Saturday, March 27, 2010

There's a Collage in my Yarn

Hi Knitters,
I have to share this little bundle of joy that arrived on my doorstep yesterday. I am so excited about it. It is handspun yarn with a flurry of fun bits and pieces thrown in. It is art yarn or collage yarn. Whatever the title, it is pure fun yarn. If I were a spinner this is the kind of stuff I would love to create. Maybe someday....
The yarn is embedded with tiny crocheted flowers, lace bits, ribbons, sequins, colored strands, and who knows what else. I will be knitting a scarf with the three skeins. Not sure exactly how yet. The label recommends US size 10 for 2.5 stitches per inch but I think I will use a US size 13 or 15.

Click here to see the Knit Collage website. It is inspiring.

The thing you can't see is how soft these little bundles are. Each skein is like a fluffy cloud. Can you see all of that stuff in there? Oh, it is wonderful.
The yarn is called, Knit Collage. It is handspun in Hong Kong. This particular colorway is called, Mermaid Cafe (love that). The yarn is 75% wool and 25% mohair.
I ordered my Knit Collage from Purl Soho. Oh my goodness, it looks like they have almost sold out. There were a lot more colors when I ordered. Hot stuff, I guess. The Purl Bee has a beautiful child's hat pattern for 1 skein of Knit Collage. That pattern is free and it is really sweet.

I was excited to see that Purl Soho included a gorgeous map by Lena Corwin to help people locate their brand new store. The map is like a piece of art in itself. Awesome. It is opening in April and I can't wait to visit someday soon. It is a bigger space and will include their fabric and yarn in one spot. I love to see an independent store moving up and getting bigger. That is excellent!

On a few different notes, here is a fun tutorial for imprinting eggs using an old silk tie. I'd love to try this technique any time of year. I am going to do this one for certain.

I have some silk Tilli Tomas Disco Lights sitting around and I am going to make this scarf with it. I have been waiting for something just right to pop up and I think this is it.

I am so happy to have cast on for the tea leaves cardigan with the Madeline Tosh DK yarn I purchased at Nina's in Chicago. It is gorgeous and fun. I am using a colorway called Burnished (which I didn't see on the tosh dk yarn page) and I am in love with the flecks of blue, brown and greens. It is rich. Love the ruching technique at the neckline of the cardigan, too. What a fun technique. It feels good to knit something different.

I love these wire bins. I want some of those to store yarn. Wouldn't that be awesome?

Did you all see my new free pattern on Spud says!? You still have time to knit a few of this tiny reversible toy in time for Easter or just for some fun spring knitting. Click here to get the free downloadable pattern. Click here for the Ravelry page for the Duck to Bunny project page.

Okay, have a fun weekend with your friends and family. I will be back sometime soon.
best, susie

15 comments:

Jodi Russey said...

Fantastic! How fun is that yarn?!?

Ashley Schott said...

OMGoodness this yarn is amazing!!! Thanks for sharing, I'm heading over right now. I hope they aren't sold out!

knittingknirvana said...

Someone got all of her knitting homework done and is going to knit for herself!!! YEA!!! :) Glad to see you are able to make what your heart desires! :)

Sherral said...

I love the duck and bunny toy! Very clever. I will definitely be making that one!

Kate (KnitsInClass) said...

I love the pattern for the Tilli Tomas - really shows it off beautifully.

Stefanie said...

This yarn certainly looks interesting. I'm intrigued about how they attach those little crochet flowers into the wool. Neat-o. Can't wait for you to post your project and see how this yarn knits up.

Unknown said...

Beautiful yarn! I've been to their website and all their colour ways look wonderful.

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Judi A. said...

I have loved that Tea Leaves Cardigan from the get-go. Finally broke down and purchased the pattern. Will be anxious to see your finished sweater - for motivation. :-) I'm surprised that TC hasn't claimed that fun yarn for herself and an idea she may have floating around in that creative brain of her's. If she hasn't seen it yet, better hide it.

Cathy said...

Wow - love the yarn - so so cute!

Unknown said...

Oh and can't wait to see your scarf! Please finish soon and post your photos.

Elissa said...

oh my, lovely stuff all of it. i have those exact bins filed in a desktop folder for stuff i want. they might even be on my amazon wishlist... and, yes, for storing yarn and fabric. i can't think of anything better. i just want them to not be 400 dollars!

Unknown said...

Thanks for the shout out! Dying eggs with ties is really cool. I couldn't believe how well it worked!

kristin said...

that was a full post of linky-love...i'm not sure where to begin, but love it all! (i'll probably start with the bunny-to-chick....many thanks!!!)

Dawn in NL said...

Since you like Tealeaves I am sure you would also like Manu http://needled.wordpress.com/designs/ (also on Ravelry, but the last few posts are quite inspiring).

All the best,
Dawn

Unknown said...

Hey Susan! Thanks for blogging about our yarn!!! V excited it's in your hands!