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Rowan Pure Silk is in stock at Needles & Knits.

10/24/2016

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Rowan Pure Silk
 
Rowan Pure Silk is now in stock at Needles & Knits Wool Shop!
It is 100% silk yarn and comes in 50g balls.  It has a beautiful drape and stitch definition.
 
Yardage:  125m/ 137 yds
Recommended Needles:  4 mm
Tension:  22 sts X 30 rows
 
Sadly it has been discontinued but Tove has a wonderful supply of it ( we think she cleaned out the warehouse in the States).  So drop by and have a look for yourself.  It is absolutely scrumptious and the colours are so vibrant. 
 
Just in case you are having trouble deciding what to knit with this beautiful silk yarn, here are some free patterns that would look wonderful in this Rowan Pure Silk.
 
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lady-marys-comfort-wrap
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stairway-to-heaven-grey-edition-cowl
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/burlesque-shawl
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mia-21
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rondeur
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sleeveheart
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/adoe
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/search#sort=best&craft=knitting&query=Rowan%20Truesilk
 
Butterfly Cotton 10 has also been restocked.
Gabriella is in the process of adding new classes for the Fall.   “Classes” on the main page shows what is being offered.  You will not be disappointed!Classes
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New Yarn Has Arrived!

9/17/2016

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With the cooler weather fast approaching, its time to start thinking of new projects to knit.  Looking for a bit of inspiration? Stop by Needles & Knits Wool Shop today to check out our new selections of yarn that have just arrived!  

Fibra Natura Yarn Java
Fibra Natura
JAVA
20 sts. 100% Hemp 
200m/100g
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KFI Luxury Collection DK Sock
KFI
LUXURY COLLECTION
DK Sock, 50% Cashmere  400m/150g
Wisdom Yarns Poems Chunky
Wisdom Yarns
POEMS CHUNKY
100% Wool
100m/100g
Drops Yarn Puna
Drops
PUNA
DK, 100% Pure Undyed Alpaca, 110m/50g


Universal Yarns Deluxe Worsted Tweed Superwash
Universal Yarns 
DELUXE WORSTED TWEED SUPERWASH
Worsted, 200m/100g
KFI Yarn Luxury Silk
KFI
LUXURY SILK
Sport Weight
265m/100g
Universal Yarn Cotton Supreme Batik
Universal Yarn 
COTTON SUPREME BATIK

Aran
165m/100g
Universal Yarn Cotton Supreme Seaspray DK
Universal Yarn 
COTTON SUPREME SEASPRAY
DK
210m/100g
Cascade Yarn Fixation DK Classic
Cascade
FIXATION
DK Classic
91m/50g (perfect for ankle socks)
Wisdom Yarn Naked Sock
Wisdom Yarn
NAKED SOCK
430m/100g
Perfect for sweater, shawl and sock projects!


Drops Yarn Air
Drops
AIR
Worsted
150m/50g
New colours are in!
Universal Yarn Classic Shades
Universal Yarn
CLASSIC SHADES
Aran
180m/100g
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Stashing Your Yarn - Part II

1/4/2016

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Happy New Year to all our customers, friends, family!
 
Tove’s New Year resolution was to clean up her yarn stash room at home.  We thought we would share how she accomplished it over 3 days.  Yes 3 days, so if you are tackling your own yarn stash, just remember it might take more time than you planned for.
 
The first thing she did was to lock the door and unplug the telephone.
 
Then she took stock.
 
She took all her yarn out of cupboards, drawers, bins, boxes and put everything on the floor.
 
She went and bought ten clear bins (2 feet X 3 feet X 12 inches high approximately).
 
What really surprised her was the number of unfinished projects she had.  They took up TWO clear bins!  (I am sure we can all relate to this).
She put all her unfinished projects in the bins and has not touched them since. 
 
She tackled her sock yarn first and sorted it according to full balls in one bin and leftovers in another bin.  (For anyone who knows Tove, she always has a pair of socks on the go).
 
All remaining yarn was sorted by weight and each put in a separate bin:
 
Bulky
Chunky
Aran
Worsted
DK
4 Ply
Fingering
 
She labeled them and stacked them on shelves and some went in the closet.
 
She wasn’t done yet. 
 
She then sorted all her patterns into these categories:
 
Adult
Men/women
Children
Babies
 
Here is what her yarn stash room looked like after being organized.
Before and after pictures of organizing your yarn stash
After finishing all this, Tove felt pretty good about all the work she had done and guess what?  She went out and bought new yarn!!  
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Stashing your Yarn - Part I

10/22/2015

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​Since Needles and Knits just had a 25 % off sale, I’m sure a few of you are now wondering where to store the yarn that you just bought.  You have added to your stash and now are thinking, “Okay… where it is all going to go? 
 
I struggle with this and know many others who struggle with it as well.  Even a successful wool shop owner struggles with keeping her stashed yarn organized, as per the picture below.   

A room full of yarn that has not been organized
But it usually ends up in a closet and then it overflows into the guest room closet, under the beds, or into the basement.  It basically goes wherever we can find a place for it.  That works okay until you need to find a particular yarn that you know you have but you just can’t seem to put your finger on it.
 
Here are some ideas on how to “stash your stash".

Organize your Yarn

​One must find it all, drag it out, and then sort it.  Yes, as painful as that sounds, you must do it in order to know what you have. 
 
Before you even think about where and how you want to store your yarn, you need to give some thought to how you would like to organize it. 
One can organize it by
  • Colour
  • Fiber content
  • Weight
  • Brand ( ie. all the Rowan is in one place)
  • Single skeins, partial skeins and bigger quantities of yarn
  • Sock yarn
  • Tiny balls or leftovers
 
Or you can organize by
  • Real projects ( ie. you have multiple skeins of)
  • One skein projects
  • Custom worsted weight projects (ie. stuffed animals)
  • Scrap
  • Get rid of/give away
 
Keep works in progress away from rest of yarn.  Put them in project bags – they don’t have to be fancy.  Gift bags work.
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Catalogue your Yarn

Once you know what you have, then you can match your yarn to projects.
For any partial skeins, weigh them on a digital scale, attach a label with the weight and put in one place labeled. If you don’t have a digital scale, Needles and Knits would be happy to weigh your partial skeins for you. 

The Stash tool on Ravelry lets you list yarn that you have either for sale or trade if you don’t want it anymore.
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Of course once you have your yarn organized and tucked away in its boxes, baskets or whatever means of storage you've come up with, you still need to have a system. The system of knowing exactly where the yarn you want to use is when you need it.  You can create a database on your computer that tells you type, quantity, location in your house.
I personally have never done this as it seems time consuming and I don’t really want to know exactly how much yarn I really do have.  
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Storage for your Yarn

Basically it comes down to how much space you have, where it is and how much you need to store it. When storing wool or other animal fibers consider air tight containers to avoid insects, mould and mildew problems.  I like to put a bar of  Irish Spring soap in each bin or lavender works well too.

We will check in with the wool shop owner in a few months to see an "after" picture of what her stash room looks like, after following these tips, so stay tuned!

Last but not least, get knitting! 

We would love to hear any tips that have worked for you or not worked for you  Just add them in the Comments below
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