With Halloween behind us (and perhaps a few pumpkins still rotting on the porch), it’s time to look ahead to the holiday season! If you are anything like me, you are faced with the realization that everything you wished you had done last year has yet to be accomplished and you only have eight weeks…
Category: Navia
Swatching: Navia Deluxe and Brushed Tradition
Fall is here and I am very eager to cast on a new sweater using one of our favorite wooly yarns from Navia. Two of their newer lines, Brushed and Deluxe Tradition, are cousins to Tradition, their wooly, rustic 100% Faroese Wool yarn, but both offer a unique twist on the original! Navia Deluxe Tradition…
Navia Duo Makes a Colorwork Knitter Out of Me
Now that the holidays are over, I can finally show you the hats I made for my best friends two daughters! (Full disclosure, I made them pose for me in the middle of Christmas Day festivities, so we were having fun!) One of the frequent conversations we have in the office concerns the ability and,…
A Giveaway for the Bohéme Christmas Hat!
Just in time for the holidays, we have teamed up with Randi Hjelm Debes of Faroe Knit to offer a giveaway for her Bohéme Christmas Hat featuring Navia Duo yarn. Last week I happened upon the Bohéme Christmas Hat on Instagram, and immediately set about writing a blog post about the design, and Randi’s other…
Bohéme Christmas Hat by Faroe Knit
Last night while relaxing with a cup of Sleepytime tea and some Instagram therapy, I happened upon the perfect Christmas-y knit to add to my holiday knitting basket—which I definitely do not have time for, but will absolutely cast on anyways! Designer Randi Hjelm Debes of Faroe Knit, designed this simple and adorable stocking cap…
Navia Knitalong: Swatches and colors
Despite a bit of snow that surprised every meteorologist in the tri state area, we all managed to do a little bit of swatching in preparation for the Navia knitalong beginning today. Kate’s Swatch: I took the “quick and dirty” approach to my swatch, mainly using is as an opportunity to test my color selection….
Navia Knitalong: Free Pattern and Plans
It is time to get excited for the Navia Knitalong! As I mentioned in the post last week, the design, Troyggja Við Mynstur (Sweater with Round Pattern) is a free pattern by Tóra Joensen from Navia Book 25. Originally only available in Danish, I translated the pattern into English and added additional sizing to cover…
Announcing the Navia knitalong!
As I mentioned in my previous post on Navia, we’re hosting a casual knitalong using the Troyggja Við Mynstur (Sweater with Round Pattern) from Navia Book 25! The knit along will officially begin next Friday, November 16th, and last for two months, ending on Courtney’s birthday, January 14th. I have translated the pattern into English…
An Interview With: Óli Kristian á Torkilsheyggi of Navia Yarns
As mentioned in my last post, we spent some time with Óli Kristian á Torkilsheyggi (Kris), the owner of Navia Yarns, in the Faroe Islands this past March. One of the highlights of our time (besides the amazing fresh cod his wife, Paula, made) was finding out more about the history of the Faroe Islands…
Our Visit to The Faroe Islands
2018 was a pretty crazy year, and one of the absolute highlights (besides the birth of Courtney’s daughter, Gilda, and the release of four of our very own yarns) was the trip to the Faroe Islands we took with Jaime Jennings and Amber Corcoran in March. L / The Mulafossur Waterfall. R / Rainbows, sheep…
An Introduction to Navia Yarns
The fall issue of Knit.Wear includes a stunning article by Leslie Petrovski on the Faroe Islands and Navia Yarn, one of the new companies we are delighted to be distributing here in N. America. The publication of the article coincides so well with fall and winter – prime time for knitting and wearing Navia –…
See You At TNNA, Part Three: Navia
Our 10th Anniversary Year has been filled with new adventures, and this summer and fall we’re thrilled to be bringing you lots of new products we feel good about. In between developing the Kelbourne Woolens line of yarns, this season we are happy to be adding more yarns to our BC Garn offerings for fall, and bringing a…