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.

Fiber of the Week Continued - Aug. 4, 2010

This is a quick, late Fiber of the Week - a brand new yarn at Coveted Yarn - Linen by Claudia Handpainted Yarn. It's 20% off until Wednesday, Aug. 4 and available in more colorways than I can count! Please go look at them - these are lovely, crisp linen yarns. I had the opportunity to see them at the shop.

The specs:

100% Linen - 4 ply
100 grams/270 yds
3 - 3.5 mm / 1 - 3 US 6 sts/inch
machine wash, mild soap, gentle cycle
We are offering the full selection of Claudia Hand Paints and as a result we may have to special order to fill your order. Linen orders typically take 1-2 weeks for delivery if they need to be special ordered.
This yarn will be on sale until midday, Wednesday Aug. 11.

Fiber of the week - July 7, 2010

This week's fiber of the week has a funny name for a terrific yarn. It's Farmhouse Yarn's Lumpy Bumpy. Farmhouse is a new line being carried by Coveted Yarn; we are very excited to be carrying yarn from Connecticut and to celebrate, the Lumpy Bumpy is 25% off this week. It's hand-dyed and each skein is unique. If you decide to do a project with this great yarn that requires more than one skein, it's recommended that you alternate skeins every couple of rows. Check the website for the 79 different colorways available. In an effort to provide our customers with the widest possible selection we offer Farmhouse Yarns' full collection through our website. As a result some colors may need to be special ordered resulting in a slight delay. Please call for availability or with any questions.

And the specs:
99% Merino, 1% Nylon
150 yards,
4 ounces
US 9: 3-4 stitches per inch
Hand wash cool, flat to dry.

This yarn will be on sale until midday, Wednesday July 14 (Bastille Day!)

Fiber of the Week - June 30, 2010

What a treat! My favorite yarn in the whole world is the fiber of the week. It's Rayon Metallic by Blue Heron and it's 20% off. If you are not familiar with this yarn, it's hand-dyed, 88% rayon and 12% metallic. The metallic thread does not show up well in the photos, but it is much less subtle in person. Because this is a rayon yarn, it is shiny and slinky. If this yarn were a person, it would be a ballroom dancer, but not an amateur, definitely a world-class professional! Currently available in 44 of Blue Heron's magnificent colorways. If you are a Ravelry member, please look at some of the projects made from this yarn for inspiration.



The specs:

88% Rayon, 12% Metallic

8 Oz.

550 Yards

5 St/Inch

Needles US #7

Worsted Weight


This yarn will be on sale until middday Wednesday, July 7. Happy Independence Day to our American customers and Happy Canada Day to our northern neighbors. (Come to think of it, the sparkle in the Rayon Metallic kind of does remind me of fireworks!)

Clearance Yarn - So Fun to Play!

Not a fiber of the week, but an update on how your blogger is playing with the Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted Seconds in the Creme color: crockpot dyeing.

This first skein was dyed using Iced Blue Raspberry Lemonaid Kool Aid and McCormick food coloring in blue and green.

This second skein was dyed using Wilton's Icing Colors in violet, delphinium blue and juniper green.

Because we're only paying $3.95 per skein for this yarn, I feel like I can experiment and if the yarn looks like clown barf when I'm done, no great loss. And the knots don't bother me because I'm a crocheter, and they're pretty easy for us crocheters to deal with.

Thanks to Rob for the use of the shop camera for the photos!

Fiber of the Week - June 1, 2010

We're back with Fiber of the Week with a vengeance! FOUR fibers of the week, all from Lollipop Cabin. These are one-of-a-kind organic wool sock yarns, hand-dyed with rainwater in the Pacific Northwest. All of them are 20% off. And they are:

• Single ply Sock Yarn by Lollipop Cabin - 400 yards


• Soft Sock by Lollipop Cabin (also single ply) - 480 yards (pictured above)


• Merino Superwash Sock Yarn - comes in 2 matched hanks of 210 yards each


• Superwash Merino Worsted by Lollipop Cabin - 270 yards

Because these yarns are hand-dyed, you'll have to check the website photos for the luscious colors available now. Have fun!



These yarns will be on sale until midday, June 8.