Next Shop Update - Friday 23rd March 12pm and again at 8pm Sydney time

12 pm...

Himalaya DK

Blue Wren

Inkstone

Whitewash

Cocoa

 Top Draw Socks

Envy

Hazel

Industrial Age

Nori

 Merino Cashmere Fingering

Beach Shack

Gingko

Hopeless Romantic

 Merino Silk Sport

Blush

Element

Wintertide

 8pm...

Himalaya DK

Outlaw

Rouge

Top Draw Socks

Ao

Blue Wren

Fig

Lush

Metallurgy

Merino Silk Worsted

Barley

Midlands

Quill

Whitewash

Merino Cashmere Fingering

Bittersweet

Inkstone

Sea Salt

Update!!!

Wow, its been a long time since the last update, things have been kind of busy in the studio, lots of new wholesalers which is wonderful and of course the Westknits Shawl club (more about that later!).  In between all this I have managed to put together a big update for this Friday 9th March, update times will be 12pm and 8pm Sydney time.  

As promised here are all the yarns that will feature in this update...

12pm

BFL Sock

Elderberry

Blue Wren

Industrial Age

Rouge

Wild Apple

 Merino Cashmere Fingering

Blush

Envy

Graphite

Quill

 Worsted MCN

Barley

Make Hay While the Sun Shines

Tundra

Cocoa

Silk Cashmere Lace

Knight

Night Owl

 

Vintage Lace

Beach Shack

Merino Silk Sport

Lush

Pearl

Savannah

Sterling

8pm

Top Draw Socks

Dolce

Nori

Static

Sunlight

Tuscany

China Town

 Merino Cashmere Fingering

Buttercup

Sea Salt

BFL Sock

Beach Shack

Ghost Gum

Cocoa

Himalaya

Barley

Ao

Blueprint

Inkstone

Midlands

Merino Silk Lace

Beach Shack

Blush

Sugar

Wintertide

In other news, last week the very talented Ariane Caron-Lacoste released her newest design Celia, knit from Skein Himalay DK.

Celia

The original design was knit in the colourway Barley, I have plans to cast on my very own in Graphite.  There will be plenty of Himalaya available in this weeks update...

or, of course, you can custom order whatever colour you like!
 

Sock Club

 

Just a quick post to let you all know that the memberships for the Skein Sock Club will be available on Friday the 2nd of March.  This time there will be 60 places up for grabs, 30 places will be posted on the shop at 12pm and the other 30 at 8pm Sydney time.  Membership includes..

• 2 skeins of yarn each month for three months. 
• Each month the yarns will be dyed in TWO exclusive club colourways available only to members. You will receive 2 skeins in two different colourways each month. Members can request custom orders using these colourways during this time.  Club colourways will only be available to members and will not be offered as regular colourways.
• Yarns include Top Draw Socks, BFL Sock and Merino Cashmere Fingering. 
• Sock Club begins in April, yarns will be sent out in the last week of each month.

Price (AUD)

$152 (not incl. postage)

 

Postage 

Australia $12

USA + Canada $24

NZ $17

Asia Pacific $$21

EU + Non EU $30

See here for more information about each of the yarns.

Hope you can join up!

Lazy Saturday

Its a rainy Saturday morning here, which gives me a perfect excuse to relax on the couch, catch up on some podcasts and, of course, enjoy some knitting time.  

 

I have been working on another design, this time a cardigan knit from Worsted MCN.  I thought I would post a little sneak peak of the swatch, as you can see I have chosen yet another variegated colourway, its a sock club colour called 'Sweet Violet'. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Wave

Over the weekend I released my first design, a small shawl called Wave.

 

'Wave' is knit from the bottom up and is shaped into a wide triangle which, when thrown over the shoulders, will sit perfectly in place. The shawl is also long enough to be scrunched up and used as a light-weight scarf.

The alternating 'waves' of Turkish Lace and Garter Stitch look really nice when knit with variegated yarns (I have a real soft spot for these types of colourways!) but of course semi-solids would look wonderful too!  The other great thing about these stitch patterns is that they both form a knitted fabric that is totally reversible.

Wave is a one skein project which requires a yardage of around 366 - 402 meters / 400 - 440 yards.  My samples were knit using a skein of Skein Silk/Cashmere Lace and BFL Sock, both of which are variegated colours.

Wave is available as a free pattern, you can download the PDF here.  

Hope you enjoy!