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Monday, March 26th, 2012
Baah! Yarn produces original, hand-painted yarns in unforgettable hues. The color palette is vibrant and sophisticated; each bright skein an homage to the tropical landscapes of Mira’s childhood.
Mira Cole was born in Indonesia and 
moved to Hawaii as a young girl. She went back to Indonesia in her early twenties and began teaching classes in oil and watercolor painting. Mira became well known for her choice in colors and one of Mira’s paintings is still on display in Munich at the Deutsches Museum.
For the last ten years, Mira has been teaching knitting classes in Southern California. Baah! Yarn was born out of Mira’s realization that many of her knitting students and clients trusted her with color and pattern selection. In 2011, inspired by nature’s vivid palette, Mira began dyeing her own yarn.
Baah! Yarn features two weights: La Jolla, a fingering weight, and the DK weight Sonoma, both made out of 100% superwash Merino wool.
La Jolla is perfect for knitting up a lucky pair of socks. Or, a luminous summer shawl, like Ruby Submarine’s Kitefish Shawlette, worked in La Jolla “Gray Onyx” and “Yellow Orchid.” We love the gentle color shifts that add interest without muddling stitch definition. (I can’t wait to try out some fair isle motifs when Sonoma arrives in the store!)
KnitCulture Studio will host the Baah! Yarn trunk show on Thursday, April 12th during Yarn Crawl L.A. County. Remember, by purchasing a passport to Yarn Crawl L.A. you can enter to win some amazing prize packages from vendors like SweetGeorgia Yarns, Brown Sheep Co., Lornas Laces and many more!
-Emma
Tags: baah, Baah! Yarn, designer trunk show, la jolla, Mira Cole, sonoma DK, superwash merino
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Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
After earning her degree in Graphic Design at Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science, Heather Walpole relocated to Oceanside with her soon-to-be-husband Thomas. Heather – a new knitter, long-time designer – saw the potential artistry in handknits. In the summer of 2004, she opened a hip knit shop – NobleKnits West.
But it wasn’t long before Heather’s heart once again turned to design, and in 2007 she closed the shop and began a successful freelance design business. Encouraged by her sister Nancy Queen, Heather developed Ewe Ewe Yarns.
“Washable wool of this quality ensures the gifts you knit will never sit in a drawer!”
Soft on the hand and with a lively color palette, Ewe Ewe Woolly Worsted is 100% Australian merino wool spun in Italy. An affordable luxury yarn with an excellent sheen and bounce. Moreover, this yarn is completely machine washable.
You can see some of Heather’s line of original patterns, such as the 
“Contessa Cover-Up” modeled by Heather herself top-right, on April 12th, during the Ewe Ewe Yarns trunk show at KnitCulture Studio. Plus, Ewe Ewe Yarns will be releasing a brand new baby blanket pattern exclusively at KnitCulture Studio! Yet, another reason to stop in KnitCulture Studio during the first annual Yarn Crawl L.A. County.
Speaking of yarn crawl . . . have you purchased your passport yet? Passports are available for purchase at the Yarn Crawl L.A. County website and at participating stores. Passports are just $5, and, by turning in your stamped passport at the end of the event, offer yarn crawlers the chance to win fabulous prizes from event sponsors.
-Emma
Tags: designer trunk show, Ewe Ewe Wooly Worsted, Ewe Ewe Yarns, Heather Walpole, knitwear designer, Yarn Crawl L.A. County, Yarn Crawl trunk show
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Annika Barranti is the knitwear wizard behind Noir Knits. Last year, Noir Knits was on our designer roster for Vogue Knitting Live, and her “Posy Cardi” has since become one of her most popular kiddie patterns. So far, 2012 is shaping up to be a very exciting year for Noir Knits.
“I’ve been designing nonstop with very little to show for it, but for the best of reasons!”
In January, Annika released an exclusive pattern for Ewe Ewe Yarns made in the cuddly, kid-friendly Wooly Worsted. The “Flower Fairy Hat” pattern knits up in a jiffy for your little garden sprite on US size 7 DPNs.
Currently, Annika has another design underway for a different yarn company collection, and a pattern soon to debut in Petite Purls. To top it all off, she will be featured in her first print magazine later this year!
The Noir Knits trunk show will be on display in the store on April 13th. You’ll find kits and printed copies of Annika’s patterns, such as “Emmett” and “Posy Cardi”, available for purchase during the Yarn Crawl. If all goes according to plan, we can expect to see a brand new pattern from Noir Knits: the “Paw Print Cardi” knit up in Lornas Laces Honor.
For more information about yarns used in any of Annika’s patterns, check out her site. Better yet, stop in KnitCulture Studio during Yarn Crawl L.A. County and meet the designer herself!
-Emma
Tags: annika barranti, designer trunk show, Ewe Ewe, knits for kids, Lornas Laces Honor, noir knits, Posy Cardi, Trunk Show, Wooly Worsted, Yarn Crawl L.A.
