This week, we have been dyeing up all of our in-stock DK yarns and then pairing them with our super-fun, faux-fur pom-poms to create hat kits which will be heading in to the shop this Friday.  We have also topped up our stock of pom-poms, so you can purchase them separately as well.  Our pom-poms attach with metal snaps, meaning you can simply snap off and clip on different pom-poms to match whatever you are wearing.  Grab a handful and have fun mixing and matching them to your hats!  If you are looking for pattern inspiration, check out our custom hat search over on Ravelry!

We will also be adding a few of our newest Sweater Collection colourways dyed onto our Sport base.  We will have sweater quantities available in four colours; check them out below.

Pom-poms are already available in the shop!  The hat kits and Sport yarns will be available in the shop Friday 15th Feb at 9am AEST.  To find out what time this will be in your neck of the woods, click here.

Have a wonderful week!

Kristen xx

This Friday we are offering pre-orders of our new Sweater Collection colourways on three of our favourite sweater bases Skein Sport, Winter Worsted and Voyage DK. 

Sweater knitting is huge at the moment.  I certainly have caught the bug; it's all I want to knit!  That's why I've come up with this new collection of colourways: I wanted colours that were predominantly semi-solid or tonal, with just a hint of added colour.  Nothing too flash or overpowering, just subtle little pops of colour.  I'm now addicted to dyeing these colourways and have currently developed 17, with more on the way!

We understand that buying hand-dyed yarns for sweaters is a HUGE financial commitment.  Sometimes yarns just don't knit up as we planned.  They can look one way in a skein and yet knit up very differently.  That is why ALL of our Sweater Collection colourways will be presented as swatches, so you will know exactly what you are getting and how it will knit up.  Plus, don't forget to use your Skein reward points to get discounts off your orders!  If you haven't joined, make sure you sign up for an account. You will then be automatically registered for the points program and can start collecting those points!

You can check all of our new Sweater Collection colourways here.  I thought it would be handy to put together a few combo ideas for those interested in colourwork.  Check those out below!  And if you are after some pattern inspiration, check out our custom search over on Ravelry!

Hope you like the new collection. Our pre-orders go on sale Friday 8th February at 9am AEST.  To find out what time this will be in your neck of the woods, click here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week, we are releasing a new colourway collection specifically designed for sweater knitting.  The Sweater Collection colourways, when viewed at a distance, look like normal semi-solid colours but, once you look closer, you can see they are in fact made up of lots of tiny speckles.  This effect is very subtle - great for sweater knitting - but as a whole gives the fabric lovely depth.  To show you how this effect works, I swatched up one of our new colourways, Worn Denim.  The top picture shows how this colourway looks from afar and then up close.

 

If you zoom in further, you'll be able to see all those tiny speckles. 

These colourways are created using a new micro-speckle technique that distributes tiny particles of dye all over the yarn.  We are super happy with these colourways and are currently in the process of developing more.

 

From the top

• Antiquity
• First Impression
• Beatnik
• Mint Tea
• Mood
• Neoclassic
• Tranquil
• Worn Denim
• Crooked Beat
• Pop Art

We are currently working on swatches for all of these colourways and will be posting them on the website in a few days. 

All of our colourways this week have been dyed onto our super lush Merino Cashmere Fingering base.  Check them out in the shop on Friday 9am AEST.  To find out what time this will be in your neck of the woods, click here.

Hope you love our new Sweater Collection colourways; we can't wait to show you more over the next few weeks!

Kristen xx

 

This Friday we are going to be updating the shop with Daintree our merino, silk and bamboo blended yarn.  This lovely yarn was made popular after the release of Timely by Libby Jonson.  We will be adding lot's of colours, both speckled and semi-solid to the shop, hope you can pop by for a look.  

As usual our updates go live Friday 9am AEST. To find out what time this will be in your neck of the woods, click here. We will also be posting plenty of spoilers oven on Instagram.

We are super excited to be releasing our newest design Salerno, a cosy, top-down sweater that features a relaxed fit around the body and flattering slim-lined sleeves. The fun, woven-stitch pattern used for the body creates little spots of embossed colour that stripe playfully across the fabric.

Salerno was designed using our Top Draw Sock and is held together with our lovely Silk Mohair Lace.  The contrast colours are also Top Draw Sock (now available in half skeins!); however, using leftover sock yarn would be perfect as well.

Pattern Details

Salerno was designed to be worn with 10-13” (25.5-33) cm positive ease around the bust and 1” (2.5) cm around the upper arm.  Since this sweater is very fitted around the upper arm, it is suggested that you select a size that corresponds with that measurement.

Finished Measurements

43 (47, 51, 55, 59, 63, 67, 71)”; 109 (119, 129.5, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180) cm circumference at bust.
11 (11, 12, 13, 14.5, 16.5, 18, 19.5)”; 28 (28, 30.5, 33, 37, 42, 45.5, 49.5) cm circumference at upper arm.

Sample size is 47”(119) cm with 13”(33) cm positive ease around bust and 1”(2.5) cm ease around upper arm.

