Earth Day is for Knitters

Knitting is a great hobby for the eco-conscious. Patricia's Yarns customers knit re-usable shopping bags, make projects using environmentally friendly yarns, and often request environmentally sustainable fibers. Here is a list of great projects for Earth Day.

Stow away shopping bag is an Oat Couture pattern that will carry plenty of groceries and eliminate the need for a plastic bag!

If you are thinking of making an earth day gift for a friend you could knit up a quick coffee cup sleeve - a simple stockinette or experiment with cables for more fun!

Almost any sleeve can easily be knit up in an afternoon! A great use for leftover scraps from your stash!

There are many options for environmentally friendly knit projects available to us so lets keep the positive motion towards doing our part for the Earth. Happy Earth Day.

Rowan Miniatures Floyd

A newly finished project for the shop is Floyd from Rowan Minature Classics knit out of a shop favorite Kersti, a beautiful yarn from Koigu.
This is a fantastic design for children from birth to age 3 and is so soft when knit in Kersti. The pocket detail is fun & makes a great hiding place for toys.

This was a very fast knit made of 2 skeins. The pattern is from the book Rowan Miniature Classics.

"Hoppy" Spring

Spring officially started a few weeks ago. We are now graced with sunny afternoons perfect for knitting at a park or cafe. This sweet little bunny is a cute, portable project great as a gift for the child in your life.


The pattern is called "Hop" and is designed by Susan B. Anderson for Blue Sky Alpacas. It was very fun to knit up & is well designed to hold up as a take-along toy.

The yarn used is the Hand Spun Organic Cotton from Blue Sky for the bunny & skinny dyed cotton for the sweater. "Hop" on by the shop to check him out! Have a happy spring!

In like a Lion...

I think we can all agree that March has roared onto the scene! While we can't wait for warmer weather, we also couldn't let go of the hit of the season - the infinity scarf!

Margaux grabbed a few bright color skeins of Spud & Chloe, a pair of size 15 needles and worked this little charmer in a day.

The broken rib is a simple stitch pattern is easy and can be adaptable to any weight of yarn!

There's only a few more days until March will make it's change to a lamb, so if you're in need of that last minute scarf, the "Lion" scarf is a great one to whip out - and fast!

Happy Knitting!
P & R

Hoboken Parade Day!

Saturday March 6th was the annual Hoboken St. Patrick's Day Parade. I was honored as the Community Service Award recipient. My husband Adam and I were invited to march in the parade.


We were humbled to march directly behind the Irish Woman of the Year, Carol Ann Wilson. The parade also honored prominent Hobokenites including the Grand Marshal, Bernadette Cunning Perhson, and state dignitaries including Senators Menendez, Lautenberg, and former Senator Kenny.

As we approached 4th Street, we could see the Patricia's Yarns group cheering us on in matching t-shirts! Thank you everyone! This made our day!

I would especially like to thank all of the people who help to make Patricia's Yarn's charity events special - you are the reason I was awarded this year. Thank you also to the Hoboken Saint Patrick's Day Parade Committee! We had a wonderful time this year and look forward to a great celebration again next year! We'll be the ones in the parade behind the Patricia's Yarns banner. Below are a few more pics from yesterday. As you can see, the Irish eyes were smiling. It was a beautiful day in Hoboken!

Rowan Brings Hints of Spring

Mother nature continues to tease with sporadic nice days when I start to believe spring may be around the corner and then bam - another snowy nor'easter. Well that was February - March is underway so lets see what it brings.

UPS has delivered hints of spring with new Calmer and Handknit Cotton in happy colors!! Look for yourself!



Two new books have arrived as well from Rowan, Magazine 47

and Rowan Miniature Classics which is an adorable book with 16 fantastic designs for children from birth to age 3.
This much knit-spiration makes for happiness regardless of what mother nature throws our way. Happy Knitting.

Winter Blooms

Kim Hargreaves seventh book has arrived, Winter Blooms.

