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

A Labor Day Message….

Posted by Allison | Aug 31, 2012 | Shops & Happenings | 0

It is officially the unofficial end of summer. Labor day is one of my favorite holidays as it celebrates the American worker, which is me! A big thank you to Matthew Maguire and Peter J. McGuire, labor union officials who first proposed the holiday back in 1882 as a day of rest and celebration for workers and their families. I’ll gladly take a 3 day weekend, I have one UFO that needs tending to, a grill that is begging for some steaks and a blender just waiting to make some margaritas. We always stay close to home, trying to...

Plymouth Yarn featured in Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts 2012

Posted by Allison | Aug 17, 2012 | Shops & Happenings | 0

That’s right, I said it. Holiday gifts. Don’t shoot the messenger. It’s that time of year again folks! Let’s start thinking about those holiday projects. My request list has grown over the years, probably because I’ve been outed by this very blog! Now everyone knows I knit. Boy, are they lucky that I love to do it, and my husband works the night shift! So shine up those needles, wind up the hanks and grab your patterns, it’s yarn o’clock. Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts 2012 edition hits newsstands on September 4th 2012 but the online issue release date is...

50 Shades Quiz Winner & Free Pattern for All!

Posted by Allison | Aug 6, 2012 | Shops & Happenings | 0

We would like to congratulate our 50 Shades of Yarn giveaway winner, Susan! She had guessed the closest numbers to our shades. Data was compiled from our accounting system by simply doing a search for the words red, grey and black. This was tricky, I know, due to so many mixed shades and lines of yarn we did not name in our accounting program. But the kicker for me, the thing that spawned this whole giveaway, was my amazement that we, in fact, had 50 active shades of grey yarn! We have 39 shades of “red”(descriptions only containing the...

Shade Quiz!

Posted by Allison | Jul 26, 2012 | Shops & Happenings | 19

Win 10 skeins of Encore Worsted, read on for details. Ok, I’ll admit it; I read the 50 Shades of Grey book series. My friends read it, my sister read it, my niece read it, my boss read it, and last but not least, my mom read it! (I’m pretty sure I won’t be accompanying her to the movies when that one comes out.) Last week, I was chatting with a knitter looking to make a chevron blanket with various shades of grey Encore Worsted. As I searched in my computer system, I realized just how popular grey is, and that we have many, many shades of it. So for some fun this week, I decided to give away a bag but I am going to make your work for it! Give us your best guess to the questions below. One person, with the closest answers, will win 10 balls of Encore Worsted color 389. Comment with your answers to our Blog ONLY. Facebook and Twitter entries will not be accepted. In the event of multiple correct comments, a winner will be chosen among them at random. Plymouth Yarn employees, sales representatives and their immediate families are not eligible to win. Data on number of shades is collected from inventory reports. Winner will be notified via email on August 3rd 2012. 1. How many shades of grey yarn are...

Give 1, Get 1 Giveaway!

Posted by Allison | Jun 18, 2012 | Design/Patterns | 21

Are you looking for a great summer sweater? Do your friends & family always try to steal your knitted garments? This may just be the giveaway for you. Up for grabs, we have a Covington Jacket. It’s short sleeved, 100% mercerized cotton and perfect for summer. Not only will you get the garment, already made, but you’ll also receive the pattern and enough yarn to make another. Visit and follow us on one or all of our hot spots, Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest. When you come by, say hi, post a project photo, follow, retweet, repin us or subscribe...