New In The Shop

We don't have any new yarns this month, but we do have new colors in some of your favorites!  First up is Jitterbug.  Colinette is moving to a direct-to-consumer onlymodel, meaning that we will no longer be able to carry Jitterbug in the shop, but we did get one last order of this terrific yarn.  Jitterbug is a sturdy 100% superwash merino wool with 400 yards per extra large 150g skein.  It's three plies are twisted pretty tightly, so this can still be considered a fingering weight yarn.  It's great for some nice warm socks, but Jitterbug is also popular for shawls and kid's clothing.  I think it would make a really nice Little Sister Dress.

 

Next up is Avalon.  We added this yarn last year and you seemed to love it so much that we're adding 5 new solids and 3 new varigates for a total of 16 and 6 varigates to choose from.  Avalon is a worsted weight 50/50 blend of cotton and acrylic.  It's really nice for kid and baby items or for anyone allergic to wool.

 

This yarn is one of Sarah's favorites.  She likes it so much she's currently working on her fourth sweater out of it.  It's Heather Prime Alpaca.  It's 100% prime alpaca that comes in big 8 oz skeins with 660 yards each.  It's a sport weight yarn and we have it in 6 natural and 14 heathery dyed colors.  It's wonderful for sweaters, shawls, hats, mitts, cowls and other acessories and we have it on good authority that it makes a nice blanket when held double.  Some great patterns for this yarn are Manu (cardigan), BeauB (cardigan), Coraline (cardigan) and Easy Folded Poncho. 

 

 

We were thrilled to get a huge box from Madeline Tosh!  We've got a dozen new colors in Tosh Merino Light, the popular single ply fingering weight 100% superwash merino wool.  We've also got 6 new colors of A.S.A.P., the bulky single-ply 100% superwash wool.  And we've got 4 new colors of Tosh sock, a plied fingering weight 100% superwash wool.  Just look at how delicious these colors are!

 

 

Sarah Has put together some kits for making the popular Baable Hat.  These kits include enough yarn for one adult hat including a nice big pompom.  The yarn is Cestari 2-ply, a woolen spun aran weight yarn made from Targhee sheep raised in Virginia.  Sarah took the natural grey and dyed it in colors especially for use with this pattern.  The Babble Hat is a fun and quick knit and the fair isle is not overly complicated for such a charming result!

 

 

 

Mark your calendars for April 9 & 10, it's time for some Indigo dyeing!  The indigo plant has been used to create deep, beautiful blues for thousands of years.  We are offering two resist workshops, Batik and Shibori, the day before, and borth include the dye workshop in their price with an additional savings if you sign up for both resist workshops.  For those who only want to dye, you can sign up for the Indigo Workshop on its own.  You can reserve your spot and pay for the classes here.  The facebook event is here.

Shibori Wrap Saturday, April 9th, 10am-12pm $45

Batik Saturday, April 9th, 1-4pm $55

Indigo Dyeing Sunday, April 10th 1-5pm $35

 

Sign up for both Shibori Wrap and Batik for only $85!

 

If you are part of a knitting group that meets regularly and would welcome new members, please post about it on our community bulletin board in the shop.

The yarn of the month for February is actually two yarns: Pixie Dust and Cast Away by Knit Collage! These two yarns are similar because they are both thick and thin hand core spun yarns. Pixie Dust is a blend of 67% wool, 20% mohair, 12% silk and 1% polyester with 35 yards per 140 gram skein. Cast Away is 100% wool with 68 yards per 100 gram skein. Some patterns for Pixie Dust are the Pixie Dust Earflap Hat, Cocoon Pixie Cowl, and the always popular Pixie Dust Lap Blanket.  Some patterns for Cast Away are the Cozy Cast Away Wrap, Snuggle Bear Mittens, Zig Zag Throw, Stranded Cowl (shown above) and Perfect Slouch Hat. Or if you want to use both yarns together, there's the Marled Cowl (shown below) that uses one skein of each. Many of these patterns are available free in the shop with purchase of Knit Collage yarns.

 

 

 

 

We offer classes for knitting, crocheting, spinning, dyeing, embroidery, felting, and weaving. Please sign up for classes in person, by phone, or by email at least 24 hours in advance. Click here for the full calendar of upcoming classes and class descriptions!