YarnSub Newsletter

June 2018

Newly-published books

One-Piece Knits
Essential Designs in Multiple Sizes and Gauges for Sweaters Knit Top Down, Side Over, and Back to Front

By Margaret Hubert
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Japanese Knitting
Knits and Crochets for Experienced Needle Crafters

By michiyo
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Something New To Learn About Lace
Stepwise Photo Tutorials and Fabulous Patterns

By Arnall-Culliford Knitwear
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Japanese Stitches Unraveled
160+ Stitch Patterns to Knit Top Down, Bottom Up, Back and Forth, and In the Round

By Wendy Bernard
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Zoomigurumi 7
15 Cute Amigurumi Patterns by 11 Great Designers

By Amigurumipatterns.net
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Glorious Gradients
Spin - Dye - Crochet - Knit

By Elizabeth M J Lovick
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New and discontinued yarns

New yarn: Lana Grossa Gomitolo Estate

New yarn: Lana Grossa Gomitolo Estate. Image © LoveKnitting.

New

Arnall-Culliford Knitwear
Something to Knit With 4-ply – Fingering – 70% Highland Wool, 30% Superfine Alpaca – Plied with a soft haze – Solid colors

Brooklyn Tweed
Peerie – Fingering – 100% Merino Wool – Plied – Solid colors

Cloudborn Fibers
Alpaca Silk Wool Worsted – Aran – 65% Alpaca, 26% Silk, 9% Wool – Plied with a soft haze – Solid colors

Cygnet
Utopia DK – DK – 100% Acrylic – Plied – Multicolored marls

GGH
Yakima – Heavy Worsted – 75% Organic Cotton, 25% Yak – Plied with a soft haze – Undyed

Katia
Funny Rainbow – DK – 100% Cotton – Loosely plied – Gradient marl
Merino Lino – Aran – 80% Merino Superwash Wool, 20% Linen – Tweedy – Semi-solid colors
Soleil – DK – 50% Acrylic, 50% Cotton – Loosely plied – Self-striping (long gradient)

Lana Grossa
4 Capi – Worsted – 87% Cotton, 13% Nylon – Chained – Solid colors, Marls
Gomitolo Estate – Fingering – 58% Viscose, 42% Cotton – Chained – Self-striping (long)
Linea Pura Cashseta – Bulky – 40% Modal Rayon, 30% Nylon, 15% Cashmere, 15% Silk – Knitted tube – Solid colors

Lion Brand
ZZ Twist – Worsted – 100% Acrylic – Crepe – Solid colors

Loops & Threads
Abby – Aran – 50% Acrylic, 50% Nylon – Plied – Self-striping (fair-isle effect)

Naturally Yarns
Yes – DK – 98% Superwash Wool, 2% Metallic – Single wrapped with thread – Self-striping gradient with metallic

Phildar
Phil Chamallow – Aran – 70% Cotton, 30% Polyester – Ribbon – Multicolored

Premier Yarns
Everyday DK – DK – 100% Acrylic – Plied – Self-striping (long gradient)

Purl Soho
Lantern – Aran – 61% Cotton, 39% Linen – Tweedy – Semi-solid colors

Red Heart
An Italian Story Luce – Worsted – 46% Nylon, 28% Acrylic, 20% Mohair, 6% Polyester – Fuzzy with sequins – Solid colors with sequins
An Italian Story Ombra – Aran – 47% Acrylic, 47% Wool, 6% Nylon – Chained – Multicolored
An Italian Story Ora – Super Bulky – 60% Acrylic, 30% Wool, 10% Nylon – Single ply – Solid colors
An Italian Story Vera – Bulky – 70% Wool, 30% Alpaca – Plied – Solid colors

Schachenmayr Original
Corsica – Sport – 50% Cotton, 50% Nylon – Chained – Self-striping (gradient)
Cotton Jersey – Super Bulky – 70% Cotton, 30% Nylon – Knitted tube – Solid colors
Soft Linen Mix – DK – 70% Viscose, 30% Linen – Loosely plied – Solid colors
Summer Ombre – Sport – 48% Cotton, 32% Viscose, 20% Acrylic – Loosely plied – Self-striping marls

