It’s a dreary, wet old day, so I’m just going to throw some color at you, because I need to.
Here is Serenity Silk+ from Zen Yarn Garden’s Artwalk series. The yarn is a lovely 500-yard bundle of fingering weight merino, cashmere, and silk.
The color ways are inspired by paintings; this one is a lovely mix of purples and plums with the slightest touches of green inspired by Georgia O’Keefe’s early painting of petunias.
Have I tried it yet? No, but I have some ideas, one of which is this nice free pattern called Reyna by Noora Laivola. It looks great in a multi-colored hand-dye, and the fiber mix would feel marvelous snuggled around you.
We received a nice range of colors in Katia’s Bulky Cotton. It’s a washable yarn consisting of cotton fibers encased in a nylon tube, which means it has great stitch definition and does not have that dry cotton feeling when you’re knitting with it. I liked it very much as I was doing my pretty little double seed stitch swatch; the nylon does not catch on your fingers and adds strength and bounce to the yarn.
You’re welcome to come and add to my swatch, just to see how you like it!
This is a new yarn for us, too:
It’s Phoenix DK Print from Ella Rae.This is 100% mercerized DK-weight cotton that knits up in bright stripes:
Fun for summer cardigans or tees, baby sweaters, beach cover-ups, all things cool and colorful!
Lastly, we received a lovely shipment of our favorite yarn for beautiful summer sweaters: Zooey from Juniper Moon Farm.
This DK cotton/linen blend comes in generous 284-yd balls that knit up into an elegantly textured fabric that drapes nicely and shows details well. We made Richmond (a long boat-neck pullover, knit sideways, and a free pattern with yarn purchase) last year; I’m still contemplating what to make this year. What do you think about Fine Sand by Heidi Kirrmaier, maybe in Navy?
