Don't Be Silly, Get Some Jilly

Jilly in Angel (Purple)

Dream in Color's new yarn is Jilly - a fingering weight single ply, light merino superwash wool yarn that is exquisitely soft and comes in 48 fabulous colors.  Dream in Color is famous for their colors - and the new Jilly yarn is no exception!  Compare the new Jilly to Madelinetosh's Tosh Merino Light and tell us what you think on Ravelry.

So where can you get some?  Only at FiberWild!  That's right, for the month of March this must-have new yarn is available only at FiberWild!  If you like to be the first in your knitting guild have new yarns in your knitting bag, this is your chance!

Is there any extra charge to be the first?  Some kind of premium price?  No, in fact the new Jilly yarn and all of our Dream in Color yarns are on sale at 20% off until the end of March!

Linden Street Shawl in Jilly

The super fine Jilly is great for lacy scarves and cozy socks, but I think it makes an especially elegant shawl - so I've designed patterns for two new shawls.  The Lily Pond Shawl features lovely lily motifs with a soft, graceful curve edge.  The Linden Street Shawl is an off-center triangular shawl with a delicate linden leaf edging.  The Linden Street Shawl instructions are provided in both chart and written format.  Bonus:  Both patterns are on sale at 20% off!

Lily Pond Shawl in Jilly

It's always fun to be the first to try something new - and I'm sure you will enjoy Jilly!

Happy Knitting . . . . Amy

Dream in Color's Jilly Yarn!

Dream in Color's new yarn is Jilly - a single ply, light merino superwash wool yarn that is exquisitely soft.  So where can you get some?  Only at FiberWild!

Stay tuned to the blog for more info on Jilly yarn later this week!

Dream in Color Yarns - All 20% Off!

The best dreams are colorful dreams involving rainbows, unicorns,and fairy princesses.  We can't give you a unicorn, but we can give you magical color with Dream in Color yarn!  Bonus:  All Dream in Color yarn, patterns, and Dream Club kits are on sale at 20% off!

Dream in Color was started by two women who love color!  They opened a yarn shop, but instead of organizing the store by weight or brand they arranged the store by color.  Crazy, but it worked!  They had so much fun dying and experimenting with color in the back room that they closed the yarn shop to devote themselves to dying their hand-dyed Dream in Color yarns full time.  Lucky for us!

We've got 14 different brands of Dream in Color yarns - including the new Jilly single ply superwash merino fingering weight yarn and two brand new shawl patterns by none-other-than me! More on the fabulous new Jilly yarn next week.

Some of my favorites:

Groovy in Fierce Scarlet

• Baby is a superwash merino yarn with a lofty two-ply twist.  This lace weight yarn is great for snugly sweaters or delicate lacy shawls.  Knit for a baby, or baby yourself!
• Groovy is, well, groovy!  Groovy is a fun, bulky weight superwash merino wool that is a quick knit for cozy sweaters and fluffy cowls.  Got a groovy man in your life?  The Man Hat is available as a free Ravelry pattern. 
• Classy Superwash yarn is spun and uniquely dyed right here in the ole' USA!  A medium weight yarn with great stitch definition, Classy will make any project look classy!

Have you tried the Dream Club Kits?  Each kit includes a pattern along with yarn in an exclusive, limited-edition color.  There aren't many left - and once they're gone, they're gone!  And yes, they are 20% off!

iLuv Ruffles Exclusive Color

• February - iLuv Ruffles is a ruffly scarf in a lovely blend of pinks.
• January - Zuni is a cozy cowl that combines the orange, green and brown of the southwest with a bold teal. 
• December - Poinsettia is a headband and fingerless mitts combo in a blend of reds and pinks with just a hint of green. 
• September - Menagerie is a lacy garment that can be worn as a shrug or a poncho in an autumny blend of reds, greens, purples and charcoals with a hint of blue. 

Patterns, pattern, patterns!  Dream in Color has some great patterns that take full advantage of the yarn's bold colors!  I like the charming stripes of the Tulip Baby Sweater (and get a free Ravelry pattern for a matching hat), the funky pattern of the Sweet Dreams Sock, and the casual and classy Falling Feathers sweater.  Yup, they're all 20% off, too.

So which color will you choose?  That's the most difficult part!  We have the most popular colors in stock, but we can also special order any Dream in Color yarn in over 70 different colors!  Extra Bonus:  The 20% off sale includes all in-stock colors and special order colors!

Be colorful!

Happy Knitting . . . .  Amy

Two New Liberty Wool Print Colors! Plus ALL Colors are 20% Off!

Liberty Wool Print in Rodeo

Ever been to a rodeo?  The earthy browns together with the flashy reds, purples, blues and greens of the cowboys' vibrant star-spangled costumes and the clever rodeo clowns.  Liberty Wool Print's newest color, Rodeo, captures the excitement and flash.

If your tastes are better suited to a mellow sunset than a traveling rodeo, then Sunset Frost is the color for you.  Combining the orange and yellow of a sunset with the blue, purple, gray and green of a morning frost, Sunset Frost is a relaxing, soothing color.

Three Great Patterns!

Liberty Wool Print is Classic Elite's soft worsted weight, machine washable 100% wool yarn.  Yup, that's right, I said machine washable wool.  It is a self striping yarn in a huge assortment of awesome colors.  Rodeo and Sunset Frost are the two newest of over 35 colors of Liberty Wool Print!

Bonus:  For a limited time all Liberty Wool Print - not just the two new colors, but all Liberty Wool Print - is on sale at 20% off!

