London Yarns
Janet Filipchuk
1615 North Routledge Park, Unit 24, Open For In-Store Shopping And Still Offering Curbside Pickup
London, Ontario N6H 5L6
519-474-0403 | phone
Hours of Operation
| Monday: | Closed | | Tuesday: | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Wednesday: | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Thursday: | 11:00 am - 6:00 pm | | Friday: | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Saturday: | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Sunday: | Closed |
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NEW YARNS ARE ARRIVING!
Monday, September 30/19 – New Yarns Are Arriving!
Can you believe that tomorrow we welcome in the month of October?!? September seemed to fly by in the blink of an eye!! Do you find that the shorter daylight hours, the cooler temperatures and the change of season tends to accentuate our desire to knit and crochet? This is always an exciting time of year as the fall season begins and we continue to ramp up for our busiest time of year. That being said, we have some splendid new yarn offerings to share with you today.
Enjoy expertly chosen full-spectrum colour and endless combinations with Caron x Pantone Yarn!
Caron® x Pantone™ is a luxuriously soft yarn in a unique braid put up, with stunning colour palettes specially selected by colour experts at Caron® in collaboration with Pantone® (hence the name!).
Get creative with colour – each braid includes 5 separate mini-hanks of yarn to use in endless combinations to make a pattern unique to you. This chunky weight, merino wool blend yarn is easy care and has beautiful drape, perfect for creating wearable knit and crochet projects like sweaters, hats, shawls, cowls, mitts and scarves.
Total Yardage: 116 mtrs / 127 yds / 100 grams total
Yardage per ball/colour: 23.2 mtrs / 25.4 yds / 20 grams (5 balls in all)
Tension: 15 sts = 4” (10 cm)
Suggested Knitting Needle: 6 mm, US 10
Fibre Content: 60% Acrylic, 20% Merino Wool, 20% Nylon
Care: Machine Wash Gentle, Tumble Dry Low
About working with Caron X Pantone, from Yarnspirations:
“Knitting with a luxuriously soft merino wool blend yarn like Caron x Pantone makes beautiful handmade knit garments. This yarn’s unique braid and its expertly chosen color palettes make it ideal for those looking to create sophisticated fair isle knit patterns or any other type of stranded colorwork. Plus, this yarn’s light and lofty texture creates beautiful stitch definition that really shows off your knitting technique especially when knitting garter stitch or brioche knitting since it further enhances the three-dimensional qualities of these stitches. It’s a great yarn for knitting fashionable fall ready garments or cozy winter essentials like sweaters, cardigans, hats, scarves and cowls.
Crocheting with a soft, full spectrum yarn like Caron x Pantone makes it easy for any crocheter to incorporate colorwork in their crochet patterns. With the ability to separate each individual link in a braid crocheters can customize how the order of their colors appear, making for crochet patterns that are unique to you using expertly chosen color palettes. The light and lofty feel of this yarn and its unique twist make for incredible stitch definition, perfectly showing off your crochet techniques. It’s a beautiful yarn to use for creating granny square and dense stitches giving a three-dimensional effect to crochet patterns. This yarn makes for beautiful handmade crochet projects that are perfectly fashionable for fall and cozy for winter.” - Yarnspirations
Look what Janet knit up with just one braid of Caron x Pantone:
“This Bubble Beanie Hat knitting pattern is my new favorite winter fashion accessory! My Bubble Knit Stitch Pattern became quickly popular, so I thought it would be great if I designed a hat that we can all knit up together this winter.
This hat pattern is perfect if you are in love with the bubble stitch pattern and are comfortable knitting on circular needles. I cover all the knitting techniques that you need to know, so it is entirely possible for those of you who are fairly new to knitting to give this a try, too.” - by Kristen McDonnell
Here are a few hats by Kristen that showcase alternate colour-play:
And...
The Caron x Pantone Pattern Collection from Yarnspirations offers a large selection pattern choices!!
Here is a small sampling of some of the 67 patterns available to knit or crochet:
Do you perhaps perfer to work with finer yarn? We have a brand new DK weight yarn just for you!
Hempster by Patons – create bright, cheerful projects that are both lightweight and durable! Knit or crochet totes, bags, garments, accessories, and more with this natural blend yarn. Made of 55% hemp and 45% cotton, Hempster is a double knitting weight yarn that is washable and ideal for long lasting projects.
