NEW! NEW! NEW!

As promised, here are the NEW items that we just unpacked!

We have received the new DARE yarn which is the perfect one skein project yarn! 

Click here for the FREE Dare scarf pattern!

We received new colors of Trendsetter Cha Cha yarn.  This is the ruffle yarn which many of you are currently working with.  Our favorite way to use the yarn is to use two skeins of different colors and hold them as one.  This creates a two colored ruffle!  It is divine!  Steven's favorite color combination is gray and lime green.

We also unpacked the new Malabrigo Book 3!

Unfortunately, we sold out the same day we opened them!!  We do have some Rasta left, and hopefully, we will be receiving our new shipment in the next week.  Stay posted for that arrival of the books and the Rasta! Click here to reserve your very own Malabrigo Book 3!

We also recently unpacked the new Kim Hargreaves book, Cherished.

This book is FULL of fantastic patterns!  Kim Hargreaves brings us fashion-forward knits that are sure to be a favorite!

Fresh Fashion Knits arrived and it is also full to the brim with exciting patterns!

And.............Rowan Magazine #49 was unpacked by yours truly this afternoon!  I couldn't even wait for Steven before I opened the box!

Click here to see the patterns in the magazine.

We are so excited for the Spring/Summer patterns and we hope you are, too!  Stop into Yarn Garage or StevenBe to look at the new yarn and to look through the new pattern books!

Final Days at TNNA

Okay, so we flew back from L.A. on Monday night, and I do realize that I am almost a week late in reporting on our last two days at TNNA.  I beg your forgiveness and I hope the wait will have been worth it!  One of the biggest things that happened at TNNA was Steven placing our first order with Shibui Knits!

Here he is wearing their fabulous Piega Cowl and don't worry, we ordered the pattern and the yarn to go with it.  Their yarn is beautiful and we will be unpacking in a the next month or so.  Julie, the designer behind CocoKnits, uses Shibui yarn.  She will be one of the teachers we are hosting during Yarnover weekend.  Steven will once again have classes before and after the Yarnover.  It will be called StevenBe's Fabulous Fiber Frolic.  Okay, so we are still working on the name of the weekend festivities, but whatever the name it will be amazing.  Also, the Ravelry crew will be in town to discuss Ravelry with everyone!

This is Steven with Mary-Heather, Jessica, Casey and Sarah, all from Ravelry.  This picture was taken in the Madelinetosh booth with the fantastic Madelinetosh girls!  Their booth is ALWAYS beautifully displayed.  They were taking Polaroids of everyone and then you were supposed to write on the Polaroid the name of the color of Madelinetosh that best described your personality.  Not your favorite Madelinetosh color, but the color that matches your personality. 
I chose "Baltic" as my color. 

What would your color be?  Steven got distracted before I could get him to decide on his color.  What color do you think best describes Steven?  Click here to see Madelinetosh colors. 

We were super excited  to see everyone from Namaste and to see the new Namaste Bitty Bag! 
Email Steven for your Bitty Bag pre-order.  Here we are with Kelly from Namaste Inc.

Another celebrity who will be visiting us during Yarnover weekend is.........

Nicky Epstein!!!!!!!!!!!!!  She will be our mistress of ceremonies!  Her new book "Knitting Block by Block" will be in the shop soon.  Steven may let you take a peek at his personalized signed copy before the our arrives. 

We had a good time with the boys from Feza Yarns.  We have some great new samples from them and they sent us great new one skein patterns using Alp Oriental.  Emre and his brother Emir are the brothers that run Feza here in the USA.  Their company has been in the yarn business for 50 years in Turkey, and they have been here in the United States since 2004.  They took us out to dinner at The Ivy. 

Dinner was fantastic and we love Feza and the Feza family!  After dinner we had another run-in with a celebrity.  Well, everyone else had a run-in with Christian Slater!  I just happened to have left the table when he got up and stood right next to our table to talk to a waiter.  When I came back to the table, Steven asked, "Who is Christian Slater?"  Really?! He doesn't know Christian Slater?  Dreamy, dreamy Christian Slater?!?  I just don't think it is fair that Steven kept seeing celebrities and I only saw a terrified Maureen McCormick.  He didn't even appreciate the Christian Slater sighting!  Steven described him as "short and scruffy!" 

Anyway, back to yarn...........

Here is Steven with the Trendsetter team. 

This concludes the TNNA report.  One last picture for you all.  Here is Steven in our rented PT Cruiser convertible.  Please note the amount of luggage sticking out of the backseat.  Keep in mind the trunk was all full of luggage.

And here I am.....

