June 11th, 2010
Berroco has announced its line of new yarns for fall. I’m most excited about Berroco Remix (pictured above) which is made of 100% recycled fibers!
Berroco Remix 30% Nylon, 27% Cotton, 24% Acrylic, 10% Silk, 9% Linen. 216 yards per 100g ball. Described by Berroco as “a non-wool tweed,” this 100% recycled yarn is also machine washable.
Berroco Borealis a 60% acrylic/40% wool loosely spun single that apparently sparkles? 108 yards per 100g hank.
Berroco Campus 50% Wool, 40% Acrylic, 10% Alpaca, 130 yards per 100g hank. Love the multicolored action!
Berroco Vintage Chunky a fat version of the popular Berroco Vintage. 50% Acrylic,
40% Wool, 10% Nylon, 130 yards per 100g hank.
Blackstone Tweed Chunky same story as above, a chunky version of a popular favorite. 65% Wool, 25% Superkid Mohair, 10% Angora, 60 yards per 50g ball. (P.S. what is “superkid”? Do the goats wear red and blue capes?)
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June 30th, 2008
Crystal Palace has announced three new yarns for fall:
Panda Silk DK a DK-weight blend of 52% bamboo, 43% machine washable Merino wool, and 5% combed silk. Panda Silk DK will be available in 50-gram put ups, 120 yards apiece. Color card
Panda Soy Sock Yarn a self-striping sock yarn made with a blend of 49% bamboo, 33% soy, and 18% elastic nylon. At 185 yards per 50-gram ball, Panda Soy Sock Yarn is comparable in weight to Koigu KPPPM. Color card
Kaya a striated bulky-weight 100% wool yarn with slow color transitions. Color card
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June 24th, 2008
Despite the recent fire at their warehouse, Malabrigo has shipped a new line of yarn for fall. (So new, it’s not listed on their website.)
Malabrigo Organic Cotton is a worsted-weight yarn, dyed with natural organic dyes.
At 232 yards in a 100-gram skein, it’s definitely on the light side of worsted. (Cascade 220 is 220 yards per 100-gram skein. Most people think of Cascade 220 as a DK-weight yarn.)
Malabrigo Organic Cotton is available at WEBS for $13.60/hank, and it is discountable. Better hurry, though – since Malabrigo is the It Yarn of 2008, I expect it will go fast!
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June 11th, 2008
If you’ve repeatedly picked up and put down a skein of the new Noro sock yarn, you’d better snap it up while you can!
The current line of Noro sock yarn colors is being discontinued. A new palette of sock yarn colors is going to be released for the fall.
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June 10th, 2008
Berroco Yarns has announced seven new yarns for Fall/Winter 2008:
Palace a DK weight 50/50 merino wool/silk blend.
Peruvia Quick a bulky weight 2-ply Peruvian highland wool.
Peruvia Colors a spaced-dyed version of their popular Peruvia yarn.
Cuzco a worsted weight 2-ply 50/50 blend of Peruvian Superfine Alpaca and Peruvian wool.
Geode a DK weight 50/50 wool/acrylic blend with very long (i.e. Noro-style) color repeats.
Pure Merino DK a DK weight extension of their “Pure” line of superfine merino yarns.
Inca Gold a light DK weight 80/20 merino/silk blend.
Check ‘em out!
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