Weekend Round Up!

Plied Knowledge: The week that was…

At the shop:

• All! The! Berroco! We are expanding the bases that we carry and our shelves are bursting with new colors! What's new you ask?
• Berroco Comfort Sock rounds out the Comfort line for us with their fingering weight base.
• Speaking of Comfort, we also added the prints to the Comfort DK we were already carrying...
• Remix Light is a DK weight, 100% recycled, wool-free and eco-friendly yarn.
• Pima Cotton 100 is a 4ply, light worsted weight mercerized cotton for all your summer knits.
• New bags!!! Been looking for a new medium sized project bag to take your knitting from the couch to the porch? We are proud to announce we are carrying a new line of bags from local maker (and former Twistedista Cardner!), Hex Fiber Arts. Hand sewn in Portland and 100% cotton, what's not to love?!?
• We got in our order of Artisan Sock a while ago and happily this wee the Entice and Lively DK showed up from Hazel Knits.
• Not to be left out, our restock of Less Traveled Yarn recently showed up! If you missed the last restock, don't wait too long but it never stays long on the shelves... 
• Last but very not least, in honor of Juneteenth, today's profits will be donated to the Black Resilience Fund - an emergency fund dedicated to healing and resilience by providing immediate resources to Black Portlanders.

• Juneteenth is today and many more states and cities are making it a holiday. Sadly, so many of us don't know much about it and especially in the era of Black Lives Matters protests still going strong, it's time to learn more...
• Teen Vogue comes through with a very basic primer article on what Juneteenth is, how it is celebrated and why it matters
• Curious about what food to celebrate with? Listen to this episode of the Kojo Nnamdi Show to learn more...
• And from Blavity, here is a list of celebrations that can be found around the country. Due to the pandemic, a number are going virtual so we have a chance to join in even from afar...
• Want to learn more about Juneteenth? If you read one thing today, let it be Jamelle Bouie's opinion essay in the New York Times, Why Juneteenth Matters: It was black Americans who delivered on Lincoln’s promise of “a new birth of freedom.”
• Last week we gave you a list of Instagram accounts to follow if you were interested in diversifying your social media. This week we have a wonderful spreadsheet to share compiled and vetted as businesses owned by people of color or allies. The best part? It widens the scope to include sewing, yarn and other crafts!
• Things are slowly opening up but if you are still reluctant to go out, here are 7 copy cat drink recipes and 7 copy cat dessert recipes you can make from the comfort of your own home.
• The summer solstice is this weekend! Did you know you could watch a livestream from Stonehenge?

And totally, completely, unapologetically local:

• Portland, for the first time in its history, has renamed a park after a black woman!
• Willamette Week has a great list of local gifts for every dad you know...
• If you have a sweet tooth craving at 3 am, you are now in luck! Pix Patisserie has a 24 hour vending machine waiting to help...

Have a great weekend and remember, you can always find us online!