Back by Popular Demand!

Hello again everyone :) Monarch is happy to announce that we have brought back a couple yarns that many, many of our wonderful customers (and us!) can't live without! The first we are most excited about. You have begged, and pleaded...here it is!

Woohoo! Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran is back in stock in 16 marvelous colors... I (Koryn) picked 'em hope you all approve :) If you are not familiar (I'm sure most of you are) this yarn is a worsted weight Merino, Microfibre, and Cashmere blend that is also a superwash. This yarn is so wonderfully soft and great for knitting just about anything! Sweaters for all ages, blankets, hats, scarves, you name it! I admit I have a bunch in my stash from when we carried it in the past. I just love knitting with this...maybe its time to bring it on out and start something. There's this great cabled jacket I've been saving it for. This yarn has great stitch definition too, it shows cables, and stitch patterns very nicely. There are also several new colors Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino...

We now have more than 20 colors of this one!! Baby Cashmerino is also a Merino, Microfibre, and Cashmere blend superwash but in a sport weight. This yarn is just perfect for knitting sweet little baby things. We have several books for this yarn with the cutest patterns. Great for us big babies too :)

Yet another new yarn brought back by much pleading is that cool "train track" like ribbon yarn. There are two different kinds but they have the same yardage, cost, and have the same look. One is called Athena, the other Dazzle. There's 10 different colors to choose from. This makes a really pretty decorative scarf out of one ball with a bigger needle, like 11's or 13's, and cast on 15 stitches, and knit, knit, knit! A few balls would make a pretty shawl. Also, fun to use along with your wool when knitting and felting. At only $6.99 a ball too! What a deal! I started a scarf today...

There is a fab new luxury yarn too by Sandnes Garn called Kashmir Alpakka. Wow! You just hafto come fondle this yarn!! Its made from 84% Baby Alpaca and 16% Cashmere. It is sooooo soft and wonderful! I have not had the pleasure of trying it out yet, but I can tell is gonna be a dream to work with. There are a few cute patterns that came in with it...

Joan knit some really cute fingerless gloves with a little beading in it. She's making some kits up for it.

I'm gonna try to resist the urge to knit another cowl... this yarn would be perfect tho! So Luxurious!
Before I finish up my blogging for the day, you just got to see my show-n-tell. I made this great cabley bag out of a book called New England Knits. Its called Groveland Satchel. Its made from only 4 skeins of Debbie Bliss Luxury Tweed Chunky. I wanted to knit this to show how wonderful this yarn is. Also, I love, love doing cables! This bag is fun to knit too, not too hard. Just enough challenge to keep you interested. After the bag is knitted and sewn up, it it "fulled" (slightly felted). In other words, I stuck it in hot water in my bathtub and agitated it with my hands (and feet when my arms got tired!) until I was happy with the size and look. The stitches are still visible and it only shrunk a tad lengthwise. After several days of waiting for it to dry, I handed it off to a wonderful friend, Fawn, who generously offered to line it just for me!! She even put pockets in it for me! Thanks again Fawn! The pattern does have good instructions to line the bag. I do not sew very well, and when a expert sewer/ friend offers to do it...I'm gladly accepting!  The Luxury Tweed has a little bit of Angora in it and the fulling gave the bag a nice, soft, fuzzy halo.  I just love this!!  I'm hoping to use it after its been displayed in the shop for awhile :) If you want a wonderful bag like mine, we have lots of the yarn in many colors, and several copies of the book.