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New book coming from one of my knitting Goddesses!
I cannot tell you how excited I am to learn that Lynne Barr is launching a new book. There are very few books that I have bought over the years that I go back to again and again. You know that I use...
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Zen² or comfort food for the body revisited!
Zen2 is a sequel to Zen (or comfort food for the body). This basic cardigan with slightly oversized front panels and detailed edging is so inviting that you will want to wrap yourself in it while...
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Relaxed elegance
Chasing the ever elusive oversized, yet wearable sweater? You can stop looking; SUIT fits the bill. Combining the comfort of an oversized sweater with the luxuriant drape of baby alpaca, with clean...
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A confluence of events conspired to create lite!
con·flu·ence noun \ˈkän-ˌflü-ən(t)s, kən-ˈ\ 1: a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point 2: the flowing together of two or more streams The event… The TNNA meeting in June is the...
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Fibre Company Yarn Give-away and Interview
The lovely ladies from Kelbourne Woolens (that’s Kate below wearing lite while we set up for TNNA) featured VERSACIKNITS newest sweater, lite, and an interview with me on their blog today. We are so...
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A modern take on a Japanese tradition
I met Yuki on my first day of work on Wall Street back in 1979. By just looking at her, you knew she was unusual. Born of a Japanese mother and African American father and raised in the Quaker...
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FORM — 6 designs for SHIBUI
There was a time when you pretty much knew where you would be when you received news about big events… … College acceptances arrived via snail mail, so you would be home in the comfort of your own home...
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One year ago this week I received a note from the Director of SHIBUI, Kristin Ford, asking me to design their Winter 2013/14 Collection. In preparation for its launch, Knit Purl asked me to talk about...
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Anatomy of a photo shoot
A crisp September day, a beautiful model, a fantastic photographer, a sherpa, an assistant, a dressing room, a wardrobe, and a cool location!
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My Rhinebeck sweater (or Weekender and Yowza! Whatta skein!)
At heart I am a New England girl! Although I have lived most of my life in Princeton, NJ (which I must say is as close to a New England feel as you can get in NJ), my early roots were in Rhode Island....
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Back in the Saddle
It has been many months since I wrote a post. Life, or more specifically the health of my mother, took me off track and whatever time I did have to work was, by necessity, devoted to design and...
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Yarn Cupboard Retreat – April 25th – 27th, 2014 Very few of you know this, but when I was in college I trained to be an elementary school teacher! I have often said that this was the most useful...
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Introducing rubus!
As many of you know, the last few months have been complicated, so I am thrilled to finally launch rubus. Named after the genus of flowering plants that produce berries, the pattern stitch of rubus...
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flora KAL (knit-a-long)
A quick post to let everyone know that a KAL for VERSACIKNITS flora will be starting in the VERSACIKNITS knitters group on ravelry on May 10th (no worries if you are late, we will still be there). You...
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Introducing VERSACIKNITS textured kids!
A few years ago VERSACIKNITS launched its first collection of baby knits, textured baby suite — a collection of 5 sweet sweaters for wee ones. While people loved the collection, knitters and yarn...
View ArticleUpcoming LYS Events (updated)
Over the next few months VERSACIKNITS will be at a number of local yarn stores: September 25th PINS & NEEDLES in Princeton, NJ to launch the new VERSACIKNITS textured kids collection September...
View ArticleTest Knitters Needed
I need a few test knitters for sweaters that are part of an upcoming woolfolk yarn collection. If you need an excuse to buy this luscious yarn (today is a good day with all the cyber Monday sales) or...
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worsted pour moi KAL (we’ll take pour moi knitters, too!
KAL starts January 8th in the VERSACIKNITS knitters group with an in-person kick off at Chelsea Yarns at 5PM! Knit pour moi or worsted pour moi, your choice! If you already own pour moi, use coupon...
View ArticleJanuary is a busy month
January is a crazy month at VERSACIKNITS! January 1 Wholesale Launch We kicked off the year by sending out our first wholesaler brochure to 290 local yarn stores. If you would like to receive future...
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Three Years in the Making (the sweater not the collection)
This week I will be launching the long in the making VERSACIKNITS woolfolk collection. In anticipation, I thought it would be fun to showcase a different design each day leading up to the launch! Today...
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