tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168481182024-03-23T13:44:17.506-04:00kyarnsThe blog of Kaleidoscope Yarns in Essex Junction, Vermont.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04637769472237020546noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-3940704939237343612014-01-17T18:00:00.000-05:002014-01-17T18:00:01.872-05:00Store Closing Announcement<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To My Loyal Customers and Friends: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After 12 successful and fun-filled years in business, I have recently come to the decision to close Kaleidoscope Yarns and kyarns.com. This decision is certainly not without great sadness and emotion. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Over the years I have worked with—and become friends with—some really amazing women. Everyone here on my staff has enjoyed meeting and forming bonds with our customers, near and far. We know the faces of our local friends, and our internet business has also allowed us to make connections with people in other parts of the world—all relationships we have truly valued and that we will surely miss. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As this important chapter in my own life closes, I am also looking forward to the next one and to the new opportunities and experiences that will come from this big change—especially spending more time with my children and family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our shop is closed now so we can prepare for our Store Closing Sale. This Sale will start at 10am on Thursday, January 23rd and we really hope to see you then. Please park in the free Municipal Lot or on side streets in Essex Junction (our parking lot will be closed so that we can avoid major bottleneck issues with our tricky lot!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We’ll be open every day (including Sunday) except Mondays for the first couple of weeks. After that, please check our Facebook page or phone message for ongoing updates to our schedule.
The website will remain open until this Tuesday, January 21st, and after that, it will be open for certain hours, until the shop closes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for your support since 2002, and especially now, during this time of change.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jill Bujold</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Hours:</b> Our shop is closed now so we can prepare for our Store Closing Sale. This Sale will start at 10am on Thursday, January 23rd. We'll be open every day but Mondays. Please view all hours <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/hours-of-operation">HERE</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Payment:</b> We will be accepting cash and major credit cards, but no checks. As of today we are no longer able to accept returns or exchanges. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Parking:</b> As you know, our small parking lot is a bit of a nightmare when it's crowded in the shop! To alleviate this headache, WE will park (and fill up) our lot, and customers must use the free Municipal Lot or the parking spots along side streets in Essex Junction. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Prizes:</b> As part of this event we will be giving away some fantastic prizes. No purchase is necessary and you don't have to be present to win. But you do have to register in person at the store starting January 23. Mention that you saw the notice on our website and receive an extra 1,000 Prize Dollars for stopping in.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Website:</b> Kyarns.com will remain open until this Tuesday, January 21st, and after that, it will be open for only certain hours, until the shop closes.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-7765671585515158352013-11-04T09:58:00.000-05:002013-11-04T10:00:35.063-05:00Year-round yarns<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some yarns are best for cooler temperatures, and some work better in warmer weather. With all of the great blended yarns available these days, more yarns are starting to be used year round.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-maya-yarn/berroco-yarn">Berroco Maya</a> is one of these yarns. It's a blend of pima cotton and alpaca in a chainette construction. The yarn is really lightweight, and the small amount of alpaca really softens up the cotton. For people with aversions to wool, this yarn has been a great option. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When Maya was introduced for last spring, the colors were very pale. Gorgeous for spring and summer, but not really colors that will jump off the shelf during the other months of the year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last week we ordered our new Berroco yarns for spring and summer of 2014. New colors for existing yarns (like Maya) were also introduced, and on some of these, the new colors were already in stock. Normally we wait to take delivery of new colors of spring yarns until at least January, but because the fiber content of Maya makes it a true year-round yarn, we decided to take delivery immediately. And look how the new colors breathed life into the old ones!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This yarn is often used by our customers as a sweater yarn. Our </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-niche-sweater/adult-yarn-sweater-knitting-kits-with-patterns" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Niche sweater</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> sample (from </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-norah-gaughan-vol-12/berroco-knitting-patterns" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Norah Gaughan Volume #12</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">) has been tried on and made numerous times. