TuTu, Malabrigo, and Rowan, oh my!

We got new yarn!!!  Beware ladies and gents, there are fiber filled pictures to follow that may make you drool.  We are not to be held responsible for any water damaged keyboards. ;)

Let's start off with some fun yarn. We got in a bunch of Crystal Palace TuTu Lamé. Anyone in the mood for a quick, funky, fun scarf?  These skeins practically knit themselves and in the end you get ruffle heaven. We have a hard time keeping this stuff in the store so you better hurry before you have to wait for the next batch.

We have more colors than what is pictured above, this was just to give you a taste.

Next up, we have Malabrigo. *Ahem* Wahooooooooooooooo!!!  Excuse me, but this just happens to be one of my favorite yarns. We got in more Rasta and Rios and then threw in a newbie, Aquarella. It's a thick and thin bulky (pictured on the far right below) and comes in fabulous, vivid colors. It will be fun to see what people choose to work up in this new yarn.

And now for the pièce de résistance: Rowan!!!!!!!!!!!!!  That's right, we brought in Rowan. This is our first dabble in the line so we decided to bring in some of their cotton and cotton blends for summer.  Check it out:

We have Cotton Glace, Summer Tweed, Savannah, Purelife Revive (pictured below) and Creative Linen. There are lots of textures and colors to work with for summer. We also got a couple Rowan books in, so come have a looksee.

Apart from all of this we got in a bunch of different cotton yarns for the season.  Classic Elite's Seedling and Sprout are just a couple examples of the cotton fun we're talking about.

Now if you're thinking about starting a new project, whether that be summer themed or a Malabrigo splurge, we've got you covered.  Come on by to Late Night tonight and check it out!

Sock Yarn!!!

We just got a huge order from Cascade and it came with quite a bit of sock yarn. I don't know about you but sock yarn has a way of making me giddy.  Solid, tonal, striped, varigated, I love it all.  Lately I have been building up my varigated statsh and realized that for a lot of patterns either solids or a mixture of solids is what would make it really pop.  Well, luckily that's what we got in.

Cascade Heritage Sock Yarn is soft, affordable and comes in a plethora of colors, if you don't see what you want here, we can order it for you!  Also, sock yarn isn't just for socks.  If you want a lightweight, delicate knit sock yarn is the way to go.  Here are some pattern ideas that might get your sock yarn frenzy fired up:

Pattern: Murgröna

Designer: Joanna Nordstrnand

Yarn Requirement: Fingering Weight, 425yds

Needle: US 1

Pattern: Mizzle

Designer: Patricia Clift Martin

Yarn Requirement: Fingering Weight, 400-800yds

Needles: US6, US8

Pattern: Little Fair Isle Hat

Designer: Purl Soho

Yarn Requirement: Fingering Weight, 150-230yds

Needle: US4

Pattern: Falling Water

Designer: Bonnie Sennott

Yarn Requirement: Fingering Weight, 300-400yds

Needle: US5

We are looking into putting together a sock knitting class if you happen to love sock yarn but have yet to make a sock.  Don't be intimidated, you will do just fine and have a beautiful pair of hand knit socks to show for all of your hard work.  In the meantime, make up a shawl or scarf or baby hat and have a blast. Come on in and look at what we've got. I hope this has inspired you. :)