WHAT'S ON AT THE LOOP
More New Arrivals
Mary MacEachern of Fibrepalooza, in Toney River, has been busy custom-dyeing her beautiful worsted weight Wool-Cashgora blend for us. The gorgeous handpainted skeins arrived yesterday, and make a great addition to our range of 100% local fibres!
Looking for a great yarn for warm-weather baby and kid knits? Get Happy! Wendy Happy is a lustrous and soft fingering weight bamboo blend that comes in a cheerful range of bright, self-striping colourways. The 100g balls mean that most baby garments will use only 1 or 2!
Sock knitters take note: We've received a shipment of Schoppel Wolle Zauberball and Zauberball Crazy, including some new colours. Hot on its heels came a shipment of Opal in new colourways--as well as some favourites--cotton blends, 6-ply and solids.
Also from Schoppel Wolle, lovely Cashmere Queen, a blend of cashmere, Merino and silk. Great yardage means two balls will make a luxuriously soft and warm scarf, like this free pattern from Skacel.
two new kits, only at The Loop!
Our Ticking Stripe Washcloths kit is a great learning project for beginners. The pattern teaches you how to change colours as you go, pick up stitches and how to "read" your knitting, all while you make 3 lovely washcloths from 100% recycled cotton. Pick from lots of lovely colour combinations, ranging from subtle to bold.
We've also created a kit for our popular Malagash Square Shawl pattern, using The Last Resort Farm pure Nova Scotia Shetland laceweight that inspired it. This intermediate-level project kit is available in three beautiful natural colour combinations: medium grey/tan; dark brown/tan; and charcoal/tan.
New from Manos del Uruguay
Serena is a drapey sport-weight blend of alpaca and cotton--perfect for wraps or light garments for cool summer nights. It comes in a range of gorgeous handpaints and co-ordinating solid colours.
The palette is softened by the blending of plant and animal fibre, giving garments made from Serena an instantly
loved-and-lived-in look.
And as with all Manos yarns, Serena is a fair trade product, labelled with the name of the cooperative in which the yarn was made, and the name of the artisan who dyed it!
Spring Colours from Misti
BabyMeBoo--With it's lovely hand-dyed colours, irresistible blend and fun texture, this gorgeous yarn is a triple threat. Baby alpaca, Merino and bamboo are spun together in a soft and fluffy single, then plied with a thread to create a bumpy, thick-and-thin textured yarn. As with all of Misti's handpainted yarns, the colour blends are harmonious and applied with knitting in mind.
Pima Silk DK--This is a perfect summer yarn. Long-staple cotton, combined with silk for added sheen and drape, and spun into a stable 4-ply structure for maximum stitch definition and happy knitting. The 100g skeins have fantastic yardage, at 327 yards/300 m per!
Misti Hanpaint Chunky--This perennial favourite has returned in three of the best-selling colourways. The softness of this 100% baby alpaca has to be felt to be believed. It's a great choice for quick cowls and scarves.
100% Atlantic Canadian Cotswold wool blankets from Lange's Rock Farm
We've been carrying Lange Rock Farm's lanolin-rich natural Cotswold wool for a while now. The beautiful natural colours of this yarn evoke the rugged south shore landscape where the Langes raise their flock and quarry local granite.
Now we're carrying the Langes' wonderful custom-woven pure wool blankets. The blankets are woven in Prince Edward Island, making them a 100% Atlantic Canadian product. The naturally curl of Cotswold fibre means these blankets are surprisingly warm for their weight. They are also have a soft and springy, thanks to the careful fulling and napping process. The blankets are available in natural brown with natural cream stripes or cream with brown stripes, and in lap, single, double or queen sizes. The blankets make wonderful wedding gifts, and are perfect for home or cottage. Also available are natural Cotswold sheepskins.
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