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another popular sweater sample in Maya is the </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-chuparosa-vest/adult-yarn-shells-vests-tanks-knitting-kits-with-patterns" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chuparosa vest</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-book-331" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Berroco Book #331</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. This is a flattering piece that can be worn over any sleeve length, making it great for winter wear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's also great for accessories, and our <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-bajada-shawl">Bajada scarf sample</a>, which takes just 3 skeins, is a fun knit. (<a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-book-331/berroco-knitting-patterns">Berroco Book #331</a>.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I grabbed 4 skeins of the new Hermosa Blue and started a new project over the weekend. Can't wait to finish it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-61404001302439520372013-10-24T15:05:00.000-04:002013-10-24T15:07:46.594-04:00Nymphalidea Shawl... what yarns will you make yours in?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Everyone here at <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/">Kaleidoscope Yarns</a> knits a lot. But we're all different people. We like different things, different fibers and different types of knitting, so it's rare that we ever make the same thing as someone else who works here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But when Barb and I were looking at Knitty Issue 45 last week, we both fell in love with the <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEdf13/PATTnymphalidea.php">Nymphalidea Shawl</a>. It's a pretty simple pattern, and easy to memorize, so that mindless kind of knitting certainly appeals to us, since it's always good to have at least one mindless project in the works. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And we just love combining a solid yarn with a variegated yarn. Like my recently finished Dreambird shawl...</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And who doesn't love a long semi-triangular shawl shape that can be worn draped around (and around) your neck, adding style to your outfit while being comfortable and warm to wear? The <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEdf13/PATTnymphalidea.php">Nymphalidea</a> is more than appealing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So we immediately began the yarn selection process. For solids, we looked at all available fingering weight yarns in the shop, but narrowed it down to the </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-ultra-alpaca-finewool-alpaca-nylon-blend-worsted-weight-yarn/fingering-weight-yarn" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Berroco Ultra Alpaca Fine</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and the </span><a href="http://images.kyarns.com/product-images/frog-tree-pediboo-yarn-thumb.jpg" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Frog Tree Pediboo</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. For the multi colored yarn, we agreed that this shawl would be best with a yarn that had some sort of repeat (like stripes) as opposed to just a hand dyed variegated. Our top choices were </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/lang-mille-colori-socks-lace-yarn/fingering-weight-yarn" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lang Mille Colori Socks & Lace</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/skacel-zauberball/fingering-weight-yarn" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Skacel Zauberball</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, and </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/jawoll-magic-sock-yarn/fingering-weight-yarn" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lang Magic</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There were so many options! Barb chose a black Ultra Alpaca Fine and a Mille Colori Socks & Lace and got started on hers right away. It's going to be beautiful!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I picked a gorgeous brown shade of Pediboo and also went with the Mille Colori Socks & Lace. I was finishing up my Remix sweater last week so didn't get started on mine until last night. I'm going to love it, I can already tell.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What yarn (and in what colors!) will you make yours in?</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-17940081712021186752013-10-14T13:48:00.001-04:002013-10-14T13:48:08.819-04:00Is your color choice influenced by the season?<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you pick colors based on the season? As I've pulled yarn from restock lists over the past few weeks, I've noticed that we've been selling a LOT of greens, reds, browns, oranges and yellows. And since those colors have been in abundance here in Vermont over the past month, I made the connection that maybe people are buying what they see out in nature? I don't know if it's true of not, but it's my own little study! </span></div>
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These groupings of yarn were pulled from actual restock lists. So somewhere out there, fall colored items are being made!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We love it that people are making sweaters, shawls and afghans in fall colors. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's my favorite time of the year in Vermont. How can you look at the foliage and NOT be completely inspired?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-35400362111639068082013-10-10T13:38:00.001-04:002013-10-10T13:38:10.873-04:00Hats, Hats, & More Hats<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hats seem to be a pretty popular project these days, so we thought we'd share some of the ones our customers have been working on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One fun project is the <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/ber-fane-hat-kit">Fane hat</a>. Customers like this hat because it's lightweight... it's not your traditional worsted or bulky weight head topper. It's great for these cool mornings we've been having lately. