeKnit Yarn; FLOW! We have been developing Flow for some time now, experimenting with long, graceful, gradual color changes. As you knit, the yarn automatically changes from one color to another, blending beautifully with many
Back in April, ModeKnit Yarn was featured at A Major Knitwork in Van Nuys Ca during the LA County Yarn Crawl. ModeKnitter Minminlea purchased this mini skein set during the event. It’s The Knitting Dead in ModeSock. Eight 30g/ 116 yd skeins of colors inspired by the tv show “The Walking Dead”. Minminlea knit
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A ModeKnit Yarn mini skein set has shown up in your mailbox. What are you going to knit or crochet? How about a nice hat? Our friend and fellow designer Rohn Strong has designed the perfect hat! Matahari uses small amounts of yarn to create a simple hat that shows off the yarn. Use your mini
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Kathleen is knitting Color Affection. It look like it’s number 11,770 in the Ravelry statistics for the pattern. That is an amazing amount of garter stitch and short rows! After Shepherd’s Harvest, we decided we needed another sample project for our booth, and we wanted something that would show off more than one color of
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Who remembers wearing cute Mary Jane shoes with lace anklet socks?? We do!! Who wishes there was a grown-up version for grown-up feet?? We do!! These lovelies are Mary Jane Socks by Joanne Seiff. These are toe-up ankle sock with short-row heels and a really fun, funky picot ruffle. The yarn is ModeWerk Fingering in
Kathleen had so much fun meeting all the ModeKnitters who stopped by the booth at Shepherd’s Harvest this past weekend!!! The booth looked good! It’s definitely a work-in progress, changing a bit at each show. We added the display at the back of the booth (made by Kathleen’s husband Tom and her friend Karen). The
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Or, What will I buy with my coupon? We will have our mini skein sets in “MidWife Speaking” and The Knitting Dead. We will also have some mini skeins sets not available online known as A & K Choice. These are 8 15g skeins of complimentary colors for your small projects. We will also have
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The excitement. There is an amazing amount of excitement on the fairgrounds from the attendees and the vendors. Everyone has a great time! The animals. Sheep, lambs, bunnies, sheepdogs. The list goes on. The yarn and fiber. So much to see. So much to buy! The tools of the trade. Needles, hooks, books, patterns, looms,
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Good morning ModeKnitters! One week from today we will be vending at Shepherd’s Harvest in Lake Elmo, MN!! Saturday, May 17th 9:00 – 5:00 Sunday, May 18th 10:00 – 4:00 Do you receive our newsletter? Sign up for the newsletter to receive a special something for the Shepherd’s Harvest Weekend! We will be showcasing several
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