This week we are back from vacation. The studio is being set up, copious coffee is being drunk and lots of yarn is being dyed.  While we get back into the swing of things we thought that, in the meantime, we would have 'back to work' sale.  From now until the end of Sunday 13th October you can get 20% off all of our yarns by using the code: BACKTOWORK

We had a wonderful holiday and are fully recharged and ready to get dyeing.  You'll be seeing a lot of new colourways inspired by our trip.  Cant wait to show you.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Kristen xx

Do you love to knit socks?  If so, this club is for you!  We have sourced the ultimate BFL Sock base exclusively for this club.  Our Sock Love yarn has a firm, 4-ply twist with a smooth hand that will knit up into comfy, yet durable socks.  You can expect lots of fun colourways that will have you itching to cast on.

This is what you will receive:

• One skein of our Sock Love BFL each month for three months dyed in an exclusive club colourway
• A free sock pattern that will be available in the second month
• 10% off your next sock club membership if you decide to join up for the next round.

Our Sock Love Club opens this Wednesday,  we have also opened up a Sock Love Club thread over on our Ravelry group where we will be hosting a KAL with our club colours.  It's also a great place to share sock patterns and ideas, so come and join us!

This week, we are topping up the shop with Mohair Silk Lace and Daintree.  These two yarns can be combined together for any pattern that calls for a combination of sock weight and mohair silk lace (see below for a few ideas).  We also have a lots of worsted left in the shop that could also be used with the Mohair Silk Lace to make the very popular As If Tee by Shay Johnson.

Here is a sneak peak of what's going to be added;

From the top (L-R)

• Moor
• Henna Blush
• April Skies
• Nordic Woodlands
• Sol
• Fiord
• Mulled Wine
• Blush
• Burnt Cherry and French Lavender
• Pixelated and Azure
• Linseed and Nordic Woodlands
• April Skies and Fiord

Below are a few pattern ideas that would work really well with these yarns.  Each picture is linked to the designer's pattern page.

Our update will go live Friday 30th August at 9am AEST.  Hope you enjoy this week's update and have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Knitting!

Kristen xx

 

 

Our Everyday Sock is back!  We are thrilled to have this lovely sock-weight yarn back in our shop.  The Everyday Sock base is a soft and squishy, 2-ply fingering weight yarn that is a blend of 80% Superfine Merino and 20% Nylon.  What is even better about this yarn is the price: $25 (around $17 USD) per 100g skein. 

So, why is it so much cheaper?  It was our decision to make this yarn more affordable. The cost has nothing to do with using less superior fibre, we just wanted to offer a yarn that more people could afford.  We chose this base as our budget option because it is so versatile: you can use it for socks, cardigans, tees, baby items - pretty much everything!  I promise you are going to love this base (we certainly do!).

Here are this week's colourways:

 

From the top:

• Pixelated
• Valentino
• Revelry
• Moor
• April Skies
• Shibazakura
• Bubble
• Sencha
• Linseed
• Speckled Mint

These will be available in the shop Friday 23rd August at 9am AEST.  We hope you love our Everyday Sock.  Don't forget if you use this base (or any of our other yarns) to please tag us on Instagram.  We absolutely LOVE seeing your projects.

Have a wonderful week,

Kristen xxx

This week's featured design is the very popular As If Tee by Shay Johnson.  It is so much fun to knit and looks fabulous on everybody.  It has a modern aesthetic that is very wearable and, as knitting patterns go, it is quite unique. The design calls for around 3-4 skeins of worsted (I only used 2 skeins for the small size) and one skein of Mohair Silk Lace.  Be warned, it is addictive and you'll want to make more than one!  For mine, I used Apple Blossom for the worsted, and Blush for the Mohair Silk Lace.

This week we will be topping up the shop with lots of our Winter worsted and Mohair Silk Lace.  Each yarn will be listed separately, but here are a few colour combinations to get you started:

 

From the top:

• Fiord and Oyster
• Apple Blossom and Blush
• Henna Blush and Mulled Wine
• Pixelated and Oyster
• Silver Eucalyptus and Oyster
• French Lavender and Mulled Wine
• Cocoa and Mulled Wine
• Mulled Wine and Fiord
• Linseed and Fiord
• Mineral and Henna Blush

There will be many more colourways available in the shop this Friday 16th August.  In the meantime, head on over to Ravelry to grab your copy of the As If Tee by Shay Johnson via Ravelry.

Hope to see you Friday!

Kristen xx

 

 

Merino Silk Sport

This week, we have dyed up our Merino Silk Sport base.  This yarn is perfect for shawls and light drapey garments. It's very soft and feels cool next to the skin, making it perfect for spring/summer knits.  Merino Silk Sport is not just for adults either!  This week, Dani Sunshine is releasing a new kids pattern called Apple Tea which uses our Merino Silk Sport base.  The pattern is set to be released Friday!  We have nine colourways available, so check them out in the shop on Friday 9th August.

 

 

Daintree Pre Order

Also, this week we are offering pre orders of our Daintree base.  I recently used it to knit the Bloom Sweater by Jenise Hope (see below) which I highly recommend.  The yarn is a beautiful mix of Merino, Silk and Bamboo which lends itself to spring/summer knits.  It's great for summery tops and shawls; check out our pattern ideas below.  We will have eighteen colourways available for pre order. As always our pre-order yarns are only available for 24 hours, so don't delay getting your order in!

