http://www.yarntasting.com people swatching Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:24:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/09/artfibers-reopens-in-san-francisco-october-1-2-3-2010/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/09/artfibers-reopens-in-san-francisco-october-1-2-3-2010/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:19:58 +0000 nyle http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=594 New address: Artfibers 266 Sutter St., third floor (elevator) San Francisco CA 94108 Phone:  415.956.6319 (after mid September) 888.326.1112 toll free Hours: Tues/Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun: 11-6 Thursday: 11-7 New space highlights: * One block from our old S.F. space, on the same street, Sutter. * Directly across from the main entrance to Banana Republic * One block [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/09/artfibers-reopens-in-san-francisco-october-1-2-3-2010/feed/ 3 http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/08/painterly-inspirations/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/08/painterly-inspirations/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:49:35 +0000 noelle http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=549 [Guest Post from Noelle, Artfibers Design Director] This month I was given a very special assignment: to take total creative control over the  Artfibers Yarntasting Sampler Collection. This is an opportunity that I have been waiting for since my early days at Artfibers. I wanted to do something entirely unique that has not been done [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/08/painterly-inspirations/feed/ 4 http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/08/cropped-jacket-free-pattern/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/08/cropped-jacket-free-pattern/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:46:30 +0000 rox http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=528 Artfibers Design # 1002: Cropped Jacket Description Contemporary and classic, this comfy little jacket can be styled up or down depending on your mood.  Layer it with a long sleeved pullover, with a slinky dress for evening, or a shell in a cool office!  Optionally, use a pin instead of a button to adjust the [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/08/cropped-jacket-free-pattern/feed/ 6 http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/08/six-lace-scarf-patterns/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/08/six-lace-scarf-patterns/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:31:14 +0000 rox http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=498 It seems that for many of us, meeting with groups of other fiberholics ensures us a time slot to get something accomplished on a project or two. The only dilemma is all of the great storytelling that goes on, inspiring the occasional curse word as someone discovers that while howling with laughter they skipped a [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/08/six-lace-scarf-patterns/feed/ 13 http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/08/de-lace-ious/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/08/de-lace-ious/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:38:23 +0000 nyle http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=450 We were living in a small French village in the deep South, near Spain.  On the edge of town, surrounded by vineyards, was an 8th century church.  It was squat and dark, looking for all the world like a stone barn.  Most of the villagers never went there. One day there was a special event.  [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/08/de-lace-ious/feed/ 10 http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/07/lingo-lacy-linen-skirt/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/07/lingo-lacy-linen-skirt/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:16:29 +0000 rox http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=423 Artfibers’ “Lingo” 100% linen yarn is perfect for skirts! The drape and swing are wonderful; linen feels great to wear. This skirt is knit in the round from the top down so there is almost no finishing work. The draw string is braided. Finished dimensions given are after blocking. Sizes: small/med: 36″ (med/lg: 42″) hip [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/07/lingo-lacy-linen-skirt/feed/ 3 http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/07/points-of-origin/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/07/points-of-origin/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:36:49 +0000 nyle http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=406 Air Ecru is an imaginary yarn lover’s vehicle for flights of fancy.  Our pilot is Captain Noelle, who this month finds color inspiration in places where light and water combine in heartfelt ways.  Every seat is first class on Air Ecru, and we invite you to take off in a fully reclined position.  Knitting needles [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/07/points-of-origin/feed/ 9 http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/06/golden-fleece-an-epic-yarn/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/06/golden-fleece-an-epic-yarn/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:10:00 +0000 nyle http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=353 Air Ecru’s intrepid pilot and tour guide, Noelle, this month takes us on a voyage that begins underground and ends underwater.  Buckle up! At Artfibers we start each week with design.  The subject at hand was Brioche, a complex thick/thin stretch yarn requiring double dyeing in opposite chemistries. Noelle had visited an Egyptian antiquities exhibit [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/06/golden-fleece-an-epic-yarn/feed/ 2 http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/05/sash-bag-free-pattern/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/05/sash-bag-free-pattern/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 21:02:09 +0000 rox http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=367 Brioche Bag (approximate finished size of bag section: 10″ X 10″) This archetypical bag is worn diagonally from one shoulder to the opposite hip. It is knitted in 2 identical pieces that extend from the bottom edge of the bag to the point at which the strap reaches the top of the shoulder. It is [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/05/sash-bag-free-pattern/feed/ 0 http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/05/air-ecru-maiden-voyage/ http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/05/air-ecru-maiden-voyage/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 01:10:49 +0000 nyle http://www.yarntasting.com/?p=321 Color is light on a voyage through space, and perception of same.  We invite you to join us for a worldly tour, on the maiden voyage of the new Artfibers virtual airline, Air Ecru.  Our wings will be lifted by the spectrum, guided by the wisdom of color in nature and history.  We’re cleared for [...]]]> http://www.yarntasting.com/2010/05/air-ecru-maiden-voyage/feed/ 10