September 28, 2009 · Filed under brand new yarn, stock updates
Classic Elite yarns are here!
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.
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September 7, 2009 · Filed under coming soon!, kpixie knits
St-Denis yarns and the brand new pattern book.
Available NOW at kpixie.com!
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.
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July 16, 2009 · Filed under brand new yarn
A brand new lace weight bamboo yarn!
It’s called Xie 10/2 bamboo
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.
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June 2, 2009 · Filed under brand new yarn
Since the Blue Sky Alpacas launched the announcement of Spud & Chloë…
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
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April 10, 2009 · Filed under brand new yarn, stock updates
We received our shipment of the new Loop-d-Loop yarn called Quartz.
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!
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March 9, 2009 · Filed under kpixie knits, special offers
Wow, how time flies when you’re having fun. This new year has been a great one for getting UFO’s finished and for test knitting new yarns.
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.
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