Tilli Tomas Blog

Looking for something to help shake the food coma? Some humble suggestions:

Helen Bingham will be hosting a trunk show at Fresh Purls in Providence, RI this Saturday, Nov. 26th. Get yourself down there to see (and touch!) her beautiful designs, including the Golden Beauty pictured – using Tilli Tomas yarn of course! You can check out the Rock Star yarn that she used to make this beautiful tunic and headband set here.

A little about Helen: She is both a talented knitter and a long distance runner! She says that all those miles help clear her head and find tune her designs. Clearly it’s working: she’s designed for Classic Elite, Nashua, Misti International, Sheep Shop, Swarovski, and Skacel! We are honored to have her working in our yarns, and hope you get a chance to go see her fabulous work in person.

Blue Alvarez whipped up these fingerless mitts in our Tilli Tomas Artisan Sock yarn. Just hold two strands of the sock yarn together, CO, and before the weekend’s over you’ll have a holiday gift! Pattern comes in two sizes so it’s sure to fit everyone on your list, including you! You can download the pattern on Ravelry free of charge. Yes, we said free.

Ready to knit? You can get Tilli Tomas Artisan Sock here to get cranking on those mittens. Have a fabulous weekend and don’t shop too hard!

The mood to knit of course!  And a little crochet, for those of you who are more experimental.

Wendy Knits Lace

Wendy Knits Lace by Wendy D. Johnson is a beautiful compendium of lace patterns, featuring – of course – Tilli Tomas yarns among the many fabulous materials she chose. (See our post about the Garden Party Cardigan here.)This is a great choice for anyone looking to branch out and expand their lace knitting chops, or make the most of that one special skein.

Seamless Crochet

Seamless Crochet by Kristin Omdahl is another great book we’re delighted to be a part of. It features Tilli Tomas yarns in two patterns – a modern take on the crocheted scarf, and a traditional shawl. The shawl is a great take on lace for those of you who would rather hook-in than cast-on.

Radiance Sparkly Skinny Scarf

Ninja Star Shawlette

Click the links above to visit Wendy and Kristin’s websites, then click here to get the yarn you need for your project!

We got inspired by a recent Vogue Knitting ‘s newsletter showcasing Susan B. Anderson’s fabulous knit toys:

Elefante

Her whimsical creations made us also think of Ysolda Teague‘s fabulous knit creatures:

We couldn’t think of a better kind of project for holiday gifts and keeping your inner child alive.  Most of these projects call for a sock weight or DK yarn, so we recommend our Tilli Tomas SOCK.  In a wide array of bright colors, it’s perfect for bringing these toys to life.

Excited to create your own fuzzy friend?  Get started with Itty Bitty Toys or Ysolda’s creatures, and then have fun picking out your yarn here.

I had the pleasure of meeting local artist Miranda Aisling recently.  She is a true renaissance woman (she paints, sculpts, composes, and knits!), and in a stroke of well-rounded genius has combined two of her great loves for one spectacular experiment.

Miranda has begun knitting her canvases BY HAND, before stretching and painting them.  In this way she is able to create amazing textures before the paint is even applied.

To keep up with Miranda’s myriad creative endeavors, and to find out more about her knit paintings, visit http://mirandaaisling.com/.

We are so pleased to see Michelle Miller (AKA Fickle Knitter) release her first book of patterns – and even more delighted that she chose to use our brand new artisan-dyed SOCK yarn.

The book includes the beautiful shawl shown above – the Wave or Particle Shawl, which uses only 1 skein of Tilli Tomas SOCK!

Michelle’s book can be purchased as a .pdf download on her website here. And since it’s an automatic download (instant gratification!), if you’re itching to get started on these 8 amazing projects, you can buy the right yarns for the job at the same time right here.