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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Mark your calendar: April 12th through the 15th, yarn stores throughout the L.A. area will open their doors for the first ever Yarn Crawl L.A. County!
Be sure to check out KnitCulture Studio during the crawl, you won’t want to miss out on new yarns from Knit Collage, Baah! Yarns, Dream in Color and much more. Plus, new knitting bags from Slipped Stitch Studios, designer trunk shows, and exclusive patterns!
We’re pretty excited about our trunk show line-up and and designer visits on the agenda so far:
Army of Knitters
Dream in Color Yarn
Ewe Ewe Yarns
Baah! Yarns
Crafty Diversions
Noir Knits
Ruby Submarine
Check back here for more information about our featured designers and special store-wide events. If you knit, spin, crochet or otherwise hoard yarn, save the date for this glorious, fiber-centric weekend!
Tags: aok, army of knitters, Baah! Yarns, crafty diversions, Dream in Color Yarn, Ewe Ewe Yarns, knit collage, KnitCulture Studio Events, L.A. County Events, LA Yarn Crawl, noir knits, ruby submarine, Slipped Stitch Studios, Trunk Show, Yarn Crawl L.A. County
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Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Carina Spencer already had a career–as a personal chef specializing in natural foods–when the knitwear design bug bit her. She’s also a mother, which I’m sure inspired many of her lovely designs for babies and children. And there’s no question that she has an incredible sense of style, fiber, and color.
We’re delighted to be hosting a trunk show of Carina’s patterns in our LA store. Come try on Catkin, as I did (mine is still on the needles and sadly neglected for baby knitting), see Whippoorwill (shown above) with Liz’s lovely blue version (and mine in aqua until I remember to bring it home!), as well as her gorgeous baby items, like the Gift Wrap Bonnet, pictured here.
The biggest surprise for me is how much I love Scalene. It wasn’t really on my radar until I tried on the sample. Now it’s calling to me to knit one for myself!
We have to return the samples to Carina by mid-month, so hurry over to the shop if you’re in the neighborhood. You may find that you just have to knit one (or more) of Carinas lovely patterns.
Happy Knitting!
-Annika
Tags: carina spencer, catkin, designer, gift wrap, knitting patterns, small things, Trunk Show, whippoorwill
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Monday, January 30th, 2012
We hope you’ll join us for our big annual sale! We’ve got spring yarns to make room for, so nearly everything in the store will be 35-50% off, and our online sale section will be 20% off.
During the sale we will not be able to wind yarn or help with projects (including checking Ravelry for yarn requirements, so please bring notes with you if you’re shopping for something specific). We’re sure you understand!
We will have a second check-out available (credit card only) with emailed receipts, to speed up the process and keep the line from getting too long!
The sale starts Saturday, February 4th and goes until Friday, February 10th.
We’ll be extending our hours until 6pm on Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th (Superbowl Sunday) and until 8pm on Thursday, February 9th.
Tags: Classic Elite, koigu, Malabrigo, manos, noro, plymouth, sale
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Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Surprise! We were unpacking the last of our boxes from Vogue Knitting Live and found a few leftover skeins of the exclusive colorway Lorna’s Laces dyed for us for the show. We’ve knocked the price down by 35% so get it while it’s hot! (Please note that the full price shows on the item page, but the discount will show up in your shopping basket.)
Tags: lornas laces, sale, shepherd sock
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Monday, October 10th, 2011
I can’t believe it’s already been two weeks since Vogue Knitting Live! None of us has ever done a show like that before, and we had no idea how much work it would be. Add in our crazy idea to bring new patterns from 21 designers, and it’s been a whirlwind couple of months of hard work. I am BEAT! But it’s really been a blast.
All of our VKL kits are now up on our site, so if you’ve been thinking about getting one you should click on over. All of us have bought at least one of them ourselves! We finally have some time to knit.
Sara is making CocoKnits’ Veronika, a fun “swancho,” or pancho with sweater-like sleeves knitted in Reliquary II, an amazing merino and silk lace-weight yarn from A Verb For Keeping Warm.
Liz has cast on for Westknits’ Helm, a manly cabled hat, in Verb’s new Slick, a DK weight yarn that combines Blue-Faced Leicester (my favorite kind of wool!) with silk.
And I have it on pretty good authority that she’s also planning to make French Press Knits’ Legacy, the stunning wrap done in Madelinetosh Pashmina; Heirloom Stitches’ Baby Babar, a ruched baby blanket in Spud and Chloe Sweater; AND Noir Knits’ Posy, a baby cardigan in Lorna’s Laces Honor (I designed that one!).
I brought home yarn and pattern for Kat Coyle’s Let It Be hat and cuffs, which take just one skein of Dream In Color Smooshy with Cashmere. I’m rushing through my pile of WIPS so I can get started on them before it gets cold!
What are you knitting?
-Annika
Tags: a verb for keeping warm, cocoknits, dream in color, french press knits, heirloom stitches, kat coyle, lornas laces, madelinetosh, noir knits, spud and chloe, vogue knitting live, westknits
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