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FOUR NEW YARNS!

Monday, April 10, 2017 – Four New Yarns!

We have some exciting new yarns to share with you today…2 luxury yarns and 2 economical yarns. All four have their own merit and applications. As well, we are offering some pattern ideas and downloads to be able to work with the yarns being mentioned today. Also, please take note of our Store Hours for this weekend.

London Yarns hours for the upcoming holiday weekend, are as follows:
Friday, April 14 – CLOSED
Saturday, April 15 – Open 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, April 16 – CLOSED
Monday, April 17 -– Open 9:30 am – 5:00 pm

We have begun to carry a new line of yarns from The Fibre Company – Natural Fibre Yarns for Handknitting and Crochet!!

INTRODUCING …

“Each line in our range of natural fibre yarns is carefully developed by us to achieve the perfect combination of softness and structure. The colour palettes are created to achieve subtle variation in tone and saturation in a fine array of balanced shades. The result is an elegant yarn worthy of the most special projects—yours!”

ABOUT…
“We Make Hand Knitting Yarns that Delight and Inspire!
The Fibre Co.’s story began in 2003 in an old warehouse on the working waterfront of Portland, Maine, USA with a small spinning mill, lots of raw natural fibre and owner/founder Daphne Marinopoulos’ vision of creating yarns that she couldn’t find on the retail shelves. From these humble beginnings to today’s global brand now based in the United Kingdom, we work with a variety of producers and artisans to continue creating yarns that delight and inspire the enthusiast maker.”

WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO US?
“We’re all about sharing a heartfelt passion and creating yarns that are, at heart, as nature intended. Our yarns are combinations of a variety of natural fibres, we recognise the fragility of the landscapes that inspire us and we’re always conscious of our footprints from producer to mill to warehouse and everything in between. We aim to be stylish, consistent and to bring an authenticity to everything that we do.

We’re humbled to know that the best of the best designers use our yarns – so we’re keen to promote their work and encourage new talent. After all, their creativity is what allows us to provide you with amazing ideas.

It has always been about the triple bottom line for The Fibre Co.—people, profit and planet. We’re always asking ourselves how we can improve our sustainability. We know that sustainability is an essential ingredient for our long-term success. We understand that sustainability is a process and see ourselves as a greening business constantly looking for ways to improve our impact on the environment.”

Visit The Fibre Company’s website -- http://www.thefibreco.com/about/ for more information about:

What fibres do we use?
Where do the ideas come from?
Who do we work with?

INTRODUCING…

Be they coastal, wooded or alpine, meadows are important ecosystems housing local fauna and serving as a fertile growing ground for flora of many varieties. Usually filled with grasses and other non-woody plants, the theme of lightness is everywhere in a meadow. What better name for a lace weight yarn? Meadow is the perfect lace weight yarn, spun with The Fibre Co.’s trademark blend of luxury fibres with a touch of rustic. Combining four of the most luxurious fibres—baby llama, fine merino wool, silk and linen—this 2 ply yarn is slightly heavier than a typical lace weight yarn. It is a versatile yarn that works well on a variety of needle sizes and a wide array of projects. The crisp hand and stitch definition of linen with the sheen of silk is perfectly complimented by the softness of baby llama and fine merino. A yarn for fibre lovers who like a treat on the needles and for their favourite handmades.

MEADOW by The Fibre Company
Yardage: 498 mtrs / 545 yds / 100 grams
Tension: 32 - 36 sts = 4" (10 cm) LACE WEIGHT
Suggested Knitting Needle: 2.25 mm – 3.25 mm, US 1 – 3
Fibre Content: 40% Merino Wool, 25% Baby Llama, 20% Silk, 15% Linen
Care: Hand Wash, Flat Dry
Made in Peru

Here is a SMALL sampling of some of the GLORIOUS shawls that are offered as free downloads on Ravelry that you could knit with Meadow:

To find the above pictured Shawls, along with many, many more, have a browse through Ravelry’s 10-pages of Lace Weight Shawl Patterns:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/search#language=en&colors=1&view=captioned_thumbs&yardage-in=450-600%7C300-450&sort=best&photo=yes&availability=free&weight=lace

INTRODUCING…

Inspired from the days that Daphne was living and working in London, this yarn is reminiscent of the traditions and understated glory of Knightsbridge, a prestigious area of the capital city. Surrounded by inspiring architecture and some of the finest examples of beautiful interiors and fabrics, Daphne dreamt of developing a range of yarn that captured the essence of her inspiring walks through Hyde Park and along the impressive streets of Knightsbridge. The resulting yarn is warm, soft and sophisticated so works as well for garments as it does accessories and luxurious items for the home. Somewhere between a worsted and a DK weight yarn, this is a blend that is versatile in that it blooms and responds to the stitch patterns chosen. A tweedy, heathered colouring to each hank gives Knightsbridge its traditional appearance that lends a certain elegance to all fabrics worked up in this exceptional yarn. This yarn is created from dyed fibres in multiple colours which are then spun and twisted into a lovely 2 ply yarn. The merino, baby llama and silk all take up the dye differently and the interplay of multiple colours in each shade creates a lovely subdued palette. Knightsbridge is a yarn for makers and crafters seeking to create a handmade item for their wardrobe that will elevate their favourite outfits to new possibilities.

