Just in - Colinette’s new dk cotton viscose yarn, “Banyan!”

Banyan is an all-season yarn with a lovely drape and the usual display of gorgeous handpainting by Colinette. The colors pictured above are (from left to right), Windfall, Fresco, Gaughin, Raphael and Copperbeach.

And of course, we have the book that goes along with the yarn, which contains 5 fabulous new patterns:

The long-sleeved ones take an average of 10 skeins and the sleeveless between 5-8 skeins, so the yardage is decent as well. Notably, this yarn is exchangeable with the Cadenza DK Merino patterns (and, of course, any pattern you have that calls for 22 sts over 4″).

Look for the kits on our store soon as well, with even more color choices!

As most of Connecticut is drying out (and hoping that the rain gives us a break, already), we’re still here!

It may not feel springy yet, but we’ve got the yarns to help you get in the mood and be ready for the nicer weather!

One new yarn is from GGH, a blend of 74% cotton and 26% linen called Linova:

This blend is gives you the crispness of the linen with the softness of the cotton and is machine washable. These are just four of the colors in the available palette of 31 colors. Recommended needle size is from 4-7 US to get 20 sts & 32 rows over a 4″ square.

We also have a new yarn from K1C2 called Ty-Dy - a 100% soft cotton, in self-striping, rainbow-dyed colors!

If you’re curious as to how it knits up, click on over here to check out the currently available patterns for this funky new yarn!

It knits up as 20 sts per 4″ as well and has fabulous yardage with 196 yards per 100g ball!

New stuff has come in over the past week or so. Firstly, we have more Malabrigo!!!

As you can see, we have several new shades of the popular worsted merino, but we also have built up our supply on their lovely bulky yarns Gruesa and Aquarella, both of which work up on US 13 needles! We also have one shade of their new Laceweight Baby Merino, in a blue/green colorway called Vaa. Just as soft as their original merino, but a lighter gauge. So new, it’s not even on their website yet!

Debbie Bliss has new yarn out as well…a super soft 100% superwash extrafine merino called Rialto!

Rialto is softer than her Merino DK/Aran and comes in bright, beautiful shades. It is an all-seasons yarn (much like Rowan’s All Seasons Cotton), and has a great slight elasticity in its twist for great stitch definition and cozy fitting without being skin-tight. We have the Rialto book in stock as well!

Also in is a soft new cotton from Rowan that lives up to its name: Cotton Jeans.

It really feels like that pair of well-worn-in jeans that you love more than any other pair. The multi-colors in each colorway are just beautiful and go great with said jeans or khakis!