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-boboli-lace" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Boboli Lace</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> comes in 6 pretty colors and this hat is knit on size 5 needles. It's easy and really cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another project that people are casting on for is the <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/jenness-hat-kit/hats-mittens-yarn-knitting-kits-with-patterns">Jenness Hat</a>. We designed this for the new neon colors of <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/plymouth-encore-acrylic-wool-blend-worsted-weight-yarn">Plymouth Encore</a>, but people have made it in a wide variety of yarns, and it looks great in each one! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You just need two colors of a worsted weight yarn. Try a variegated yarn (like <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/plymouth-gina-yarn/plymouth-yarn">Plymouth Gina</a> or <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/noro-kureyon-self-striping-wool-worsted-weight-yarn/noro-yarn">Noro Kureyon</a>) with a solid and you'll love the result. Our Corrugated Rib Hat (another popular hat, free pattern in our shop) shows you what using a variegated yarn as one of your choices would look like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For those folks who like instant gratification, we've got a great new yarn called <a href="http://images.kyarns.com/secondary-product-images/inspiration40-1-thumb.jpg">Bravo Big</a>. This yarn is available in 6 solid shades and works up quickly on size 15 needles. There's an <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/smc-inspiration-40/hat-patterns">excellent pattern booklet</a> that has patterns for hats, mittens and other accessories. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The yarn comes in 200 gram balls, so if you buy even just 2 colors, you can make a number of hats!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you like just a bit of colorwork? Then maybe our <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/mirror-hat-kit/hats-mittens-yarn-knitting-kits-with-patterns">Mirror Image Hat</a> is a good project choice for you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two skeins of <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-ultra-alpaca-wool-blend-worsted-weight-yarn/berroco-yarn">Berroco Ultra Alpaca</a> will make you two hats! The colorwork is on the brim, and the 2 color braid detail is fun to work. Ultra Alpaca comes in beautiful colors. If you need help selecting two that work together, let us help!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If we've whetted your appetite for hat knitting but you don't see one you here that's quite to your liking, come on in and check out our pattern booklet. We've got many hat samples in the shop, and more patterns in our binders.</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-48478779573354668522013-09-30T12:08:00.001-04:002013-09-30T12:08:29.023-04:00Berroco Patterns Now Available As Singles!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is great news for those of you who find a pattern in a Berroco booklet that you'd like to make, and are dismayed that you have to purchase the entire booklet. Now <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/category/berroco-knitting-patterns">ALL Berroco patterns</a> (starting with Fall & Winter 2013) are available as single patterns for the price of $6 each.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, it's still a better deal to pay $8 for the booklet (as long as you like more than one pattern) but it is nice to be able to offer these patterns to you as individual ones. Norah Gaughan books still retail for $14.95 as there are more designs in those booklets. So if you like 3 or more? Buy the book. Like just one? Buy the individual pattern.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/category/berroco-knitting-patterns">Norah Gaughan single patterns</a> are all for sale on line now, and all other Berroco books will be done in the next day or so. They are all available for sale as singles in the shop as of tomorrow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NOTE: These singles are all electronic! No paper copies. Save a tree!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-35555861929648729652013-09-28T09:00:00.000-04:002013-09-28T09:00:05.140-04:00On the Needles: Kaitlin<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many of you who've been in to <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/">the shop</a> recently have had the pleasure of meeting Kaitlin, who is one of our 2 new employees. Kaitlin recently moved to Vermont from Utah, and we're thrilled to have her on our team. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She brought in two of her projects the other day to show us. One is the Vernal Equinox Shawl - <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vernal-equinox-shawl-surprise">available for free on Ravelry</a>. It's beautiful! She's using a wool and merino blend that she hand dyed at a "dye night" at the yarn shop she worked at in Logan, Utah. Her first attempt at dying sure looks like a major success to me... I love the color!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She also just started Stephen West's </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/westknits-mystery-shawl-kal-2013-color-craving" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Color Craving Mystery Knit Along on Ravelry</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. She picked 3 colors of <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/canopy-fingering">Fibre Company Canopy Fingering</a>. Here is her progress on the first clue:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She's using Crocus & Blue Crown, and Parakeet will be added soon!