New Shades of Freia Ombre Lace

We've received a shipment of Freia Ombre Lace new colours! 

New Yarn: Baa Ram Ewe Titus

Baa Ram Ewe Titus

• 100% made in Britain, Spun in Yorkshire
• 50% Wensleydale Longwool, 20% Bluefaced Leicester, 30% UK Alpaca
• Fingering/Baby weight, 2.75mm-3.25mm
• 100g/320m (350yds)
• 1 skein is enough for a hat or pair of wristlets (see below)
• would be lovely for shawls & wraps, holds lace beautifully
• $29.97 per skein
• See project ideas on Ravelry

Ilkley Moor & Baht 'At by Ann Kingstone

• Charming, high quality pattern leaflets
• Patterns for hat & wristlets sold separately
• Each project requires only 1 skein of Baa Ram Ewe Titus
• See on Ravelry: Hat, Wristlets
• $6.97 each

Born & Bred by Ann Kingstone

• High quality, soft cover pattern booklet
• 9 charming patterns (see below or on Ravelry)
• Includes patterns for Baht 'At wristlets & Ilkley Moor hat (see above) made with Baa Ram Ewe Titus
• $23.95

Project Idea: Colour Affection

• 3 skeins of Baa Ram Ewe Titus, 1 in each of 3 colours
• Pattern available ad a PDF dowload on Ravelry
• see Beth2's project (pictured above) HERE

You can always find us at Knitomatic.com

New: Zen Yarn Garden Serenity Silk Single

Zen Yarn Garden Serenity Silk Single  $34.97

Zen Yarn Garden Serenity Silk Single is a hanka-hanka burnin' love! Seriously, it's GORGEOUS. It is a luxe blend or merino, cashmere, and silk, twisted into a lush single ply. It's completely worth the indulgence, and it's made in Canada too! You can use it for socks, shawls, wraps, caps,  sweaters, wristlets, and anything else you can dream of - it'll make anything stunning. 

• 75% Superwash Merino, 15% Cashmere, 10% Silk
• 100g/392m
• 2mm to 3mm needles
• Hand or machine wash, lay flat to dry
• Made in Canada

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

NEW: Dye-Version Bamboo Sock!

Dye-Version Bamboo Sock $24.97

Finally, a sock yarn for vegans and those allergi to wool! Dye-Version Bamboo sock looks great, feels great, and doesn't contain any animal fiber:  93% bamboo, 7% lycra. It's easy to knit and to wear, plus the yarn has a pretty surface shimmer (it's a natural property of the bamboo)

• 370m/115g
• 2.5mm to 3.5mm needles
• 7 to 8 sts = 4"/10cm
• Hand wash cold water
•  93% bamboo, 7% lycra
• Made in Canada

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

New: Berroco Peruvia Quick

Berroco Peruvia Quick $10.97

Peruvia Quick is a great yarn new to Knit-O-Matic. Similar to Cascade Eco+, Peruvia Quick is made in Peru from 100% Peruvia Highland Wool. It's a bulky weight yarn that knits up quickly on 8mm needles (tension is 12 sts & 16 rows = 4"), and is very affordable at $10.97 for a 100g/95m skein. 1 skein is sufficient for a hat or mitts, 2 for a scarf or cowl, 5+ for a sweater, 10+ for a blanket. 

• find it on Ravelry
• see the Shade Card

Aidez is a free pattern from Berroco designed with Peruvia Quick

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

NEW Berroco Weekend Chunky

Berroco Weekend Chunky $6.97
New to Knit-O-Matic, Berroco Weekend Chunky is a great summer bulky weight yarn. It is soft, easy to work with, machine washable, and ever so affordable. Made in Peru, it is a blend of Cotton and Acrylic (but not the icky stuff, just the happy variety), which makes it a lot lighter and bouncier than regular cottons. 

