New Yarn!

 

Woo hoo!  The latest yarn delivery has arrived!

The KC Collection: Mulberry Soft

King Cole are bringing out wonderfully fantastic luxury yarns, the KC Collection.

 

Mulberry Soft DK is the perfect indulgent mix of the highest quality mulberry silk and baby alpaca. This creates a sumptuously soft superfine yarn from Peru. This perfect combination gives a beautiful lustre and softness to this new King Cole yarn.

Autumn has arrived!

Autumn has arrived at Joan's.

King Cole has released a new yarn, Autumn Chunky. It is a beautiful multi-tonal roving yarn with 80% Premium Acrylic and 20% Wool. It has a gorgeous soft handle and would suit warm garments, accessories and homeware.

Meters Per Ball: 140 m

Needle Size/Tension: 6.0mm | 14sts

A Riotous Hat

Over the last 12 months, many people have taken up knitting and crochet, and many have returned to the crafts.

Hirelle Moore was challenged to make a hat for her daughter. She hadn't picked up needles in years, but managed to make this fantastic hat in the course of one evening! Her daughter kept looking over and saying "It actually looks like a hat!"

Hirelle used a chunky yarn, King Cole Riot, and topped the hat with a faux fur pom pom.

Excellent work.

Regia Rainbow

A new colourway in Regia Pairfect by Schachenmayr has arrived! It is a glorious 4ply sock yarn, 75% virgin wool, and 25% polyamide. The wool means they keep you warm, but not too warm. The polyamide is great for strength, meaning the socks will last a longer time.

Regia has made it incredibly simple to knit two identical self-patterned socks from one skein. The yellow starter thread - which comes from inside the yarn skein - marks the beginning of each sock. Simply cut off the yellow starter thread and begin knitting the first sock. After the first sock is completed, unwind the yarn to the next yellow starter thread and cut it off. Then simply knit the second sock.

Like all REGIA yarns, it won’t felt and offers long-lasting wear and great shape retention. Machine washable at 40° C (100° F) and can be machine dried.

The yarn is designed for socks, but can be used for all sorts of other items too. Let your imagination run riot.

What 3 Words

My husband has been playing with what3words. "Every 3 metre square of the world has been given a unique combination of three words. Used for e-commerce and delivery, navigation, emergencies and more."

He was looking at the three word locations of various places on the Isle of Man, and then decided to find Joan's Wools and Crafts. Two great w3w came up for us. 

"pillow.scarves.starters" - we sell pillows (well, that's what Americans call cushions) and we also have all that's needed for starters of scarves! Be careful with this w3w, as adding an 's' to 'pillow' will take you to the middle of a Canadian highway, in sunny Saskatoon!

My favourite one is "blankets.absorbs.garages" Imaging being able to knit or crochet blankets big enough to absord garages!