Fleece Artist Nyoni – 7/29/10

July 29, 2010 in Uncategorized | No comments

Fleece Artist Nyoni

Orchid

More Nyoni has arrived, and in several new colorways, too.  Enjoy the new arrivals here.

Nyoni has become one of our most talked about yarns – we’ve heard from so many of you who love it for just about everything.  It is truly the sock yarn that has gone far beyond just socks.  As an example, Connie B., a Colorsong “regular” who has become passionate about Nyoni, sent this photo of her Nyoni rendition of Lily Chin’s Reversible Cable-Rib Shawl (link goes to pattern at Vogue Knitting store).  As you can see, Connie is right when she says Nyoni “was made for this pattern” – between the drape and the softly undulating color, it’s everything a happy knitter could want.  Her shawl, which is the full size of the pattern,  used 3.25 skeins of Nyoni. 

Connie B's Nyoni Reversible Cable-Rib Shawl

Connie B's Nyoni Reversible Cable-Rib Shawl

 Photo by Connie B. - used with permission

Hand Maiden Camelspin – 7/27/10

July 27, 2010 in Uncategorized | No comments

Hand Maiden Camelspin

Bronze

Nine returning colorways are luxuriating in our yarn room, resting after their fortnight on the road from Nova Scotia.  And well they may rest, for once you cast on, they’ll be wonderfully busy becoming beautiful fabric that is soft and glowing with color.  Camelspin is one of the finest yarns ever spun – the combination of camel and silk creates a supremely elegant fingering weight yarn that is so alluring in it’s softness that it’s hard to set it down.  See it here.

These kits are lovely introductions to Camelspin ~

 

Chrissy Gardiner's Star Mesh Scarf

Chrissy Gardiner’s Star Mesh Scarf

  

JoLene Treace's Charlotte Stole

JoLene Treace’s Charlotte Stole

A 2-for-1 Single Skein FREE Pattern Perfect for Sea Silk – 7/22/10

July 22, 2010 in Uncategorized | No comments

Dixie's Nereid Gloves in Sea Silk

Dixie's Nereid Fingerless Gloves in Sea Silk - Pattern FREE at www.sutherland-studios.com.au

Aren’t these lovely?  Dixie, a good friend of Keri’s, found this free pattern and rendered it in Sea Silk.  Not only are these fingerless gloves simply too pretty for words, a single skein of Sea Silk is enough to knit 2 pairs!  Knit a pair for yourself and another for a friend.  And then go out on the town to show them off.  Find your favorite skein of Sea Silk here and your download your free Nereid pattern here.

Hand Maiden Sea Silk – 7/22/10

July 22, 2010 in Uncategorized | No comments

Hand Maiden Sea Silk

Bronze

Seven shimmering colorways of Hand Maiden’s Sea Silk have returned to our yarn room.  Find the ones you want to take home with you here.

These Sea Silk kits are also replenished ~

Storm Water Shawl

Storm Water Shawl

Amethyst Wrap

Amethyst Wrap

Storm Water Scarf

Storm Water Scarf

NEW! Ilga Leja’s Straw into Gold Shawl Kit – 7/21/10

July 21, 2010 in Uncategorized | No comments

Ilga Leja's Straw into Gold

Ilga Leja's Straw into Gold

To celebrate the happy return of abundance to our Flaxen offerings, we have added Ilga Leja’s Straw into Gold shawl kit.  Ilga provides us with an elegant example of the transformation that simple bias knitting can undergo to become a luxurious shawl with exquisite drape. Beginning and ending with just 3 stitches and adding magical increases and decreases allows your needles to spin forth a golden creation for you to love.  Discover your own inner magic here.

Hand Maiden Flaxen – 7/21/10

July 21, 2010 in Uncategorized | No comments

Hand Maiden Flaxen

Melon

Colors abound once again in our Flaxen cubbies – 9 returning colorways have arrived and are ready for your needles.  Flaxen is a DK weight perfect marriage of silk and linen – a yarn that tantelizes with an ever-softening hand and a drape to envy.  It is perfect for warm weather knitting and 3-season wearing.  As lace, simply unsurpassed.  See it here.

