Knit, Blog & Be Happy!

Creating the kits in the newsletter is one of our favorite things to do each week. It is our curated look at what has sparked our interest of late.  We get questions from time to time about our online shop, and I thought I would take a moment to answer a just a few: How do you select kits for the newsletter? There are so many projects out there, and for many of us, Ravelry is a sea of options. We all spend a great deal of time combing through Ravelry, social media, and emails from vendors. Quite honestly, most of our...

We thought you would enjoy seeing some of the photos from our 10th Anniversary celebration!    Julie Asselin and Jean-François Kick off with nibbles and drinks! Cheers! Some of our MK crew: Koryn, Connie, Teri, Ann, Jenn, and Diane!     Gorgeous samples galore...We wanted to keep them all!  It was such a fun weekend! Stunning handcrafted earrings by Julie Asselin.    Oh, la la...Lots of squishy yarn in beautifully dyed hues!   The best guests joined the celebration, too!  Thank you all so much for celebrating our 10th anniversary with us! You truly made our weekend special.  Bash was so well...

Ten years!  We thought it would be fun to look back at Monarch Knitting through the years.   The 'new' Monarch opened on April 20th, 2013, after a remodel to the original shop on Central Avenue. Oh, my goodness, the shelves were so empty! We were not in that location for very long as we were asked to relocate across the hall in late October of that same year.  We have a bit more yarn on the shelves! We also attended 4 Stitches West in Santa Clara.  It was a ton of work but an absolute blast once the show started. Then...

We are all so excited to welcome Julie and Jean-Francois Asselin to the shop next week.  As you know, we feature many independent dyers at the shop, and I can say, hands down, that their yarns are in my top two we carry. I do not know what it is about the way they create color but in my eye; I see an incredible amount of skill and depth in their work. These are colors that I want to be part of my wardrobe and are! We received three huge boxes in the shop yesterday afternoon brimming with yarn. A new...

Do you love Julie Hoover patterns and mYak yarn? If so, pick up your needles and knit with me! Monarch Knitting has joined Julie Hoover, mYak, and the Knitting Posse for a spring Knitalong filled community and fun.  This KAL is the perfect time to start knitting a timeless, elegant modern garment, Julie’s signature. Her designs are the epitome of casual elegance and always include the most thoughtful details along with shaping and construction—the pieces you will want to keep in your closet forever. The typical difficulty of a Julie Hoover pattern is a 3 out of 5, and there are over...