The book has 21 beautiful designs for women with a color palette inspired from a winter garden, coppers, deep browns & beautiful berry reds.

Stop by to check it out - it is a wonderful book to add to a knitters library.

Fresh Catch of the Day!

We're excited to introduce Lobster Pot Yarns!

These gorgeous yarns are hand dyed by Susan Macurdy in her Cape Cod home. She dyes them in lobster pots on her stove, hangs them to dry & then ships them off to us to knit with!

With 11 new bright and cheerful colors we know they're going to be a sure hit.

Winter Cold Delivers New Yarns

New packages are fun to receive from our favorite UPS delivery person Danny. Blue Sky Alpacas has extended their cotton line to include multi-colored skeins lending themselves to a hand-dye look.
They are very fun colors and make for a great baby blanket or childs sweater. I am making the Baby Hoodie by in the blue multi color named "slushie".

It is not yet complete as the hood still needs to be knit as well as the rib trim but so far I am very pleased with the results. The yarn is very easy to work with and makes for a soft cozy childs garment.

Oh how we love Spud & Chloe

Spud & Chloe was an instant shop favorite when it arrived in fall 2009 and continues to be as we progress in the new year. They have great patterns for adults & children and the yarn is fantastic for family knits as it is machine washable. Mac & Me have a few patterns written for the yarns as well - a very popular one is #106 outer baby blanket.



This blanket has been knit by customers in every shade Spud & Chloe outer that we have! Here it is cabon #7203. It is a great blanket & cuddly and warm for any special little one in your life.

2009 Holiday Gift Guide

It's that time of year to whip out the needles and get cracking on holiday knits! To help your efforts, we have put together a list of our favorite quick knitted projects - so you can get started & finish before the man in the red suit visits.

Project 1: February Baby Sweater - an Elizabeth Zimmerman classic can be knit with the lace pattern or without for a more gender neutral sweater


Project 2: Lychee Mittens by Kate Gagnon Osborn. Knit out of cozy Terra (a luxurious blend of baby alpaca, wool & silk). Makes a very nice, soft gift to keep hands warm as temperatures drop.

Project 3: Star Crossed Slouchy Beret by Natalie Larson. This is a great quick knit that can be made with one or two skeins. It's a great gift for your sister or friend.
Project 4: 5th Avenue Infinity Scarf by our own Margaux Pena! This is a fantastic and trendy knit. From the runways to the covers of Vogue, Infinity scarves are everywhere & this pattern, in particular, looks beautiful knit up & worn on any chilly day! Be the first to knit this pattern from one of the best up-and-coming knitwear designers!

Project 5: Grande Cabled hat. Knit this cute hat as the perfect stocking stuffer or gift to yourself. The perfect project to keep you warm through the cold winter months.

Margaux's 5th Avenue Infinity Scarf

They're everywhere - on Oprah, at Bloomingdales and at now at your Local Yarn Shop!

Margaux has posted a fantastic pattern and we're sharing it with you too!

What you need:
2 or 3 skeins of a worsted weight yarn (Madeline Tosh, Manos Classica, Malabrigo)
Size US 8 or US 9 40 inch circular needles.

The Pattern:
5th Avenue Infinity Scarf

CO 241
Making sure you're not twisting stitches place marker and join in round

1st Row: Knit all stitches
2nd Row: K2tog, YO, repeat to end of round to last stitch, K1
3rd Row: Knit all stitches
4th Row: K1, *YO, Slip 1, K1, Pass Slipped Stitch Over (PSSO)*, repeat * * to end.

Repeat these 4 rows until desired width.
Cast off all stitches.

Our shop notes:
Margaux made hers about 10 inches in width and approx 60 inches around. It easily wraps around 3x or twice for a long drape.

You can make this scarf shorter just changing how many stitches you cast on. We think this is going to be a real hit this winter and a perfect go-to for holiday knits!

Thanks for sharing the fantastic pattern, Margaux!

