Sunday, May 4, 1 - 4:30pmInstructor: Robin Queen
Location: Artisan Knitworks
Skill Level: Advanced Beginners (Knitting basics, plus comfortable with long-tail cast-on, increasing and decreasing, and binding off)
Wool with nylon (?) thread binder. 7.7 oz., (no yds), thick and thin, super bulky in Wines, oranges (hand dyed) – Fabulous art yarn for weavers or knitters ; by Sharon Rakow
Tussah Silk with nylon binder, c. 7.0 ounces (no yardage) in Peaches, pinks, taupe mix (slightly brighter than shown) – Bundle of skeins sold as one -- lustrous, enough for a gorgeous shawl or shell
Wool blend with sequin binder; 276 yds. in Burguny, blue, gold, with glitz and sequin binder – Worsted/Aran weight; sequins brighter than shown in photo
Hard to find baby loop mohair, 980 yards -- mohair, wool, nylon in Hand-dyed mix of rusts, mauve, purples, brown – This small-loop boucle will knit at worsted to bulky weight.
86% mohair, 14% wool/nylon, 1000 yards, DK/Worsted weight in Hand Dyed Blues, greens, chartreuse, navy/black – DK to worsted weight -- enough for small swweater or big shawl
Hand-Dyed alpaca (70%) and silk (30%), worsted weight, 500 yds. in Medium Teal Heather (slight lavender haze) – A steal! Enough of this drapey yarn for accessories or kid's sweater (not superwash)
Wool, mohair, sparkle -- 350 yds (hand spun) in Purple-plum with sparkles (closer to reddish plum than photo shows) – Thick and thin texture; bulky weight; hanad spun in Michigan
Hand-spun wool, extremely bulky (2 st/inch), sari silk additions, 56 yds. 9.7 oz. in Teal with other colors – Thick and thin texture, fabulous art yarn for collectors, c. 56 yds, 9.7 oz. (some reds, fuschia, etc.)
1000 yds. hand painted mohair blend (90 mohair, 10 nylon) in Peach, orange, bits of red (lighter overall than photo suggests) – DK to worsted weight, lighter than most, 8 oz.
Hand-dyed skein, 502 yards, 78% mohair, 22% wool/nylon in Reds/mauve, bittersweet -- not as orange as photo suggests – Worsted weight mohair blend, one of a kind (from Alexandria, VA)