Whats New for Fall and Fun Shows in October and early November!

What's new? Lots!

New colors of Ivy Brambles Mohair Curly Locks and 4-oz Merino Rovings are in! Mohair Curly Locks are great for mixing in with your knitting or using for needle/wet felting!

Check out our great Mohair Curly Locks Fingerless Mitts pattern made from only one skein of Ivy Brambles Superwash Worsted weight yarn and one 2 oz bag of Mohair Curly Locks!

Like warm fingers? Try the Nancy Warm and Fuzzy Mittens knit with one strand of worsted yarn and one strand of mohair! Try a crazy color combo and be the envy at your next snowball fight!

The newest Ivy Bramble colorways in Deep Sea and Hydrangea are now available in the Sockscene Yarn line! Absolutely beautiful!

In addition, new ribbon yarns, novelty yarns, yo-yo makers, pom pom makers, triangular stitch markers and sparkling stitch marker sets have arrived and are loaded for fun! More arriving each week as the weather turns cool and the leaves turn beautiful!

Also new at the Yarn and Fiber Company is Quilting! Classes for Log Cabin, Radiant Star, Applique and Template Piecing are starting within the next couple of weeks - sign up today and learn something new this Fall! Fabric, gadgets, batting, and books are now available online and in the store. New fabrics and threads are arriving monthly so check back often for the latest and greatest from your favorite top fabric designers!

Are you visiting the New England area this October? It is a great month to visit and there is lots to do!

October starts out with the 22nd Annual Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival this weekend, October 3 and 4, in Tunbridge VT. In addition to the wonderful workshops, competitions and the yarn, roving, spindles and more, the Festival is host to the 2010 Eastern Cashmere Association Goat Show! Visit their website for more information and a discount admission coupon! And don't forget to stop by and say Hi! We will be in Pavilion 12 with lots of wonderful garments, yarn, roving and more!

Columbus Day Weekend is always a delight with the Wool Arts Tour taking place in our wonderfully scenic state of New Hampshire! We are located at the Spinner Farm location and will have our wonderful Ivy Brambles, Sereknity, Cherry Tree Hill yarns and fibers as well as the Knitting, Crocheting and Spinning with Friends long and short sleeve t-shirts! Always a delightful venue featuring Charles the Serious Alpaca, Frankie, Johnny and Mack the beautiful angora goats, lots of frolicking sheep and the gorgeous horses who live on this beautiful farm run by Leslie and Steve Chunn! And this is just one location to visit on this beautiful tour!

Stitches East takes place in lovely Connecticut the final week of October, but don't be scared by Halloween - all treats at this show, no tricks! Lots of workshops, knitting, yarn, knitting, fashion shows, knitting - oh did I mention the knitting?

And, last but in no way least, the first weekend of November invites you to join us at The Inaugural Fiber Festival of New England in W. Springfield MA! This is going to be a fabulous show, with over 200 booths, live animal displays, workshops, demos, entertainment, children's activities and more!

Hello Fall and Happy Fibering!

Oceans of Yarn Coming Through the Door! Prism, Cherry Tree Hill, Schaefer and More Begin the Fall Restock at the Yarn and Fiber Company!

What better way to kick-off the season with our favorite hand-dyed yarns! Bright colors adorn and send out the call for creativity! Just in - Prism Stuff in full and half skeins and all the colors of Prism Manhattan Ribbon! Absolutely beautiful and fun to work with!



Plus (no pun intended) the new Prism Stuff-Plus 9 and Books 58 and 59, by Prism hand-dyer Laura Bryant, have arrived full of more inspiring and creative garments to put the fun back in your knitting and crochet!

The surge of Oceania continues with all the beautiful colorways from hand-dyers Cheryl Potter of Cherry Tree Hill and Ivy Brambles signature colorways are now featured in this yarn! Many one skein sweater patterns are available to use with this yarn and they are available as PDF downloads for your convenience! If you live in the area, come by and try on the trunk show, we have almost all the garments for you to try! Fun, fun, fun!

Schaefer Anne is in and fabulous in its very popular colorways! Anne makes gorgeous socks or shawls with its vast yardage!

Happy Fall and have a fantastic fiberlicious week!
The Yarn and Fiber Company

Cherry Tree Hill Oceania Yarn Back in Stock and Special Little Knits Book on Special

Hello and Happy September Everyone!

We just picked up more of the Cherry Tree Hill Oceania yarn! Oceania skeins are big, beautiful, hand-painted and just one skein makes a sweater at 1440 yards of pure beauty! We have all the traditional Cherry Tree Hill colors in stock - get your favorite today!

Don't know what to make? May I suggest the Oceania Kimono jacket - looks good on all sizes from an XS to a 3XL. The Oceania Kimono is a simple, rectangular garter-stitch jacket that everyone can make easily and the results are flattering using the beautiful colorways!

Another favorite Oceania design is the Breakfast at Tiffany jacket. This jacket is light and stylish and again, only one skein makes this spectacular wear anywhere garment.

Another beautiful garment is the Never-Ending Shawl Pattern - one skein of Oceania yarn makes a warm and large shawl that is comforting and beautiful. So whether you would like a shawl for the upcoming cool air or need a holiday gift or a friend is in need of a prayer shawl, this is the perfect yarn and pattern. Pattern is available in the Special Little Knits book which is on special for 20% off.

Oceania yarn is no longer produced and we are happy to have a few more skeins of it to offer to you! We will continued to stock this yarn as long as possible but we expect it to completely disappear within the next couple of months. Don't delay and be disappointed! Stock up on your favorite colors now!

Happy September and Have a Stitching Week!