 

 

 

 

Hope to see you Friday at 9am for this weeks update.  Have a lovely week and happy knitting! xxx

 

 

Due to popular demand, we are offering a second round of pre orders for our Mohair Silk Lace and Top Draw Sock yarns.  I recently finished a Love Note sweater by Tin Can Knits and LOVED working with these two yarns.  I used Arctic Moss for the sock yarn and Nordic Woodlands for the lace; the depth of colour was amazing. I have since worn this sweater many times, and love it so much that I am planning my second one.

There are so many patterns that use Mohair Silk Lace combined with a sock yarn; see below for a few ideas (each image is clickable).  The colourways available for pre order are also pictured below, all of which can be ordered on both bases.  Yarns will be available in the shop Friday 2nd August at 9am AEST.  Please remember pre orders are only available for 24 hours, so don't forget to get your order in before you miss out! 

Have a wonderful week!

Kristen xx

 

 

 

 

 

This Friday we will be introducing a new yarn club featuring our most luxurious yarn base, Merino Cashmere Fingering.  This yarn is a beautiful blend of extra-fine merino and cashmere, making it perfect for creating super-soft shawls and garments.

We will be offering four club tiers, meaning you can order either 1, 2, 3 or 4 skeins per month depending on whether you plan to knit socks, shawls or sweaters!  The colurways for this club will be chic and subtle, with just a dash of speckles and, of course, all colours will not be repeatable.

Our Luxury Club goes live Friday 12th July at 9am Sydney time.  Hope to see you there!

 

This Friday we will have pre orders available in the shop for our Mohair Silk Lace and Top Draw Sock yarns.  I recently finished a Love Note sweater by Tin Can Knits and LOVED working with these two yarns.  I used Arctic Moss for the sock yarn and Nordic Woodlands for the lace; the depth of colour was amazing.  If you're not sure which colours to choose, I suggest using a lighter sock yarn and a darker mohair.  When these are knit together the lighter colour shines through the dark fuzzy mohair, and the result is fabulous.

There are a lot of patterns out there that use mohair silk lace combined with a sock yarn; see below for a few ideas (each image is clickable).  Here are a few of this week's pre-order colourways (including some new colours!).  All of them can be ordered on both bases, and please remember pre orders are only available for 24 hours.

 

Click here for more pattern ideas.

Have a wonderful week!

Kristen xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you haven't already heard, we are vending at this year's Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show!  We will be bringing along our Top Draw Sock, El Merino sock, Bliss DK and Winter Worsted yarns, all dyed up in our new colourways.  We will also have a special Bendigo show colourway.  I'll be posting more about our journey and time in Bendigo on our Instagram page.  If you are going, please stop by and say hi.  Our booth will be located in the Oval pavilion, number 406; we would love to meet you! 

Often in the studio we have leftover, undyed yarn that we use to try new colourway ideas or dye techniques.  The formula for the colourways are never written down, and therefore cannot be repeated.  A lot of the colours are bright and multicoulored, some are semi-solid or tonal and, as there are never more than two dyed at a time, all of them are 100% unique.  We call them our rare gems, and this week we are putting them together in curated packs of four for you to enjoy.  These packs are fabulous for fades and shawls, blankets, hats, baby items, you name it.  See below for a sneak peak at a few of our Rare Gem packs as well as a few pattern suggestions.

 

 

 

Pre Order - Winter Worsted

This week's pre-order yarn is our 100% superwash merino Winter Worsted. This is an extremely soft yarn that has been spun with a slight twist, so it knits up into a very warm, cosy fabric with lots of drape.  I recently used it to knit up a Hipster shawl (pattern by Joji Locatelli, see link below) which I highly recommend (I used the Neptune colourway).  I'm also knitting up a Weekender sweater by Andrea Mowry using this yarn as well.  Our pre-order colours this week are listed below, as are a few pattern recommendations.  Please remember that pre orders are only available to purchase for 24 hours, so you have until Saturday 9am Sydney time to place your orders.

Our u[date goes live Friday 28th June at 9am Sydney time.  I Hope you enjoy this week's update, and have a wonderful week!

Kristen xx

 

 

 

This week, we have dyed up a nice selection of Daintree: our merino, bamboo and silk blend.  This yarn has a wonderful silky drape, making it perfect for warm-weather garments and shawls.  We have twelve colourways to choose from, including three new ones.  All yarns will be available in the shop Friday; see below for this weeks colourways and a few pattern ideas (each image will click through to the design page on Ravelry).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bliss DK Pre Orders

On Friday we will also be debuting our new Pre Order series which allows you to order unlimited number of skeins in your choice of colourways.  The only catch is, the pre-order listings are only available for 24 hours, closing at 9am Sydney time on 22nd June.  We have done this to speed up the process of ordering from our suppliers, and means you'll get your yarns sooner!  Pre orders are now available in the shop, orders will take around 3 weeks to ship.  The base this week is Bliss DK, and we have chosen sixteen popular colourways:

 

Hope you enjoy this week's update and, if you want to suggest a base for the next Pre Order series, please let us know!  Have a wonderful week!

Kristen xx