Hi friends! I just returned from a week-long road trip down to Tempe, AZ for the first-ever Innings Festival, where I was lucky enough to catch a few of my favorite bands in one day (Lord Huron, The Head and the Heart, and *squeeee* The Avett Brothers, to name a few). Along the way, my friends and I stopped in the awe-inspiring Death Valley National Park for a few days of camping, hiking, and of course, in my case, knitting! If only I had been inspired by festival attire beforehand, which is chock (chaco?)-full of fringe, I definitely would have picked up a few skeins of Knit Collage to knit one of these fringe-tastic projects while relaxing at camp or roaming the hills of Artist's Palette (the colors of which would look great in a KC pattern, by the way!)  Check out the list below...

We're Blushing... We were so excited for the resurgence of Color Commentary by Lorna's Laces back in December of 2016. This year one of our favorite colors, Carina's Afterglow (this is where we start to blush!), was created by the talented designer, Carina Spencer. Not only was she able to create an amazing color reminiscent of a glowing blush, she was able to design an equally amazing sweater.  "This color was inspired by my own birthday reflections and my desire to live a soft, vulnerable, and curious life." Carina Spencer, www.carinaspencer.com Blush is one of my favorite colors and I was ecstatic when this color came across my desk. I also learned that Carina and I have the same birthday (February 13th)! She further explains that afterglow is the light that remains in...

Easter Egg hunting is right around the corner, and the Jimmy Beans Bunny is excited to make a visit to you! In the spirit of good, ol' fashioned Easter Egg hunting, we've filled a thousand Easter Eggs with yarn samples, and today through March 31st, we'll be sneaking them into a random sel-egg-tion of orders each day! One of these eggs will contain a $100 gift card! If your egg doesn't have the $100 gift card, you still have a chance to win by entering our #jimmybeansbunny Instagram contest! You can read more about how to enter here! With Easter Egg hunting on the brain, we're feeling egg-ceptionally inspired to knit and crochet with pastel colors right now! Here are a few of the yarns that are inspiring us most this week!  We also love these...

We're head over heels for Cascade Yarn this month, and with new lines of yarn, who can blame us? At the top of our list this week: Luminosa! The shimmery tones of this yarn are as unique as the name itself, and we can't help but feel glamorous, just by looking at it! The baby alpaca keeps this yarn feeling extra soft, and the metallic viscose gives it pizzazz!  The allure of the Luminosa line was intensified, when we saw it on the latest cover of Vogue Knitting magazine! Featuring Krysten Ritter (one of our fave celeb knitters!), sporting an oversized, cozy cardigan knit three-stranded using Luminosa, this edition is sure to go down in history as one of the most memorable! If you're like us, you can't wait to knit one of these sweaters for yourself! To make it easy,...

If you're like us, you probably always have your 'knit-radar' (knitdar?!) on. You can imagine the surprise of knitters across the country, when a beautiful, knitted scarf showed up in movie theaters last month. The hugely successful film, Black Panther, featured the character Nakia, played by Lupita Nyong'o. Nakia fabulously wore the infinity scarf, full of green, blue, and brown tones. It was love at first sight, and we've been thinking about it ever since!  We heard from so many of you who said you were dyeing (pun intended) for the details, as were we! Though we knew that there was some Madelinetosh in Plaid Blanket included, we weren't quite sure of the remaining yarns. Luckily for knit-nation, the designer, Jeff Gillies, released the pattern over on Ravelry last weekend! In...

Now that St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, we're getting in the spirit with our knits and one of our favorite UK brands, Rowan!  addthis_pub = 'laurazander'; addthis_brand = 'Jimmy Beans Wool'; addthis_logo = 'http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/images/headerlogoSmall.gif'; addthis_options = 'favorites, digg, delicious, email, google, myspace, facebook, reddit, newsvine, live, more'; In Celtic folklore, the Rowan tree is one that is sacred, offers protection and it is said that the first woman came from Rowan. It was so sacred to Celts, that it was forbidden to use any part of the tree other than for sacred ceremonies. Often times, these trees were planted in cemeteries to protect the deceased from evil spirits and planted near entryways to protect from misfortune. Image:...

Okay, knitting friends, the Knitterati Knit-Along countdown is officially on! We are in the home stretch, with only 1 week left to go! Have you ordered your kit yet?! The yarn arrived to us earlier this week, and we've been non-stop packing up the kits ever since! If you've already ordered your kit, you should be receiving a shipping confirmation to your email very soon (if you haven't already)! The Knit-Along begins NEXT Friday, March 9th, with the first square being released in Cascade's newsletter! Throughout the Knit-Along, following the release of each square, Jimmy Beans will be releasing instructional videos, over on our YouTube channel, which will detail the techniques used in each square. Perfect if you are an expert brushing up on your skills, or a beginner learning...