Berroco - Summer Top KAL - Starting May 26th

Join us for an easy relaxing project for summer. We are doing Phillipa summer top with Zinnia Yarn. It is a great cotton top that is easy to wear and cool and comfortable. Lots of colors available on this site. Just ask for the free pattern when you purchase yarn for this project. If you want to join in the KAL just send me an email and I will send you the zoom link. Starts Wed. May 26th @ 5:30. Here are the specs so you can figure your yarn requirements.

Phillipa Top - Just realized it calls for 2 contrasting colors

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Bust: (381⁄2, 421⁄2, 461⁄2) [501⁄2, 541⁄2, 581⁄2] {621⁄2, 661⁄2, 701⁄2}" / (98, 108, 118) [127, 138.5, 148.5] {159, 169, 179} cm

Length: (191⁄2, 20, 201⁄2) [201⁄2, 21, 21] {211⁄2, 22, 221⁄2}" / (49.5, 51, 52) [52, 53.5, 53.5] {54.5, 56, 57} cm Shown in size 421⁄2" / 108 cm. Recommended ease: 4–8" / 10–20 cm positive ease.

YARN

BERROCO ZINNIA (50 grs): (5, 6, 7) [7, 8, 8] {9, 10, 11} balls #7146 South Sea (MC) and (2, 2, 3) [3, 3, 3] {3, 4, 4} balls #7144 Gulf Stream (CC)

NEEDLES and NOTIONS

32" / 80 cm circular needle, size 7

/ 4.5 mm or size to obtain gauge 1 stitch marker

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Color Therapy - Enjoy The Small Shop Experience

Owning a yarn shop has shown me a world I knew was there, but to see it everyday has been really eye opening. It’s been really interesting to see people walk in, many are not knitters, and they gasp and say “oh, look at the colors!”. They bathe in the colors and literally tell me it is making them feel good as they are petting a skein of yarn. I see this time and time again. I like to watch the friend tagging along behind the avid knitter, wide eyed and totally having an experience they never had before. Visual, tactile, soothing, inviting, inspiring and creative. These are just a few of the words folks have uttered to me as they were moving around the store.

It fills me with so much joy to hear the knitter’s friend say, “Hey, you could teach me how to do this” as they are feeling a juicy skein of alpaca. Not only are they inspired to learn something new, but they are now embarking on a journey that they can do together. As an artist, providing inspiration is my main goal of my shop, but the colors speak for themselves. I hear experienced knitters say “oh, I have to have this color, it just does something for me”.

Color Therapy is a real thing. Advertisers know the power it has on our emotional decisions and the effects it has in their ads. So if a color makes you feel so good, why wouldn’t you want to wrap your self in something you created with it. I definitely have certain colors I feel more comfortable wearing than others. Some days I feel like I need a bold splash of color to perk me up or cool me down, depending on what is going on in my life. I think women do this instinctively with their clothes and colors by balancing or stimulating our emotions. It is really fun to work with and to become aware of how it affects us in our day to day lives. Working with colors can also help you break out of old patterns and thought processes simply by rocking that bright purple sweater or that intense chartreuse shawl. Some colors make us feel younger or more confident. The colors we wrap our lives in can really change our outlook on ourselves and our actions. Intutively, we know what we need on an emotional level, but we often deny ourselves that ability to listen to that quite creative voice within. So play with color and try to notice how it’s making you feel. Ask your self that question, and try to focus just on the color and what that conversation is inside. Enjoy the process and don’t forget to play.

By Cindy Ruprecht

“I love coming here, It’s like a spa day for me”
— Customer
“I just have to have this color, I don’t know what I’m going to make yet, but it will tell me”
— Customer

Malabrigo Knit a long - Temperance Shawl

We casted on our projects on April 1st. They are coming along. I decided to work with fun, bright colors and just go crazy! The shawl is interesting, and changes often, so you won’t get bored. I love doing KALs because it pushes me to keep up with the other knitters and actually finish a project before I get burned out on it. I work on it continuously and don’t get distracted by other shiny things! Or other yarns…lol. You can still join us if you want to get started. just shoot me an email at twispfiber@gmail.com.

Malabrigo KAL - Temperance Shawl April 1st 2021

Join us for this fun colorful KAL put together by Malabrigo. All you need to order is 3 different colored skeins of Sock by Malabrigo and mention “Temperance Shawl KAL” at check out and I send you the pattern for free with your order. Cast on is April 1st. We will be zooming at 5:30- 6:30 on the 1st. I will send the link to your email. If you already have yarn and want to join in, just send me an email and I’ll add you to the list for the zoom link. twispfiber@gmail.com

Temperance Shawl KAL

Temperance Shawl KAL

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Zoom Knitting Group

I finally decided to do Zoom Groups and Knit a-longs. I got my act together and have several planned coming up this year. I hope you will join us from wherever you are across the country. Simply email me for details, or join my group over on FB - Twisp Fiber & Knitting Group, and I will send you the link to the meeting.

First KAL is Berroco’s - Olivet 2/24 5:30-6:30

You will need 2 balls of 2 colors of Providence for this KAL.

Olivet by Berroco in Providence

Olivet by Berroco in Providence

2 balls of 2 colors needed

2 balls of 2 colors needed

“Color therapy for your soul”