Bumblebirch on the Table

Our supply of Bumblebirch Heartwood has been replenished!

This gorgeous fingering weight yarn is 75% superwash merino and 25% nylon for strength and durability. With 463 yards in each skein, you have plenty to make some sizable socks or a lovely shawl or scarf.

Sarah dyes this yarn right here in Portland, and she does a lovely job. The tonal shades are subtly variegated, and the depth of the colors is really something.

These are not going to be in the shop long, so come choose your favorite. That poppy pink in the center bottom row is calling my name. So is the the gold, and all the greys. And the blues.

Nancy Hat

I recently tested out Nancy's newest pattern, the Nancy Hat. So simple, so slouchy, so perfect.

I used one skein of the really lovely Berroco Ultra Alpaca Chunky for my hat. This yarn is kinda perfect. It has the softness of alpaca and the structure of wool. I expected my hat to come out a little bit more drapey, but I am actually really pleased with the shape. My tied-up hair fits perfectly in the hat! The natural color that I used actually feels like it still has some lanolin in the fiber, and my hands were so smooth after knitting with it.

I used a US8 for the ribbing, and a US10 for the body of the hat. Nancy's patterns are always well-written, and I appreciate her simple impactful stitch patterns. 

The design is available as a Ravelry download for just $6, and it's totally worth every penny. You will make this hat many times for many people in lots of colors. It's a good one!

Jilly and Jilly Lace

Did you all enjoy the yarn crawl? We had a great time, but we are exhausted. I hope you all found some fabulous yarn, had a blast and made some friends. We have some new yarns at the shop to show you now that the dust has settled a bit.

Say hey to Jilly (above) and Jilly Lace (below) from Dream in Color.

These yarns remind me quite a bit of Tosh Merino Light and Prairie from Madeline Tosh. These are both single ply yarns with rich, saturated colors.

Jilly is a light fingering with 440 yards per skein, and the Jilly Lace is a lace weight, obviously, with 880 yards per skein. I was kind of surprised that the colors weren't exactly the same on both yarns, since we have the same shades in each yarn. These two are both the Gilt colorway, and they aren't quite the same. Both stunning, though.

All of the colors are really gorgeous. How about a few more shots? So pretty.

 

Stop by and see these new friends at the shop!

WATERshed and flyWHEEL

I mentioned that we had gone all in on Harrisville WATERshed and flyWHEEL. Well it's on the shelves and it's gorgeous. Sally and I were commenting how we would happily knit with each and every one of the colors. They are subtle and rich and so beautiful. I think you'll agree.

 

The samples are lovely, too. Lisa made this perfect Habitat out of WATERshed, and the Winding Water Cowl is worked up in flyWHEEL.

The beautiful bright green Jaffrey is knit up in Highland, and Henniker is worked up in the lovely WATERshed.

These two are really amazing. Wren has the beautiful lace and cable panels up the front and back, and the shaping on Antrim is stunning. Check out the link for more great views, or come on in and see for yourself.

We are so excited to have these gorgeous yarns on the shelves for the Rose City Yarn Crawl. The excitement all starts tomorrow. See you soon!

Beauty is a Shibui Trunk Show

Yes, friends, it is that time again. The Rose City Yarn Crawl starts on Thursday, March 5th and runs through Sunday the 8th. We are geared up with trunk shows, special guests, new yarn, and lots of prize baskets.

We just received a Shibui trunk show featuring several items from their Fall 2014 Mix line. We have Mix No. 31-35 at the shop now, and I can tell you that I am in love with No. 35. I tried on the sample and kind of had a difficult time taking it off. I love it.

The cowl (above), wrap, hat and tunic are also stunning. The interesting shaping and shirt-tail hem on No. 31 are really cool.

If these lovely sample aren't enough to get you excited, I unpacked three huge boxes of Harrisville WATERshed and flyWHEEL with their accompanying trunk show for you to oggle as well. Sally went all in on these, and we have all 20 colors of both yarns. 

 

More photos to come soon once it's all on the shelves!