Current Shop Hours
11-3pm Mon to Friday
(still closed weekends)
But first garden show off pictures! Megan can grow massive sunflowers! Well....I started it from seed, coddled it then gave her 3 plants. Chickens promptly ate one but the other plants grew too fast for chickens to demolish. Here's her first Teddy Bear Sunflower blooming! It's MASSIVE, at least 12" across. Having the mobile living chicken manure machines must have helped.
Here's my measly little tiny sunflower sibling. 2" across....that's it! Same seed packet, planted same time, coddled and watered daily. Proof that abundant sunshine and fresh chicken poop works- I have much less sun and no chicken poop machines. Also proof that I truly excell at starting things....but finishing....meh! I'm happy with my little weenie sunflowers. They're delicate flowers.....just like me! Hahaha
Okay onto what's new at the shop! I'm busy building the website with new items added daily! Especially if I've had a day where this is what my I feel like:
At least on these day I get lots of stuff listed up in the online shop!
(Who knew a pandemic is what it takes be organized and build a website after 11 years! LOL)
Lots of Puzzles!
The new Cavallini Puzzles arrived-6 new designs! We also have more White Mountain in stock. Found two different style Puzzle Sorters too. All available online.
A Few New Yarns...
In order to make the budget nowadays any new yarns have to be super duper special! All below are available on our website so just click on through if you want to order.
This was my most-anticipated new Spring yarn. It was delayed until we reopened but well worth the wait. Cumulus is one of our favorite cotton yarns-a staple in the shop. Now there's have a gradient multicolor version. And it's in this sweet little cakes!! Pattern below is Zeynap with 2 balls ea of Cumulus Rainbow and contrasting solid of Cumulus. Technique is shadow knitting and chart only....so not the easiest knits but so cool!
This pattern, Xavi Duster shows how #201colorway knits up in a garment.
Mongo yarn cakes, super soft, sport-weight in beautiful colors. It's very soft and colorways are lovely. One ball makes this baby blanket: Just One Cake Baby Blanket (free pattern) Perfect is you're needing to make a special baby blanket or garment for a new wee one in your life.
Speaking of Katia yarns.....also in the online shop is Big Paint , a chunky acrylic/wool blend because it's perfect for fast hats, nice and chunky (#11+ needle), fun colors and a great yarn for beginners just learning.
Berroco New Fall Yarns
This new collection is so beautiful and perfect to use even in warm weather temps. We had hopes the new lineup wouldn't be robust (to help us order less)....but our hopes were dashed immediately upon seeing the lineup. It was gorgeous! Colors soft, pretty and right in our wheelhouse. The new yarns were cuddly, cozy and oh so hygge! Which right now we all collectively need.
[hygge: Danish and Norwegian word for a mood of coziness and
comfortable conviviality with feelings of wellness and contentment]
You'll recognize the newest addition to the Millefiori line up. Colors ebb and flow just like in the Millefiori Light but with a subtle sparkle. The metallic strand makes
the finished fabric seemed kissed with just a hint of dew on a frosty
morning. Berroco always does sparkle right! Pattern Collection and Virtual Trunk Show
Not in the shop yet but due mid Aug are the next two new Fall yarns:Mochi and Tiramisu. Due to arrive mid Aug. But you can preorder on our website!
This aran weight baby alpaca, wool and nylon blend comes in an easy to work chainette
yarn. Because of it's structure you can bump up the gauge a bit to a chunky probably, making this a nice choice when you need to crank out something fast.
Subtle speckled colors in this heavy worsted yarn create soft
and light, yet warm accessories and garments. Once again a soft, soothing, calm color palette!! Just perfect for cocooning! The patterns are also just as cozy: #419 Mochi Patterns
In this yarn colors gently flow with a soft halo of mohair is what make
Tiramisu a unique structre of multiple strands different yarns. It combines the self-striping qualities of Millefiori Light with the halo of the new yarn, Aerial, a soft silky mohair (Aerial due in shop early Sep). It's a blend of wool,
acrylic, mohair, and silk blend, the colors flow from brights to dark to
make a beautiful self-striping fabric. The seeming fine yarn is actually a light-worsted weight (#7-8 or H hook). Patterns in #418 Tiramisu booklet.
(you'll find all our back issues in our online shop)
(it's gorgeous and no models used in the making of it...I like it better!)
Furreal Pom Poms are finally here!!!
Been on order since last year and now there's bunch of new colors!
Great fur poms for all your pom pom needs.
Some Website Tips
Most of the links above take you to our website. Usually to the item page, or to a category page with multiple items. From our site here's tips on navigating around:
- Search: Use this bar or button (top right) to type in what you're looking for. For example "berroco" or "berroco ultra wool" let you click and go to that item. Even searches for partial words work.
- Items: These usually start with vendor name followed by the specific item: Berroco Mochi, Juniper Moon Cumulus, etc....
- Colors/Design Photos: Drop down menu for colors/design-click on color and main picture changes to it
- Extra Photos:Scroll down through all the picture thumbnails on left in item page for more images. I sometimes add pictures of patterns so you can see the yarns made up.
- Checkout: Once here you can change shipping to pickup. This makes it deduct shipping
- Puzzles Shipping: We have a special rate for puzzles. Please select "Multiple Puzzles" so order then calculates shipping properly based on weight. Puzzles need special rates due to weight, especially when ordering multiple puzzles!
That's it for now! Thank you everyone for supporting us. Don't hesitate to contact us if you need anything not found on website, have questions or need help. I'm at shop 11-3 weekdays.
Kim
