Looking forward to the upcoming games?! Ginny at the SweetGeorgia Studio suggests that you join us for some Ravellenic celebrations! For someone as completely inept at athletics as I am, the Olympic Games have featured prominently in my life. I was born in Calgary in 1988 the year that the Winter Games were held. I…
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Do you have plans for this summer? Perhaps you’d like to join me in Brighton, the lovely seaside resort in the south of England. I’m thrilled to say that I’ve been invited to teach and speak at the first-ever Unwind Brighton yarn and fibre festival! Unwind Brighton will be held July 12 and 13 and…
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Our sales rep in the UK, Allison, has been busy introducing our yarns to shops across the country and is getting a booth ready for our first consumer show — Unravel. The show is happening at Farnham Maltings, the 21-23 of February. When I started working with Felicia as her sales rep last year, I…
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Back in June, when I was about 4 months pregnant, I became obsessed with the idea of making a baby quilt. We hadn’t announced our pregnancy yet, but the fact that I was furiously pinning baby quilts on Pinterest gave it away to some people. The mere mention of my wanting to quilt something made…
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SweetGeorgia dyer and spinner, Grace Verhagen, attends the TNNA trade show for the first time and gives you a recount of her experience! This January I was given the opportunity to attend the National NeedleArts Association winter trade show for the first time. Since joining the SweetGeorgia Yarns team last spring, I had seen the…
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If you follow the Sweet SweetGeorgia Ravelry group, or local West coast knitter MisoCrafty’s blog, you may already know that our first knitalong/crochetalong of 2014 has begun! It started on January 15th and will run until April 1st, so you’ve got lots of time to get involved. The theme this time around is Stash Busting!…
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Amy Herzog, prolific knitwear designer and author of “Knit to Flatter” has designed a new pullover in our Merino Silk Fine yarn! Moscato is a sweet, simple-looking pullover with some fun tailored touches. The wide neckline is slightly draped, and the hem of the sweater, sleeves, and shoulders are all trimmed with fun button accents….
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The studio will be closed starting this Friday, January 10th and will re-open on Wednesday, January 15th. Teresa, Ginny, and Grace will be at TNNA in San Diego during this time, so come visit us there!
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Back in my LYS days a customer came in with a pattern she needed help with. It was a beautiful featherweight sleeveless tunic, shown in an outrageously luxurious 2-ply lace yarn with fine merino wool and a touch of mohair. The bust was decorated with a diamond-shape lace pattern, and the equally decorated hemline fell…
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Every year, I write a year-end closing post. It’s cathartic. It sweeps away the detritus of the year passed and makes way for something new. This past year, my “something new” has made my brain mush and made it a challenge to string multiple phrases together (ask me how many times I just re-worded that…
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What a beautiful use of line and negative space in knitting! These Boscombe Socks designed by Lisa Jacobs, are knit in our SweetGeorgia BFL Sock in Hush and the pattern is available in the new Knitscene Spring 2014 issue. Check out the whole issue here »
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In my previous post I talked you through the first two steps of choosing the right needles – needle length and weight. Today we’ll cover different needle materials as well as the pointiness of your needle tips. 3. Material & Slickness: If you want your knitting to be as relaxed and effortless as possible, you…
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