</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wow, that's looking pretty cool, and crazy at the same time! I'm such a visual person - I need to see a picture or schematic... SOMETHING to show me what I am making. Kudos to her (and any of you doing this MKAL) for being able to do this without seeing it first. I can't even begin to imagine what the finished product will be. Stay tuned!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-56598394270729881372013-09-26T15:18:00.000-04:002013-09-26T15:18:18.182-04:00On the Needles: Jill<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's that time of the year... the air is cooler and I'm itching to start a lot of new projects. And you know how hard it is to limit yourself to just ONE project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm really trying to be good about not having a million half-finished projects all over my house. But the other night my family room had about 8 or 9 vinyl project bags scattered about. In truth, some belonged to my kids (they have slacked off on their knitting since school has started. I'll cut them a break!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a number of things on the needles right now. I recently finished the Little Boater Crew sweater (<a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/sublime-book-668">Thirteenth Little Sublime Hand Knit Book</a>, knit in <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/sublime-extra-fine-merino-dk">Sublime Extra Fine Merino DK</a>), but it needs to be seamed! We're working on that today, so it should be hanging in the shop in the next day or so. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started a Color Affection Shawl this summer. I loved these 3 bright colors of <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-ultra-alpaca-finewool-alpaca-nylon-blend-worsted-weight-yarn/berroco-yarn#">Berroco Ultra Alpaca Fine</a> and thought it would be a simple knit. It is easy, that's for sure. But it's a little too boring for me... so I haven't made much progress. I have a trip coming up next month and will have some time to knit on the plane. Maybe it can be my project for that!?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started a baby hat in June and really need to finish it! I must have misplaced it (I mean the yarn is SO tiny... it's <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/regia-my-first-regia-yarn/regia-yarn">My First Regia</a> in 25 gram balls!) but now that I've found it I'm determined to finish it. Size 2 needles are a bit painful for my hands so I'll have to do it on a day when there's no gardening or interior painting on the schedule...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is what it will look like when it's finished: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started a sweater for myself two weeks ago with </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-remix" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Berroco Remix</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, one of my all time favorite yarns. So far it's going really well, but I did set it aside when I found all of these other projects that are SO close to being finished. It's the <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/chic-ariann-knitting-pattern/chic-knits-knitting-patterns">Chic Knits Ariann Sweater</a>. The feel of the Remix is just lovely!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dreambird-kal">Dreambird shawl</a> is nearing completion! I think I have enough yarn left for one more feather, which will be a total of 14. It's going to block out nicely and I'm eager to see the finished result. The pattern was confusing, for sure! All of the moving of safety pins had me pulling out my hair, so I ended up making a spreadsheet in Excel that had row by row instructions. It was much easier to follow! But this was certainly NOT a project I could work on while watching tv. I pretty much needed to count each stitch. Oh well, it was still a fun project. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So that's 5 unfinished projects. Eeeeek! I better get a move on!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-58635279833235879072013-09-23T11:38:00.005-04:002013-09-23T11:38:56.917-04:00Chemo Cap Pattern<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We've recently been having a lot of customers who are coming in to get yarn and a pattern to make chemo caps for friends or relatives who are starting chemo. They want to make them something to wear when & if they lose their hair. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A chemo cap isn't the same as a winter hat. Of course, sometimes these hats WILL be worn outside in cooler temperatures, so they CAN be warm, but often they are worn inside and really just need to fit well and be soft. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When choosing a yarn for a chemo cap, think about the recipient. Does this person live in a warmer temperature? Is the house air conditioned (could be cool) or not (could be hot)? Think about the care of the yarn, also. A lot of people don't wash their winter hats much (maybe they should!) but someone who is wearing a hat 24 hours a day will certainly want to wash it often. Don't choose a yarn that is too difficult to care for - a machine washable option is a nice benefit for someone who is feeling pretty awful. Having to hand wash a hat - as easy as that sounds - may actually be a pretty tall request for someone going through chemotherapy. Some yarns that call for hand washing may be able to be machine washed on gently in a mesh bag. Test your yarn first, or ask us for our opinion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In terms of patterns, you may think that any old hat pattern - made in a soft yarn - will work. This isn't necessarily true. Having just helped someone very dear to me shave her head during chemotherapy, made me realize that a head with hair is not the same size as a head without hair. Go a little smaller.