New Yarns, Patterns and Buttons Galore!

Hello Everyone!

Spring has sprung and the beautiful colors are upon us once again!   The colorful flowers embedded in the green grass reach up to face the warm sun as she peeks through the newly formed leaves of the towering trees which lean upon the bluest skies.....ahhh.... Spring!   Creative juices flow from our veins to try to capture these beautiful colorways and make them our own --- with of course the help of our favorite mediums --- yarn, rovings, fabrics, buttons and interesting and fun patterns!

Plymouth Yarns Linen Concerto is a new and fun yarn that is perfect for beautiful Spring garments!  Linen Concerto yarn is a machine washable blend of 48% Rayon, 42% Linen and 10% Cotton which is available in solids and self striping colorways!     Try this cute Picot Shawl which uses Linen Concerto yarn - this is a perfect shawl for cool evenings.   You can take this beautiful little shawl with you to throw over your arms when you are in air conditioning or make one for your friend that can't wear animal fiber.   It makes a perfect gift.

 

 

Buttons, buttons, and more buttons arrive weekly!  Our button collection is getting huge with lots of selection!  We carry novelty buttons, glass buttons, silver buttons, gold buttons, funky buttons, small buttons, large buttons and many buttons in between!   A variety of colors, shapes, sizes and styles to meet your button needs!

 

On special this week - Bonnie Maresh Glass Buttons - 25% off!  Sale runs through Monday, May 27th at 6:00 PM EST.   No coupon necessary; sale price is shown on website and valid in-store as well.   This collection of handmade fused glass and lampwork buttons includes beautiful hand made fused glass buttons from Bonnie Maresh Buttons. These wonderful buttons are sold here individually and each button is a unique work of art.

 

 

 

Newly restock in many, many colors is a new favorite of ours, Baby Alpaca Grande Yarn!!! This scrumptious yarn is available in solid, Sparkling Glow, and Grande Hues.   This is the perfect yarn for hats, mittens, scarves, shawls, and this beautiful Baby Alpaca Grande Quick Top Down Jacket Pattern.   Make this perfect little jacket with only 3 or 4 skeins of Baby Alpaca Grande in your choice of color!  Or choose one of the many, many patterns available to make soft and scrumptious garments!

 

Happy fibering and have a wonderful week!

New and Fun Yarns have arrived from Plymouth Yarn for Spring in New Hampshire!

New and fun yarns have arrived from Plymouth Yarn for Spring in New Hampshire!

As everyone who lives here knows, Spring days and nights can go from 20 to 70 and then back down again in a few hours.   Hard to dress for the right temperature, but we love it!   It is an interesting mix to see some still wearing winter coats while others have taken out the shorts!   With this in mind, when we order yarn for Spring, it is difficult not to order alpaca and wools with the new cotton blends, so we ordered it all!  

Come and enjoy the selection in store and online of all the fabulous new colors and yarns from Plymouth which arrived just yesterday!   There is so much yarn, we may be unpacking boxes until Sunday, but all of the inventory is online and available for purchase!

New lines include Diversity Yarn - the new elastic sock yarn and Jeannee yarn - a worsted cotton acrylic blend that arrived in every color!   We also restocked Baby Alpaca Grande in lots of colors including lots of new ones!   Also in every color is Mushishi yarn and Gina yarn.   Superwash Merino and DK Superwash Merino yarn have arrived in lots of colors!

Lots more to see instore and online... Happy Spring!

New Ivy Brambles Silver Cloud Yarn, Midnight Ruffles Shawl Pattern and a Quick and Easy Tornado Scarf for Someone You Love!

Hello Everyone!

Introducing a new yarn from Ivy Brambles - Silver Cloud!   Light as a feather, Silver Cloud yarn is beautifully soft and durable. Ivy Brambles Silver Cloud is a superb blend of 80%Suri Alpaca, 15% Super-Fine Merino Wool with a touch of 5% Stellina silver metallic that adds a special touch.  Silver Cloud yarn is a lace yarn which comes in hanks that are 125 grams (4.5 oz) and 1094 yards (1009 m).   Hand dyed in the United States.   Recommended needle size is a US 4-5 (3.5-3.75 mm) or needle size to obtain desire gauge. 

