Artfibers News — Holiday Discount, Gift Certificates, Contest, Amazing New Yarns, Free Patterns! Holiday Discount : per order, 20% off on amounts above the first $50 Includes: Artfibers catalog yarns, Artfibers Gift Certificates Excludes: store sale items, tools, fiber End date: close of the business day, December 23, 2011 If you’re not sure what to [...]
Tall Tam & Neck Warmer in Artfibers Nanook & Heath This great, stylish set can be worn different ways and is fun and easy to make! The neck warmer can be worn at the neck or as a second layer to the hat to change the look or add more warmth. Great holiday gifts for [...]
J’aime la j’aime! This yarn was love at first sight and feel. The cashmere is marvelously apparent and the high spin gives so much elasticity that you sink back in your favorite knitting chair with a big sigh of contentment. We think J’aime would be a great choice for so many projects… You could wrap [...]
People often ask how we develop color concepts for yarn. In fact there are several paths that we follow. Life itself is the greatest inspiration, where color merges with underlying meaning. We may find a leaf or a pebble or peek through a fence at a garden, and this begins to shape a new yarn. [...]
In November of 2010 the Artfibers production team did something unusual. In addition to the steady flow of work for orders and inventory, we also developed six new yarns, finishing and delivering to the store a total of 30 new colors. The new yarns are ANIME, BRIE, MOSS BEACH, VINYA, WOOSH, and YURT. Since all [...]
Woosh Scarf Yarntasting Cafe Design Yarn: Artfibers WOOSH Yardage required: 126 yds includes 10% extra to allow for differences between knitters. Needles: U.S. size 17 (12mm) Main Stitch Pattern: Garter Stitch (all knits) Wrap and Drop Stitch: Row 1: *K1, yo; repeat to last stitch, k1. Row 2: Knit the knit stitches, drop the yo’s [...]
Windmill Scarf Yarntasting Cafe Design This scarf uses a single skein of VINYA, our luxurious chunky extrafine merino yarn. Enjoy! — Rox/ARTFIBERS Yarn: Artfibers “Vinya” Yardage required: 206 yards includes 10% extra to allow for differences between knitters. Needle Size: U.S. size 11 (8mm) Stitch Pattern: Windmill Stitch (multiple of 20 stitches): Hint: If the [...]
[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 [...]
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 [...]
Our Yarntasting Cafe Sampler for April 2010 includes BISTRO from Artfibers, a ribbon velour yarn with metallic highlights. Below is a free pattern for the hat, followed by an interview with the designer: Flower Frog Hat by Rox Seabright Yarn: 150 yards of Artfibers “Bistro” Gauge: 17s X 24 rows = 4 inches in Stockinette [...]