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's one option for a quick chemo cap that is very soft. We chose <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-marmot-yarn/berroco-yarn#">Berroco Marmot</a> - a 100% nylon yarn that's available in beautifully rich colors. This hat measures 19.5" (circumference) by 7.5" tall. It does stretch a bit and there was some yarn leftover if you want to add a few stitches or rows. Just decrease to 60 stitches before your first round of decreases to make it work out. (Also, we feel that a gentle wash (mesh bag) would be fine. It will air dry pretty quickly too.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This hat is a perfect indoor hat as it's amazingly soft. It could also be worn outside in some climates.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>1 skein <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-marmot-yarn/berroco-yarn#">Berroco Marmot</a><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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Knit every round until work measures 6” from cast on, ending at the
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Round 1: (k8, k2tog) around (54 sts)<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We're working on another hat in a soft pima cotton blend and we'll post that when we've finished it.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-76513291844578895322013-09-18T14:59:00.001-04:002013-09-18T14:59:35.251-04:00Don't Be Afraid To Mix It Up!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In past years we have put together a mixed fiber shawl - using 4-6 skeins of different fibers in different colors and textures. These shawls have been really popular with our customers and are so fun to make!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last year we made a small throw blending two Berroco yarns - <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-boboli-yarn/berroco-yarn">Boboli</a> and <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-cirrus-yarn/berroco-yarn">Cirrus</a> - called the <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-checkerboard-throw">Checkerboard Throw</a>. Another fun project, this one was also a popular pick for our knitters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last spring we started carrying the <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/plymouth-baby-alpaca-brush-yarn">Plymouth Baby Alpaca Brus</a>h yarn again, and we realized that it's a great alternative for people who do not like (or cannot use) mohair. The <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-cirrus-yarn/berroco-yarn">Cirrus</a> yarn does contain mohair, so some customers who wanted to make it, but who don't like to use mohair, were not able to. Now that we have the <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/plymouth-baby-alpaca-brush-yarn">Plymouth Baby Alpaca Brush</a>, this throw CAN be made with NO mohair content. YAY!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The colors pair beautifully with the <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-boboli-yarn/berroco-yarn">Boboli</a>, so come on in and check them out to pick your favorite combination. We've already come up with 9 options for an alpaca version of the throw:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...in addition to the 11 new options for the mohair version.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We love to mix fibers like this! If you don't want to make a throw, consider using these mixes for a cowl or scarf.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-9705420041696348502013-09-12T14:20:00.000-04:002013-09-12T14:20:16.821-04:00Swatching<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We always recommend making a swatch before starting every project. Most of the time our customers say they hate swatching, they don't swatch, they've never swatched, they can't imagine swatching... etc, etc. So we know there's a lot of anti-swatching out there! But we're going to keep recommending it, and here's just one reason why...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We just rearranged the entire worsted room last week. (Locals... come on in and check it out. It looks great!) And while we were rearranging the yarns, we had to opportunity to touch EACH AND EVERY ball. Sure, we each have our favorites, but by being forced to fondle each ball, we got reacquainted with some long lost loves!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One yarn that I've always loved is <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-remix">Berroco Remix</a>. <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-remix">Remix</a> is a super soft worsted weight yarn that's made of 100% recycled fibers. It's machine washable (another plus for me!) and has a nice tweedy effect. While moving the Remix to it's new location in the shop, I really started itching to knit with it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started looking through the sweater patterns in the shop, and settled on the </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/chic-ariann-knitting-pattern" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chic Knits Ariann sweater</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. I really wanted a cardigan and I like the look of this pattern stitch. I'm going to make the long sleeves (instead of 3/4), but I'll pass on the belt! The collar doesn't thrill me... I really wanted a v-neck, but I'm going to see what I can do with it. By the time I knit up to the neck, maybe I'll have come up with a way to modify it to suit my tastes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This sweater pattern calls for a stitch gauge (in stockinette) of 4.75 stitches to the inch. Remix is 4.25 stitches to the inch on an 8 US needle. I started my swatching on a 6 US <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/skacel-addi-turbo-needles/yarn-knitting-needles">Addi Lace</a> needle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[I went down 1 size from what the ball band said, because I needed to cram an extra 1/2 stitch into every inch, and then another size since I knit a little loose, and normally go down 1 size needle.]