Some Fun New Yarn & Beads..

Hello fellow yarnies! We Monarchs are so excited when fall/winter season comes around. Now every week there is something new to share!!
This week we have a couple new yarns in. The first is one we have had in the past. It is so pretty we just couldn't stand to not have it again! Its called Rayon Metallic by Blue Heron. This yarn has everything I just love...beautiful, hand painted colors, and sparkles! oooh anything with bling makes me happy :) This wonderful stuff is mostly rayon with, of course, metallic sparkles. Its really soft and drapey and has a massive 550 yards! Joan is in the process of making a really cool chevron lace scarf check it out...

Sooo purrty!! 1 ball is all you need! The pattern is free with the yarn. Its a very simple 2 row lace repeat. Here are a few more colors..

There is even more so come on down! Or give us a call :)
The next new one is appropriately called Autumn. Its a cotton, acrylic, polyester blend that has little leaves and wooden toggles in the yarn! We liked it because it was so fun and different. I started a simple little narrow scarf...

It is so fun to work with. The leaves and toggles aren't too hard. The only thing that drove me a tad nuts was the leaves were all coming out on one side. To fix this I simply took a crochet hook and pulled some through to the other side. I guess I'm a bit on the picky side huh?! There is a free pattern for this one too. Only 1 ball is needed and size 10's make it go super fast! Perfect little accessory for the fall.
We have also recently expanded our bead department. We have always had a good selection of size 6 seed beads for all that fun beaded knitting. Now we have a nice selection of size 8 seed beads. These are good for beaded knitting as well. Lace weight yarns would be appropriate. These smaller beads won't weigh your delicate lace down.

our bead department :)

new! size 8 seed beads

While Joan was ordering all these cool beads, we came across this fine gauge knitting wire and had to get some...

It comes in 30 or 32 gauge and some pretty colors. We thought it would make really cool knitted or crocheted jewelry. Then we remembered this book we have on crocheting jewelry with wire and beads...

I just love this! Gotta try it out!! There is a free pattern from knitty.com for knitted wire earrings with beads. Maybe I'll try this :)

That is all the new stuff for this week. We have a ton more stuff coming!!!! I just spoke to the gals over at Madelinetosh and all our Tosh Merino Light, Tosh Sock, Vintage, Merino Dk, and Tosh Dk should be coming in the next couple of weeks! Yaaayyy!! There is a HUGE amount coming. I will let you all know as soon as we get it.
We are also super excited about the new line of needles we are getting very soon! They are by a company called Knitter's Pride. You might have seen it advertised in Vogue Knitting magazine. We are getting Symfonie Dreamz and Rose Cubics!! The Dreamz needles are made from beautiful lightweight polished birch wood in 11 radiant colors! They will be available in straight, double pointed, and circular! There will also be interchangeable sets and interchangeables that can be purchased individually to create your own set or add to one! I have already signed myself up for a whole set :) They are so pretty and fun! The needles are very smooth, have a nice tapered point, as well as smooth snag proof joins. The cords are nice and flexible. The Rose Cubics are cuboid in shape, and are made from birch wood with a laminated rose wood finish. The cube like shape provides comfort to your hands and make for more uniform stitches. These will be available in single point, double point, circular, and interchangeable as well. Oh boy, oh boy! So exciting!! I so sorry I don't have a pic to show now. I will be posting many as soon as they come (in a week or two). Trust me... they are fab! Or take a second to look them up at knitterspride.com. Can't wait....