Manos Blanket

Wouldn't you love to cuddle up under this blanket on a rainy day? Well if you buy a raffle ticket you could win this gorgeous blanket! Stop by the shop with $5 per ticket to put your name in the drawing knowing all proceeds of the raffle go to the Hoboken Homeless Shelter.

Thank You Teva!

Thank you to Teva Durham, knitwear designer, writer of numerous knitting books, and Jersey City resident, for spending the day at Patricia's Yarns! Her beautiful new lines of yarn are for sale at the shop and many of our customers have been drawn to her gorgeous new designs - especially the Seed n Lace Pullover Sweater made of "Granite" yarn.

Meet the Designer: Teva Durham

We are thrilled to announce a meet and greet this Saturday, October 24th from Noon to 3om for knitwear designer, Teva Durham!


Teva is the author of several knit and crochet books and is the creative force behind her patterns and yarn line Loop-d-Loop for Tahki Stacey Charles, Inc. Her designs are always eye catching and dramatic and often use large yarns and needles.


Teva's designs have been featured in Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits as well as shop favorites Scarf Style and Weekend Knitting books.

We hope that you will join us this Saturday to welcome Teva to Hoboken! See you then!

PY goes to Rheinbeck

For the first time (and what we hope will be of many), we took the trip to Rheinbeck, NY for the Sheep and Wool Festival!

We saw sheep...

and Alpacas...
and a TON of yarn!


What a fantastic time!

We left Hoboken at 9am and took a bus up to Rheinbeck enjoyed the sights and of course the wool and left full, happy, and tired.

Thank you to everyone who joined us: Leila, Chris, Jess, Pearl, Ashling, Karen, Michelle, Jamison, Devon, Stephanie, Jillian, Rita, Kevin, Mia and Margaux.

We look forward to doing this again next year!

Happy Fall

October has brought in crisp autumn temperatures while our fall shipments roll in with the leaves. We are very excited about new yarns this season.

Rowan has brought out a gorgeous new yarn called Lima which comes in 10 fabulous colors & is soft to the touch being made of baby alpaca & merino.

We have 2 new yarns from the Fibre Co., Terra & Canopy. They are blends of luxurious fibers in mouth watering colors.

First is Terra is a blend of baby alpaca, wool & silk which we have in 5 beautiful colors below:

The blend of fibers gives this yarn a very unique texture and the softness makes it perfect for any special handknit.

We got in 7 beautiful fall colors of Canopy in the worsted weight which is a soft blend of baby alpaca, merino & bamboo.

We are so excited to introduce Madeline Tosh to the shop! This luxurious yarn is a pleasure to knit with and we have an array of colors in the worsted weight line. We wish you could feel the softness through the photo, but we think it speaks for itself.


Last for this blogpost, but certainly not least we have brought back a customer favorite, Nimbus, which is an organic merino yarn. The new fall colors are great!

Come on in and touch these beautiful yarns which are only a few of what's in the shop! Hope to see you soon!

Patricia's Welcomes Stacy Charles!

We were thrilled to welcome Stacy Charles, owner of Takhi Stacy Charles, to our shop today! He came bearing gifts of great patterns and samples of our two new yarns Zara and Superior. Lots of our wonderful customers came by to give him a warm Hoboken welcome.

Welcome to Hoboken, Stacy! Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to visit us across the Hudson. We loved having you and we hope you come back to visit us again soon!

Stacy Charles at Patricia's!

Meet Stacy Charles! Sunday September 13th will be our "Zara" & "Superior" Yarn Launch Party with Stacy Charles!

Come by and see (and feel!) the beautiful new lines of Tahki Stacy Charles yarns and be inspired by his gorgeous samples and trunk show. We will be celebrating all day with Stacy, nibbles & beverages. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Late afternoon Delight!

Zara Has Arrived.

We're ready for the party, are you?

Remember, if you leave us a comment about what you're most excited to knit this fall you could win a few balls of this fabulous yarn!