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I ended up getting almost 5 stitches to the inch which is pretty close to 4.75. But I felt like I was really trying to knit tight... and it was making my hands cramp up. That wasn't going to be enjoyable for me, and I like to ENJOY my knitting time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I threw a purl row into my swatch and tried a size 7 US <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/skacel-addi-turbo-needles/yarn-knitting-needles">Addi Lace</a>. And I relaxed to my normal knitting tension. And the swatch... was too loose. It measured in at 4.25 stitches to the inch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After another purl row, I went back to the 6 US Addi Lace and knit with a normal relaxed tension. The result? 4.5 stitches to the inch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My final attempt was on a <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/denise-interchangeable-knitting-needle-kit/yarn-knitting-needles">Denise</a> size 6 US with a normal relaxed tension. And it was perfect. I ended up getting exactly 4.75 stitches to the inch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why did I keep trying different needle sizes and types, you ask? Isn't 4.5 close enough to 4.25? And isn't 5 close enough? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, yes. However, in an adult sweater, that 1/4 stitch per inch difference can really throw off the sizing of your final product! I am making a sweater with a finished chest measurement of 38". If I used the Addi Lace size 6 (with a gauge of 4.5 stitches to the inch) the finished chest measurement of this sweater would have been 40.2" That's more than 2" TOO BIG. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And if I had used the same Addi Lace needles (size 6) and concentrated on just knitting a little tighter (with a gauge of 5 stitches to the inch) the finished chest measurement would have been 36.2"... almost 2" TOO SMALL.</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-12721157634894147472013-09-10T11:06:00.000-04:002013-09-10T11:16:03.254-04:00Bernie<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Barb got a new puppy this summer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bernie is a black Shih Tzu who is quite the little charmer. He's not even 3 pounds and probably won't get to more than 5 pounds when full grown. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And being so tiny means it's even harder to keep warm when the temperatures drop. Last week we could tell he wasn't fond of those cold mornings, and the brisk wind didn't really do it for him either.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So on Saturday we decided he needed his very first sweater. First we chose the yarn... <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/plymouth-encore-acrylic-wool-blend-worsted-weight-yarn">Plymouth Encore</a>. It was an easy decision. We wanted something that would wash easily (after all, Bernie is so tiny that each outing onto grass gets him pretty wet!) We also figured that since he's just getting into the naughty toddler teething phase, he'd be chewing on his sweater like a bad boy. So we certainly weren't going to splurge for superwash merino wool...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then it was on to picking a color. With <a href="http://images.kyarns.com/product-images/plymouth-encore-acrylic-wool-blend-worsted-weight-yarn-thumb.jpg">69 solids</a>, <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/plymouth-encore-tweed">9 tweeds</a> and <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/206">26 colorspuns</a>, the choice was a little overwhelming! We ended up going with one of the new neon colors. We figured that with the daylight hours on the decline, it was the safest choice!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I could have found a pattern for a teeny tiny dog sweater but I figured it would be more fun to wing it. So I grabbed Bernie and a tape measure and sketched some measurements. (You can tell I have cats. My drawing is clearly feline.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With a basic drawing of what I wanted, Bernie's measurements and a gauge swatch, I was off and knitting. This was a quick project and I brought it in for Bernie to wear this morning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He wasn't quite sure what to think of his new sweater. He chased his tail (and the back end of the sweater) for 5 minutes straight, and then was exhausted and napped it in for about an hour. Typical puppy behavior.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Note the buttons... skull & crossbones buttons... perfect for this little sweet terror.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So my attempt at a dog sweater was pretty good! We decided we'll move the buttons to make it more snug around his back for now, and as he grows we'll move them back again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And sorry, I did not write down the pattern for this. It's really all about measurements and gauge... really not too difficult!</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-4003006266195537832013-09-10T09:43:00.004-04:002013-09-10T09:45:10.684-04:00Duplicate Stitch<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm happy to say that after more than 30 years of knitting, I have added "duplicate stitch" to my skills.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm not sure why I was against learning the duplicate stitch? I think I'd seen way too many bad examples of it to want to try it. But now I realize that the bad examples I've seen were because the yarn used for the duplicate stitch was too thin, or the tension was all wrong.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Barb took 5 minutes on Saturday to give Kaitlin and me a little tutorial. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Counting the stitches and marking out exactly where the design was supposed to go took up most of that 5 minutes... the duplicate stitch part only took about 30 seconds to master. I finished it at home this weekend and now all that's left is seaming... my favorite part!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sweater is the Little Boater Crew from the </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/sublime-book-668" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thirteenth Little Sublime Hand Knit Book (#668)</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's an adorable blanket that matches... what a great baby gift idea! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The pattern calls for </span><a href="http://images.kyarns.com/product-images/sublime-baby-cashmere-merino-silk-dk-thumb.jpg" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino Silk DK</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, but as we already have a number of shop samples out of that yarn, I chose the </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/sublime-extra-fine-merino-dk" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sublime Extra Fine Merino DK</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. I LOVE the yarn... maybe a sweater for myself will follow?</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-86603261975597497122013-07-26T11:04:00.001-04:002013-07-26T11:05:37.656-04:00We're Hiring!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Passionate about
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can we talk about how COLD it was today? 42 degrees when I woke up and 69 and breezy this afternoon. Perfect weather for knitting and crocheting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sophie didn't even mind modeling our new hat out on the back deck. Made with <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/plymouth-just-fur-kicks/plymouth-yarn">Plymouth Just Fur Kicks yarn</a>.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-36107900528863959822013-07-24T14:25:00.002-04:002013-07-24T14:25:35.151-04:00Brrr! Today's a chilly one!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What a gorgeous day we're having! It's in the high 60's with no humidity, and the breeze is actually almost chilly!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wore a tank top into work today, since I'm so used to all the humidity we've been having. And I'm actually cold! So I'm glad my new stole is finished blocking - because it's just the perfect thing to warm me up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This took just one skein of <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/noro-silk-garden-sock/noro-yarn">Noro Silk Garden Sock yarn</a>. The pattern is <a href="http://bit.ly/etGCq">free on Ravelry</a>, and it was super easy to make. I used US 10 needles and 45 stitches. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A generously sized stole for under $20! Not bad.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-17811813950965354242013-07-12T10:24:00.001-04:002013-07-12T10:25:12.655-04:00New Safety Measures in Place<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We reorganized the <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/plymouth-encore-acrylic-wool-blend-worsted-weight-yarn/plymouth-yarn#">Plymouth Encore</a> yesterday, since we've just received a number of new colors. Some of the colors are the new neons, which have been really well received. The first day we got the Neon Pink in stock, a little girl chose it for a sweater before we even put it out on the shelf. The mom didn't love the color, but hey, she told her daughter she could pick her favorite color...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, this week we've had a work crew outside on the sidewalk. We can't really tell what they're doing, because each time we look out the window, they aren't doing anything at all. Maybe they just get a lot of breaks? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But it got us thinking of our new neon colors, and how maybe these folks should at least be productive with all this sitting around. Certainly they could be making themselves some accessories for when the air turns colder?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This morning we arrived to find a single cone, but no work crew. So we sent one of our employees out to work safety patrol. We told her it's okay to stay in the shade, but absolutely NO sitting down on the job!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We didn't have the proper uniform for her, but we whipped up a quick safety sash (<a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/plymouth-encore-acrylic-wool-blend-worsted-weight-yarn/plymouth-yarn#">Plymouth Encore neons</a>), badge (<a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/kaleidoscope-yarns-tape-measure/notions-knitting-tools">tape measure</a>), and topped her off with an eyecatching hat (<a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/manos-maxima-yarn/manos-del-uruguay-yarn">Manos Maxima</a>). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We think she'll get noticed.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-82792698675748451282013-07-11T11:30:00.000-04:002013-07-11T11:59:23.202-04:00Washable Mohair Blend<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are you a mohair knitter? Some of our customers, though they love to work with different fibers, are drawn to mohair yarns. And this <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/lang-odeon-yarn/lang-yarn">new mohair from Lang</a> is one that's already been noticed by these knitters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/lang-odeon-yarn/lang-yarn">Lang Odeon</a> is a super soft and light bulky mohair blend - and it's machine washable! It creates a beautiful fabric when knitted alone, but would also be perfect mixed with other yarns (like </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-boboli-yarn" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Berroco Boboli</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> or </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/manos-silk-blend-multi-silk-wool-blend-worsted-dk-weight-yarn/sport-dk-weight-yarn" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Manos Silk Blend Multi</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">) in accessories or throws. Come in and check it out!