Liberty Wool Print in Sunset Frost

There are soooooooo many options with worsted weight yarn, how will you choose a project?  Well, we're making it easy for you with a FREE pattern!  Buy any quantity of Rodeo or Sunset Frost and choose the fun Liberty Wool Headband, the casual Slouchy Fair Isle Hat, or the dramatic Sawtooth Edge Scarf for FREE!

Caution:  While we do suggest knitting with Sunset Frost as you watch a sunset through a frosty window, we do NOT recommend knitting with Rodeo (or any other yarn) while riding a bucking bronco!

Happy Knitting . . . . Amy

Mountain Color Yarns newest FiberWild! Exclusive Color - Slate!

Interrupted Rib Scarf in Slate

Slate.  Even the word is masculine.  It makes me think of rocks, granite, and tools.  Slate is the name of Mountain Colors' newest FiberWild! exclusive color.  And just as the name implies, it is a masculine color - a simple blend of blues and grays without any foo foo or silliness.

The new color is available in two great Mountain Colors yarns:  Alpaca Blend and Crazyfoot.  Alpaca Blend is a blend of superfine alpaca and soft wool, for a sturdy, but soft medium weight yarn.  Alpaca Blend is perfect for almost anything:  sweaters, scarves, hats, mittens.  Crazyfoot is a superwash wool and nylon blend in a superfine weight - great for socks, children's garments, or any other lace or fine gauge project.  Bonus:  Buy either yarn in the color Slate and you'll save 20%!  

Bonus:  Buy Alpaca Blend in Slate and you'll get the Interrupted Rib Scarf pattern for FREE.  Knit with two skeins of Alpaca Blend using US 7 straight (or circular) knitting needles, it's a quick knit in a simple ribbed pattern.  No scalloped edging, no lacy pattern, not even any fringe - this scarf is all man.  The scarf will look great on your special guy, and because it's a ribbed pattern that doesn't need blocking, it will still look great after he comes in from shoveling snow and throws it in a heap on the floor. 

Crazyfoot in Slate

The Interrupted Rib Scarf will not work with the Crazyfoot yarn - the gauge is all wrong.  But I suggest the Fishtail Hollow Sock or the Maffit Sock for a lacy (Fishtail Hollow) or cabled (Maffit) feminine twist on the Slate color in Crazyfoot - because we ladies look super in blues and grays, too!

So who is our cute new model?  Some stud we imported from Ralph Lauren or Armani?  Nope, it's our own employee Matt.  Matt works on our computer programing, and with an office full of mostly women, it's nice to have a young man around for manly jobs like carrying boxes or moving office equipment.  Matt thought Sean was kidding when he said he wanted to use him as a fashion model for our men's patterns.  His photo shoot went great - and now Matt's wondering if he should hire an agent!

Happy Knitting . . . .  Amy

Interrupted Rib Scarf in Slate

Happy Valentine's Day - With FREE Shipping!

We love yarn.  You love yarn.  What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than with more yarn to love!

This Valentine's Day (Friday, February 14) we will celebrate our love of yarn with FREE shipping on all orders within the U.S. and Canada.  There is no minimum order, no special code or secret handshake.  Just place an order at FiberWild.com on V-Day and your shipping cost will be $0.

Mmmmm . . . Chocolate

Are you a chocoholic?  We have over 60 yarns named chocolate! Sample a classic taste of Knit One Crochet Too's machine washable bamboo and nylon blend Babyboo in Chocolate, Ella Rae's 100% superwash wool Classic Chunky in Chocolate, and HiKoo's cotton, bamboo and silk blend CoBaSi and CoBaSi Plus in Chocolate Milk.  Or pamper yourself with a more exotic flavor like Jojoland's 100% cashmere Cashmere Sport in Chocolate, Dream in Color's merino wool and cashmere blend Classy with Cashmere in Chocolate Night, or Claudia Handpaint's shimmering 100% silk Claudia Silk Lace in Chocolate or Chocolate Cherry.

Classic Chunky in yummy Chocolate

All of our chocolate yarns are guaranteed to be calorie-free, they contain no nuts (we have nuts working in the store, but no nuts in our yarn), and they will melt in your hands!

Happy Knitting . . .  Amy

The Colors of Noro - All 25% Off!

Designed by Elle Tricote

Noro yarns are well known throughout the knitting world for the company's incredible devotion to yarn and their phenomenal colorways. During the month of February, we're celebrating this with a 25% off sale on all Noro yarns and patterns!  This includes the individual patterns from Noro's Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 magazines, now available as downloadable PDFs!

Designers love Noro yarns for their extraordinary colors - and so do we!  Many variegated yarns are spray painted with dye - but not Noro yarn.  Instead the fiber is dyed in individual colors, then each color is manually laid out on the carder.  The result is a richer, more vibrant color.

The Noro factory is in Japan, and "Noro" is the name of the company founder, Eisaku Noro.  The Japanese are known for their attention to detail, and that trait shows through in the yarn.  Eisaku notes that when new yarns are created, the designers work with their eyes closed to fully concentrate on the texture of the fibers.

Preparing the Carder at Noro.

All animal fibers used in Noro yarns are from certified organic farms.  Noro is personally involved with inspecting all aspects of production, from visiting the animal farms to checking the machinery used to insure that the process is as eco-friendly as possible.  By doing as much by hand as possible, Noro reduces the friction and heat that the yarn is exposed to, preventing damage to the enzymes in the fibers while reducing the impact on the environment.

What incredible devotion to their yarn!

Happy knitting . . . . . Amy