Our models are made to show you the yarn's hand, weight, finish,
stitch capability, drape, how the variegated colors work etc. 
Patterns are generally available for models made by our vendors. 
There are not always exact patterns for store made models,
because we don't always use the called-for yarn. 
(CB  tends to be a rebel and will often enhance a simple design or change structural components
for fit or knitting ease.    Also, The Sweater Wizard is our friend.  It's a program that will give you
a basic layout for a garment, with which you can create your own design using trims, stitch patterns 
color, shaping options etc.  YOU MUST HAVE A GAUGE SWATCH AND PROVIDE CORRECT MEASUREMENTS FOR
A SWEATER WIZARD pattern TO FIT.  Try it out at the store and if you love it we can order one for you!)

2010 summer models in Mia, Nepal Print, Good Earth Cotton,
Creative Focus Linen, Fantasy Naturale
New (3rd) model of Baby Surprise in Fantasy Naturale -
a new size!  3 hanks, great color.
New model in Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece worsted.  This is
a wonderful and versatile yarn available by order.  There are 60 colors
from which to choose, and orders generally take less than 2 weeks. 
Light worsted, 5sts/#6 (or whatever you need to use!) 80% cotton,
20% wool, and easy to adapt to just aout any 5st pattern.
models also in Pure Pima, Sierra, Creative Focus Silk, TyDy, Sprout, Sandra,
Laurel, Oceanside organic DK, Tatamy Tweed worsted, 2nd Time Cotton.

new spring/summer 2010 yarns
good news for summer knitters!
can't help it, we have new luscious summer-wear yarns
Good Earth Cotton 3.75(or 4)sts per inch organic cotton 
   is a wonderfully soft ribbon yarn in subtle shades
Mia (Maya jr.) 100% very slubby, thick & thin soft cotton
   survey says 3sts #9, in other words we think it's a chunky (3.5 #10?)
3 colors of Nepal Print (variegated stripes) have been added to the
   organic cotton base dyed Nepal line
Sari is a wide 100% silk ribbon for accent, accessories
   3 colors natural, black, cocoa
Weekend, 4.5-5sts per inch cotton acrylic, lustrous, lightweight, resilient,
   for kids, blankets & adults in berroco colors!
these, in addition to our tried and trues:
   for tank tops, T's, summer cardigans, blankets, baby wear, kidwear
  2nd time cotton worsted, recycled cotton & acrylic
   Classic Silk
   Creative Focus Silk
   Fantasy Naturale
   Inca Cotton 100% organic, in natural, natural camel and
       natural/camel twist  4sts#9
   Jeannee worsted and chunky
   Oceanside  dk organic cotton, grown in natural colors
   Palma organic cotton, dyed to stripe
   Pure Pima 100% cotton dk (berroco)
   Sierra silk/linen worsted
   Solstice organic cotton + wool worsted
   Sprout 3.5sts #10 100% (dyed, organic cotton base)
   Tatamy Tweed in worsted and dk

new also and definitely wool:
   worsted merino superwash 100% merino 4-ply
   boucle merino superwash - 100% merino boucle 4sts/9
   nazca wind - merino and mulberry silk boucle
   a few colors zauberball crazy (this stuff is hard to get, but we're working on it)
   berroco sox metallic
   crock 'o dye sock wool from knit one crochet too
and coming soon Kidlin lace (linen and mohair)

yarn update - Eros, Eros Glitz and Eros Drifters
have been discontinued by the mill and the american distributor
is out stock.  we have many colors in our case, but from now
on, this is it.  bummer.