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-51529764163531016812013-07-10T10:00:00.000-04:002013-07-10T10:00:04.957-04:00Forced Knitting<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Alright kids, if you're coming to the yarn shop with mom, I'm going to force you to knit for at least an hour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And since the Fletcher Allen NICU always needs preemie hats, that's what you're making!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-58565729475415568982013-07-09T10:49:00.000-04:002013-07-09T10:58:19.376-04:00New Sock Yarn with a Touch of Attitude<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">One of our favorite sock & shawl yarns is now available with a bit of glitz! Introducing <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/lang-mille-colori-socks-lace-yarn/lang-yarn">Mille Colori Socks & Lace LUXE by Lang</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">This yarn has always been a great choice for socks - of course - but recently many customers have been using it for shawls and scarves. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Here's a </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/lang-socks-lace-scarf" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Multi Directional Scarf</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> made in shade 53:</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-73131346797406929402013-07-03T11:09:00.002-04:002013-07-03T11:09:44.230-04:00Stashbusting Poms<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We've all got a yarn stash lurking somewhere. Why not grab a multicolored yarn (or a few strands of solids) and make some fun pom-poms?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keep a long strand on your poms and use them as bookmarks, or tie them onto special birthday gifts. Maybe your kitty needs a new toy? I'm sure some of your hats could use a makeover, too. Have fun!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-33266313300764809592013-07-01T13:50:00.001-04:002013-07-01T13:50:13.520-04:00Great Lightweight Top for Summer<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today Sophie found a new top in the shop that fits her to a T. It's the Color Block Top in <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/noro-taiyo-lace">Noro Taiyo Lace</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And it's a <a href="http://media.knittingfever.com/kfi/catalog/pattern/pdf/130213/N1004_Taiyo_Lace_Color_Block_Top.pdf">free pattern</a>! And all sizes take just 1-2 skeins of Taiyo Lace. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-70853812783742015752013-05-13T12:59:00.000-04:002013-05-13T13:00:20.319-04:00Brights are in!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If any of you have been shopping for clothing recently, you've noticed the trend toward bright colors and neons. These colors have also been making an appearance in yarns & other knitting & crochet products, and opening each box here at the shop is definitely awakening our senses after as we head into summer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Examples? Here's a bunch of the new <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/manos-del-uruguay-alegria-yarn">Manos del Uruguay Alegria sock yarn</a>. They've got a lovely mix of bright & neutral colors. Boy, do those bright ones make a splash!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These Berroco brights arrived the same day as our new Hadaki bags. What a feast for the senses!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;">And the <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/hadaki-hannahs-tote">Hadaki Hannah's Tote</a> works as a large project bag, a gym bag, a beach bag, a weekend bag, you name it:</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-51449972840019010492013-05-11T10:31:00.000-04:002013-05-11T10:31:00.038-04:00Customer Project - Vintage Crochet Blanket<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>contributed by Shawn</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A lovely crochet project came through our doors recently and we wanted to share!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a blanket crocheted using </span><a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/berroco-comfort-dk-nylon-acrylic-dk-sport-weight-yarn" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Berroco Comfort DK</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> yarn and adapted from a vintage pattern that originally called for crochet thread. The design looks beautiful in the black and white and our customer added tiny rosettes for a finishing touch.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16848118.post-39495477554308958352013-05-10T09:30:00.000-04:002013-05-10T09:30:03.344-04:00Customer Project - Fun & Bright!<i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">contributed by Shawn</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've always loved the bright fun colors that are available in the <a href="http://www.kyarns.com/product/jil-eaton-cottontail">Jil Eaton CottonTail Yarn</a>. Seeing them all on the shelf together is an inspirational burst of color for the senses. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And so is this sweater! One of our customers recently came in to do a bit of shopping for her next project and she was wearing her latest creation incorporating many of the CottonTail colors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love this Trapezoid Pullover that she created using the CottonTail and a Kaffe Fassett pattern. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sorry, I didn't catch explicit pattern source details at the time because I was too excited by the actual sweater!</span><br />
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