Tired of the SNOW? Stuck in any BLIZZARDS lately? Ready for SPRING?

It might not feel like spring yet, but it’s snowing spring yarn around here!!! We are getting deliveries of new spring yarns every day, and Scout is working his tail off putting them on the website as fast as he can take pictures! This spring introduces a whole new set of fashionable patterns and terrific new yarns!

New spring projects feature cool cottons, linens and bamboo blends, in lots of fresh colors. According to top New York designers, the top 10 colors for spring are:

These colors are used for some great new fashions, including a selection of ruffled-feminine-lacey sweaters, along with a collection of small scarves and shawls!

Here are some New Spring Yarn arrivals … more are showing up daily … check back! 

• Berroco – Glint – New Yarn in 9 Colors – Features metallic strands set inside chains of soft cotton. With great drape, this yarn is perfect for summer garments or anything than needs a little glitter! Checkout the new pattern book!
   
• Classic Elite – Cricket – New Yarn in 10 Colors – A blend of cotton and linen that provides good drape and softness. The fun, tone-on-tone colors give a tweed effect to the finished piece.
  
  
• Classic Elite – Firefly – 12 Colors – This yarn is a natural blend of viscose and linen. Dyed in soft, shimmery colors, it's soft, drapey and a bit dressy. Think about a summer sweater or evening shawl!
  
  
• Schulana – Sierra – 4 Colors – A soft cotton yarn with a bit of silk. Dyed to provide easy striping, this yarn has a smooth finish. It's wonderful for warm weather knits and is even machine washable! Here is the new Schulana Pattern book!
  
  
  
  
• Classic Elite – Allegoro – 14 Colors – This yarn is the perfect warm weather knit yet light in weight. With great stitch definition and just a hint of texture, it's excellent for sweaters, shawls or something small for a baby.
  
  
• Classic Elite – Liberty Wool Print – 7 Colors - This yarn is soft and warm. It's machine washable with fun, self-striping colors, making it a great yarn for kids or adults! Watch for 2 new colors every month through June! Very popular designs in the 2010 pattern booklet!
   
• Berroco – Comfort – 28 Colors! – A wonderfully soft worsted weight super fine nylon/fine acrylic blend. It has the twist of a luxury yarn and is machine washable and dryable. Great, easy care for blankets and children's clothing.

Don’t forget all the new Trekking XXL yarn for the Trekking Knit Along and Contest … the March featured yarn color is “Prism”.

Also … check our Sales and Outlet for end of season yarn specials … “out with the old, in with the new!”

You always wanted to learn to knit Fingerless Gloves … here is your chance! … join the Knit-Along!

You love fingerless mittens and gloves, you have a cell phone dependency, and it is cold outside.  A pair of fingerless gloves would be perfect ... but the knitting looks like it might be tough! … here is your opportunity to knit a pair with the help of Michelle Hunter and the rest of the knitting world in a fun Knit-Along!

Last month, Skacel teamed up with Michelle Hunter of "Knit Purl Hunter" to kick-off a series of monthly Knit-Along (KAL) projects (and contest, more on this later).  Each month a new one skein project is featured, introducing knitters to different techniques ... the February project, called "Reciprocation", features a fingerless glove pattern! 

On February 1st, Michelle will post the first segment of the gloves, and will be posting the rest of the instructions for the project in three more segments on the 8th, 15th and 22nd at www.knitpurlhunter.com.   Along with the pattern, educational “how-to” video lessons will enable knitters of all skill levels to participate!  Also, comments and questions will be answered daily at the KAL site.

Bonus:  Additional chances to win prizes will be given to those who knit the fingerless gloves in this month's featured Trekking yarn color "Sand"!

Did someone say Contest? There will be weekly and monthly prizes awarded, culminating in July with the Grand Prize ... a weekend getaway to Seattle for two people, including a trip to Skacel and a $1,000 yarn and needle shopping spree in the Skacel warehouse! More info on these great prizes ...

So, get in on the fun … click for all the details, schedule and materials list and supplies!  We made it easy to get everything you need by February 1st … checkout our "easy" button to shop for the February Knit-Along Kit!

Knit Socks … Win Prizes! … Join the Knit Along!

Have you seen the 20 Years of Zitron Trekking Knit Along and Contest?  Skacel has teamed up with Michelle Hunter of "Knit Purl Hunter" who is leading the knit along!  The Knit Along (KAL) will began this month, and will end on July 15th. Each month a new, one skein project will be featured, which will introduce knitters to different techniques. Each pattern is an original Michelle Hunter design featuring Trekking yarn.

January's KAL features the "Center of Attention" toe-up sock.  If you have never done toe-up socks, this is your chance!  Michelle has posted the first segment of the sock, and will be posting the rest of the instructions for the project in three more segments on the 8th, 15th and 22nd at www.knitpurlhunter.com.   Along with the pattern, educational “how-to” video lessons will enable knitters of all skill levels to participate!  Also, comments and questions will be answered daily at the KAL site.



Bonus:  to kick things off, if you knit your socks from the special edition Trekking XXL color "Susanne", Skacel will donate $10 to the Marsha Revkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research!

