That’s right!  Use the coupon code at checkout to receive 15% OFF your order!

Valid May 10, 11, 12

ENJOY!

Also on it’s way, a lightweight cotton yarn by Skif for the Skif patterns!  I cannot wait to try knitting with this yarn.

NEW FOR APRIL

We have some great new knit kits for the brand new Loop-d-Loop patterns, Teva Durham’s Spring 2010 collection. Take a peek… they are ALL ON SALE for a limited time.. great warm weather knitting.

We also have great patterns by Ysolda Teague in stock.
Like this awesome tam pattern.

Here are a few more things to checkout that I didn’t add to the blog yet.

knit kit . Chevron Cotton Scarf . Vogue Knitting

knit kit . allhemp3 . spring lace top

indie designer spotlight . Lace Ribbon Scarf . by Veronik Avery

knit kit . Coco Knits . Gisela

knit kit . Napoleon the Narwhal . Danger Crafts

knit kit . Coco Knits . Gretel

Knit on!

YAY!  The beaded version of Tilli Tomas Milan is here.
This super soft merino and cashmere yarn is great for trim, scarves, garments and more.  Baby items would be sure cute and fun too.

Have you ever needed small amounts of wool for trim?
Needed a small ball to knit some fair isle into a sweater?
These mini balls of wool are for you!  We have 5 colorways to choose from, you can order one ball at a time or all colors in the colorway.

We have 10 NEW COLORS of St-Denis Nordique including the above great Fall shades.  This yarn has that classic wool look and feel, a great sport to DK weight yarn for any project.

Tilli Tomas Angel is a new beaded mohair blend that is great for quick accessories.  Try this free pattern or grab a skein or two for a fast weekend project.

This is Portland Tweed.  A nice light worsted tweed yarn with the addition of alpaca and viscose for softness.  Use it as a substitute for those itchy tweed yarns!

We also have Lush and Classic One Fifty, with MANY MORE COLORS coming soon.

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And (drum roll)… St-Denis is here!
We only received 7 colors so far, more are on their way because it is made in the USA and something at the mill broke, and the popularity of the line is overwhelming.

The Nordique yarn is SO great,  a new favorite of mine.
Perfect for: fair isle, crisp lace stitch patterns, cables, and more.
100% wool and has a 36 color palette of perfection.
The yarn and pattern book is by Veronik Avery.

Take a peek at some of the patterns in the premier issue pattern booklet.

Contributors to the pattern magazine (GREAT designers):  Pam Allen, Jennie Eveleigh Lamond, Jared Flood , Laura Grutzeck, Franklin Habit, Robin Melanson, Mary Jane Mucklestone, Carol Sulcoski and Ysolda Teague

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In other news, we had some Tilli Tomas yarn on sale last week, it flew out the door.  Thanks for your purchases and enjoy the discounted Tilli, a rare thing.

I was going through my stash and thinking about knitting up all the samples that we have.. well, the ones I haven’t knitted up yet anyway  ;-) .  I started out with the samples for Spud and Chloe, the Sweater yarn that arrived all looped up on pencils, very cute.  But even cuter is knitting the colors up into a mini-scarf.

It’s amazing how well ALL the colors look good together!

Next up is the Tilli Tomas Symphony-Kid Lace with beads, a super kid mohair blend with a metallic thread and beads.  The photo doesn’t do it justice, AT ALL.  But my little fish wanted to be in the shot, haha.

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This sample of garter stitch was knit up on US 4 needles.
Fluffy, soft, and the beads as a nice weight to it.
On US 4 needles it knits up nice and tight for a sweater, or use larger needles for a scarf or shawl.

Coming up next: Habu yarns with the new SWTC Xie yarn, a new ultimate favorite.

These cones of ultra-thin yarn are so cute and so versatile.  Knits as a laceweight with US 1 to US 4 needles (depending on the pattern and desired result) or combine them together with other yarns to use with Skif patterns.

Any way your heart desires, this soft and silky bamboo is awesome.

Here are some photos:

Look at the SHINE!

you can see in this one that I wound just a small amount from the brown cone (compare the diameter to the yellow cone)

and here you can see the size of the wound Xie compared to a ball of Habu Cotton Gima.

We’ve got some photos for you!
The sample box arrived… SO cute!

and a closer look

and a closer closer look at the pattern previews

and also… the back of the pattern preview cards

The three yarn types include:
OUTER . superwash wool and organic cotton . 60 yds
SWEATER . superwash wool and organic cotton . 160 yds
FINE . superwash wool and silk . 248 yds

The yarns are soft and fill the gap towards affordable superwash knitting.  The patterns are SO great, offering up adult and childrens garments as well as accessories.

COMING SOON to kpixie.com!

IN STOCK NOW!!  here are some photos of the three yarn types.
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and here are the patterns, full color envelopes! so cool

I was skeptical when reading about this yarn on paper, but once I touched the yarn and did a test knit I was hooked!

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You can really see the linen halo and the metallic strand that is wrapped around the fibers.  Such a great warm-weather yarn, and awesome patterns in the Loop-d-Loop Volume 4 pattern book!

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South West Trading Co. Bamboo – BACK IN STOCK

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We have a new yarn by Habu Textiles called Kenbo Silk.
A lace weight silk with lots of shine.  5 great shades.

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And the new issue of Vogue Knitting will be on the website soon.  Knit kits already available!  Noni patterns coming too.

Happy Spring!

Although I don’t have photos of some of the test knits, my new favorite yarns are as follows:

Blue Sky Alpacas Melange

I haven’t had too much time to knit with this yarn until now.  The heathery look of the colors really comes through in the finished knit!

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Tilli Tomas Beaded Plie

This lace edge was knit with Tilli Tomas Beaded Plie.  A silk yarn with beads throughout, hold up well to wear and looks great in stockinette too!

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Loop-d-Loop Tundra

<– New FREE pattern . Tundra yarn
by Missa of kpixie.  You can download it from ravelry.com (click the photo)

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And Baby Alpaca Lace by Plymouth.
This affordable lace weight alpaca is SO dreamy.

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In other news, a friend of mine has just launched a new shop at etsy.com!

Her KOALA Caddie™ is a new way to knit and crochet.  Visit the website to learn more about this new yarn craft apron.  I have been using mine for about 3 weeks now and will never go back to plastic bags!

And visit the shop at koalacaddie.etsy.com to view the current offerings.