New from Nashua Handknits:
Creative Focus Silk - Nothing compares to the look and feel of 100% silk, and we think
Nashua has found a winner with this worsted weight yarn. This is perfect for a Spring shawl, tank top, even a sweater set. Beautiful colours, and a great buy at $9.95 for the 120 yards ball. We also received an attractive book, Creative Focus Silk ($13.95) with several great patterns specifically for this yarn.Desert Flower - This worsted weight yarn offers up a stunning array of variegated shades and is the perfect summer blend of cotton and linen, with a touch of nylon to help it retain its shape. It's an ideal choice for a Summer tank top or a shell underneath your favourite jacket. The 50g skein offers 112 yds for $9.95. Look for the great Mitered tank top, featured on the cover of Style: Easy Breezy, done in Desert Flower. The book retails for $10.95, and we have several copies in stock.
Other new books from Nashua include: Style: Natural Style ($10.95), which features designs in ecologically friendly yarns, such as Natural Focus Ecologie Cotton, which we brought in last season and will continue to feature this year. Also look for Daylily ($13.95), a book featuring women's designs done in variegated yarns.
New from Regia:
Cotton Weekend Color - A sock weight yarn with added cotton for Summer socks. This yarn comes in several bright colorways and retails for $17.50 for the 100g skein. It has 400m, enough for an average adult pair of socks. The colours would be great for chidren and baby wear as well, and we have several great patterns in stock which feature this weight, including those by Knees Bees Designs. We just received Regia Magazine #114, which is devoted to baby and toddlers designs done in this sock weight yarn and several other Regia yarns we carry, including Pompon, Silk Color and Softy. This magazine retails for $15.95.
New from Gedifra:
Amara - A yummy, silky blend of cotton and polyamide, done up in a worsted weight yarn that is calling us to knit it up into a shawl or evening top. The added sheen makes it perfect for a dressy design for a Summer wedding or family gathering - check the shade card. The 50g skein has 100m and retails for $10.50. There are several designs for this yarn in Gedifra Highlights 091 which is also in stock.
New from Cascade Yarns:
Egological Wool - We are pleased to now stock this Eco Wool by Cascade. This chunky weight wool is not only an exceptional value at $16.95 for the 250g/437m skein, it's also environmentally friendly. Available in several natural, undyed shades, it's a great choice for outdoor sweaters, hats and accessories, even felting. The Cascade website offers free sweater patterns for this yarn which you find in our web site.
A new book from Lana Grossa: Linea Pura No.1, their latest collection, featuring designs done in environmentally friendly yarns. It retails for $16.95.
New from King Cole:
Baby Big Value DK - We brought this yarn in last year in a fingering weight, and it has proven to be popular, so we are adding the double knitting weight. This 100% acrylic baby yarn is an excellent value at $5.25 for the 100g ball - see the shade card here.
New from Kertzer:
Peter Pan Cupcake - Knit something sweet for your little sweetie! Cupcake is a worsted weight blend of nylon and acrylic that's buttery soft to the touch. It combines a chenille strand with a shiny strand to create a vibrant, one of a kind yarn. Great colour and pattern choices make it perfect for baby and kids knits. It retails for $6.95 for the 50g ball.
Wendy Origin - Get back to basics with this great bouclé. Origin is an easy care blend of wool
and acrylic, and works up to a chunky weight. It comes in a nice array of marled colours and we received several patterns to go along with it. The 100g ball has 125m and retails for $13.95.New from Lang:
Jawoll Color Aktion - A great new sock yarn that combines gorgeous color shades into a terrific jaquard pattern. Great for men's socks, but ladies will love it, too. Each skein also comes with a spool of reinforcement yarn for heel and toe! The 100g skein has plenty of yarn for a pair of adult socks (420m) and sells for $15.50. For each shade we have a sample pair of men's socks in our store! see picture to the right and click to enlarge.
