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22 Jan 2021

I now have a few copies of Shetland Wool Adventures Journal Volume 1. This is a 164 page journal celebrating all things Shetland – walks, stories, interviews, recipes, etc. – as well as knitting. There are 6 knitting patterns: fingerless mitts, 2 hats, a shawl, a snood, and gloves. $35.00.

1 Jan 2021

I can supply yarn pacs in Jamieson yarns for two recent Fair Isle Knitting books.

Mary Jane Mucklestone's Fair Isle Weekend takes you on a trip to Fair Isle. The book includes 8 colorwork patterns to knit in shetland wool: 2 sweaters, a vest, 2 hats, a cowl, fingerless mitts, and wristlets. The sweater patterns are written for a wide range of women's sizes. I can supply the book and yarn pacs.

Knitting From Fair Isle by Mati Ventrillon includes 15 contemporary designs inspired by tradition. Each design is written in 3 different colorways of Jamieson Spindrift: 2 grayscale colors, 4-5 traditional colors, and a blue or olive colorway using 6-8 colors. The designs are based on a common set of motifs and include fingerless mitts, wrist warmers, hats, scarves, a neck warmer, a vest, a poncho, and pullovers for men and women. I do not have a wholesale source for this book, so can only supply the yarn pacs. The e-book version is available through Google Play, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

20 Nov 2020

Pre-order the new Lykke Ball Winder now! This ball winder is available in sustainably sourced Mangowood or Indian Rosewood. The company is expecting to ship these in mid January, but if you place an order now, you will not be charged until the winder is ready to ship to you. $100.00.

9 Oct 2020

All 7 colors of new Noro Miyabi have arrived. This is a worsted weight self striping yarn featured in 4 designs from the Fall 2020 Noro Knitting Magazine.

26 Sep 2020

4 colors of new Noro Okunoshima have arrived. This is a worsted weight self striping yarn featured in 5 designs from the Fall 2020 Noro Knitting Magazine. Other colors are expected mid-October.

A new supply of Frangipani 5-ply Guernsey Wool has also arrived. This is available in 500gm cones, or I can wind off a 240yd (about 100gm) ball for you. Aran and Dark Navy are back in stock, and Bottle and Helford Blue (shown here) are new to us. Newly arrived cones are $60. 240yd balls are $15.

16 Sep 2020

All colors of new Noro Tsuido have arrived. This is a bulky thick-and-thin tweed-like yarn with tiny bursts of unspun roving.

23 Jul 2020

The Noro Magazine Fall/Winter 2020 issue has arrived. This issue includes many women's sweaters in classic shapes, some shawls/wraps, cowls, several hats, a scarf, throws/afghans and pillows.

4 May 2020

I am now carrying Jamieson Cobweb Ultra. This is a single ply yarn designed for wedding ring type shawls and could be used in the J&S lace patterns I have.

27 Apr 2020

9 Apr 2020

The 2020 Shetland Wool Week pattern, Katie's Kep, is now available free on their site. The colorway shown here is knit in 5 colors of Jamieson Spindrift. I currently have enough of the colors used for 5 yarnpacs. Once that's gone, I will not be able to get all the colors used until Jamieson's resumes shipping from the UK to my US supplier.