The Midnight Ruffles shawl is a gorgeous example of how beautiful the Silver Cloud yarn is to knit.   Only one skein of yarn is required to knit the simple but elegant Midnight Ruffles shawl which is warm, stylish and designed by Jocre Arts. 



The Midnight Ruffles Shawl features a feathered ruffled edge and is worked in Ivy Brambles light as a feather Silver Cloud Yarn using a US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles which produces a gauge of approximately  13 sts per 2 inches (5 cm) in spine pattern including the yarn over on either side of spine when blocked or lightly stretched.   Finished dimensions for the Midnight Ruffle Shawl are approximately 70 x 30 inches (178 x 76 cm).

Also a treat for you!  It is never too early to start your Christmas knitting!   Amanda has come up with a quick and easy way to use a skein of Ivy Brambles Tornado in a scarf in a few easy steps.   1)  Use two skeins of Ivy Brambles Tornado yarn and size US 10 needles.   2)  Cast on 23 stitches.   3)   Knit 6 rows.   4)   Slipping the first stitch of EVERY row, Knit 1 row, Purl 1 row to desire length.   5)  Knit 6 rows and bind off on last row   6)   Block and give to someone you love!   Easy peasy!     This gorgeous scarf measures 7 inches wide by 72 inches in length.   Thanks Amanda for sharing your quick and easy pattern and for creating such a beautiful scarf!

Happy Fibering!  Enjoy!

Welcome the Winter Elegance Shawl, Vintage Colors Yarn and Our Spinning Wheels and Supplies!

A new shawl has arrived!  Help me welcome the Winter Elegance shawl!  Beautiful and practical, the Winter Elegance shawl is an easy to knit lace shawl knit using 2 skeins of Ivy Brambles Superwash Worsted Yarn and a US Size 9 needle.  

Using two skeins of worsted yarn produce a shawl that is 30 x 60 inches (76 x 152 cm) when blocked.  As this shawl is knit from the neck down, it is easily adjustable to become a larger shawl simply by continuing on in pattern with additional yarn.   

Also, new to the Yarn and Fiber Company is Berroco Vintage Colors Worsted Yarn!    All the beautiful variegated colors of Vintage Colors  have arrived and they match up well with the Vintage solids for those beautiful blankets and afghans!

More arrivals include new drop spindles, Bewitching Batts as well as an adorable Schacht Ladybug now sits next to the Ashford Traveler and Traditional wheels!   Sign up for spinning class today and knit your first skein of unique yarn tomorrow!

Happy fibering!

The Yarn and Fiber Company

Hats, Mittens and Mitts for All on A Cold Day

What better time to take stock of what is needed for the cold wintry days than a snowstorm?

Need a hat?   Check out these favorite hats for the little and big ones you love!   For him - the Knit Watchman Cap pattern is an easy knit to keep him warm today!   Are someone's ears cold?  Try the Wildcat Earflap Hat pattern available as either a knit or crochet pattern.   Great for snowblowing, building a snow fort with the kids or skiing!

The kids like to have warm and comfortable hats too so work up a quick Roundabout Rib hat (comfortable and easy fitting) or a Snow Princess Hat (available as either a knit or crochet pattern).   The Snow Princess Hat is a definite pleaser and the pattern is written for toddlers as well as girls to adults.

Mittens are important to keep in stock - toasty hands are always in season!   Nancys Warm and Fuzzy Mittens or the Super Bulky Mittens are quick and easy pleasers to keep everyones hands warm!
And don't forget your hands!   While you whip up these warm treasures, make a pair of fingerless mitts for yourself to keep your hands and wrists warm and cozy while leaving your fingers exposed to work on your garments.   Check out the fabulous mitts available including the fun and funky Mohair Curly Locks Mitts, the lacy Green Tea Beret and Mitts set and the Cozy Weekend Neck Warmer and Fingerless Mitten Patterns!

