15 May 2015

Sometimes it takes me awhile to have a thought really sink in. Oh well.

There is a distinct difference between a stiff yarn and an itchy or prickly yarn. I sat in the shop the other day with a ball of Kauni yarn under my chin (it's my yarn not for sale in the shop).

Kauni is definitely not an itchy yarn! Kauni is a stiff yarn that has a long staple so there are not sharp cut ends sticking out that makes a yarn prickly or itchy.

What a revelation! So Kauni is a stiff yarn but it is not itchy – this is a big difference.

Yes, I know that the 'hand' of the yarn is what most folks go by but Kauni is the exception. Because it feels 'coarse' folks disregard it and think that it will be uncomfortable to wear. Well, this is the time that I can tell you to give the yarn a chance. Kauni is a very wearable yarn and won't make you itch! Go ahead, knit a sweater it will feel wonderful when worn.

This is one of RYN's patterns (Dinsmore Cardigan) that uses two different versions of Kauni – Effekt and Solid. The Effekt is used for the two front panels of the cardigan are are knitted side to side. The rest of the sweater is knit from the top down. A very interesting way of using the Effekt yarn for vertical striping.

See you soon.

1 May 2014

Hooray! The consignment of Kauni Effekt yarn has arrived for the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. If you don't know about Effekt yarn this is the time to get familiar with all of their wonderful color combinations.

Effekt can be knit at 6 sts/in for a garment or with larger needles for a nice open work stole. If you would like some ideas for what you can make with the Effekt yarn just hop over to Ravelry and view the 11,000+ projects that are made using the yarn.

This yarn is sold by the gram weight of the ball and the balls of yarn are of differing weights. It does help to know how many yards of yarn you will need for your project's completion. We have a chart with the amount of yardage in the differing gram weights to make it easy.

Do stop by my display and dive in. I'm located in the Main Exhibition Hall on the right-hand side against the wall, space D-16.

See you there!

25 April 2014

I would like to announce the arrival of Kauni's Effekt yarn. There are many long run color changing yarns but Effekt is unique. This is a rustic fingering wright yarn dyed in absolutely beautiful combinations. Effekt's long color variations make incredible sweaters, shawls, stoles, vests and more. This yarn is only limited by your imagination.

This yarn is sold by weight. Sound strange? Well, each ball can have a different gram weight. A 100 gm ball will cost less than a 120 gm ball and the amount of yardage varies with the weight. We have a chart at the shop listing the cost of a given weight ball and the amount of yardage contained in the ball. The beauty of this yarn makes up for this small oddity in its put-up.

We have knitted color samples so we can show you what the color will look like knitted up. Stop by and ask to see the samples.