I recently stumbled upon part knit – part curiosity shop Loopy Mango on Greene Street in SoHo, New York. They carry an eclectic and beautiful selection of handmade (local!) wares, along with beautiful knit blankets and rugs. I was amazed at the scale of their skeins of yarn, which are hand spun by a local …

Have you heard of Brooklyn Craft Camp? It looks like so much fun! Brooklyn Craft Camp is a one day event in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on Saturday, March 16th. Some of our favorite craft bloggers will be there as teachers. You can take four 90-minute craft classes (knitting! crochet! terrarium making!). They provide all the materials …

When you start a new knitting project, do you begin with the yarn or the pattern?  I like to work both ways – sometimes I will fall in love with a yarn that I am determined to knit with; other times I will see a pattern that is calling out my name (or rather, the …

Happy Monday! At this point we are all familiar with the severe devastation Hurricane Sandy has brought to much of the East Coast (I found a great round-up of ways to volunteer or donate here). Our hearts go out to those who lost property or, in a more “ideal” circumstance, are cooped up inside. With …

This week we’ll be bringing you some of our favorite craft and supply shops! I am from Philadelphia, so I felt the need to wave my hometown flag and present to you a sweet knitting shop called The Tangled Web. The Tangled Web is located in the suburb of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia and is made …

I think I’ve mentioned before that working with yarn is by far my favorite craft. But in this heat the thought of touching wool isn’t exactly enticing, nor would you need gloves or a hat, let alone a sweater. So when I found this beautiful yarn made out of the pineapple fiber from Habu I …

We’re delighted to present you with a guest post from our dear friends over at The Purl Bee: The Purl Bee is Purl Soho’s craft blog, a special place where we share all of our very best creative ideas! From tiny hand sewn baby shoes to big knitted lap blankets, the Bee is chock-full of …

This clever and easy DIY baker’s twine tutorial was sent to us by Joanne Howell Wuneburger, founder/owner and desgner for Oh Goodie Designs and created by Mika Beverly, Creative Assistant for Oh Goodie Designs. It is perfect if you need a specific color combination to match a party theme.  Mika created red, white and blue …