Fall in love with the Ivy Brambles Tornado Lacy Neck Cowl Pattern, the Tornado Crochet Pompom Hat Pattern and the Quick Knit Hat Scarf and Mitts Pattern!  These pattern use the Ivy Brambles Tornado Yarn which is fabulous, colorful and very soft.   Ivy Brambles Tornado yarn will take your breath away. This Thick and Thin Chunky weight yarn is 100% made in the USA and hand dyed in New Hampshire. The unusual twist takes dye in a spectacular way providing rich colorways that are full of character. Knits quickly on size 11 needles, perfect for accessories, hats, scarves and sweaters.

New colors and stock have arrived in the Ivy Brambles Superwash Merino Yarn which make beautiful hats, mittens and mitts!   This yarn makes your knitting and crochet awesome from both the rich colorways and the finest quality superwash merino wool content.  




Have a great day and happy fibering!

Silky Merino Light Yarn in New Colorways!!!! Simply Beautiful!

New colorways have arrived at the Yarn and Fiber Company from the Ivy Brambles Hand-dyed Luxury Yarns!

Ivy Brambles Silky Merino Light yarns continues to be one of the softest yarns and everyone who touches it immediately wants something made from this yarn!

A few of the beautiful colors include:

A Day at the Beach Silky Merino Light - NEW!













Wild Blackberry Silky Merino Light - NEW!


Pine Tree Silky Merino Light - NEW!


There are two beautiful shawlette patterns that make using this yarn easy!  Each require only one skein of this sumptuous yarn!   Enjoy!

Ivy Brambles Gentle Waves Shawlette Pattern PDF or Hard Copy Available - Elegant rolling waves gently role across the edge of this styilsh shawlette designed by Jocre Arts and worked in Ivy Brambles deliciously soft Silky Merino Light!   Shown in the Bluebell Woods colorway.





Another gorgeous designs is the Falling Leaves Shawlette!






Fun, funky 
and very special. The Falling leaves shawlette can be made as a shawlette as shown, or as a super fun scarf. Works up quickly and easily on a size 7 needle. Shown knit in Echo Lake colorway.

Have a great day and happy fibering!

Fiberfest Superbowl Extravaganza Hand-dye Workshop, Learn Something New Demos and 25-40% off Select Yarns!

Sunday February 3rd, 2013 is Fiberfest Superbowl Extravaganza at The Yarn and Fiber Company in Derry, New Hampshire! Store will be open from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm! Bring a friend and be ready for lots of fun!

Score big in-store and online with 25-40% off select yarns including Rowan, Elsebeth Lavold, Noro, Louisa Harding, Jade Sapphire, Lion Brand, Red Heart and many, many more  - all day Sunday, February 3rd!    Save 10% off notions and other yarns such as Berroco Yarns, Cascade Yarns, Ivy Brambles Yarns, Plymouth Yarns, Acacia Yarns, Prism Yarns and Blue Heron Yarns.

Hand-dye workshop going on today! Learn to dye your own beautiful yarn and go home with a gorgeous skein! Come early for a spot! 

Hand-dyed workshop will run at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM on a first come first serve basis.  Be sure to sign up when you arrive!

Learn something new in 2013!   We have some of the nicest and best teachers at The Yarn and Fiber Company who will be sharing some new-to-you techniques demonstrations during the day. The schedule of of demos has been updated and more demos have been added.

9:00 AM - Magic Loop Without Tears
10:00 AM - Hand-dye Beautiful Yarn in Your Colorway!

Noon - Never Run Short Long Tail Cast-On

1:00 PM - Provisional Cast-On that Really Does Make it Easy

2:00 PM - Hand-dye Beautiful Yarn in Your Colorway!

3:30 PM - Knitting in the Continental Way

4:00 PM - Norwegian Purling is a Breeze!

The Rules of the Sale:  Sale starts February 3rd, 2013, 12:00 AM EST and runs through 11:59 PM EST.   Sale apples to instock quantities only.   On-line prices reflect sale prices, no coupons needed. Cannot be combined with any other offer or discounts. No customer loyalty card points on sale items. No returns on sale items.  All sales final.