We’re so excited to welcome a brand new yarn company to our collection here at Hillsborough Yarn Shop – hello, Hand Maiden!
Hand Maiden Superkid Silk:
- lace weight
- fuzzy
- hand-dyed, every skein is unique
- 70% mohair, 30% silk
- 437 yards/50 grams
- hand wash, lay flat to dry
- $26 each
Hand Maiden yarns are dyed entirely by hand in tiny batches – just enough for a single sweater at a time – in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Our first yarn from Hand Maiden is Superkid Silk, an ethereal blend of fuzzy mohair and luminous silk.
We picked a quiet palette to start with, thinking of cool coastal colors, pastels and speckles that are missing from our other mohair/silk yarns.
Lace weight mohair is often carried along with other yarns, adding a soft halo to the knitted fabric – think Ankestrick’s “Garden Cardigan,” Tin Can Knits’ “Love Note,” My Favorite Things’ “Sweater No. 18,” or PetiteKnit’s “Oslo Hat – Mohair Edition,” “Novice Slipover,” and “No Frills Sweater.”
Vareigated mohair tints whatever yarn it’s held with in a particularly magical way. Even a high contrast color combination can blend, bringing depth and interest to the finished knit. We had fun brainstorming yarn combinations for these skeins of Superkid Silk – the possibilities are endless!
Come by the shop to see and touch Superkid Silk for yourself, and to plan your next project!
