I’m working on Feeling Dotty? by Sandra Paul between major house projects at home. I’ve only done a smidge of crochet in my lifetime, so this lacy shawl is definitely a challenge for me. But it’s been a welcome challenge because it takes my mind off all the things still on the to-do list! This pattern…
Tag: Road to China Lace
Finished Project: Crocheted Drop Earrings
I was wearing my crocheted earrings the other day and despite the pair seeing heavy rotation in my wardrobe, I realized I never “officially” shared my finished project here on the blog. The start of Crochet Summer seemed like the perfect time to do so, so I asked Linette to take some quick shots of…
Designer Feature: Helena’s Shawl by Lori Wagner
The Interweave Knits Summer 2017 issue was released today, and the magazine features a lovely lace shawl in The Fibre Co. Road to China Lace. Designed for the Midsummer Night’s Dream story, the shawl is worked from the top down and features gorgeous columns of twisted stitches, a chevron border, and feminine beading. SPECIFICATIONS Yarn: The Fibre…
Color stories: Tax time blues
Now that the last day of tax season has come to a close, we found ourselves talking about taxes in the office. We’ve got the tax-time blues! And thus the birth of this blue color story. I found this incredible resource of women illustrators and came across the photomontage pieces of artist Eleanore Shakespeare. The piece shown…
The Fibre Co. Waves Collection – Knit Along!
The Fibre Co. has released their latest collection featuring Road to China Lace and Road to China Light, The Waves Collection. There isn’t a shawl in the bunch that we don’t love, so choosing just one of the designs to feature for a spring KAL was just too daunting. So, we figured we would let everyone…
Waves Collection from The Fibre Co.
The Fibre Co. released a new collection at the end of last week, the Waves Collection. Six designs featuring both weights of The Fibre Co. Road to China, Light and Lace, the designs are lovely and feminine and range from simple garter stripes to complicated lace patterning. “Melanie Berg, Helen Stewart, and Hiroko Payne each create…
Handwoven Nov/Dec 2016 Yarn Lab
The latest issue of Handwoven is out, and I had the pleasure of weaving up some samples in The Fibre Co. yarns for the Yarn Lab section of the magazine. The Yarn Lab is a unique feature of each issue, where a weaver samples yarns in different stitch patterns. The parameters are pretty wide open,…
Color Stories: Delicious
Things often described as delicious: candy, cakes, fresh fruit, the perfume of flowers, the softest yarn. This was my inspiration for June’s color story. I’m so excited about crochet summer, I decided I’d let my mood board decide what color of Road to China Lace I’ll be using for my project! That’s right – pink….
Crochet Summer 2016: Notes from a Novice
I can’t believe it’s already Crochet Summer! Last summer I worked on the 214ss-04 Sora Motif Sweater from Pierrot Yarns. I was a beginner then, and truth be told, I’m still a beginner because I never finished it! In fact, it’s still sitting in my office on the shelf above my computer reminding me…
Little Looms / Water’s Edge Scarf by Kate Gagnon Osborn
Interweave recently published a special edition of their Handwoven, Easy Weaving with Little Looms. Designed to be an introduction to simple weaving projects that don’t require huge investments in equipment, the issue features designs to be worked on rigid-heddle, pin looms, and tapestry looms. While I typically enjoy the incredible detail and complicated patterning made…
Interweave Crochet Spring 2016 / Water Lily Shawl
Interweave Crochet recently published it’s 10th anniversary birthday edition, and the issue features the Water Lily Shawl, a gorgeous lace shawl featuring The Fibre Co. Road to China Lace designed by Lisa Naskrent. From the magazine:Lisa Naskrent has been engaging crocheters with her delicious shawls since 2008, when she presented her Dragonfly Shawl. Her Water…
Making Magazine / Flora Cardi by Carrie Bostick Hoge
As I mentioned yesterday, previews for Carrie Bostick Hoge’s Making magazine went up last week, and we’re delighted to have two sweaters in the issue that feature The Fibre Co. yarns. The Flora Cardi by Carrie is a lovely little cardigan, knit using The Fibre Co. Road to China Lace at a breezy, open gauge. The…
Free Pattern: Voltaic Scarf
February is the dreariest month, yes? Even the Valentine’s holiday seems to have no effect on one’s mood during this gloomy time of year. A lover of neutrals, I also have a large soft spot in my heart for bright pink, as it provides the perfect boost of color when needed most. After weaving my…
New Colors of Road to China Lace
As winter arrives, we typically monochromatic dressers turn to one thing: color! There is nothing better than contrasting early nightfall and chilly mornings with a pop of bright, saturated, cheery color. With that in mind, we developed four new colors in Road to China Lace that bring a spot of joy to the winter season….