Tahki Yarns
Cotton Ball – Aran – 100% Organic Cotton – Chained – Solid colors

Universal Yarn
Bella Cash Worsted – Aran – 60% Merino Superwash Wool, 30% Nylon, 10% Cashmere – Plied – Solid colors

Valley Yarns
Becket – Heavy Worsted – 50% Superfine Alpaca, 50% Wool – 2 plies – Solid colors, Heathers
Granville – Sport – 90% Cotton, 10% Merino Wool – S on S plied – Solid colors
Palmer – Lace – 70% Superfine Alpaca, 30% Mulberry Silk – 2 plies – Tonal colors, Multicolored

Yarn Bee
Sugarwheel Cotton – Worsted – 100% Cotton – Plied – Self-striping (long)

Discontinued

BC Garn
Alpaca Bouclé – Aran – 89% Alpaca, 11% Nylon – Bouclé – Solid colors

Baa Ram Ewe
Dovestone DK – DK – 50% Blue Faced Leicester Wool, 25% Masham Wool, 25% Wensleydale Wool – 2 plies – Solid colors, Heathers

Bendigo Woollen Mills
Rustic 8-ply – DK – 100% Wool – Plied

Berroco
Cirrus – Bulky – 42% Mohair, 40% Nylon, 18% Merino Wool – Fuzzy chain – Semi-solid colors, Heathers
Colora – DK – 70% Superwash Wool, 30% Acrylic – Plied – Heathered colors
Gusto – Super Bulky – 45% Acrylic, 45% Wool, 10% Viscose – Thick and thin – Multicolored
Inca Tweed – Bulky – 50% Wool, 30% Alpaca, 14% Acrylic, 6% Rayon – Tweedy – Tweeds
Noble – Super Bulky – 98% Merino Wool, 2% Polyester – 2 plies – Solid colors
North Star – Bulky – 92% Alpaca, 8% Nylon – Fuzzy chain – Heathered colors

Dale of Norway / Dalegarn
Hubro – Super Bulky – 100% Wool – Plied – Solid colors

Fyberspates
Scrumptious Aran – Aran – 55% Merino Wool, 45% Silk – Plied

Lion Brand
Chenille – Super Bulky – 75% Acrylic, 18% Polyester, 7% Nylon – Chenille
Holiday Homespun – Bulky – 98% Acrylic, 2% Metallic – Single wrapped with thread
LB Collection Crepe Melange – Aran – 68% Wool, 32% Nylon – Single wrapped with thread – Multicolored
Martha Stewart Crafts Glitter Eyelash – Bulky – 78% Polyester, 22% Metallic – Eyelash
Quickie – Super Bulky – 74% Acrylic, 22% Wool, 4% Nylon – Single wrapped with thread
Vanna's Complement – Worsted – 100% Acrylic – Fuzzy – Solid colors

Loops & Threads
Payette – Sport – 84% Acrylic, 12% Polyester, 4% Metallic – Sequinned – Solid colors

Madelinetosh
BFL Sock – Fingering – 100% Blue Faced Leicester Superwash Wool – Plied – Semi-solid colors, Multicolored
Dandelion – Fingering – 90% Merino Superwash Wool, 10% Linen – Single ply – Semi-solid colors, Multicolored

Novita
Aalto – Worsted – 50% Acrylic, 50% Cotton – Plied – Self-striping

Plymouth Yarn
Baby Alpaca Cherish – DK – 50% Acrylic, 50% Baby Alpaca – Plied – Solid colors

Stylecraft
Alpaca Chunky – Bulky – 80% Acrylic, 20% Alpaca – Plied – Solid colors, Heathers
Alpaca DK – DK – 80% Acrylic, 20% Alpaca – Plied with a soft haze – Solid colors, Heathers
Malabar Aran – Aran – 78% Cotton, 22% Silk – 2 plies – Semi-solid colors
Malabar DK – DK – 78% Cotton, 22% Silk – 2 plies – Solid colors
Mosaic Super Chunky – Bulky – 80% Acrylic, 20% Superwash Wool – Plied – Multicolored marls
Ombre Aran – Aran – 78% Acrylic, 22% Superwash Wool – Plied – Self-striping (gradient)
Senses Lace – Sport – 80% Acrylic, 20% Mohair – Plied with a soft haze


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Until next month,

Wendy


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