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This week it's all about sock yarn: lots and lots of sock yarn!  We have dyed up a storm using two of our most popular sock bases, Top Draw and Merino Cashmere.  There is a TON of colourways available, and we've also tried very hard to make sure there is a good mix of tonal, speckled and variegated in order to give you lots of opportunities to mix and match colourways.

Our Sock Extravaganza update will be held on Friday 26th May at 9am AEST!  Don't forget to head on over to the shop to check it out.

In keeping with the theme of this week's update, we thought it would be the perfect timing to announce our Podcast Sock KAL!  Join us in knitting a pair of socks using any sock pattern in any Indie-dyed sock yarn.  Full details can be found over on our Ravelry group; there will be prizes, so come and join the KAL!

Have a wonderful week!

The Skein Team xxoo

Sock Yarns

It's almost update time, our favourite part of the week!  This week, we have two of our popular sock yarns Uptown Sock (seen above in the colourways Knight and Autumn Plum) as well as our sparkly sock Shimmer (seen below in the colourways Paparazzi and Peace).  We've also doubled the amount of colourways on offer, giving you plenty of colours to choose from! 

Sweater Yarns

Also this week, we have two sweater bases available, MCN DK and Merino Silk Sport!  Firstly, let's talk about MCN DK.  As it's been a while since we had this yarn in store, I had forgotten how beautifully it dyes up (and how soft it feels!).  This luscious yarn would make beautiful sweaters, cardigans and hats.  It has a touch of cashmere, giving it a hint of luxury and the merino-nylon blend makes this yarn very easy to wear and wash.  We've also revived an old colourway called Storm (see below), which is a deep grey with a hint of purple and an overwash of brown; it really looks stunning on this base.

As mentioned, we also have Merino Silk Sport.  This lovely yarn is great for shawls as it has a beautiful drape and sheen.  It's also wonderful for lightweight cardigans and sweaters that are perfect for Spring/Autumn temperatures.  This yarn is one of our oldest bases, and accordingly is a testament to how much we and our customers love it!

This week's update will be in store Friday 19th May!  Hope you enjoy :D

The Skein Team xxxooo

This week, we are highlighting our newest base Everyday Sock.  We launched our new sock yarn a few weeks ago and it was a big hit!  This yarn has been spun out of extra-fine Merino so you know it's going to be super soft; it also has 20% nylon which is great for adding a bit of strength to the yarn.  Everyday Sock is great for all projects from socks to shawls, baby clothes to adult sweaters; it's certainly worth stashing this yarn.  We have been dyeing lots of fun colours, including a few of our micro striping sock colourways and, as always, lots of speckles.

Also this week we have been dyeing up a ton of our scrumptious Bliss DK.  This is 100% extra-fine Merino which has been chain spun to reduce pilling.  So soft and a joy to knit with, we've added 10 colours to the shop, all in sweater quantities.

This week's update is on Friday 12th May at 9am AEST!  Don't forget to head on over to the shop to check it out.

Have a wonderful week!

The Skein Team xxx

Secession Cowl

This week, we are delighted to be highlighting a wonderful new pattern by Kristina Vilimaite that uses our Uptown Sock called Secession Cowl.  This clever design has an asymmetrical shape that sits over the shoulders just like a shawl.  The Secession Cowl uses two skeins of Uptown Sock; the featured pattern was knit in the colourway Arabian Nights.  We have Uptown Sock available in this week's update; to read more about the design and to get your own copy, head over to Ravelry!

• Classy - our exquisite silk and merino single-ply sock yarn
• Shimmer - merino with a touch of sparkly stellina; also a sock weight
• Uptown Sock - a super versatile single-ply merino sock
• Uptown DK - our scrumptious single-ply DK

The update is on this Friday 5th May at 9am AEST!  Don't forget to head on over to the shop to check out this week's colours and bases.

Also, we wanted to mention our Sweater KAL being held over on ravely.  The KAL ends August 31st so there's still plenty of time left to cast on and join in; check it out over on our group!

Have a wonderful week!

The Skein Team xx

This week, we were swamped with emails and PMs requesting assistance for putting together five colour combinations for Joji's Mystery Wrap KAL.  So, we decided that maybe it would be a good idea to just put a few kits together of colourways that we know will knit up beautifully. 

So here they are!