Currently, we have three coordinating colours in stock:

(and, no, “BLEU “is not a type-O...it is the actual correct spelling, as per the Fibre Co.)

KNIGHTSBRIDGE by The Fibre Company
Yardage: 110 mtrs / 120 yds / 50 grams
Tension: 20 - 22 sts = 4" (10 cm)
Suggested Knitting Needle: 3.75 mm – 4 mm, US 5 – 6
Fibre Content: 65% Baby Lama, 25% Merino Wool, 10% Silk
Care: Hand Wash, Flat Dry
Made in Peru

INTRODUCING…

SWEET ROLL by Premier Yarns

Sweet Roll combines 3 colours in each ball. The yarn is designed to create wide stripes in a regular repeat, creating all the excitement of working with multiple colours, without the tedium of weaving in all those ends. Each ball contains 2 complete repeats of the stripe pattern, and begins and ends with the same colour, making the transition from one ball to the next easy.

Sweet Roll is an affordable, medium weight, machine washable, 100% acrylic yarn in a generous 140 gram ball with 224 metres.

Here is a “Sweet Roll Yarn Review”, by Little Monkeys Crochet:

“BASIC INFO
Sweet Roll is a 100% acrylic, #4 medium worsted weight self-striping yarn. There are a generous 245 yards per roll, and 25 different color combinations to choose from. And, it’s machine washable and dryable.
COLOR
Every Sweet Roll goes through each of its three colors two times, with equal amounts of each color (about 40 meters per section). Thanks to those evenly-spaced repeats, you can do multi-skein projects without having to worry about wasting any yarn, because the next skein will always match up perfectly to where the previous one left off.
FUNCTION
Sweet Roll comes in a really nice, flat-bottomed ball with a handy starting tail sticking out of the middle just waiting for you to grab. I loved this. I don’t know about you, but I sometimes I feel like I spend way too much time digging through, and occasionally destroying, a skein of yarn looking for that end! Sweet Roll could not have made it any easier.
FINAL THOUGHTS
The creators of Sweet Roll really took into account many of the desires of crocheters (and knitters, I’m sure) everywhere. From the uniformity of each roll, allowing for creating multi-skein projects with no headaches, to the practical function of the center-pull, flat-bottomed ball, this yarn is a good, solid choice for striped acrylic projects. If I could add any feature to it, I would have made the color changes gradual, but that’s really a matter of personal preference. Overall, this yarn is a nice, affordable choice with plenty of color schemes to suit any style.”

Full Review: http://littlemonkeyscrochet.com/yarn-review-sweet-roll/

Premier Yarns has a nice blog posting introducing Sweet Roll. If you want to read a little more detail about this yarn from the manufacturer, you can find the brief write up here: https://www.premieryarns.com/blogs/premier-yarns/introducing-sweet-roll

SWEET ROLL by Premier Yarns
Yardage: 224 mtrs / 245 yds / 140 grams
Tension: 17 sts = 4" (10 cm)
Suggested Knitting Needle: 5.5 mm, US – 9
Fibre Content: 100% Acrylic
Care: Machine Wash, Tumble Dry

Premier Yarns offers 15 free patterns to knit & crochet with Sweet Roll:

The free downloads can be found here: https://www.premieryarns.com/search?q=sweet+roll+pattern

Here is an attractive, free Crocheted Scarf pattern from Ravelry, using Sweet Roll…

Sweet Roll Crocheted Linen Stitch Scarf
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/yoyarncarol/linen-scarf

And, a simple, but elegant, free knit cowl...

Sweet Roll Swirl Cowl

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/SallyBlick/swirl-cowl

Here is Sally’s Pattern & Notes:
(with a more added detail in brackets)
“I used almost all of (one ball of) Sweet Roll.
size 6 (mm x 60 cm) circular (knitting) needles – CO (cast on) 91(sts) – worked in the round (join in the round, being careful not to twist the stitches) – *k3, p3* (repeat from * to * on all rounds)
(approx. finished size) 26” around, 9-1/2” high
note: I cinched up the back to get a more tapered look”

INTRODUCING…

Marble Chunky Glamour
Marble Chunky Glamour is a brand new addition from James C. Brett that adds a touch of sparkle to one of their most popular ranges – Marble Chunky. It's made from premium acrylic with just a touch of polyester to provide the ‘glamour’. Available in 6 great shades, each with a co-ordinating twist of sparkle thread. Constructed of two different self-striping plies, twined together to produce a beautifully variegated yarn! Knits to most chunky patterns; suitable for both knitting & crocheting.

Available & in stock in 6 tonal shades:

MARBLE CHUNKY GLAMOUR by James C. Brett
Yardage: 270 mtrs / 295 yds / 200 grams
Tension: 15 sts = 4" (10 cm)
Suggested Knitting Needle: 6 mm, US – 10
Fibre Content: 99% Premium Acrylic, 1% Polyester
Care: Machine Wash

Soooo, will that keep you busy for a little while???