Did we mention Prizes? There will be weekly and monthly prizes awarded, culminating in July with the Grand Prize ... a weekend getaway to Seattle for two people, including a trip to Skacel and a $1,000 yarn and needle shopping spree in the Skacel warehouse! More info on these great prizes ...




So, it's not too late to get in on the fun … click for all the details, schedule and materials list and supplies!  We made it easy to get everything you need, checkout our "easy" button to shop a Knit-Along Kit!

Holiday Cheer from FiberWild … and Last Minute Gift Ideas!

Hi Everyone!  We just wanted to share a couple of "cool" snapshots of our winter wonderland, and let you know that we genuinely appreciate our customers and your business over the last year.


… and our marketing team won't let me send out an email without mentioning that we have some great last-minute gifts for the knitter or crocheter in the family ...

Gift Ideas include ... any of our unique knitting and crochet kits, including a huge selection of original socks kits, addi Click Needle Sets, and a variety of handmade finished goods.  Gift Certificates are always the right size and color, and can be e-mailed until the very very very last minute!

In the continental U.S., if you place your order by this Monday, December 20th before Noon, you can get it in time for Christmas!  … and the shipping is free for orders over $75!

Again, we appreciate every one of our customers and hope you have a delightful holiday season.  We look forward to hearing from you in the new year!  From everyone here at FiberWild!  (Amy, Sean, Nicki, Jane, Anne, Sarabel, Cody, Stephanie and SCOUT) a sincere thank you!

"I love the colorwork mittens … is there a matching hat?" You bet ! …

Did you see my "Winter Wonder" mitten pattern in the Classic Elite newsletter?  I am proud to have this design featured by Classic Elite … the pattern is available free at the Classic Elite website, or better yet, in my kit with just the right amount of yarn to make the mittens and the matching cap!

The Winter Wonder Cap 'n Mitten kit contains both the cap and the mitten pattern, along with 3 skeins of Classic Elite's soft Fresco yarn (go figure!).  Included are 2 colored skeins and 1 white skein of Fresco yarn ... the cap and the mittens each use one skein of the colored yarn, and 1/2 skein of white for the colorwork … so 3 skeins is the perfect amount of yarn for both projects! The Fresco yarn is an incredibly soft wool / baby alpaca / angora blend, but holds stitch definition well … perfect for colorwork!

You can choose from 6 colors of the fine weight Fresco yarn … the sample in the picture is knit from the "Sugar Blue/White" color combo, the mittens featured in the Classic Elite newsletter is the "Strawberry/White" color.

These patterns are an intermediate skill level, and are knit on size 2, 3 and 4 circular and double point needles.  Both the patterns have the instructions for two sizes.
If you have never done colorwork, here is your chance … a matched hat 'n mitten set at a great price!  More pictures and details on our FiberWild.com Project Ideas website page … take a look at my kitty Scout testing the mittens!

To Knit or Crochet? - that is the question!

If you're indecisive, the Pin-Me-Up scarf kit is going to be a challenge … knit or crochet?  Which of the 4 yummy colors will go with my jacket?  … AND I get a choice of shawl pins!

Always on the lookout for great new stuff, we found these shawl pins and had to pair them up with a fashionable one-skein scarf project for fall.  The knit version was so effortless, I had to crochet one too!

The Pin-Me-Up Scarf kit contains the knit and crochet pattern and 1 skein of Malabrigo merino wool yarn … enough to make either a knit or a crocheted version of this simple neck wrap.  The yarn is worsted weight, knit on a size US 9 needle or crocheted on a size US I hook.

The kit is available in 4 colors ... including "Lettuce", "Applewood", "Pagoda" and "Azul Profundo".  Where do they come up with these names?  Azul Profundo ... hhhmmmm ... I instantly recognize that as a dark denim blue.  The knit sample in the picture is made from the "Pagoda" (red), and the crochet model is made from the "Lettuce" (green) colored yarn.

Choose either the "Off Center Circle" or the "Waves" shawl pin.  Both of these shawl pins are made of highly polished rosewood ... the "Off-Center" is about 2.0" across, and the "Waves" pin is about a 1/4 inch larger.  The accompanying shawl stick measures about 4.25" in length (use the shawl stick by itself as a simple, elegant shawl closure too!).

Both the knit and crochet versions of the Pin-Me-Up scarf are fun and easy to make … checkout the details and put one together that's just for you … also makes a great gift … you decide!

Wristlets have Ruffles! Hey Crocheters! Looking for a cute pattern for a pair of stylish Wristlets? … This one is for you!

Recently I have had lots of requests for knit and crochet wristlets … we have a couple knit patterns, so I decided to put together a ruffled and feminine crochet kit!

The Ruffled Crochet Wristlet kit contains the crochet pattern and 1 skein of quality alpaca blend yarn (50% Superfine Alpaca / 50% Wool) … enough to make a pair of the wristlets.  The yarn is a double knit (DK) weight, crocheted on a size US G hook.

The kit is available in 4 warm colors ... the pictures show the Ruffled Wristlet in the "North Winds" color.  Well, maybe 3 of the 4 colors are warm … the light blue is more of a cool color than warm, and with a name like "North Winds", I have images of frozen ice and snow in mind ...

The Ruffled Crochet Wristlet is for the beginning crocheter … they are a quick 'n easy project, just in time for cold weather … take a look!