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This week we will be adding a new sport weight yarn to our collection.  Sportlicious is a blend of super-fine merino spun into a cushy 2ply.  The yarn has a lovely sheen and is very soft making it perfect for shawls and garments just like our Porto Sweater.

We will be posting lots of spoilers over on our Instagram feed, so make sure you take a look. Our Sportlicious goes live this Friday 30th October at 9am Sydney time.  Hope to see you there!

This week we'll be adding El Merino and Bliss DK to the shop. 

El Merino is our lovely 100% merino fingering weight that dyes up in saturated colours.  We'll be adding lots of speckles this week as well as a few semi-solid colours dyed on this base.

Our Bliss DK is our lux blend of merino and cashmere.  This yarn needs to be worn right next to the skin, it is heavenly soft and beautiful to knit with.  We have dyed up sweater quantities in ten colourways, keep an eye on our Instagram feed for lots of preview pictures.

As always our update goes live Friday 9am Sydney time.  If you would like a reminder don't forget to sign up to our newsletter.  Hope to see you Friday!

This week, we'll be stocking up the shop with our super drapey Daintree.  This yarn is a heavenly blend of merino, bamboo and silk.  It's perfect for shawls and garments and feels so good to wear.  Here's a preview of all this week's colourways so you can plan in advance.  Plus, I've added a few pattern ideas but you can find lots more on our Daintree Pinterest board.

As always, our update goes live this Friday at 9am Sydney time.  Hope to see you there!

Top L-R - Barley, Cassia, Blush and Clementine.

Polar Bear, Rain Dance, Plum and Clover

Marshmallow, Peach Rose, Kalamon and Gold Digger

Aloe, Marimo, Blue Wren and Lapis

 Toffee, Pure Gold, Tin and Raven

 Cosy Clasic Light, Lamina Wrap, Boho Blush, Minaret

This Friday, we will be adding more of our lovely new base, Coastal, to the shop.  It's a 50/50 blend of merino and cotton, making it perfect for warm-weather garments such as summery tops, cardigans and shawls. The yarn is lovely and soft and can be machine washed, so it's a great choice for kids and baby clothes as well. Below are a few of this week's colourways and pattern ideas.  As always, our update goes live Friday 9am Sydney time; hope to see you there!

Top L-R: Silver Bark, Raven, Clementine and Blush

Sea Glass, Clover, Marimo and Eden

Air, Lapis, Horta and Petrol

Smaragd, Siesta, Ekuni and Hikari

This Friday we will be stocking up the shop with loads of Nest (our new mohair and merino DK base) and Uptown Sock.

We will be offering 25 colourways on the Nest base, all dyed up in sweater quantities.  Make sure you check our Instagram feed for a glimpse of the colourways on offer this week!

We will also be adding a few favorite colourways dyed on our Uptown Sock.  These would be perfect for the upcoming Westknits MKAL.  Be sure to check our Instagram feed for suggested combos using this weeks colourways.

As always, our update goes live Friday 9am Sydney time. Hope to see you there!

This week, we've had a ball dyeing up yarn for the Westknits Slipstravaganza MKAL (begins on Oct 9).  To help you plan your colour combinations, we have posted below all of this week's colourways, as well as lots of suggested combinations.  You will need need two skeins in the main colour and three contrasting colours.  If you haven't already, go and purchase the pattern from Ravelry.  It provides lots of helpful information about choosing colours for the MKAL.  The idea is to choose a main colourway that contrasts well with all three of the other colours.  This is because the contrast colours will be framed by the main colour, so they must pop!

All yarns will be sold separately, which allows you the freedom to choose your own combination.  The combinations below are suggestions only: there are endless possibilities, so feel free to swap colours around as you please.  If you need any help, just contact us.

Our yarn base is Everyday Sock and, without further ado, here are this week's colours and suggested combinations.  Hope you enjoy!

From top L-R 1) MC Barley, CC Zinnia, Cassia, Clementine ; 2) MC Barley, CC Zinnia, Cassia and Sea Glass ; 3) MC Toffee, CC Barley, Sweet Cheeks and Cassia ; 4) MC Whisper, CC Clover, Cassia and Plum ; 5) MC French Lavender, CC Plum, Sweet Cheeks and Toffee ; 6) MC Raven, CC Barley, Whisper and Clover ; 7) MC Cassia, CC Cloud, Tin and Sweet Cheeks ; 8) MC Blue Wren, CC Barley, Whisper and Basic Grey, 9) MC Melon, CC Zinnia, Henna Blush and Cassia

From top L-R 1) MC Clover, CC Air, Zinnia and Whisper ; 2) MC Plum, CC Basic Grey, Sweet Cheeks and French Lavender ; 3) MC Henna Blush, CC Sea Glass, Melon and Basic Grey ; 4) MC Kalamon, CC Barley, Sea Glass and Cassia ; 5) MC Cocoa, CC Clementine, Melon and Sea Glass ; 6) MC Barley, CC Cassia, Plum and Toffee ; 7) MC Raven, CC Whisper, Barley and Tin ; 8) MC Clementine, CC Plum, Air and Barley ; 9) MC Merchant, CC Basic Grey, Air and Melon

This week, we are really excited to be releasing a new yarn base and a pattern!

