Woolbearers: Fall 2016 Newsletter

IT'S ALMOST FALL

My favorite time of year.. We're starting new classes and I have lots of new yarn for you!

In This Issue

WORK-

SHOPS

I

am very pleased to announce that Lars Rains, author of Modern Lopi, will be holding a workshop at Woolbearers on Sept 24 at 1 pm "Design Your Own Fair Isle Hat". Check our website for more info.

On Oct 1, knitwear designer, Cynthia Spencer, will have a trunk show and class at Woolbearers. She will be teaching Entrelac with or without beads. You can find her patterns at Really Clear Designs or on Ravelry.

KNITTING RETREAT with

Knitwear Designer, XANDY PETERS

at the Northwood Inn Bed & Breakfast, Ocean City NJ

Nov 4-6 2016

Xandy will be teaching her new "faux crochet" technique. Sign up early-- space is limited. For more info click here

CLASSES (check Website for more info)

BEGINNING KNITTING
PROJECT NIGHT/DAYDESIGN YOUR OWN FAIR ISLE HAT
MY FIRST CUSTOMFIT SWEATER WORKSHOP
ENTRELAC WORKSHOP & TRUNK SHOW

LINIENTREU SHAWL KAL

TWO-COLOR BRIOCHE COWL

BRIOCHE 102
GREATAMERICAN, GREAT NORTH AMERICAN AFGHAN & AMERICAN ARAN AFGHAN
FIX-IT CLINIC
DO THE CONTINENTAL
FAIR ISLE TAM

SOCKS ON DPN's

MAGIC LOOP TWO-AT-A-TIME SOCKS

BEGINNING RIGID HEDDLE LOOM WEAVING

INTERMEDIATE RIGID HEDDLE LOOM WEAVING

BEGINNING SPINNING

SPINNING 102
CROCHET CLASSES -- COMING SOON!

YARN

Got in lots of new sock yarn. Biscotte & Cie is a company you may have seen at shows like Vogue Knitting. They are known for their self-striping yarns. Ancient Fibre Arts is a fairly new Canadian company, whose yarn graced the cover of Early Fall

Vogue Knitting with a design by Xandy Peters -- I had to get in all the yarn for this wonderful design and lots of other colors as well.

Xandy is publishing her new pattern book, Jersey Shore Knits 2 and her designs use yarn by Appletree Knits, which I just had to get in for the Sunrise Cardigan (as well as a good selection of her other gradients) Nooch Fibers for the Lime Nut Cowl,

(we have a good selection of their sock yarn) and yarn dyed by yours truly (Woolbearers Bamberino) for the Boardwalk Top and the Saltwater Taffy Shawl in Woolbearers Fingering. Picture of the kit is above. Book should be available soon, or you can find the patterns on Ravelry.

Our order for Meadowcroft Dyeworks yarn has come in and it is going fast --- very saturated deep colors.

Berroco's new yarns include Macro, a Superbulky wool/alpaca/acrylic yarn -- great for quick projects; Cotolana is a wool/cotton blend in a chainette construction. At 4.5 stitches to the inch it is a very versatile yarn. Millefiori is a colorful soft wool/acrylic blend -- great patterns to go with this yarn. They are also distributing Amano's Warmi, which is a yummy aran weight alpaca/merino blend.

Classic Elite brought in Adelaide a 5 stitches to the inch 100% merino with great pattern support. Debbie Bliss has a new sock yarn -- Rialto Luxury Sock 437 yards of striated color yarn -- we have her new mugs as well. Katia's Cotton/Merino is light and airy and will make great accessories as well as sweaters.

Rainbow Beach from Queensland is a sport weight striated superwash yarn, similar to it's heavier cousin, Brisbane, which will be coming in bold solid colors. Babe Softcotton Chunky is a cotton acrylic yarn, designed especially for babies. You can knit up a soft, cushy blanket in no time.

I couldn't resist the 100% silk cone (317 yards) from Ito

called Serishin-- I've seen some beautiful shawls knit in this yarn.

Sirdar brought in Hayfield Baby Blossom Chunky --

a self patterning acrylic/nylon blend that knits up the cutest outfits. West Yorkshire Spinners is a new company from England. Their Blue-Faced Leicester DK is a pleasure to knit.

I also couldn't resist 100% cashmere from Trendsetter -- Cardiff Cashmere in a DK weight, as well as their new Transitions yarn -- 660 yards of gradient Cotton/Acrylic in a DK weight. Free shawl pattern with purchase of yarn. Come in and check out all the colors. Lana Grossa brought in Alta Moda Super Color. an aran weight alpaca/wool/nylon blend -- tons of yardage.

From Mirasol we have Umina -- the softest alpaca/merino blend at 5 stiches to the inch.

Tahki brings us Alden, a merino/alpaca/nylon blend, DK weight with 2

50 yards in soft heathery colors and Vermont, a 4 stitches to the inch eco-friendly yarn in 5 natural marled shades -- 50% superfine alpaca, 50% merino. Here is my favorite pattern of the season, the Magnolia Tabard using 6-9 skeins of Vermont.

Plymouth has Tuscan Aire -- a light, airy chunky yarn in soft heathered colors.

I brought in some kits from

Appalachian Baby -- organic cotton baby blanket, sweater and hat and bootie kits.

We just got our order from Blue Sky Fibers -- the entire palette of Woolstok, the latest offering from Blue Sky. It's a a worsted-weight yarn, gently plied to give it loft, lightness and a soft hand. Lots of great pattern support.