A Whole Lotta Pretty
Yup, Meg's dad popped by around 2 p.m. today and delivered.......boy, howdy, he delivered. First off, something new
That's her newest yarn (to us) she calls Kaboom!, which is a blend of 60% superwash merino, 30% bamboo, and 10% nylon and will knit at the sport weight (about 6 sts/inch). There's 400 yards in a hank, so PLENTY for a pair of socks. It's $27 a hank and she calls the colourway Stone. She also delivered hanks of superwash DK/light worsted
in four colourways. (I've linked to knitted samples, where available...click on the colourway name). You see Stone again (back left), there's Giggle (front left, the pink combo), Wing (front right--light blues/pinks/lavenders), and Flux (back right, and not quite as bile yellow as you see in this pic, thanks to digital photography). There's 240 yards in a hank, so I think you could get a pair of socks for men out of one, but fore sure you can get a pair for women out of one hank. It's superwash merino wool and is $26 a hank. YUM YUM...it would also be amazing for kid's items, given the washability.
More yarn appeared again today at the shop
and a little hilarity ensued. That's one of our great staffers, Kyle, with a bundle of Manos del Uruguay wool on her head, a la Marie Antoinette (or George Clinton in the Parliament/Funkadelic years). But who wouldn't wanna wear this on your head
Such beauty....such amazing knitted fabric.....such phenomenal patterns.
A little bit of goodies from Adrienne Vittadini and Jo Sharp inside
That's more Felicia in the color I'm using for the shop model that's all but done (but I left the disk with those pictures on it at home today...durnit!).
One more box arrived today, completely by surprise
That's the first half of our Premiere order from Classic Elite. This yarn is just heavenly, as it's a cotton/tencel blend that has amazing lustre.
Speaking of fun that arrived today
these three lovely ladies are, from left to right, Kathy S (local knitter), Candace Eisner Strick (famous knitting celebrity), and Deni T (local knitter). The two local folks are great custo-friends who came up to the airport to bring Candace to their part of the state (south of here) for a weekend of workshops and knitting fun. Unfortunately, Ruth Ann couldn't be here (she was home cooking for the group), but we heard from her via phone. Candace was a bad, bad girl while she was here--she showed me her website and I immediately fell in love with her kits and projects and signed up for her wholesale website right away. We'll be ordering these beautiful kits early in April (next week), for sure!
Need any further information about what you see above (especially the hand-dyed beauties from Meg?)....drop me a note or call the shop (toll free) at 866-939-BEAR and we can help!
