A Little Something I Whipped Up

This is the Schaefer Pattern # 261 - Kathleen Felted Edge Scalloped Purse, But I knit it out of one skein of the Flat Rocks Super Bulky. It felted beautifully and the colors stayed nice and vibrant. Such a fun quick project!

Oh and it's hanging on a rolled neck raglan sweater a friend made out of the Lambs Pride Seconds. Such a price performer. You can make a whole adult sweater for 30 or 40 dollars.

Fiber of the week January 28th 2011

That's Right - All the in stock Blue Heron Wools!

Beaded Wool by Blue Heron

100% Wool

4 Oz. Skeins

250 yards per skein

Needles # 8 or 9

4 st per inch

Aran Weight

Silk and Silver by Blue Heron Yarns

63% superwash merino 20% silk 15% nylon 2% silver

475 yds

Needle # 2-5

Fingering Weight

Beaded Wool Metallic by Blue Heron

4 Oz. skeins

250 Yards per skein

Needles # 8 or 9

4 st per inch

Aran Weight

I will happily admit that of all the yarns we carry this is by far my greatest weakness. The colors are truly stunning and add that little bit or sparkle and I an sunk. If you have been contemplating getting some now might just be the time to do it -

It's all 25% off right now!

Time for a make over!

All right, the blog is getting a make over. I (the CY Wife) am taking over as our previous blogger has become employed (the nerve) and can no longer keep up. I have never blogged before so you may have to bear with me. I'm hoping to have some fun with it. Post not only the fiber of the week but also projects and ideas. As well as things happening in the store and with the company. OK, here we go.......

Fiber of the Week - October 13, 2010

Wake up everybody - we have sock yarns that will give you happy feet! The Sereknity line of sock yarns are made to be noticed - in a good way. Hey, if you go to all the trouble of knitting socks, don't you want to people to notice all your hard work? I wouldn't do that for boring old navy socks. Go check out the colors - they are totally fun. And don't forget, sock yarns isn't just for socks anymore. I used them all the time for lace scarves. Oh, and they're 20% off this week.

The specs:

80% Superwash Merino

20% Nylon

4 Oz. Approx. 420 yards

Machine wash cool and dry

For best results handwash and dry flat

Fingering Weight

These yarns will be on sale until Wednesday, October 20.

Fiber of the Week - Oct. 6

Actually, we have THREE fibers of the week this week - they are all from Sublime and they are all Cashmere Merino Silk yarns. The three that are available are the Baby DK, DK and Aran. These are lovely yarns combining the best qualities of all three fibers used -- just imagine the softness. Please check the website for the colors as I love the names they came up with. The one in the picture above is Cardamom.
The specs:
Fiber: 75% Extrafine Merino Wool, 20% Silk, 5% Cashmere
50g balls
Baby DK and DK (main difference in these yarns is color):
Yardage: 127 Stitches: 5.5 Needle size: 6
Aran:
Yardage: 94 Stitches: 4.5 Needle size: 8
These yarns will be on sale until Wed. Oct. 13.

Fiber of the Week - Sept. 22, 2010

We have an entire family of yarn as the fiber of the week this week, and that's only fitting. The Flat Rocks family of yarn is hand-dyed by Rob's sisters Elizabeth and Amanda in Gloucester, MA! We have a multitude of weights available in a myriad of colors (just look at the photo above for a sample.) Please go to the website and check out the colors and weights available. I am seriously in love with the worsted Morning Twilight; I'm usually a bright colors fan, but the Morning Twilight is beautifully subtle. Also, be aware that the superwash yarns are amazingly soft for wool yarns. You could definitely wear the superwash varieties next to the skin. All the yarns are wool or wool/mohair blends.

Remember - these are hand-dyed yarns. Please allow for variations among skeins. You all know the trick to knitting with hand-dyed, right? Alternating skeins every two rows? Sure, you knew that.

All Flat Rocks yarns will be on sale for 20% off until midday, Wednesday, September 29. Have fun during the first week of autumn.

New Fiber of the Week - August 4, 2010

It's an exciting week at Coveted Yarns as we welcome Malabrigo to our family of yarns. Malabrigo is famous for its lovely hand-dyed colors and softness of its merino wool. The Worsted by Malabrigo is the fiber of the week at 20% off! I've already called Rob about mine!

Two extra notes about this yarn:

Don't see the color you're looking for? We'll order it for you! Shoot us an e-mail to info@covetedyarn.com.

Remember that this is hand-dyed yarn, and as such, has its variations. Malabrigo says, "Be sure to get enough yarn to complete your project since each bag is a different dye lot, and skeins may vary from bag to bag."

The specs:

100% Super Soft Merino Single Ply

100g

205 yards

US 8 needle

4 sts per inch

This yarn will be on sale until midday, August 11.