Malabrigo Chunky!

So we've still been unloading new yarns, and we're so excited about some of the ones that have arrived during the last week! We cleared out some space in the bulky room for Malabrigo Chunky, and were lucky enough to be organized before the boxes arrived from Uruguay. This is what it looked like late last week:
And this is now with 22 scrumptious colors:
This yarn is fantastic, just like the Malabrigo Worsted that we know and love. I am going to make a quick and easy vest out of the Chunky this weekend. It was hard to choose a color, but I'm going with Mariposa. It's gorgeous!

We also got some new colors in the Malabrigo Worsted, and to make room, we are discontinuing several of the old ones. They are NOT in the shop any more - they are online only. But order them while they're in good supply. As soon as my next e-mail goes out, they will be gone.


I just finished a felted bag out of Berroco Peruvia and Jasper. The Jasper just arrived on Friday of last week. It is heaven to knit with, and the striping effect gets more pronounced after felting. This cute bag took no time at all.

We got Nashua Handknits Julia last week, and it is amazing. It's a blend of wool, mohair and alpaca, and it is softer than I imagined it would be! I don't like working with or wearing mohair, but this is an exception... I can't even tell there's mohair in it! There are so many great colors and they all seem to work with each other - this yarn is perfect for colorwork. Yesterday I grabbed a ball of each to photograph for the website, and I tossed them in random order on the couch. Three of the balls JUMPED out at me.
I probably never would have chosen the three of them to use together, but for some reason, they were screaming to be knit, all together, in the same project. So I grabbed a fun hat pattern and look what we have this morning?
Not finished yet, but I am in LOVE with the colors. Isn't it funny where your inspiration comes from? This was completely random, all because those three balls fell out of a basket and landed next to each other.

Barb's Syncopated Hat is coming along nicely, out of Soxx Appeal. It's so cute! It's merino wool with some elastic and because it's fingering, it's lightweight, yet warm. Perfect!
This is her toe-up sock out of Regia Bamboo.

Kalen leaves for her vacation this Friday - she's been working on a gorgeous shawl out of Pure & Simple and Rock Star, from Tilli Tomas. It is really elegant, and it's a gift for someone who is about to become engaged. Who knows, maybe it will be a part of the wedding attire? It should be! It's really perfect.