Yarn
Skein Top Draw Sock
85% Superwash Merino, 15% Nylon
437 yards / 400 metres in 95g
3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins MC Boysenberry

Skein Mohair Silk Lace
70% Ultra-Fine Kid Mohair, 30% Mulberry Silk
460 yards / 420 meters in 50g
3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins MC
MC Velvet

Skein Top Half
85% Superwash Merino, 15% Nylon
219 yards / 200 metres in 50g
3 skeins in three contrast colours.
CC1 Ma Cherie, CC2 The Cat’s Meow, CC3 Porto Kayo

Salerno Kits

We will have Salerno kits available in the shop this Friday.  Kits include:

• All the yarn you need to make the Salerno sweater in any colour of your choice (you need to select one main colour and three contrast colours).
• A unique Ravelry download code which will allow you to download a free copy of the pattern.
• A sweater-sized Skein project bag.

All kits are dyed to order which means they will be shipped around 2-3 weeks after orders have been placed.

KAL

We are also running a  Salerno KAL over on our Ravelry group!  Our cast-on date is today and the KAL will run until March 18.  There will also be prizes for those who meet the dead-line.  ALL YARNS ARE WELCOME!  If you want to go stash diving and use yarn other than Skein, that is totally fine.  So come on over and join us!

The sweater knitting craze has hit the knitting world with a bang, I know because I have caught the sweater knitting bug BIG time!  So I have been dreaming up subtle tonal colours that are more geared towards sweater knitting.  Now, I do love a variegated yarn for garments as well BUT finding the right pattern for these yarns can be difficult.  That is why I wanted to offer a collection of colours that are a little more sophisticated and classic that offer just a hint of tonal variation yet still remain subtle.  Fun to knit and eay to wear was my motto for this collection.  So without further ado, let me introduce our new colourways.

Our new colourways will be available in the shop Friday 14th December.  We will have them available on Bliss DK, Uptown Sock and Silk Merino Lace.  Hope you like them!

This will be our last shop update for the year. We do plan to have a special something in the shop on the 26th December, but we will be closing up the studio from Thursday 20th December and return Monday 7th January.  All emails and orders will be read and processed as soon as we return.

From the both of us here at Skein, we want to thank you for all your support in 2018 and wish you a wonderful holiday season and all the very best for 2019!

Happy Knitting!  xxx

This Friday we will be updating the shop with our Daintree yarn dyed specifically for the lovely Timely cardigan by Libby Jonson.  We have dyed up specific combinations, however yarn will be sold individually, just in case you want to swap colours around OR if you were thinking of knitting another pattern (like the stunning Daintree Shawl by Jessica Gore).

Combinations are;

From the top

• Barley and Hot Mess (used for the original design)
• Raven and White Light (new colour!)
• Ness and Frosted Plum (new colour!)
• Voodoo and Misty Brae
• Wildflower and Terracotta Sun

As always we will be posting more pictures of the update over on Instagram.  Yarns will be added to the shop Friday 7th DFecember at 9am AEST.  To find out what time this will be in your neck of the woods, click here.

We will be adding Porto Kits to the shop in preparation for the our newest pattern release due on the 26th December.  Our kits are dyed to order, which means you get to select ANY one of our colourways and we will dye it up on our Sport base.  We aim to ship these kits out within 1 week of ordering which will means, if you order your kit right away, your yarn will arrive just in time for the pattern release!

Kits include:

• All the yarn you need to knit the Porto sweater in any colour of your choosing.
• A unique Ravelry code which will allow you to download a free copy of the pattern on release day (26th December).
• A sweater sized Skein project bag.

All the information you need to know about sizing will be available on ordering, you can also view this information on the design page over on Ravelry.

KAL

We are also running a Porto KAL over on our Ravelry group!  We have already opened up the KAL thread so we can talk about yarn, colours and help you answer any questions you might have about the pattern.  Our cast on date is the 26th December and the KAL will run until the 19th February.  There will also be prizes for those who meet the dead-line.  ALL YARNS ARE WELCOME!  If you want to go stash diving and use yarn other than Skein that is totally fine.  So come on over and join us!

We are super excited about the release of this design and we cant wait to see everyone's yarn selections and projects!  Dont forget to tag your projects using either #portosweater or #portosweaterkal

Have a great week!

Kristen xx

This week we will be adding a new speckled colourways to the shop!  These new colourways range from subtle to bright and will be available on out Top Draw Sock base.  We will also be topping up our popular Skein Sport yarn with new colours as well.

As always we will be posting spoilers over on Instagram.  Yarns will be added to the shop Friday 16th November at 9am AEST.  To find out what time this will be in your neck of the woods, click here.

This Friday we have two bases and one new colourway!

Our bases this week are Bliss DK and Uptown Sock.  Our new colourway will be revealed soon!

As always we will be posting spoilers over on Instagram.  Yarns will be added to the shop Friday 9th November at 9am AEST.  To find out what time this will be in your neck of the woods, click here.

This week we will be adding Merino Silk Sport to the shop in preparation for a new release shawl collection by our friend Jessica Gore of the Sweater Collective.  So excited to see this collection.

Also, we will be adding a ton of our popular Daintree yarn, dyed up to co-ordinate for the Timely Cardigan by Libby Jonson.

As always we will be posting spoilers over on Instagram.  Yarns will be added to the shop Friday 2nd November at 9am AEST.  To find out what time this will be in your neck of the woods, click here.

Hope to see you Friday!

This week we are stocking up our shelves with Top Draw Sock.  We've had some fun going through our colourway archives and have dyed up  some of our most popular colourways (including Tea Party pictured above).

As always we will be posting spoilers over on Instagram.  Yarns will be added to the shop Friday 19th October at 9am AEST.  To find out what time this will be in your neck of the woods, click here.