Showing posts with label colorwork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label colorwork. Show all posts
Things to do with Liberty Wool Print!
As soon as this week's free pattern was completed, Meg and I both cast on the Splash of Color cowl, one in each new colorway (12 new colors are being released this spring as part of our retailer subscription program). Meg's is in Berry Brambles, mine is in Golden Pagoda. The colors are bright, but what a great way to add an accent color to your outfit.
If you love cowls, this pattern from Kelly J. Knits, the Key to Warmth Cowl, knit here in Liberty Wool Solids and Prints, is brilliant.
We also dressed up our office with Liberty Wool Print. Machine-knit, the installation is 60' total length in 20 colors of Liberty Wool Print...overall 8900 yards and 8 pounds of wool with 73 color changes!
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| Putting the Liberty "knitdown" on foam core for our office decoration. |
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| Finished! All 60 feet of it! |
Downtown Knits in North Carolina has another beautiful display idea using the Molly scarf, one of our best selling patterns. Owner Michele Riggs knit one ball of each color into a scarf, and as new colors are released, she just adds a little more to it.
Betsy, the owner of Classic Elite Yarns, knit up a Log Cabin blanket (with the help of the Mason Dixon ladies) in multiple solid and print colorways of Liberty Wool.
Hub Mills Store here in N. Billerica knit up a chair cushion in each color to soften up the chairs for Knit Night. You also catch a glimpse of the Aldred scarf over the chair, an independent design that uses Liberty Print's color variegation very cleverly.
How do you use your Liberty Print?
TNNA Recap and Spring Sneak Peek
The National Needlearts Association hosted its semi-annual spring trade show this weekend in Phoenix. TNNA trade shows are the perfect place to see old industry friends and meet new ones, show off your newest collection of garments and yarns, meet retailers and designers, and, most importantly, to sell some yarn!
Meg Myers, our resident web administrator and graphic designer, headed out to Phoenix with Betsy, Heather and Susan for her first trade show experience. Here is her TNNA recap in pictures.
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| Meg Myers |
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| Hello Phoenix! |
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| The famous "Yarn Wall", one skein of every CEY brand yarn. |
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| New Spring Accessories! |
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| Liberty Wool Print colors, awesome display idea! |
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| Two new kits to support Stitch Red, a campaign to fight heart disease |
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| MinnowKnits designs in CottonTail |
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| MillaMia, a new line of patterns and washable Merino for kids. |
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| MillaMia offers contemporary takes on traditional techniques |
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| Their photography is guaranteed to make you smile. |
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| Excited for spring knitting? |
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| New yarns for spring 2012 |
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| A garment from our first dedicated Silky Alpaca Lace booklet, Summer Breeze, #9178 | |
MillaMia Stocking Kits, just in time!
Have you knit a Christmas stocking yet? Christmas stockings have long been on my to-do list, and we may have found the perfect pattern from MillaMia, a line of yarns and patterns based in England.
MillaMia is an established European brand that is now being distributed by Classic Elite Yarns here in the States. Founded and operated by two sisters who spent their childhood summers in Sweden, MillaMia's style is distinctive and contemporary.
Their products include Naturally Soft Merino, a 100% extrafine Merino machine-washable sportweight yarn in 17 colors, a collection of beautifully styled patterns for children, and cushion and stocking kits for the holidays. You can find their entire range of products here in the States beginning in January 2012, but stocking kits are available now!
Kits include the Candy Cane (4 balls of yarn plus the pattern), Cables (3 balls of yarn plus the pattern) and lastly the Nordic Star (3 balls of yarn plus the pattern). Though pictured above in Scarlet, these kits also come in Moss and Snow (red, green and white for the holidays!) You can buy stocking kits from the retailers listed below. If your shop isn't listed here, don't worry! Keep checking our website here for new retailers and ask for it at your LYS.
We want to give one lucky reader in the United States a chance to experience MillaMia and Naturally Soft Merino this holiday season. We're giving away one stocking kit of your choice! You'll be hooked. Just comment here and let us know how you prepare your home for the holidays. Be sure to include a way to reach you, either through Ravelry or email so we can notify you if you win! We will choose a winner on December 8th at noon. Comment away!
Scroll down for a holiday giveaway!
Their products include Naturally Soft Merino, a 100% extrafine Merino machine-washable sportweight yarn in 17 colors, a collection of beautifully styled patterns for children, and cushion and stocking kits for the holidays. You can find their entire range of products here in the States beginning in January 2012, but stocking kits are available now!
Kits include the Candy Cane (4 balls of yarn plus the pattern), Cables (3 balls of yarn plus the pattern) and lastly the Nordic Star (3 balls of yarn plus the pattern). Though pictured above in Scarlet, these kits also come in Moss and Snow (red, green and white for the holidays!) You can buy stocking kits from the retailers listed below. If your shop isn't listed here, don't worry! Keep checking our website here for new retailers and ask for it at your LYS.
- WEBS, Northampton, MA, http://yarn.com
- Yarn Garden, Portland, OR, http://www.yarngarden.net
- Stitch House Dorchester, Dorchester, MA, http://www.stitchhousedorchester.com
- Sweet Pea's Yarns and Gifts, St. Clair, MI, http://sweetpeasyarn.com/
- Hub Mills Store, N. Billerica, MA, http://www.hubmillsstore.com
We want to give one lucky reader in the United States a chance to experience MillaMia and Naturally Soft Merino this holiday season. We're giving away one stocking kit of your choice! You'll be hooked. Just comment here and let us know how you prepare your home for the holidays. Be sure to include a way to reach you, either through Ravelry or email so we can notify you if you win! We will choose a winner on December 8th at noon. Comment away!
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