Fall/Winter 09
   Dove Unforgettable cardigan - this is my runaway favorite new yarn -
        unbelievably soft and lightweight worsted
   Rio Lacey hat (Tahki internet pattern)
   Presto collar
   Lana cable scarf
   NEW TWEED VEST (from a Tahki Savoy pattern - same gauge,!)
   SITAR collar, LANALOFT collar
Fall/Winter 09 TAHKI yarns and books
Dove  44% ex-fine merino, 44% alpaca, 12% nylon, 4.5sts/#8, 163yds
Rio  50% alpaca, 35 merino, 15% silk, 3.25sts/#11 (maybe, 4-4.5), 87yds
Presto  48% wool, 46% acry, 3% mohair,3% nylon,  3sts/#13 60yds, multi colors & fibers
from Tahki Terra
Lana  100% organic merino,  3.75sts/#9, 92yds
new Montana colors  in the tan/brown family, plus marls!
This year's pallette is natural, creamy off/whites, ash greys, ash tans, medium greys, camel, charcoals
As always, we look forward to the Tahki designs and this year we have the
Tweed book, Terra book, Modern Romance.
We did a Donegal pattern from the Tweed book in Tweedy Alpaca ... made the small
size and came up with a between-med-and-large as expected with the bigger yarn.  A
fun pattern combining sideways cable sash and double seed (bodice only).

New Mountain Colors are in:  Targhee Top Copper Mountain, Peppergrass, Cedar  and Wilderness, Copper Mountain in Silk 'n Ewe, 4/8's, and Bearfoot
Cedar in Bearfoot
Red Willow and Sapphire Trail in Silk 'n Ewe

Berroco Books are here, Norah Gaughn #4 - a wonderful MEN's book, along with
the new Vintage Wool, machine washable 30% wool 70% acrylic, perfect for gifts.

Brown Sheep has new heather colors in Lamb's Pride and Nature Spun.
Lanaloft is now available in BULKY - big 7oz hanks.  Looks like Burly Spun but
is Lamb's Pride Bulky gauge.  100% wool, no mohair.

MOCHI PLUS with new colors
Crystal Palace's 4-4.5 stitch mach/wash merino/nylon in MINI MOCHI colors!

no news ... your gauge depends entirely upon you.  don't be held hostage by yarn
labels.  labels are printed after someone else  knits with the yarn.  use labels 
as a guide for needle size and knit your samples on more than one size needle.  
choose the fabric that you like and best shows off the yarn!
[ALSO PLEASE NOTE:  IF YOU DO NOT GET THE STITCHES PER INCH CALLED FOR IN THE PATTERN, EXPECT 
YOUR FINISHED PRODUCT TO BE LARGER OR SMALLER THAN INTENDED!  ADJUSTMENTS CAN BE MADE,
STITCH-number-WISE, BUT CHANGING NEEDLE SIZE IS THE BEST  PLACE TO START.]  
IT'S A CONTROL ISSUE  -  YOU BE IN CHARGE.

09 spring/summer
we thought we had more than enough great spring and
summer yarns to offer,  without adding more this year  ... 
but that didn't happen.  so now we also have beautiful
NEW  cottons and silks and blends for the season.

berroco:  pure pima dk, mica and linen jeans (new for us)
               jawoll silk, ultra alpaca fine (socks or lace),
               the new Aktion colors, more Sox, and
               Sox Metallic - plus the new berroco books & Norah #4

classic elite:  Sprout, Solstice, Classic Silk and Silky Lace

rowan/nashua:  creative focus silk, daylily
                and we couldn't help getting a jump on mohair early
                this year with creative focus kid mohair ... wow.

tahki stacy charles:  Maya, Nepal, Palma and Nova, plus new
                colors in Jeans and Sierra - plus the accompanying pattern

  One more thing:  SUSTAINABLE.  Sustainable is a very good thing, but it just means that the 
fiber grows back quickly, and is probably not organic nor necessarily eco.  For instance,
there are at least two ways to process bamboo.  Really toxic substance route (traditional)
and a heat treated route (the heat route is catching on).
We'd like to think that all of our manufacturers are conscientious, and chances are there
are more of them now than there were before.




AIR TRAVEL?  Look up www.tsa.dot.gov website for most current USA information on airline security and knitting needles.  It may be handy to copy TSA's list and take it with you.  European and other international airports may have additional restrictions; you have to check with the specific airline for those destinations.
DON'T TAKE YOUR TURBOS THROUGH AMSTERDAM, for example.

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