Free Pattern: Neige Woven Scarf
If you have taken a class with me or Courtney, or met us at an event and asked “how did you two get started with Kelbourne?” inevitably, you will hear about our backgrounds in weaving. Despite longing for a BFA or MFA, when looking into college and then grad school, I went with an ever-so-slightly more…
KW Style It: Clearview Cowl
Spring has officially sprung here in Philadelphia. So much so, we’re all wondering where it went, and why summer came early! The advent of spring means one thing for me an my family: outside, outside, outside. With our daughter, Charlie, in daycare during the week, we try to pack in as much time on the…
Twist Collective Spring 2015: Carajillo by Monique Boonstra
The spring 2015 issue of Twist Collective is up, and we’re delighted to share the design in the collection that features The Fibre Co Road to China Lace, Carajillo by Monique Boonstra. Featured in the Morse Code collection, Carajillo is worked from side to side with patterning on both RS and WS rows. • Yarn: The…
Introducing: The Effortless Collection
This week, we’re happy to announce the release of our second collection supporting Road to China Lace, the Effortless Collection. A different direction than Pathways (no pun intended), when Leah and I designed the Effortless Collection, we wanted to feature garter stitch in three different shapes, with three different uses of color. CLEARVIEW COWL: Designed by…
Pathways Collection Feature: Vesa
As promised, this week we will be focusing in on each individual pattern in the Pathways Collection by Laura Nelkin. For an overview of the collection, you can see the official introductory post here. Today, we bring you Vesa, a beautiful elongated half-circular shawl that features a unique construction, gorgeous lace pattern, and edging. Laura was kind enough to answer…
Pathways Collection Feature: Prospect
As promised, this week we will be focusing in on each individual pattern in the Pathways Collection by Laura Nelkin. For an overview of the collection, you can see the official introductory post here. Today, we bring you Prospect, a lace shrug knit in one piece with a geometric lace pattern featured prominently on the back. Laura was kind enough…
Pathways Collection Feature: Covert
As promised, this week we will be focusing in on each individual pattern in the Pathways Collection by Laura Nelkin. For an overview of the collection, you can see the official introductory post here. Today, we bring you Covert, a lace cowl featuring a 2-sided panel lace pattern. Laura was kind enough to answer a few questions about this design,…
Pathways Collection Feature: Stillwell
As promised, this week we will be focusing in on each individual pattern in the Pathways Collection by Laura Nelkin. For an overview of the collection, you can see the official introductory post here. Today, we bring you Stillwell, a boomerang shawl with a garter stitch body and lace edging. Laura was kind enough to…
Introducing: The Pathways Collection by Laura Nelkin
Every time I sit down to write a blog post sharing the release of something new, it usually begins with “we’re delighted to announce…”…and I realize I’ve probably said it a thousand times before and try to think of new, creative ways to but this time, when sharing the release of The Pathways Collection, I really, really mean…
Introducing: Road to China Lace!
We’re delighted to officially release our newest yarn, Road to China Lace! Road to China Lace is a 2-ply strong, soft, shiny and drapey laceweight version of our much-adored Road to China Light, with a lot of body perfect for luxurious, soft and warm accessories. SPECS:• 65% baby alpaca, 15% silk, 10% camel + 10% cashmere• 656 yds/100…
(Another!) Sneak Peek!
Besides the big move, we were busy this fall working on developing a new yarn (more on that later this week) and 3 new pattern collections! On Friday, we shot the photos for 2 of the collections, and shared a bunch of sneak peeks on Instagram. Stay tuned next week for the brig reveal with all…