Interweave Knits.
August 7, 2011
The Fall issue of Interweave Knits is here, with plenty of cozy-looking sweaters and other cold-weather knits inside, to remind us: it wont always be this hot. Truly. Find it, as usual, on the teacart.
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Crochet Traditions.
July 31, 2011
A new magazine has arrived at the shop, something special for the crocheters among us. Crochet Traditions is the crochet equivalent to the popular PieceWork special issue, Knitting Traditions. Like Knitting Traditions, Crochet Traditions places traditional techniques in a historical context, providing wonderful reading material as well as project ideas. Find it with the other … [more]
Creative Knitting.
July 22, 2011
More Autumn inspiration arrived this week in the form of the September issue of Creative Knitting. Look for it on the teacart. Keep the faith: sweater weather will come again.
KnitScene.
July 9, 2011
Another new Fall issue has found its way to the shop, incongrous though it may seem in mid-July: The Fall issue of KnitScene is particularly conducive to sweater-weather fantasies. To this issue, popular knitwear designer and blogger Amy Herzog has contributed an article on modifying patterns to suit your individual shape, along with a handful … [more]
Knit Simple.
July 8, 2011
It may seem a little early for the Fall 2011 magazines to start showing up, but the cozy looking sweaters, hats, and scarves in the newest issue of Knit Simple are great fodder for autumnal knitting fantasies. Truly: summer is a good time to get small cold-weather accessories finished so that they’re wearable as soon … [more]
Creative Knitting.
July 4, 2011
A brand new addition to the Hillsborough Yarn Shop magazine collection: Creative Knitting magazine. Inside you’ll find another batch of new, summery patterns, from cardigans to sleeveless tops to decorative scarves. Take a look inside and see what you think of this new-to-us magazine.
Interweave Knits Weekend.
June 23, 2011
This week, the newest special issue of Interweave Knits magazine joined the rest of the summer magazines on the teacart. Interweave Knits Weekend is full of all kinds of knitting projects: hats, bags, scarves, sweaters for children and adults, socks, leg-warmers, toys… Fancy a sneak peek? My favorite, naturally: colorwork socks. Come check it out … [more]
Interweave Crochet.
June 9, 2011
There’s a lot of good reading material on the teacart right now. The summer magazines keep pouring in. And what’s that right in the middle? The new Interweave Crochet magazine! Crochet enthusiasts, come and check it out!
Vogue.
June 1, 2011
At first, when we saw the new Vogue Knitting magazine, Early Fall 2011, we thought: What? Early fall, already? Then we thought: Ooh! New Vogue to look at! Fresh new patterns are always welcome here, even if fall seems far away. As always: check out the newest of the new on the teacart.
Hello, Koigu.
May 21, 2011
Sock yarn can be addictive. “Remember,” Anne sometimes says, “sock yarn doesn’t count as stash.” This makes it particularly, and perhaps even dangerously addictive. While many sock yarns are wonderful, there are some that are spoken of with reverence, names that you come into a shop looking for, rather than happen upon accidentally. Koigu is … [more]