• knitting gauge: 13 sts & 18 rows on 6.5mm needles  (3.25 sts/inch)
• crochet gauge: 11sc & 14 rows with 6mm/J hook (2.75sc/inch)
• 100g/110m

Schwann

• Berroco: Norah Gaughan no. 8  ($14.97)
• 5 to 8 skeins  Berroco Weekend Chunky
• 6.5mm needles
• 5.5mm circular needles

Emmaline

• free pattern
• 4 to 9 skeins  Berroco Weekend Chunky 
• 7mm double pointed needles
• 7mm circular needles: 16", 24" & 29" 
• you can also use 6.5mm needles (same lengths as above)

Walcott

• free pattern
• 5 to 7 skeins  Berroco Weekend Chunky 
• 6.5mm needles
• 6.5mm crochet hook

Benson

• Berroco no. 320:  Big Kids/Little Kids ~ $7.97 
• Sizes: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, & 12
• 5 to 8 skeins  Berroco Weekend Chunky 
• 1 skein  Berroco Weekend
• 5mm needles
• 6.5mm needles
• 2 stitch holders

Knik

• Berroco Norah Gaughan no. 10 ~ $14.97 
• 10 to 15 skeins  Berroco Weekend Chunky 
• 5.5mm needles
• 6.5mm needles
• stitch holders
• stitch markers

Coromuel

• Berroco Norah Gaughan no. 10 ~ $14.97
• 8 to 12 skeins  Berroco Weekend Chunky 
• 5.5mm needles
• 6.5mm needles

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

New Colours of Noro Taiyo!

New colours of Noro Taiyo came in this week, and they look great!  This bunch is for the most part more muted. As always with Noro, you really have to come in and check out the colours for yourself, the computer monintor never does them justice, and you never know what kind of goodies are lurking at the centre of the ball. 

• 21:  Orange, Russet, Blue, Grey. It's dark & moody like THIS
• 23:  Blue, Turquoise, Lime, Orange. Maritime blues like THIS. 
• 24: Blue, Green, Yellow, Burgundy. Autumnal and muted.
• 29: Pink, Fuschia, Purple, Orange, Brown. Warm and comforting, like THIS
• 30: Purple, Teal, Black, Cream.Pretty and surprising, little like THIS
• 31:  Red, Lime, Orange, Pink. It is bright & stripy like THIS

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

SALE Sublime Organic Merino Wool DK

25% Off Sumblime Organic Merino Wool DK $7.50 (reg $10)

Sumblime Organic Merino Wool is super soft and super sale! It has good yardage at 50g/105m, it's a single ply and has a soft, airy texture.  It's perfect for anyone who's afraid of what's getting into baby's mouth, for people who are concerned about the environment, and people who like nice yarns! We have 11 very pretty, subtle colours, ready for your enjoyment.  

Free Project Suggestions for Babies:

• Aviatrix Baby Hat (I am going to make this for my cousin's twins)
• Cabled Baby Hat & Mitts
• Elephant Toy
• Das Monster

Free Projects for Kids

• Twisted Tree Pullover
• Slouched Tuva Hat

Free Projects for Adults

• Lace Edged 
• Cafe Au Lait Mitts
• Vintage Neckerchief
• Beret with Crochet Flowers
• Druidess Beret
• Rosy Posy Tea Cozy

NEW! Berroco Blackstone Tweed & Blackstone Tweed Chunky!

Berroco Blackstone Tweed & Blackstone Tweed Chunky $11.50

Please welcome Berroco Blackstone Tweed & Blackstone Tweed Chunky to the store!  Both are a very happy,  lovely, and soft  blend of wool, kid mohair and angora - aka. great for making EVERYTHING!  Blackstone Tweed is a worsted/aran weight an knits on a suggested 4.5mm needle, and has some really great yardage, weighing in at a whopping 119m for it's 50g! Blackstone Tweed Chunky works up on a 6.5mm needle for quick knits and is a very nice 50g/55m.  And there's more good news! We have Berroco's new pattern booklet for the Blackstone Tweeds and it's Beautiful!