Off to Sheep and Wool!

We will be closed from Friday May 4th to Monday May 7th to attend the 39th annual Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. Have a great weekend! See you Tuesday....

See You Tomorrow!

Lots of Zealana yarn on the shelves. I think the melange colors of the Heron merino possum are my favorite, but the cashmere and silk blends feel really nice!

I also added lots of things to the clearance shelves to make room for the new yarns.

Please stop by, enter the raffle, and touch the yarns. We have comfy couches if you're looking for a little break from your hectic crawl schedule. A talented baker is also making us sheep cake pops!

Have a treat, look around, and sit and knit for a bit...

Enjoy your weekend! Remember to bring your food bank donation!

Rhody Yarn Crawl - April 13-15th

This weekend is the Second Annual Rhody Yarn Crawl! 

We are excited to once again be participating in this fun event with special weekend only yarns, sales, and prizes.

We will have extended hours for the event - Friday/Saturday 10-6, and Sunday 10-4.

Members of our loyalty program will earn Double Points on all purchases during the event. That means $10 in rewards for every $100 in purchases!

We are thrilled to be showcasing a huge selection of yarns, patterns, and sample garments from Zealana. This is the possum fiber yarn everyone has been talking about. You need to feel the sample garments to see how nicely this fiber works up.

Get a chance to feel this amazing fiber in various blends and weights including buttery merino, smooth silk, or soft cotton. We will have stock of Rimu Fingering, Rimu DK, Kauri, Heron, Tui, Kiwi Laceweight, Kiwi Fingering, and Willow.

Some other new items are 35 colors of heathered sport weight wool from Pura Bella Yarns, fun cotton print bags from Hadaki, 28 colors of Angora/Merino blend from Aslan Trends with amazing yardage, Duo self-striping chunky from Swedish Yarns, and more handmade pewter shawl pins and stitch markers.

Other items will be on sale for the weekend only -- including, but not only, Aslan Trends Santa Fe Hand Painted Sock Yarn for $6 (was $9), buy 5 or more skeins of Lite-Lopi for $2 each (was $3.95), and Koala Wool/Alpaca for $3.50 (was $7).

Bring a donation for the RI Food Bank and you'll earn an extra raffle entry.

Please come join us for fun, prizes, snacks, refreshments, and open knitting all weekend long.

Looking forward to seeing you this weekend!

Joseph

Catching Up

Lots of new items have come in these past few weeks, but I've been too busy to post updates on the blog.

We now have 34 colors of Kraemer Mauch Chunky in stock. This is a chunky wool that's similar in construction to Lopi, but I find it softer and the heathered color blends are more interesting. It works nicely for outwear and winter accessories and also felts amazingly. 

I made a pair of "Snowproof" felted mittens with a knit cuff that you can see in the shop -- the pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry. The yarn felted quickly and easily.

Perfection Chunky - Kraemer has also introduced a chunky weight of their popular Perefection Machine Washable Merino/Acrylic blend. We have all 12 currently available colors in stock. It's soft and squishy.

All colors of Jojoland Rhythm Superwash are now back in stock. Plus we have several new patterns that Jojoland just released. This has been a very popular yarn for us. If you find a large shawl or sweater daunting, Rhythm Superwash is a light worsted weight machine washable wool that works well for hats and mittens too.

Our Cricket Club meeting on October 1st was a success, and many knitters were excited to see how easy and approachable weaving can be with a Schacht Cricket Loom. We have looms, additional heddles (5, 10, 12 ends to the inch), pick up sticks, and carrying bags in stock. 

Stay tuned for another post with new products...

Aslan Trends - King Baby Llama Mulberry Silk and Alpaca Melange

Our newest shipment from Aslan Trends arrived Tuesday morning -- it includes all 20 colors of King Baby Llama and Mulberry Silk as well as all 7 colors of Alpaca Melange.

King Baby Llama and Mulberry Silk is a combination of two of the best fibers the market has to offer. The baby llama is completely dehaired and extremely soft. Mulberry Silk is the highest quality silk the fiber market has to offer.

The light and dye react differently to the two fibers -- giving this yarn a unique sparkle. It looks and feels great.

It's 70% Baby Llama and 30% Mulberry Silk. At 218 yards per skein and 5 stitches to the inch on a US #6-8 -- it's a great worsted weight offering.

The entire color palette of 20 beautiful colors is in stock. View and purchase Aslan Trends - King Baby Llama & Mulberry Silk online or come visit to see it in person.

Also new from Aslan Trends is Alpaca Melange.

This is a completely dehaired superfine 100% Alpaca. It too is a worsted weight at 218 yards per skein and approximately 5 stitches to the inch on a  US #6-8.

All 7 colors are in stock. The melange color blends offer a bit of interest and visual texture to your projects. View and purchase Aslan Trends - Alpaca Melange online or visit the shop today.

A lot more new fall products are arriving soon -- this is looking to be a very exciting season!

You can always see the newest products if you attend our weekly drop-in group. It's every Saturday from 12 - 2 PM. There is no charge and no registration is required. Feel free to drop by for the entire time, or just as much as you can fit in. Join the other crafters in sharing your work, picking out new projects, getting a quick assist on a current project, or just chatting about the latest news.

Alpaca Yarn Company - Hand Dyed Yarns - Swizzle and Paca Paints HT

Swizzle, from The Alpaca Yarn Company, has a unique multi-toned hand dyed effect on top of super soft alpaca fiber. This yarn knits at approximately 5 stitches to the inch on a US #7, making it a great light worsted for use in fall projects.

The colors are really great -- including three "brights" that really pop against a single black ply.

All 9 colors of Swizzle are in stock. View the Swizzle colors here, or come visit to feel it in person.

Also just unpacked from The Alpaca Yarn Company is Paca Peds HT. This is a superwash alpaca and wool sock yarn. Included are 360 yards of the main color plus 90 yards of a complimentary dyed skein. Use this second skein for heels, toes, stripes, or other accent work.

If you were planning on making one of the popular shawl or scarf patterns -- this second skein works great for edgings and trims. Or isolate a particular panel of the pattern to be worked in the semi-solid to be sure it pops.

10 colors of Paca Peds HT are in stock. View the Paca Peds HT colors here, or come visit to feel it in person.

New Yarns - Jojoland Fantasia, Step It Up Sock, Serenity Sock

New for Fall 2011 is Jojoland Fantasia. This is the chunky weight version of Jojoland's very popular self striping yarns. It's machine washable wool and has a generous 145 yards per hank. With its great colors and nice hand, it's sure to be a best seller.

All nine colors of Jojoland Fantasia are now in stock.

Also new is Step It Up -- a long color repeat striping sock yarn. "Tie Dyed" is now in stock.

 Four new colors of Serenity Sock have also been added - Harlequin, Surf, Pink Sugar, and Violas.

Interested in more information on the new items? Browse our online store, or visit the shop today.