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August’s Subscriber Inspiration colorways are based on a photo newsletter subscriber Melanie sent me, of a gorgeous Autumn-hued mandala. It made me think of the ancient Silk Road, rich tapestries and silks. And, of course, the beauty of Autumn in the eastern United States (and I don’t know about you, but I am ready for Fall!!).

After looking at Melanie’s photo for a while, I knew it was the one to use for August, as summer comes to an end and autumn is on the horizon. Evenings are cooling off, and there’s a crispness to the air on some mornings (not today, though!) that tells me Autumn is definitely on its way.

“Tamrin” is based on the palest colors in the mandala. It’s named for the Tamrin Basin, in Northwest China, made up part of the Silk Road route.

“Taklamakan” draws from the rich golden hues, and is named after the desert which dominates most of the Tamrin Basin.

“Kashgar Market” is based on the rich chili red-orange in the mandala, and is named for the colorful markets along the Silk Road.

Lastly, “Jingdezhan” draws from the muted teal in the mandala, and is named for the kiln responsible for the highly reconizable ceramics of China c 1300-1340.

All four colors are available for pre-order now through August 30. Then I’ll get busy dyeing them up, and plan to ship by September 15-20, 2018. Just in time to officially welcome Autumn to the Northern Hemisphere!

And hey, don’t forget! If you’re a newsletter subscriber (link on my website), send me an inspiration photo for September. It can be a photo you’ve taken, or something you’ve come across online. If I choose your photo, you’ll get a free skein of yarn in your special color!

Happy Almost-Autumn! Woohoo!!

You Can’t Take The Goth Outta The Girl!

Well, you can’t. Amirite? I’m right. If you’ve been one of my Groovies from the very beginning, you’re probably shocked to see a colorway like our new Goth on your screen. “This can’t be Groovy Hues,” you might be saying. Ah, but it is! I wanted to do an atypical Halloween colorway this year. I’ve always done something black and orange with some green and purple. I’m over that. I wanted you to have a yarn that you can use ANY day of the year without anyone giving you the side-eye. And, let’s face it. We’re all a little bit goth when it comes down to it. This colorway sold out through and through at our last trunk show at the destination LYS Do Ewe Knit, and now it is available in the online shop for the first time in FIVE bases, including luxury YAK!

It also seems that you want your pumpkin spice, and you want it NOW!

I’m pretty basic. I can admit it. In fact, I EMBRACE it. “Waiting For My Pumpkin Spice Prince” has sold out every time I’ve ever released it in its usual tweed. You have begged for me to make it in some new bases, and I’m being as accommodating as possible! I have obliged. What am I, if not flexible? It came out so beautifully on the not-so-usual bases that I should listen to all of you far more often. Again, the rich, darker yak is my favorite, but the DK and Cuddly sock are just as awesome.

Some yarns from the Yoga Collection have been restocked. Om Shanti is amazing on the laceweight, and you absolutely need to check out Drishti. It pairs perfectly with the new Goth colorway for this week for any contrasting colorwork!

I’ll be in Spain from the 1st through the 9th, but expect some amazing things from Groovy Hues when we return! Shop will remain open while we are gone. All orders before we leave will ship before we leave. Orders during that week will ship when I am back!

It’s that time of year again! I don’t know about you but I absolutely love fall. The Hudson Valley always looks so beautiful when the leaves begin to change, the apples become ripe and a chill can be felt in the air. Each year I love creating new fall and Halloween inspired colors for the shop. And it’s also the time of year when I like to bring back my tweed yarn bases. This year you will see lots of new colors, tonals, OOAKs and even a few colors from last year. 

Starting tomorrow, August 26th at 10 a.m. EDT, you will find all of these items and more in the Fall into Halloween Collection on the website. 

Happy Crafting 🙂
Julia

Have you ever matched your knitting to a project bag? Have you ever bought yarn based on your favorite movie or holiday? Ever posted a picture on instagram of your coordinating mug, tea, yarn and book? I feel you! We crafters love a good crossover, right? Well, for all you crafters that, like me, are also avid readers I am thrilled to announce the pre-order for my limited-edition colorway inspired by Jodi Picoult’s latest novel “Spark of Light.” (Full disclosure: Jodi is my sister-in-law and graciously allows me to turn her books into yarn.) Last year I released a limited-edition colorway for the debut of her musical “Between the Lines,” and you may not know that my popular Storyteller colorway is based on her novel of the same name.

Pre-Orders for the “Spark of Light” colorway will go live on my website at 10am EDT on Saturday, 8/25 and will remain open until Monday 8/27 at 10am EDT or until they sell out. You will be able to choose either my Fuse Merino Singles or Fuse Sock base and all orders will ship on or before September 25th, in time for the book’s launch on October 3rd. The colorway is a surprise, but it will include all of the beautiful colors from the book cover. The best part is every purchase automatically enters you for a chance to win a SIGNED hard copy of the book!! The book deals with issues surrounding reproductive rights in America, so I feel it’s fitting to donate $5.00 of each skein sold to Planned Parenthood in support of women’s access to healthcare. “Spark of Light” is a limited-edition colorway and will not be dyed again, so make sure to get yours during the update this weekend!

Saturday’s update will also include sweater quantities of my Fuse Luxury Fingering base. For this update I focused on neutrals and colors that can be combined to make the perfect Rhinebeck sweater. The yarn combos in the above photos are: 1) River and Verdigris as seen in @knitosophy’s gorgeous Shusui Shrug. 2) Brooklyn Heights and Hinterland. 3) Smokey Eye and Dusk. 4) Black Pearls and Fairy House.

As always, thank you so much for browsing my shop giving my yarn a try!!!
–Rebecca

As Fall slowly starts to creep into most of the Northern Hemisphere, we at QCC Yarn are still in the midst of summer and will be for a few more months. In order to make it feel more like the seasons are changing, we have started to dye up some autumnal and Halloween colors.

In addition to the new colors, we now have three new yarn bases available: Floofy Cat, Forlorn Cat and Cat-Mandu.

Floofy and Forlorn Cats are 2-ply fingering weight yarns, with 400 yards per 100g. Floofy Cat is 80% SW Merino/20% nylon. Forlorn Cat is 80% SW British BFL/20% nylon.
Cat-Mandu is a 3-ply fingering weight yarn with 436 yards per 100g. It’s 70% SW Merino/20% yak/10% nylon.

Cat-Mandu is a rather special yarn. It has a natural grey base, due to the yak fiber; when dyed, it creates wonderfully deep, rich colors. These colors are only available on the Cat-Mandu base, unlike our other colorways, which can be dyed on any of our other bases.