New Yarns from Berroco!

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Wishshaw in Berroco Comfort Chunky (FREE)

Berroco Comfort Chunky ~ $7.15

This yarn is perfect for people who are allergic to wool, vegans, and is great for projects that require machine wash and dryability (baby things, kid things, blankets, men, seniors). It is so soft and cozy, it will be impossible for anyone to turn it away!  It is made from a high-end synthetic blend of 50% super fine nylon and 50% superfine acrylic, milled in Turkey. You also get a nice amount of yardage with it, balls are 100g/135m. Suggested needle size is 6.5mm for knitting, and 6mm for crochet, and the knitted tension is 14 sts & 20 rows = 4"/10cm. 

• See the colours available and basic stats
• Free patterns for Comfort Chunky from Berroco

Ravenna in Vintage Chunky from Book 302

Berroco Vintage Chunky ~ $7.80

Vintage Chunky is a VERY versatile yarn!  It is a high quality blend of wool, acrylic and nylon, which makes it soft, beautiful, machine washable, and quite durable. It also comes in heathered shades, which are stunning! 6mm needles or hook are suggested, and the tension is 14 sts & 21 rows = 4" (10cm). Additionally, the yardage is nice for the price, coming in at 100g/120m. 

• See the colours available and basic stats
• Free pattern for Vintage Chunky from Berroco
• Booklet patterns for Vintage Chunky from Berroco ($8.50)

FREE Patterns for Berroco Comfort Chunky & Vintage Chunky

Adults

• Shalom Cardigan (3 to 4 skeins Comfort or Vintage)
• Iced Jacket/Cardie (4 to 8 skeins Comfort, 5 to 8 skeins Vintage)
• Aidez Cardigan (6 to 9 skeins Comfort, 7 to 11 skeins Vintage)
• Wishshaw Coat (8 to 13 skeins Comfort, 8 to 14 skeins Vintage)
• Starsky Cardigan (8 to 11 skeins Comfort, 9 to 12 skeins Vintage)
• Jacqueline Cardigan (5 to 11 skeins Comfort, 6 to 11 skeins Vintage)

Babies

• Red Diamonds Baby Blanket (4 skeins Comfort, 5 skeins Vintage)
• Concentric Squares Baby Blanket (4 skeins Comfort, 5 skeins Vintage)
• Snug Baby Jacket (2 skeins Comfort, 2 to 3 skeins Vintage)
• Owlie Sleep Sack (2 skeins of Comfort or Vintage)

Kids

• Nantasket Kids Pullover (3 to 6 skeins Comfort or Vintage)

As always, you can find us at knitomatic.com!

Upcoming Classes

Knitted Hat Workshop with Liane Schwarz

Skill Level: beginner (after scarves)

Monday Jan 17 & 24, 6:30-8pm

The next step after making scarves is making hats! Hats are fast, easy, and very, very satisfying! With a choice of three stylin’ styles, we'll teach you how to knit in the round, how to knit on double pointed needles (the ones that look like little chopsticks), how to decrease stitches and how to read a pattern. Knowing how to cast on and knit is the only requisite.

• Consists of 2 sessions over 2 weeks.
• $85 + tax (includes materials)

NEW! Swing Jacket with  Liane Schwarz

Skill Level: intermediate beginner

Tuesday Jan 18 & 25 and Feb 1 & 8, 6-8pm all four evenings

This class will help you gain all the necessary skills to make a sweater: sizing, increasing and decreasing, shaping, making buttonholes, picking up stitches for a collar and, finally, putting it all together with the proper seaming and finishing.

• Consists of 4 sessions over 4 weeks
• Basic price $220.+ tax (for materials and Lambs Pride Bulky or Cascade Eco)
• Premium price $290.+tax (for materials and Malabrigo chunky)

Beginner Crochet with Liane Schwarz

Skill Level: absolute beginner!

Monday Jan 31 & Feb 7, 6-8pm

Crochet is fast, easy and becoming very popular. You'll learn all the basics: how to make a chain, the foundation stitches (single crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, slip stitch), how to crochet in the round, how to read a ball band and a basic crochet pattern. You should be able to make a scarf after this class and, if time and inclination are there, a granny square or a crocheted flower.

• Class consists of 2 sessions over 2 weeks.
• $40 + tax (materials not included, 

As always, you can find us at knitomatic.com!