New Yarns from Adriafil

Here are some bigger pictures of the yarns shown in the newsletter below.

First of all we have Globe.



Globe has 87m in a 50g ball and costs £3.20. The recommended needle size is 4.5mm - 5.5mm.

It is a mixture of 80% wool and 2% nylon and machine washable .

Mmm ... how lovely for a pair of multi-coloured Aran socks!

Next is Rap, a lovely multi-coloured yarn , but with a more tweedy effect.



Rap has 125m in a 50g ball and costs £3.45. The recommended needle size is 4.5mm but we think it is more of a double knitting yarn.

It is 100% merino wool and is machine washable.

Lovely for garments as well as accessories.

The third (and fourth, I suppose) is Mirage. We have solid colours and prints to match the solids. For now, we are stocking baby colours but there are loads of colours in the ranges.



Both have 125m in a 50g ball, with the solids costing £2.40 a ball and the prints £2.65. The recommended needle size is 4.5mm with a tension of 19 stitches and 27 rows to 10cm. Again we think it is a double knitting yarn.

It is a mixture of 50% wool and 50% acrylic and is machine washable.

Lovely for baby garments and not a bad price, considering the wool content!

Finally, we just had to get a couple of new colours in the Knitcol.



Have you tried this yet? Customers who have bought it once have always come back for more!

Nan is supposed to be finishing some UFO's over Christmas but there may be a change of plans!!

We are awaiting a Rico delivery and as soon as that comes we will post details.

Newsletter November 2008

Well, we are a bit behind just now, but here is the November newsletter. Better late than never?

New Yarns from Rico

Hello everyone!

I would like to show you some yarns that have just arrived from Rico in Germany. Rico is more well known in Britain for embroidery goods but in Europe they are massive in embroidery and knitting yarn.

To whet your whistle we have chosen just a few yarns but we think we have chosen well.



This is the Rico Baby Classic and it is yummy soft.

It has 165m in a 50g ball. The recommended needle size is 3.5mm - 4mm with a tension of 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10cm.

It is a mixture of 50% acrylic and 50% polyamide.

Baby Classic costs £2.10/50g. The colours in stock are tradtional baby colours: cream, pink and red. Red? Actually we ordered blue. Lost in translation?

Next up is Rico Baby Lolly-pop. Check out this funky baby yarn ....



Lolly-pop has 100m in a 50g skein. The recommended needle size is 4mm with a tension of 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10cm.

It is a mixture of 50% viscose and 50% acrylic.

Lolly-pop costs £2.10/50g and in stock we have three colourways: pinky, bluey and multi.

(Some) New Yarns Are Here!

We have been waiting patiently for our new yarns to arrive and some of them are here!

Nan is already in a quandry over which yarn to get stuck into first and ths is just part of this order!

So what are you going to go for first?

What about ...



It has 133m of 100% extra fine camel hair in a 25g ball. The recommended needle size is 2.5mm - 3mm.

Or what about Sierra Andina?



This has 133m of 100% extra fine alpaca in a 50g ball. The recommended needle size is 3mm - 3.5mm.

All of these



are available, and we chose the six finest to break you in gently. Three tweedy shades - 092, 093 and 095 - and three solid shades - 22, 30 and 46.

Now, if that isn't enough to get you excited, what about Lana Inca?



It has 100m of a 50% alpaca/50% wool mix in a 50g ball. the recommended needle size is 4.5mm - 5mm.

All of these



are available and we have chosen four super colourways by way of an introduction to the range.
Two mixes - 70 and 73 - and two solids - 76 and 80.

There is more to come, but Nan can't type for touching the wool!!!! So ... she will have a lie down with a cool cloth over her forehead then come back later and publish some more goodies.

Rowan Milk Cotton

We have just received a delivery of the loveliest cotton mix yarn from Rowan.



It has 113m in a 50g ball. The recommended needle size is 3.75mm with a tension of 22 stithes and 30 rows to 10cm.

It is a mixture of 70% cotton and 30% milk protein.

It costs £4.45 a ball.

To accompany the yarn, there is a delightful book of baby/toddler patterns.



It costs £7.50 and, as you can see, there are loads of patterns to get stuck into!

Nan is just about to start knitting the gorgeous wee dress top second left. A photo will be posted when it is finished.

New Sock Yarn in Stock

As mentioned in the May newsletter (below), here are the new sock yarns we have in stock.

First - Lang Jawoll Cotton



It has 190m in a 50g ball. The recommended needle size is 2.5 - 3.5mm with a tension of 28 stitches and 38 rows to 10cm.

It is a mixture of 49% new wool, 35% cotton and 16% nylon. It comes with a 5g spool of reinforcement yarn. And ... it is machine-washable!

There is a choice of stripey, fair-isle and random.

It costs £3.35 a ball.

Secondly - Lang Jawoll Color


It has 210m in a 50g ball. The recommended needle size is 2.5 - 3.5mm with a tension of 30 stitches and 41 rows to 10cm.

It is a mixture of 75% new wool, 18% nylon and 7% acrylic. It comes with a 5g spool of reinforcement yarn. And ... it is machine-washable!

There is a choice of stripey and fair-isle.

It costs £3.35 a ball.

Thirdly - Lang Super Soxx



It has 380m in a 100g ball. The recommended needle size is 2.5 - 3.5mm with a tension of 28 stitches and 38 rows to 10cm.

It is a mixture of 49% new wool, 35% cotton and 16% nylon. And ... it is machine-washable!

It is a stipey one!

It costs £4.95 a ball.

New Yarn in Stock

If you like this ...




you'll love this ...



As you can see, it is multi-coloured like the Mille Colori but Delta is a cotton mix.

It has 123m in a 50g ball. The recommended needle size is 3.25mm - 4mm with a tension of 22 stitches and 33 rows to 10cm.

It is a mixture of 50% cotton and 50% acrylic-microfibre.

It is £2.60 a ball.

Nan has her eye on it but has been warned not to start anything else until she has finished some, yes, some of her UFOs. (At least, it's not all of them. lol)

New Yarn in Stock

Get those dp's a rattlin' ... we've just got some new sock yarn in.
It's Lang Jawoll Silk and Nan wants her hands on it NOW!



With 100g and 420m there is enough for a lovely pair of socks. ... and it is self-striping. The recommended needle size is 2.5mm-3.5mm with tension of 30 stitches and 41 rows to 10cm.

It is 55% new wool, 25% nylon and 20% silk. (There is a 10m spool of reinforcement yarn included inside the ball too!)

And what is the cost for this scrumptious yarn? £7.65

Leola

I thought I'd let you see the Leola yarn mentioned in the April newsletter below.



It is from a Rowan company called Gedifra and the yarn is Leola. It comes in a 50g ball with 125m. The recommended needle size is 4.5mm - 5mm with a tension of 19 stitches and 28 rows to 10cm. It costs £5.50

I am knitting with the colourway on the left just now and I think it is lovely. It has a real touch of class about it and I think it will drape nicely when it is being worn. I have only the bands and the sleeves to do and it will be ready. (The stitches for the cap sleeves are picked up from the body and knitted down.) I have chosen some shell buttons to go with it.

Here's hoping the summer is going to be good enough to let me wear it!!! I will publish a photo when it is done and you can see what you think.