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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Handdyed and Organic Yarn

This month I have a whole bunch of hand-dyed and organic yarns. As usual, the photos don't really do the gorgeous colors justice - you might have to come by and check them out in person.

With the addition of Silky Merino and Lace Merino, I had enough yarn to make a Malabrigo wall:
Here is the Silky Merino:
Silky Merino from Malabrigo
50% Silk, 50% wool - 150 yds/50 g.
DK weight but no gauge listed by manufacturer
Hand wash, dry flat
$9.99

And here is the Lace Merino:
Lace Merino from Malabrigo
100% Baby Merino wool, 470 yards/50 g.
Lace to fingering weight, gauge not listed by manufacturer
Hand wash, dry flat
$9.99

We were very excited to receive our shipment of yarn from Handmaiden Yarns out of Canada. Their handpainted colors were inspiring even in the tiny little snippets that were sent to us in our ordering catalog. We decided to get Sea Silk and Great Big Sea, which are both Silk and Seacell blends (seacell is made of seaweed and viscose!). You really have to see this yarn to believe it.


Sea Silk from Handmaiden
70% Silk, 30% Seacell, 436 yards/100g
28 sts to 4 inches on a US 2-3 needle
Hand wash, dry flat
$37.50


Great Big Sea is a heavier weight version of Sea Silk:

Great Big Sea by Handmaiden
50% Silk, 30% Wool, 20% Seacell - 272 yds/100g
20 sts to 4 inches on US 5-6 needle
Hand wash, dry flat
$37.50

And now for the organic portion of our program! The following yarns from Plymouth are all certified organic, use no dye at all - these are the natural fiber colors - and the labels are 100% recycled paper. They also have fabulous price points that make going green affordable!
Oceanside Organic from Plymouth Yarns
100% Organic Cotton - 109 yards/50 g.
20 sts to 4 inches on US 6
Machine wash gentle, tumble dry low
$4.99


Ecco Silk from Plymouth Yarns
100% Silk, 147 yards/50 g.
24 sts to 4 inches on US 6 needle
Hand wash, dry flat
$11.99

Ecco Silk Boucle from Plymouth Yarns
100% Silk, 96 yds/50 g.
20 sts to 4 inches on US 7 needle
Hand wash, dry flat
$12.99



Ecco Cashmere
100% Cashmere, 354 yds/50 g.
Laceweight
Hand wash, dry flat
$29.99


PHEW! Whenever I think we're slowing down for a bit it just keeps going and going... NEW YARN! We have new books, too, but I think I've gone on long enough for today. Stay well!

Have fun with the string,
Jen

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