Fiber of the Week - Aug. 27

Summer is softening here on Cape Ann with cool nights for sleeping and lower humidity. Yesterday was the first day of school in Rockport! It's definitely time to think about getting a sweater project on the needles. It's still four months until the holidays, so you won't have to feel guilty about knitting one for yourself, especially with this lovely Louisa Harding yarn at 20% off.

This is the Kashmir DK, a yarn with the warmth of wool, the softness of cashmere, and the structure of microfiber. Due to its chained or braided construction, it will give you good stitch definition. With 26 colors, you could find a great pick for a woman's or child's sweater, a man's hat, or a scarf for anyone. Along with this fiber of the week, we'd like to welcome the Louisa Harding line of yarns to covetedyarn.com.

The specs:

Fiber: 55% Wool 10% Cashmere 35% Microfiber

50g balls

Yardage: 116

Stitches: 5.5

Needle size: 6

As usual: this yarn will be on sale until midday Sept 3. If any of the colors you order are not currently in stock, Rob will immediately order them for you. Happy Labor Day, everybody!

Olympic Team of Baby Hats

Maureen here - Rob and Laurel's blog helper. As the 2008 Summer Olympics came to a close, so did the Ravelympics, an online knitters and crocheters Olympics in which everyone who completed a project "medaled." As part of the Ravelympics, I crocheted the 5 baby hats pictured above as part of Team Red Sox Nation. These hats are for Beverly Hospital, and they'll be donated with the Coveted Yarn contest hats. I'm not eligible for the contest, but YOU are. Here are the details.

NEWBORN KNIT CROCHET HAT CONTEST: Donate a knit or crocheted hat and each hat entered will be counted as an entry into a drawing for a $50 gift certificate to our website http://www.covetedyarn.com/ All hats will be donated to the Beverly Hospital to be given to newborns. There is no limit on the number of hats you can send in. To be eligible all hats must be received by end of day on September 30. If you are running a little behind schedule, don't worry as we are running this contest quarterly. All hats should be sent to: Coveted Yarn, PO BOX 6015, Gloucester, MA 01930. Please include contact info so we can let you know if you win!! (If you include your e-mail we can include you in mini sales we run for entrants.) Thanks again. As always any questions can be directed to info@covetedyarn.com

Fiber of the Week - Aug. 20

Remember when you were young (maybe you still are!) and on summer vacation. Wasn't summer the time to break out and do things you'd never do any other time? Well, the season's winding down; it definitely feels like fall is coming on Cape Ann. So here's one more chance to celebrate those crazy summers with a fiber of the week is just a little bit wild. It's Tahiti by Queensland Collection. It comes in 9 printed colorways that are not for those who want prim and proper knitting.

The specs:
Fiber: 49% Cotton, 36% Acrylic, 12% Microfiber, 3% Polyester

50g balls

Yardage: 90

Stitches: 4.5

Needle size: 8

The usual reminders: this yarn will be on sale until midday Aug. 27. If any of the colorways you order are not currently in stock, Rob will immediately order them for you.

Fiber of the Week - Aug. 13

We're back with a new fiber of the week for 20% off. It's from Mirasol Yarns. This line features beautiful luxurious hand dyed 100% Merino Wool from the Peruvian Highlands. A portion of every wholesale purchase is dedicated directly to funding a school in the remote area of Munani in the region of Puno to educate the children of the shepherds. The specific yarn for this week is Cotanani.


The specs:
Fiber: 60%Pima cotton 40% merino wool
50g balls
Yardage: 90
Stitches: 5.5
Needle size: 6
The usual reminders: this yarn will be on sale until midday Aug. 20. If any colors you order are not currently in stock, Rob will immediately order them for you.