Our new yarn is called Nest: it's a lovely blend of 70% mohair and 20% merino.  This yarn is a DK weight and can be used as a substitute for patterns requiring a mohair silk lace and sock held together (like our Cruiser and Freewheeler patterns).  The yarn is soft and cushy, and dyes up in saturated shades.  Here's a sneak peak of the colours available this Friday.

 From Top L-R

• Barley
• Cassia
• Clementine
• Kalamon
• Petrol
• Silver Bark
• Sweet Cheeks
• Maven
• Henna Blush

To accompany the release of Nest, we have designed a new sweater using this lovely base.  Wildwoods is a cosy, oversized sweater with a delicate lace yoke which is knit top-down with minimal shaping. The design is very simple, making for a fast and easy project.  Sizes and yardage are listed below.  You can substitute Nest with a skein of Mohair Silk Lace held together with a fingering weight yarn.  You will need approximately 3 (3, 4, 4, 5) skeins of each base.

Finished Measurements
40 (45.6, 54.1, 59.7, 68.2)”; 101.6 (115.8, 137.4, 151.6, 173.2)cm circumference at bust.
Sample size is 45.6”(101.5cm) shown on a bust size of 34”(86cm).

Yarn
Skein Nest
70% Mohair, 30% Wool
142 yards (130 meters) in 50g
5 (6, 7, 8, 9) skeins. Sample colourway is Kalamon.

Needles
5mm (US 8)
4mm (US 6) for rib

We will also be topping up our Mohair Silk Lace and Uptown Sock which, as mentioned above, can be used for this pattern.  Other designs that use these yarns held together are Cruiser and Freewheeler.  Make sure if you buy any of our yarns for our designs to use the codes listed on the pattern page to get your patterns for free!  Here' a few of the colourways being added Friday.

Mohair Silk Lace - From Top L-R

• Glazed Pecan
• Kalamon
• Marshmallow
• Autumn Viast
• Toffee
• Mavin
• Air
• Cottage Garden
• Rain Dance

Mohair Silk Lace - From Top L-R

• Milky Way
• Sapphire
• Blue Wren
• French Lavender
• Peach Rose
• Plum
• Raven
• Whisper
• Clover

If you are just interested in getting a hold of the Wildwoods Sweater pattern, make sure you sign up for our newsletter before Friday.  All of our subscribers receive 20% off new-release patterns.

Hope to see you Friday!

This Friday we will be having our once yearly sale.  Get 20% off all of our yarns and patterns by using the code SALE20.

Our sale starts 9am AEST Friday 11 and ends Sunday night.  Hope to see you there!

This week we will be topping up the shop with Donegal Sock and Cushy DK.  As always our yarns go live at 9am Sydney time Friday.  Hope to see you there!

This Friday we will be releasing our newest pattern, Frida.  This cute little top features a scoop neckline in the front and back, lace shoulder panels that extend down each sleeve, and an overall boxy shape. The three-quarter sleeves are cinched at the cuff, giving them a slight bell shape.

Frida was designed using our Donegal Sock, which we will have available in our shop in lots of different colours, including the sample colour Frida.  Here's a sneak peek.

Frida and Donegal Sock will both go live this Friday at 9am AEST.  Don't forget to sign up to our newsletter to receive 20% off the pattern on release day.  Hope to see you then!

This week we will be adding lots of Everyday Sock and Top Draw to the shop.  We've dyed up a huge amount of colourways for both of these bases.  As always our update goes live Friday at 9am Sydney time, hope to see you there!

Above is Top Draw in the colourways Cocoa, Toffee, Pure Gold and Golden Wheat.

This Friday we will be stocking our shelves with Bliss DK and Everyday Sock.  We have sweater quantities of Bliss DK as well as a ton of colours available on our Everyday Sock.  As always our update goes live Friday 24th July at 9am Sydney time.  Hope to see you there!  Colourways pictured above are Cassia, Barley, Clementine and Sweet Cheeks dyed onto our Everyday Sock.