Allison, Author at Plymouth Yarn Magazine | Your One Stop Yarn Blog

Holiday Gift Alert, Volume 3

Posted by Allison | Oct 25, 2012 | Design/Patterns | 0

This installment of the holiday knitting guide brings us to a casual, quick knit scarf yarn, Passion Nette. I like to think of this one as your everyday scarf yarn. This cotton/acrylic blend has a relaxed drape and a soft, natural feel against your skin. It’s available in 8 versatile colors that will coordinate with anything in your wardrobe. Click F443_Passion_Nette_Scarf for the PDF download The passion doesn’t stop there either, there have been some great ideas coming out of the woodwork. Tell us, what can you do with Passion Nette? Christmas...

Holiday Stocking In Galway

Posted by Allison | Oct 19, 2012 | Design/Patterns | 5

Wow! Not only is this season great for knitting, but to create yet another Holiday Stocking for yet another grandbaby! My latest granddaughter Zoey is the recipient. This is the 4th holiday stocking I have made in less than 4 years! Four girls under the age of 4! I know! ….You can guess what holidays will be like when all of my grandgirls come to visit Nonnie and Papa. If you can see the scale of this stocking you will see how I have learned to secretly spoil them every single year. It will take a tank load of...

Moving Right Along…..To The Knitting Corner!

Posted by Allison | Oct 18, 2012 | Shops & Happenings | 0

The Knitting Corner of Virginia Beach has been in business since 1948 and this is their second location, having started out in the Ghent section of Norfolk, Virginia. Sue Von Ohlsen, owner since 2008, is a Certified Master Knitter with a serious beading habit. Sue seems, like me, to have a wild side, and this suspicion was confirmed when one of her customers, Kim, referred to her as “off the chain.” Okay, there is more to Sue than meets to eye, lest anyone think yarn shop owners are dull. Sue’s beadwork has been on display at Smithsonian’s National Museum...

Embrace Knitting at Knit in Charleston.

Posted by Allison | Oct 18, 2012 | Shops & Happenings | 1

If you happen to be in Charleston, South Carolina, be sure to stop by and see the gang at Knit. Gay and her daughter Mollie opened the store just about 7 years ago to share their love of knitting with the community. There is an open knit night on Wednesdays for you to come, relax, chat, sip and knit. Visit the Knit website for shop hours and classes. Your needles an hooks will be so happy when you bring home some of the goodies from one of their many well stocked walls of yarn! Besides all of the...

The Yarn Club in Virginia Beach, VA…Anyone Can Join!

Posted by Allison | Oct 16, 2012 | Shops & Happenings | 4

This is the first episode of my travelling search for the most interesting and beautiful yarn shops in the Southeast. Feel free to comment or make suggestions for a future story on your favorite shop! ********************************************************************************************************************** Andrea Riddle, illustrator, wife and mother of two amazing girls, opened her shop, “The Yarn Club” in Virginia Beach, in March of 2011. It is jammed to the rafters with beautiful yarns from all over. Andrea is rightfully proud of her status as “the largest selection of hand dyed yarns” in the area. I would venture to say it is one of the...