#1 - Blue-Blooded, Barley, Paw Paw, Spice Market and Night Owl (Top Draw Sock)

#2 - Ghost, Sterling, Baltic, Citrine and In The Navy (Top Draw Sock)

#3 - Glee, Autumn Plum, Jarrah, Milky Way and Graphite (Top Draw Sock)

#4 - Crema, Jersey, Woodlands, Paintbox and Candy (Top Draw Sock)

#5 - Crema, Ice on A Windowpane, Seaborne, Tundra, Metropolis (Uptown Sock)

#6 - Crema, Jersey, Cajun Spice, Poppy, Graphite (Uptown Sock)

#7 - Crema, Sari, Eventide, Majestic, Metropolis (Uptown Sock)

#8 - Barley, Lemongrass, Tundra, Jarrah, Be Mine (Uptown Sock)

Please note: kits are available as pre-orders and there will be two shipping dates:

• Top Draw kits will begin shipping from 1st May
• Uptown Sock kits will begin shipping from 8th May

We are very excited to be introducing a new yarn to our Skein family this week!  Meet Everyday Sock, a lofty 2ply yarn that is super soft and squishy.  Spun with a blend of 80% extra-fine Merino and 20% Nylon, this yarn is perfect for all projects. Each skein has 400 metres / 437 yards in 100g and is very nicely priced at $27 AUD (around $20 USD).  Everyday Sock is debuting in our update this Friday!

This week we also have a ton of Top Draw Sock in plenty of bright, fun colours including the four shown above: Atomic Apricot, Namaste, Flight Of Fancy and Speckled Mint.

Sweater Yarn and New Colourways

This week's sweater yarn base is Bliss, our 100% extra-fine merino DK.  This yarn has been chain plied, meaning that it holds up nicely to wear and tear and is less likely to pill.  The extra-fine merino makes this yarn so soft (it feels like cashmere!), making it a pleasure to knit and wear.  This week, we have introduced three new colourways dyed onto our Bliss base: Jarrah,Tundra (both seen above), and a new speckle called Delight...

...all of which are available in the shop this Friday 14th April at 9am AEST.

Oh, and don't forget the Sweater KAL happening right now over on our Ravelry group!  The KAL runs until August 31st, so you've got plenty of time to select your yarn and pattern and knit along with us!  There's already lots of chatter, so please come on over and join us.

Wishing you a wonderful Easter break and happy knitting!

The Skein Team xxxooo

We have a bumper update this week that includes our newest base 1 ply Lace (seen above in the Whisper colourway), as well as MCN Sock, Merino Silk Sport and Shimmer!

Firstly lets talk new colourways!  This week we added a luscious new purple called Autumn Plum.

This is a rich tonal colourway that has various shades of plum purple.  This week we have dyed Autumn plum onto our 1ply Lace. 

We have also decided to bring back an old colourway called Lemongrass.

This colourway is a randomly dyed variegated colour: it will knit up in tones of rich pistachio and apple green with splashes of lemon and amber. Lemongrass would look wonderful paired with a warm neutral or purple, and of course it would look amazing on its own!  Dyed onto our sparkle base, Lemongrass just glistens!

Apart from the new colourways, we have plenty of all the popular colours ready and waiting!  We've had lots of requests for Dandelion, In the Navy, Moonlight Drive and Spice Market, all of which are in store.  And, don't forget, if you are after a certain colour please let us know!

Sweater Yarns!

This week's sweater yarn is Merino Silk Sport. This is a great transitional yarn for those in between seasons.  If you're wanting to knit a light cardigan, pullover or short sleeve top then this is your yarn!  The silk and merino blend produces a beautifully soft and drapey fabric which is very lovely to knit. Anyone who has knit with this yarn will tell you how amazing it is!  We have a ton of colours all dyed in sweater quantities for this week's update. 

Our update is on Friday 7th April at 9am AEST (please note we are no longer in Daylight Savings Time)!  Don't forget to head on over to the shop to check it out :D

Sweater KAL

We are hosting a sweater KAL over on our Ravelry group!  It is on right now and goes through to August 31, giving you plenty of time to organise your yarn, find a pattern and knit along with us!  Any garment you want to knit is fine, whether it's a pullover, cardigan or short-sleeve tank just as long as you use mostly Skein yarn.  We do have a prize of a sweater's worth of yarn in the winner's choice of base and colour up for grabs to all who complete their garment within the time frame.  We would also love to see everyone's WIPs and FO, so please tag your pics with #skeinsweaterkal .  Come on over to the group and join in the fun. 

Have a wonderful week!

The Skein Team xxoo

This week we have been dyeing up a ton of sock-weight yarns perfect for shawls and, of course, socks!  Our bases this week include the very sophisticated Classy (seen above in the colourway Wishing Well), which is a gorgeous mix of merino and silk.  This yarn has a beautiful drape and feels so nice against the skin: we highly recommended it for shawls or cowls. 

Our second offering is Uptown Sock, our soft single-ply yarn which again is perfect for shawls and cowls. Have fun mixing colours and using this yarn in stripy shawls and colourwork projects.  We recommend mixing Dandelion and In The Navy or Spice Market and Metropolis; they look fabulous together (see below)!

