February 13, 2023

Stitch Up Chicago 2023 Is Announced!

February 13, 2023/ Michele C

After much consideration , yes, WE ARE BRINGING BACK STITCH UP CHICAGO! And we are doing it in true Stitch Up Style with quite a bang! And you KNOW we have quite a line up of activities and hosts for you this year so you will not want to miss it!

October 26, 2019

A Stunning Stitch Up & Celebration in Sycamore

October 26, 2019/ Michele C

I had so much fun at the grand opening of Stunning String that I knew it would be a special place for all kinds of fiber fabulous events. When they invited me and my friend Tamara of Moogly blog to co-host a Stunning Stitch Up I knew it would be a blast. What a hoot to bring the Stitch Up Yarn Tasting and other fabulous event specialties to this new local yarn shop.

September 24, 2019

Dueling Diamonds: A Stunning Stitch Up Event!

September 24, 2019/ Michele C

I am so excited about this: The Stunning String Dueling Diamonds Stitch Up! It is unlike any other Stitch Up event and I am counting down the days. My good friend Tamara of Moogly Blog and I had so much fun at the Stunning String Studio Grand Opening Weekend that we decided to team up to create something very special to celebrate I Love Yarn Day: DUELING DIAMONDS! Whether you knit or crochet you will not want to miss this. Space is limited!

August 27, 2019

A Celebration Of Stunning String

August 27, 2019/ Michele C

This past weekend I had the incredible honor of joining Cindy & Tom Garland of Stunning String as they celebrated the grand opening of their flagship store and dye facility. It was a blast and a celebration not just of all things pink, but of our community. And they had cupcakes!

July 12, 2019

All The Amazingness of The Stitch Up Brooklyn The Indie Yarn Breakfast

July 12, 2019/ Michele C

Bringing a new twist to how we learn about new fibers, at the Indie Yarn Breakfast was a fabulous way to swatch, touch, taste and learn about some of my favorite fibers.

July 07, 2019

Clinton Hill Cashmere Gets BOLD! At The Stitch Up Brooklyn Indie Yarn Breakfast

July 07, 2019/ Michele C

It was so exciting to celebrate the launch of the new BOLD! Collection from Clinton Hill Cashmere at Stitch Up Brooklyn. Now you get a special discount to try some for yourself too!

June 24, 2019

We Bring The Love To Brooklyn!

June 24, 2019/ Michele C

This is a story of perfection. Not the kind of perfect I thought I wanted but the kind of perfect that can only happen when things fall in place as they are meant to be and the real magic happens. This post includes affiliate links. Read full blog disclosure here.

June 17, 2019

Brooklyn Yarn Crawl With Namaste

June 17, 2019/ Michele C

A Brooklyn Yarn Crawl adventure like none other for the first Stitch Up Brooklyn sponsored by Namaste. It was a mad dash and I have never seen so much yarn purchased in such a short time in my life.

May 14, 2019

Stitch Up Brooklyn Presents The Indie Yarn Breakfast

May 14, 2019/ Michele C

Bringing a new twist to how we learn about new fibers, at the Indie Yarn Breakfast you will be able to swatchj, sample and test out these fabulous fibers from amazing NY area artists.

April 29, 2019

Everyone Gets Tacos. Everyone Gets Kits. A KnitCrate Fiesta!

April 29, 2019/ Michele C

Celebrate Stitch Up Chicago the KnitC rate Way. Everyone gets tacos. Everyone gets a KnitCrate Kit. And everyone has a good time! Toss in a little impromptu birthday celebration and you have the makings of a fabulous Saturday night! This post includes affiliate links. Read full blog disclosure here.

April 27, 2019

Red Heart & Moogly Bring The Awesome To Chicago!

April 27, 2019/ Michele C

Red Heart and Tamara of Moogly brought serious amounts of fiber awesome to Stitch Up Chicago. A very special yarn tasting community event like no other and a treat making the Artfully Simple Cowl. This post includes affiliate links. Read full blog disclosure here.

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We’re celebrating I LOVE YARN DAY and helping @craftyarncouncil kick off their #yarnsgiving campaign with this Celebration Wreath free tutorial on the blog. We used @asylumfibers bulky in Wildflower and our fave @cloverusa Pom Pom makers! This

Stitch Up Chicago is what it is because of our host LYS @nina_chicago and I will stand by that statement forever! When I had this idea, Nina (still owned by the original Nina) said YES and gave us a place to call home. We launched our event with excl

That time @knotbadbritt tried to swipe the Aire Cowl sample from @detroitknots at Stitch Up Chicago! This works up wonderfully in @berrocoyarn and is perfection for transition weather! Free pattern in the blog!!!

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The Aire Cowl can be all you need as transitioning season is here! We get those cooler mornings and evenings. The Aire Corl designed by @detroitknots for Stitch Up Chicago features @berrocoyarn Renew and is perfect for those mixed temps days. Wrap up

Still in love with the Hermit Hood by @motherofpurll1 that debuted at Stitch Up Chicago featuring @berrocoyarn

Cool weather is almost here in the USA! Time for hoods!!! Head to the blog (link above) for the free pattern! It’s a great make for

The joy captured here is very real! We are celebrating these two amazing designers today with a double pattern release on the blog featuring @berrocoyarn

@motherofpurll1 designed the awesome and fun Hermit Hood knitting pattern for Stitch Up Chicag

So excited for today because we get to celebrate Tamara @mooglyblog and reveal my contribution to her annual Moogly Blanket CAL! (Swipe to the last pic to reveal my square)

Tamara is a dear friend and fellow Crochet designer and instructor, and just

This year was the first time @berrocoyarn sponsored Stitch Up Chicago and I cannot even find words to say how fun that was! Everyone absolutely LOVED getting to discover Renew which is a fully sustainable fiber!

Berroco have been so much fun to work

Happy Birthday to one of our fave indie dyers and most excellent humans… Stephanie of @asylumfibers

Stephanie has been part of the Stitch Up community for years and has sponsored more than five of our events. She is incredibly talented human

Shout out to this amazing woman @angelaboswell who joined us this year at Stitch Up Chicago to lead several stitcher stretch breaks. It was so great to see all the attendees getting in some movement and stretching between workshops.

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Stitch Up Chicago photos are here!! They’ve actually been here a mi Ute but we got behind sending them out this year due to our contributions to @hhamericas

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Happy #localyarnstoreday from our fave spot to shop, sit and stitch… @nina_chicago

Get out and support these small businesses that are such a vital part of our community 💜

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