Sheep & Wool is coming, and the first prognostications are at our door.
On Saturday, we received a shipment of FatCatKnits wonderful rovings. With no fewer than ten colors in five different fibers, there’s enough of each to do a significant amount of spinning. A couple of us have our eyes on the Merino/Bamboo 50/50 blend, so come scoop one up while they’re hot!
We’ve brought a brand new yarn into the shop. It’s called “AraucanÃa.” Do YOU know how to pronounce it? Jared & Rebecca go for the literal Spanish (ah-raow-kah-KNEE-ah), while Coleen has settled on a more Americanized (aw-ruh-CANE-yuh). The latter may become the consensus, as it at least has one less syllable.
We have several colors of the “Ranco Multi” sock. Which is your favorite?
No less glorious is AraucanÃa’s “Nature Wool”; we have several of the semi-solids and one multi to pick from. As of today, there’s plenty for a sweater in any color, though many of these shades would look glorious together in a colorwork number. Pay a visit and pick some for your very own.
Happy new year from us here at Cloverhill! We hope you all had excellent and merry celebrations, and that you’ve finished your Christmas projects and are ready to knit something for yourself.
One of our favorite local dyers stopped by today to replenish our stock of Wullenstudio Sock. Since I (Rebecca) compulsively arrange yarn into rainbows, it is coordinated and ready for your picking pleasure.
Sheila dyes her yarns by hand, and most of the 75% superwash merino/25% nylon skeins in our possession are semi-solids. They are perfect for a lace scarf, or a pair of socks in a fancy pattern that would get lost in a sock yarn of more varied hue. It’s incredibly soft to work with, though you might not be able to tell, what with how tightly the 450 yards are twisted down into a compact little skein.
See that dark green in the lower left corner? That’s a new color, called “Bungle in the Jungle.” It’s a dark sort of foresty green with lighter, yellowish flecks. You should come and buy it before I do. See you soon!
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