Over the past month or so, we’ve replenished our supply of Isager Alpaca 2 twice, bringing some bestselling colors back into stock – there always seems to be a steady demand for this fuzzy blend of merino and alpaca, beloved for its soft hand and harmonious color palette! Isager Alpaca 2: light fingering weight 50% … [more]
We’re pleased to announce that Brooklyn Tweed Quarry is back in production with a brand new neutral color palette! Quarry is Brooklyn Tweed’s thickest yarn, a bulky weight, woolen-spun Targhee-Columbia wool with an unexpected combination of texture and structure. It looks like a single ply, but is actually constructed with three loosely-spun plies for a … [more]
Dream in Color’s Pop-Up Club is back! Every month, we’re getting a special new colorway from Dream in Color, a Tucson-based producer of small batch hand-dyed yarns. There’s a special theme this time: assigned pooling, a clever way of showing off hand-dyed yarns like these. June’s new limited edition colorway is here, better late than … [more]
The Koigu Collector’s Club continues! Each month, we’ll receive 21 skeins of KPPPM in a limited edition color dyed especially for a select group of local yarn stores that carry Koigu. Koigu KPPPM: fingering weight hand dyed, variegated 100% superwash merino wool 175 yards/50 g $15.50 each This month’s special colorway is Hoof Mushroom, a vibrant … [more]
Everything in the shop is 15% off during July, our Annual Inventory Sale month, but there are a few items we’ve marked down even further – including every yarn we carry from Baa Ram Ewe, now 40% off! We’ve been carrying Baa Ram Ewe here at the shop for over a decade, and we’ve always … [more]
Warm weather calls for plant fiber and lightweight yarns, so we’ve stocked up on Isager Bomulin, a light fingering weight blend of cotton and linen. Isager Bomulin: light fingering weight 65% cotton, 35% linen 230 yards/50g $11 each Plant fibers like these have little elasticity and a lot of drape, making them perfect for spring … [more]
A few months ago, a new PetiteKnit pattern caught my eye and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. “Melange Sweater” is simple enough, a marled stockinette drop shoulder pullover, but the high contrast combination of colors intrigued me, along with a few other design details. I chose Sandnes Garn Sunday for a “Melange Sweater” of my own … [more]
Meet the latest from Kelbourne Woolens, a soft, versatile cotton in 16 colors! Kelbourne Woolens Skipper: sport weight 4ply 100% unmercerized Tanguis cotton 137 yds/50g $8.50 each When developing their first 100% cotton yarn, the Kelbourne Woolens team was thoughtful in selecting Tanguis cotton from Peru, an economical and environmentally friendly choice. Tanguis cotton was … [more]
Our most recent Isager order included a bundle of Japansk Bomuld, a lustrous lace weight cotton tape. Isager Japansk Bomuld: lace weight flat tape 100% cotton 344 yards, 50 g $15 each Japansk Bomuld has been around for about five years, but remains one of the most unique plant fiber yarns in our shop. The … [more]
The Koigu Collector’s Club continues! Each month, we’ll receive 21 skeins of KPPPM in a limited edition color dyed especially for a select group of local yarn stores that carry Koigu. KPPPM is a fingering weight superwash merino, hand-dyed in vibrant colors by mother/daughter team Maie and Taiu Landra on their farm outside of Toronto, Canada. … [more]