Marin Fiber Arts

Yes, parking is a major issue when choosing a location for a retail shop – and an issue I did not consider at the time I leased my spot in the San Rafael City Plaza in downtown San Rafael. After all, there are plenty of retail merchants in downtown San Rafael, and it seems like [...]

I started this blog way back in 2005 when I decided to open a yarn store. I used the blog as a diary of what I went through: the hoops I jumped through, the frustrations I experienced, the joys I felt. It was cathartic. It was fun. And it attracted quite a few readers.
Well, now [...]

I’ve been a busy little bee lately, sprucing up and adding content and products to the Marin Fiber Arts website. The Mitered Rectangles Throw pattern, pictured above, is a really fun blanket that I started quite awhile ago and have recently picked up again. The blanket is knitted all in garter stitch, and each square [...]

Back when the yarn shop was open, there were a couple of simple scarves that people raved about. Here is one such scarf pattern, using a sport-weight yarn:
Cast On 24 sts (or an even number) with a US 5 needle.
Knit one row.
K1, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * across until the last stitch; k1.
Repeat this row [...]