These kits now sport new possibilities ~

Ilga Leja's Straw into Gold

Ilga Leja's Straw into Gold

Ilga Leja's Flight of Fancy

Ilga Leja's Flight of Fancy

Ilga Leja's Violetta

Ilga Leja's Violetta

Ilga Leja's Waves of Lace

Ilga Leja's Waves of Lace

Keri does it again – Rivulet Legwarmers in Merino Angel Appear! – 7/20/10

July 20, 2010 in Uncategorized | No comments

Rivulet Legwarmers

Rivulet Legwarmers - pattern free at www.twitchydesign.com

When Fleece Artist’s new Merino Angel arrived, we were a little concerned because it felt a bit unyielding in the skein.  Before announcing it, we wanted to be extra sure that this would be a soft, loveable yarn.  The most enthusiastic (and fastest!) knitter we know is Keri, so we gave her a skein of yarn and told her to go for it.  She not only swatched, she emerged a few days later with her Rivulet legwarmers and at the same time demonstrated that soft and loveable (and huggable and gorgeous) is Merino Angel’s middle name. 

The Rivulet Legwarmers are a delight to wear and lovely to behold — not to mention that they are a great single-skein project and a highly practical addition to anyone’s wardrobe.  And, they are a great way to introduce you to Keri’s brand new blog, www.twitchydesign.com. 

In sports (Keri plays for our local roller derby team), coaches talk about two kinds of people: there are those with long muscles, good for distances but not for sprinting; then, there are those with “twitchy” muscles – excellent sprinters, but not great long distance runners.  Keri is of the “twitchy” type, and she feels that “Twitchy Design” is an excellent description her high-energy, exuberant approach to fiber and to life.  We love her spirit, her positivity, and most definitely her great taste in all things fiber.  We hope you have as much fun at www.twitchydesign.com as we do.

 

Yarn, skates, and Rivulet Legwarmers

Yarn, skates, and Rivulet Legwarmers

  

Rivulets in action

Rivulets in action

 

Hand Maiden Lace Silk – Another New Colorway & More- 7/20/10

July 20, 2010 in Uncategorized | No comments

Hand Maiden Lace Silk

Beach House

Succulent.  This yarn just flows the dyes into itself unlike any other.  Every time we receive a shipment of Lace Silk, we find ourselves abandoning everything else in favor of gazing at the colors in their silken smoothness.  Treat yourself to a little gazing here.

NEW! Fleece Artist Merino Angel – 7/16/10

July 16, 2010 in Uncategorized | No comments

Fleece Artist Merino Angel

Sangria

A while back, Fleece Artist produced a special kit for us. They stranded Merino 2/6 (their beloved sock yarn) with a special run of Angel Hair (Hand Maiden’s Kid Mohair) and created a sock pattern to match it. It was so popular, and knitters found so many other wonderful ways to use it that Kathryn commissioned a yarn to be spun that would eliminate the need to strand two yarns while having the same softness and strength. The result is Merino Angel and it is wonderful. The nylon makes it strong enough for cozy winter socks; the merino and kid combine into a soft cloud of warm embrace. It almost feels like angora, it is that luxuriously soft. We predict Merino Angel will become one of Fleece Artist’s staple yarns – something no one wants to be without.  Discover the new kid (and merino!) on the block, here.

Hand Maiden Sea Silk – New Colorways! – 7/14/10

July 14, 2010 in Uncategorized | No comments

Hand Maiden Sea Silk

Beach House

Doesn’t Beach House make you long for more?  We think it is one of Hand Maiden’s most stellar color achievements.  In addition, there are two other equally wonderful new colorways to gaze at: Nightshade and Nymph, plus new renditions of 7 old color friends.  See them all here.

Dip into Sea Silk with these refreshing kits ~

Chrissy Gardiner's Amethyst Wrap

Chrissy Gardiner’s Amethyst Wrap

     

Storm Water Shawl by Ciobar Designs

Storm Water Shawl by Ciobar Designs

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