Here are a few of our favourite two colour cowls and shawls:

• Kallara by Ambah O'Brien
• Makariri Shawl by Francoise Danoy
• Infinito by Joji Locatelli
• Spring To It Cowl by Kristen Finlay

We also have Top Draw Sock available this week, which is our most popular yarn.  This base is a great all-round yarn: it works fantastically for both socks, shawls and cowls and everything else!  We've dyed up a whole heap of Crazy Colourways (which result in micro stripes when knit into socks - lots of fun!) PLUS we have literally a gazillion skeins of Minis (mini Top Draw skeins) which work perfectly as contrasting heels and toes for socks, or fun additions to those beautiful stripped crochet blankets.

Sweater Knitters

As mentioned last week, we will be topping up the shop each week with sweater quantities of sweater-weight yarns.  This week, we have Winter which is our super-soft worsted SW Merino base.  We've dyed up a selection of semi-solid colours (like Slate, seen below) as well as tonal and lightly variegated colours (like The Outback, see below)  for those who like a bit more colour variation. 

• Harvest by Tin Can Knits
• Rocky Coast Cardigan by Hannah Fettig
• Rift by Jared Flood
• Slade by Michele Wade

All the yarns for this week's update will be in shop Friday 31st March at 9am AEDST! 

Have a wonderful weekend!

The Skein Team xxoo

This week it's all about rich, saturated colour!  We have been dyeing up a storm of bright and bold colours on Top Draw Sock and Merino Cashmere.  These include all of our new release colourways: Speckled Mint (see above), Cosmic Dust, Moonlight Drive, Spice Market and another new colour, Dandelion.

If you're a yarn club member, you might recognise the name?  Dandelion features a similar colour with a few minor adjustments to the way the dye has been applied.  It has lots of rust, yellow and navy speckles and it pairs beautifully with our semi-solid In The Navy. 

Colour Combinations

Speaking of colour combinations, this week we put a few combos together using our in-stock and upcoming sock yarns in order for you to see what they look like as a trio.  These won't be sold as kits, so you'll need to buy each skein separately, but it'll give you a good idea as to how they look together.  Here they are!

• Speckled Mint + Ice On A Windowpane + In The Navy
• Dandelion + Paw Paw + In The Navy
• Cosmic Dust + Citrine + Ambrosia
• Blush Crush + Paparazzi + Love Buzz
• Glee + Moonlight Drive + Sterling
• Spice Market + Citrine + In The Navy

We will be highlighting colour combos each week to help you select colours for those beautiful tri-coloured shawls.  Of course, if you ever need advice on which colours or yarns to choose, you can always contact us. 

Sweater-Weight Yarns

After lots of emails pleading us to offer more sweater-weight yarns, we have finally decided to make these weights available in EVERY update.  These yarns will of course be dyed in sweater quantities so you can grab all your yarn from the same dye lot in one single swoop.  This week we have our Voyage DK on offer in a variety of colours.  If you're a sweater knitter and have a hankering for a certain yarn or colourway, please let us know over on our Ravelry Wish List thread.  We always try to fulfill all wishes :)

This week's update is on Friday 24th March at 9am AEDT!  Click here to check it out.

Have a wonderful week,

The Skein Team xxoo

This week, we are delighted to showcase a new shawl designed for us by the very talented Nim Teasdale called Rosales.  This clever design allows for you, the knitter, to adapt the pattern as you like by choosing between three design elements.  You can also knit the design out of any weight yarn from lace to DK! With thanks to Nim, we have a special 40% off discount to offer all of our customers!  Just use the code SKEIN or simply click here to get your discounted pattern! 

• Daintree - our Merino/Bamboo/Silk sock weight
• Bliss - our extra-fine merino DK
• Merino Cashmere
• Top Draw Sock
• Mini Skeins

All of which would be perfect for the Rosales shawl!

Our update will be live Friday 17th at 9am AEST

Have a great week.

The Skein Team xxx

This week, we have quite a variety of yarn weights ready to be added to the shop!  Firstly, we have our ultra soft Winter which is a wonderful worsted weight.  We've dyed up a whole heap of this base for all who are interested in buying sweater quantities of yarn!  We also made sure to have a nice selection of speckled, semi-solid and tonal colourways for you as well.

Secondly, we have our super Uptown Sock base also in a huge array of colours, including two new ones!  Please meet our new colours Speckled Mint and Glee:

Speckled Mint is a pale mint with speckles of light blue, bright yellow, purple and black - it's a nice fresh spring colour that really pops!  Glee, on the other hand, is a very pale purple-toned pink that has almost a silvery appearance which is really pretty.  These and plenty more colours will be available this Friday in the shop!

Finally, we are super pleased to be introducing a new laceweight yarn to our shop! 

1ply Lace is just that, a single ply 100% superwash merino that knits up to produce a gorgeously light and airy fabric that is perfect for any lace project.  It's 870 yards / 795 meters in 100g and retails for $30.  If you are into lace yarn, then you need to try this!  We have 7 colourways available this week with more on offer soon!  We hope you like it as much as we do :)

Our update will be held on Friday 10th March at 9am AEST.

Have a wonderful week,

The Skein team xxoo