HEMPSTER by Patons
Yardage: 174 mtrs / 190 yds / 100 grams
Tension: 22 sts = 4” (10 cm)
Suggested Knitting Needle: 4 mm, US 6
Fibre Content: 55% Hemp, 45% Cotton
Care: Hand Wash*, Flat Dry*
*we torture tested this yarn using both machine wash and machine dry with very good results*
Here are a few free patterns from Yarnspirations to knit and crochet using Hempster:
NEW YARN...
SOFTEE CHUNKY TWEEDS by Bernat
Bernat Softee Chunky Tweeds is a super-bulky weight yarn with fun tweed effects for unique finished projects. This super-bulky yarn is easy to work with and works up quickly with excellent stitch definition; perfect for knit and crochet garments, accessories, and home décor projects.
Bernat Softee Chunky Tweeds features the same hardy, 3-ply fibre you know and love from Bernat Softee Chunky, but with a classically imagined tweed appearance. Available in a range of rich, earthy tones, each colour is flecked with long neps of fibre to create a distinctive tweed effect.
Softee Chunky Tweeds is perfect to inspire all kinds of projects from cozy sweaters, to warm hats and mittens, to home décor items like distinctive pillows and more. Its 100% acrylic fibre means you can enjoy the easy-care convenience of a machine washable and dryable yarn.
Yardage: 77 mtrs / 84 yds / 80 grams
Tension: 11 sts = 4” (10 cm)
Suggested Knitting Needle: 8 mm, US 11
Fibre Content: 97% Acrylic, 3% Viscose
Care: Machine Wash Cool, Tumble Dry Low
BACK IN STOCK...
We’ve just unpacked a new shipment of Softee Chunky and Super Value. Come in and see our newly restocked walls of colour! (Click on the Title Links to view the yarn info and colour choices.)
Can you come? We have a few classes running in the next couple of weeks. Please have a read through and if you would like to attend a class or two, please call the store at 519-474-0403 with payment information to register.
“ALASKA” FAIRISLE HAT – Learn the “Two-Handed Fair Isle” Knitting Technique
One 3-hour Session
Cost: $75 (yarn* & pattern included)
Date & Time:
Saturday, October 5/19 from 10 am – 1 pm (seats still available)
OR
Thursday, October 24/19 from 10 am – 1 pm (newly scheduled)
Teacher: Janet
CLICK HERE to view some of our Class Graduates successful hats!
This is the perfect time of year to knit this beautiful Fair Isle hat! Join Janet to learn the “Two-Handed Fair Isle" method of knitting colourwork. Unlike stranded Fair Isle knitting, the Two-Handed Method automatically eliminates any floats from occurring on the wrong side of the fabric! This is accomplished as the colour not in use is magically woven in with the colour that is in use. Here is the best part….. Your 2 yarns NEVER GET TANGLED UP! Once you have learned the 3 simple steps to this technique, you can use the Two-Handed Fair Isle method on anything Fair Isle; sweaters, yokes, shawls, wraps, cowls, scarves, mittens, hats, you name it!
The Alaska hat is knit in 2 colours of 4-ply Fingering or “Sock” Weight yarn. Choose from two solids or a combination of solids, tonals, or self-patterning yarns. Knitting this hat is very rhythmic and is a nice project that is light in your hands. The pattern will be provided digitally via email and a working copy will be printed and provided for use during class.
(* depending on yarn choice, you may have enough yarn to complete two hats, by reversing the colours for the second hat)
Rated: All Knitters
Pre-Requisite: Knowledge of Knit and Purl Stitches; comfortable working in the round on circular or double pointed needles
BEGINNER’S SOCKS
Four 1.5-hour Sessions
Cost: $120 (Yarn & Pattern Included)
Dates & Times:
Session 1: Friday, October 11/19 from 10 am – 11:30 am
Session 2: Friday, October 25/19 from 10 am – 11:30 am
Session 3: Friday, November 1/19 from 10 am – 11:30 am
Session 4: Friday, November 8/19 from 10 am – 11:30 am
Teacher: Louise
Sock knitting has dominated the knitting world for the past several years and will continue to do so for many years to come. Don’t be afraid to dive into your first pair of socks! We will guide you through every step of the way from casting on and knitting the leg, completing your heel flap, turning the heel, knitting the foot and grafting the toe. Soon you will be turning heels and tapering toes like a pro! Warning: Knitting socks is highly contagious! Once you start, you can’t stop. You simply can’t just make one! (pair, that is).
Rated: All Knitters
Pre-Requisite: Knowledge of Knit & Purl Stitches
Have a great day!!
Patti-Ann
LONDON YARNS
519-474-0403
Website - http://www.londonyarns.com
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