tech tip: patternfish

PATTERNFISH.COM is a Canadian site that sells patterns from both yarn companies and independent designers. Patternfish has many web exclusive rights to sell many wonderful patterns that have been out of print for years or are only available in books. The Yarn Mart, LLC was one of first four shops in the world listed as a Patternfish Friendly Yarn Shop. This means that you can come into The Yarn Mart and purchase a pattern from Patternfish.

Patternfish can be a little tricky to navigate and the search feature could use some tweaking but it is worth the visit to see all the wonderful patterns they have for sell. Companies like Classic Elite Yarns and designers like Knitting Pure and Simple have made their patterns available exclusively to Patternfish. So if you are looking for a classic pattern, Patternfish is your best bet.

welcome cooperative press

i think most people who read this blog know that i'm a huge book nerd. i think the fancy title is bibliophile but book nerd is more appropriate for me. i love to read but i really like to collect books. much like i love to knit and needlepoint but i'm more of a yarn and canvas collector.

so having said this, i'm super excited to bring cooperative press to the yarn mart. i love their books and they are perfect for a book nerd. not only have we brought in dishcloth diva, perfect gift book, and shaping shawls, which would be great for any shawl knitter who thought they knew it all. but i have also selected a couple of the super nerdy choices like what else would madame defarge knit?: 28 more patterns & essays inspired by classic literature and needles and artiface: a refined adventure story with ingenious knitting patterns. 

next time you are in the shop, check out the cooperative press titles and indulge the book nerd in you.