Friday, October 17, 2008

A Bunch of NEW Yarns from Estelle

Estelle is one of our suppliers, with yarns under their own brand name and they also distribute other brands with good names. This is what we got in October:

Meilenweit Sunset from Lana Grossa - A new member of the popular Meilenweit sock yarn family. Sunset comes in gorgeous variegated colour combinations with longer lengths of colour, giving your sock a lovely striped effect, as you see in the shade card. The 100g ball retails for $16.95.

Cloud Cotton from Estelle - We already enjoyed the Cloud Cotton Eco yarn in natural colours and now brought in more shades of the dyed version. We also got several free patterns for this yarn in store (see picture)!

Big Value Baby 4 Ply from King Cole - In response to customer requests for a fingering weight 100% acrylic yarn for baby knits, we have brought in this yarn in several baby-friendly colours. This yarn knits up to a gauge of 28 sts over 10cm, so use it for your older Patons or Pinquoin patterns, or with newer patterns that call for this weight. Each 100g ball retails for $7.25 and offers 400m. See the shades.

Pastaza from Cascade Yarns - A luscious blend of 50% Llama/50% Wool made in Peru that knits up to a chunky weight. This yarn's next-to-skin softness makes it perfect for sweaters, hats, scarves and accessories. Nice for felting, too! Each 100g skein has 132 yards and retails for $9.25 - here is the shade card.