I am attempting to look very chic and sophisticated, but I think it came off as disgruntled.  I have to admit, I was disgruntled that we had to leave the beautiful California weather.  See you later, L.A.!!!   

Knitting Celebrities!

Day Four started with Mosaic Knitting for Steven and a Spring/Summer 2011 product review from Debbie Bliss for Jessie.  Steven was so inspired by the ease and flexibility of mosaic knitting that we are planning mosaic wine cozies and special designs for Naughty Knit Night Mosaic Knitting!  Who knows what designs we will come up with for Naughty Knitting!?  You better come to StevenBe on Jan. 20th to find out!  Tim is already furiously knitting our first design!  Debbie Bliss has some great patterns for Spring and Summer.  Of course, cutest kids sweaters and some elegant mohair shrugs for the ladies!  The Debbie Bliss Magazine hits the stores soon!! 

We had a wonderful time on the sales floor greeting our friends like........

Claudia from Claudia Hand Painted Yarns - did you know there really is a Claudia behind the company?  Well, here she is!! 

And, everyone should know.........

Cat Bordhi, the creator of the Moebius cast-on technique. 

We ran into a delightful knitter named.......

Lily Chin who is sassy as ever!

One of the highlights was visiting with the Knit Collage gang.

Their booth is ALWAYS a visual treat and they are so sweet!  Steven discovered them at last January's TNNA and we have loved their yarn ever since!  

TNNA Day Two and Three......

Day Two in California took us to Santa Monica and Fred Segal.  It looks like cowls, scarves, capelets, and slouchy hats are still on trend for spring and summer.  Steven had his first celebrity sighting!  It was Carson Kressley!  Of course, Steven didn't have the camera with him, but he SWEARS it was Carson.  We also cruised up and down Main street checking out the local boutiques.  It looks like knitting has hit Santa Monica.  We found hand-knit Swiffer covers!  Who knows, perhaps we will have to have a class on this phenomenon!  We also stopped into American Rag, the store where Steven was discovered by Versace!  This is were we had our second celebrity sighting.  We saw Maureen McCormick, who played Marcia on The Brady Bunch.  Actually, Steven almost ran her over when pulling into the American Rag parking lot!  Oops!  Then, we relaxed over dinner at Tres by Jose Andres.  We felt oh, so chic!  We were the celebrities there!

Day Three had us attending classes.  Steven took "Heels and Toes" and I took "Opening Weave Felted Scarf."  Steven like his class, but I LOVED my class.  It was really fun learning how to set up the loom and in three hours I had a completed scarf.  We didn't have time to felt the scarves, but I am excited to get home and throw it in the washer.  I think we will DEFINITELY have a class on this cool and easy way to create unique accessories.  After class we relaxed on the boardwalk and watched the sunset.  Then, it was off to Sample It! where we got a sneak peak at all the new items that the vendors have to show.  We can't wait to get home to be able to show it to you all!  Steven then got to help with the fashion show where over 80 garments were shown.  We are excited to meet with all our favorite vendors tomorrow! 

TNNA in L.A.

Steven and Jessie took off for TNNA in L.A. on Wednesday morning. Shopping couldn't wait until California, however. Steven found fiber creations in the Denver airport during the layover.

The slippers were so cute with felted poppies and other crazy looking flowers on them. Inspiration!

We also found a Fair Isle hat using recycled sari silk yarn. There were felted bags with recycled sari silk strips as fringe. The cutest crochet hats with dinos and flowers on them. Who knew such creations could be found in an airport?! Steven, of course! Once we got to L.A. we got our rental car and headed to the hotel. Steven fits right in! The hotel is fabulous! We are the lookout for celebrities! We will keep you posted! After we dropped off our loads of luggage at the hotel, we headed out for shopping at the Beverly Center and on Melrose! It was HEAVEN!! Shoe heaven that is! Steven made a stop at his favorite shoe guy Tony K. Steven stops in every time he is in L.A. and they know him by name. It is a family run business for the past 22 years.

This is Tony's son with Steven and some of the fabulous shoes! Who could resist? We couldn't! Now we are off to find some local yarn shops! Keep checking back with us as we will be blogging about the trip. We don't want you to miss a thing!

Usher in the New Year with Ruffle Yarn

Experience the MAGIC of ruffle yarn with Trendsetter Cha-Cha, Katia Rizos, OnLine Solo, or Trendsetter Flamenco! One skein makes a fabulous scarf! There is a trick to casting on and actually knitting with these unique yarns, but our knowledgeable staff will guide you. Come in and get it while it is still available! The yarn has sold out in Europe and we are not far behind! Steven added some eyelash yarn to his scarf and it looks funky and fun, so don't be afraid to be creative!

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