Weekend Round Up!

Plied Knowledge: The week that was…

At the warehouse:

• New year, new Knit 12 Together project! The Gilded Cowl is our pick this month to keep your neck warm and there is not better yarn to pair it with than Malabrigo Worsted. (And, yes! There's a kit!)
• New year, NEW YARN! Malabrigo Noventa is in the warehouse and we are in love. Want to try it out but don't know what to make? Pick the color of your dreams, add the Old Faithful Hat pattern, enjoy a fabulous new hat for the new year...
• Blanket Sale! Use the coupon code BLANKETLOVE for 20% off in-stock blanket kits through January 19th!

Around the web:

• Here's a mind blower - Super Mario Brothers was designed on graph paper...
• Have you already blown any New Year's resolutions? It's never too late to start over and try starting small...
• Did you know there was a macaroni Lego brick?
• Sadly only available in Japan, the Cup Noodles Converse shoes are as funky as you think...
• Roman roads really were a marvel of engineering...
• This Twitter thread on 4 kinds of luck is fascinating...
• Maps with human portraits are fascinating...

And totally, completely, unapologetically local:

• ROLLER DERBY IS BACK
• We love a good cemetery and Portland has some good ones to ramble around in...
• Dream big at the Portland Boat Show...