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April Showers? A great time to stay in and get Crafty!

As the rainy days of April set in we’re taking the opportunity to get inspired by the coming spring and bring new color into our lives and homes. We now have a new craft space in the store so pleas...

Don’t miss out on October 31st

Can you feel autumn in the air?  We certainly can here in Big Bear and it is so refreshing!  It’s also a reminder – time to start our gift giving projects for the holidays!  We’ve already begun to ...

Halloween Crafts for the Family!

Round up the kids and bring them over to Yarn Designers Boutique on October 24th or 31st at 1pm for some fun. Our in-house crafter Yaschi Stegenga will teach you how to make fast and easy Halloween...

New Fashion Designs from Yarn Designers Boutique

I’ve had the honour again to participate in the Chamber of Commerce’s annual charity fashion show, this time I unveiled four new designs, MaggiKnits Charcoal Tweed Capelet and Rich Red Linen Sweate...

Lacy Venus Scarf or Cowl

Source: Venus Lacy Scarf or Cowl via YarnDesignersBoutique on Craftsy Venus is a new yarn from Patons with a thick and thin cotton feel to it. With 55% cotton, 40% acrylic and 5% nylon, it is very ...

Ci Ci Crochet Scarf

Source: Ci Ci Crochet Scarf via YarnDesignersBoutique on Craftsy This is a super easy and fast scarf, the process and stitching is simple, it’s the yarn that adds the pizazz. So this is great for m...

Lacy Drop Stitch Scarf

So normally, the last thing you want to do is drop a stitch. Well, with this lacy scarf that’s exactly what you want to do!

Bear Color Charts

            Get the full size charts here We live in a rural mountain town and some of my clients asked me to create a color chart they could follow to incorporate more bears into their knitting pr...

MaggiKnits Weekend Fantastic Success

Well, it’s been a week since our Maggiknits Retreat and Fashion Show, and we have just finished recovering. Below are some images of the fashion show and classes. It was a great opportunity to meet...

Summer Beadnik Ponchette

Source: Summer Crochet Ponchette via YarnDesignersBoutique on Craftsy Well, summer is back and that means we will be working on lacy, airy, and lightweight knits. Here’s a great little poncho for t...