Misti Pima & Silk Handpaints

Misti Pima Cotton & Silk Handpaints  $9.50

• 83% Peruvian Pima Cotton, 17% Silk
  
• 100g/300m (holy cow that's a lot of yarn!)
• DK weight
• 5.5 to 6 sts per inch
• 3.5mm to 4mm needles

See examples of this yarn in action using FREE patterns!

• Clapotis is STUNNING in this yarn!
• Helena Baby Sweater
• Lacy Baktus Scarfette 
• Drop Stitch Scarf
• Feather and Fan Shawl
• Seamless Yoked Baby Sweater
  

   
CP 03 Apple Tree & Clapotis Knit in Apple Tree

Malabrigo Merino Sock

Above: Noosa Sunset Shawl

Malabrigo Merino Sock

• 3ply/light fingering weight
  
• 100g/400m
• 2.25mm to 2.5mm for socks, 3mm for other projects
• 100% merino wool
• Kettle dyed Semi-Solids and Hand Dyed Multi-colours
• $27.50

Projects that are worth knitting in skinny yarn

• Damson Shawlette
  
• Featherweight Cardigan
• Multnomah Shawl (Free)
• Whisper Cardigan
• Barn Raising Quilt
• Citron Shawlette (Free)
• Lacy Baktus Scaarf/Shawlette  (Free)
• Sock Yarn Baby Sweater
• Tempest Cardigan (Free)
  

Vogue Knitting Shawls & Wraps

 
Vogue Knitting Shawls & Wraps  $31.95
This book has spring shawl-spiration is spades! It consists of 40 shawl & wrap patterns previously published in Vogue Knitting magazine over the last 10 (or more) years. As you'd expect, there is lots of lace, some easy and some more involved. But it is a real mix of style so there are lots of things in it for everyone. There are bulky yarns, colour work, cables, big wraps, little wraps, high fashion stuff, traditional looks, and lots of women on windswept beaches. Shawls and wraps are one of those ubiquitous projects because you ALWAYS need one to wear to that fancy event and they are such a perfect gift because they always fit and look very impressive.

Some of my particular favourites (keeping in mind that I am not a lacy knitter):

• Reversible Cable Rib Shawl by Lily Chin (Brilliant! She is a smarty pants!
  
• Medallion Wrap by Norah Gaughan (for those of us too big to wear her fascinating Cabled Bolero that is also made in medallions)
  
• Trellis Lace Shawl (wow! so worth the work!)
• Pinwheel Shawl by Teva Durham
• Lace Cape by Pierrot (I don't know where i would wear a cape, but it is just so lovely)
• Leaf Lace Shawl (maybe not quite so long)
• Tuck Stitch Wrap
• Eyelet Wrap (perfect for hand dyed yarns!)
  

Araucania Cottons

Instant Gratification Cardie Jacket

Araucania Nature Cotton & Patagonia Cotton
Yay! The Nature Cotton is finally here! If you haven't seen it before it's worth the attention. Nature Cotton and it's hand dyed counterpart Patagonia are a chunky to bulky weight, slubby, hand dyed/kettle dyed cottons. It knits FAST and you can use it to make just about anything: sweaters, blankets, washcloths, etc. We like it so much, we even wrote our own pattern for it (see picture above).

Nature Cotton $12.50

• 5mm to 6mm needles (we like it on 7mm needles)
  
• Kettle Dyed
• 100g/97.5m
  
• 13 sts = 4"/10cm (on 6mm?)
  
• 100% cotton
• Yarn made in Peru, Dyed in Chile

Patagonia $14.50

• 5mm to 6mm needles (we like it on 7mm needles)
  Hand Dyed
• 100g/97.5m
  
• 13 sts = 4"/10cm (on 6mm?)
• 100% cotton
• Yarn made in Peru, Dyed in Chile

Free: Simple Lace Shrug (2 to 3 skeins)

Free: Sunkist Cardie (4 to 5 skeins)

I especially like this yarn in the Reverse Bloom Flower Washcloth