The Simple Treasures shawl pattern from Christine, the dyer behind TreasureGoddess Yarn, allows her luxurious and fun MCN yarn to shine while you indulge in one of life’s simple pleasures. The triangular shawl, with panels of stockinette and simple lace, takes a skein of her Cashmere Super Toes MCN yarn, which comes in super-sized skeins of 600 yards and colorways, with such fantastic names as Song of the Sirens (pictured above in the shawl), Mermaid’s Curse and Lusty Wench.
Laura of Fiber Dreams, a fellow tea drinker, has named her new leafy, lacy pullover after our favorite morning beverage. This tea– I mean tee — can be knit boxy or more fitted, depending on the size you select. The bottom-up sweater has minimal seaming, for joining the top edges of the shoulders and sleeves. There’s also a Ravelry KAL for this and Laura’s other designs, with prizes!
Mindy Wilkes has given us a beautiful design for those irresistible gradient, mini-skein set, or variegated sock yarn. Pomeroy Shawl is a simple, asymmetrical garter stitch shawl with a crochet chain bind off, inspired by one of those sets. It takes 500 to 550 yards of fingering weight yarn.
Add a little fiber to your mail with the Swoonish fiber club. Club members get roughly 4 ounces of high-quality fiber dyed to wow. Packages are always a surprise, but you can see previous shipments on the Swoonish blog. Sign-ups end May 1, with packages sent out mid to late May.
After two shows, Barb of Spencer Hill is back in action, with plenty of Pippi BFL sock, Nell MCN, and Lily Merino/silk in the shop and more updates, and new bases, on the way.
The latest Wool and Two Sticks colorways were inspired by the Mad Hatter’s eyes on the poster for Disney’s Alice Through The Looking Glass. They’re available on Wonderful 100’s, a Merino/silk fingering.
Wild Hair Studio is a small family farm raising Purebred Romeldale/CVM sheep, Registered Gotland sheep and crossbred sheep. They offer batts, smidgens, art batts, and other goodies from the farm.
If you’re headed to first annual Steel City Fiber Festival in Allentown, Pennsylvania this weekend, stop by booth B2 to say Hi to Suzanne of Groovy Hues Fibers and her yarn, as well as fiber arts gear from a guest artisan.
