Live Stitch @ Little Knits

I have been thinking about the yarns we carry at the store, some of which (most of which) are listed at our webstore and some are not.  So I decided we should have a series of sales that focus on our high-end yarns.  What do you think?  And, I thought I would kick the series with Tilli Tomas. 

 I am not done listing all our new colors in the current yarn lines and…we have a new line, Exotica!  We have closeout colors in this yarn line on sale at 40% off.

 Here is a new color of Pure and Simple called Stormy Waters that is just lovely in person.

 And here is another new color for Pure and Simple yarn called the Forest.  Don’t you think its pretty?

I am late to the store so this is going to be a short post.  I have lost more to share and will post again tomorrow.

Sending sunshine your way!

Fulay – she who has no control over sunshine.

Just in case you did not notice, a quick FYI to let you know that we received new colors of On Line sock yarns.

 The first one is the On Line Beach color.  Appropriately Beach Color has 45% cotton content and it is very soft.  As I type this post, I am wearing a pair of socks knitted with this yarn (a sample that came with the yarn, I admit I did not knit them), and they have gone through 2 machine washings and held up their shape and their color wonderfully.  They have also gotten softer and my feet are happy to be in them.  The color line I have on is #943, Pink, Lilac & Plum Gerber Daises by the Sea, and I have 4 requests for socks for this color line.  It is very Spring/Summer like, and light without being washed out.  There are 8 Beach Color lines for your viewing pleasure.

 The next line is called Summer in the City, and this line has slightly deeper color set with jewel tones.  Summer in the City is also a self-patterning yarn with thick and thin stripes and jacquard like breaks between the stripes.  I have found 3 sample sock sets for this yarn line (again came with the yarn and not knitted by anyone at the store), and they were all ‘taken’ home by friends & customers.  I can imagine wearing this around Seattle in my sandals, though I could not have been able to do the same thing in my previous hometown in Pittsburgh, which I imagine is having warmer weather than we have in Seattle right now.

I know I am going off topic now but if you are a Pittsburgher and have any news of the town or the Strip District (much like an international district and has nothing to do anyone shedding their clothes), please do drop a line and let me know.

 Finally, On Line Tropic is back!  When we first got in Tropic, it sold out within 2-3 days so when our distributor ‘found’ some in their warehouse I jumped on it.  The color lines of Tropic are simply beautiful and the yarn does justice to the pattern with its distinct separation of lines and color to color transition.

We have a total of 5 On Line sock lines that come in a total of 40+ colors.  To see them all go to On Line Sock Yarns and all US purchases of $75 of On Line sock yarns in any combination ships free with the ‘line’ free shipping coupon (to be used at checkout).

Well, I am heading to the store with morning coffee in hand, which makes me smile.  I have rather big yarn related news coming up that I hope will make you smile.  Watch for a post in the next two days!

Fulay (aka Sue)

We received a new shipment of Lady Godiva a short while ago and I finally had a moment to take the photos of the lovely new colors of this beautiful 50% merino 50% silk yarn by Hand Maiden.

 This specific color is called Amethyst.  I have always liked Amethyst the stone and this new Lady Godiva color makes me want go search for a piece of jewelry made with Amethyst.  Isn’t she lovely?

 This new color is called Blackberry and it is just as scrumptious.

 Finally, Mahogany is another new color for Lady Godiva at our store with beautiful deep browns, bronze, gold and walnut hues.  All of our Lady Godiva colors are up at the site for your viewing pleasure.

Hope you are all well and knitting with a smile.

Fulay (aka Sue)

 

 

Kersten has been with me as a customer for a long time.  She has known us (us being Little Knits), from toddler stages and on.  She is a very decisive knitter who knows what she wants and needs before she walks into the store.  It is not unusual for her to walk into the store and with Swiss precision go through a list of projects and the yarn she needs.  So when she told me that she really liked working with Peru Luxury DK and was going to snap up a bag without plans of a project first, I was surprised…and, of course, happy.  I then asked her to share her experience with me and Kersten being who she is, did precisely as asked and kindly shared all the below info with me/us.  Kersten thank you so much! 

Here is a copy of Kersten’s email and her photos:

Fulay,

Thanks again!

Kersten

Just a quick note to let you know that we have lovely new colors in for Austerman STEP and for Trekking XXL.

 New Austermann STEP colors are deep and vivid with lots of jewel tones.  We really like the new colors and hope you do too.

 New Trekking XXL colors are still being listed (as we receive them from our distributor).  Some of them have been at our store before and some have not.

Finally, purchases of Trekking XXL and STEP totaling $75 (the total for these two yarn lines has to be $75), will ship free for US purchases with the ’summersock’ code to be used at checkout.

Hope you are all well and knitting with a smile.

Fulay (aka Sue)

Hi All,

We are getting ready to run a big Noro special, with a few new lines and many new closeout colors. 

Of the yarn lines that get asked about the most, there will be a single color of Kureyon and 3 colors of Silk Garden on sale (we will have a limited amount of Silk Garden, so please hurry if you would like to have some).  In case you would like to know, we will have all the new Noro products and colors posted next week by Tuesday.

 I was able to list the new colors of Noro Transition tonight, which is my favorite wool line of Noro.  It is simply lovely given the way fibers are space spun and how they show on a knitted garment.  This is a beautiful yarn by Noro and anything I have knitted with it has been well received.  We are having our usual sale with single skein and full bags listed under the Noro Transitions category.

 We will also be listing an all cotton and cotton/viscose sale this week with prices ranging as low as $2.40 a skein with Pima Cotton, Egyptian cotton, mercerized cotton, and other cotton blend products from Italy, Greece and Belgium.

News – don’t laugh – my car door had a brief meeting with my Addi 32” size 8 needles.  I now have a very odd looking set of Addis.  Strangely enough I enjoy knitting with it!? 

Other news – much more relevant – new yarn line coming to our store (this makes me smile).  Great Adirondack will be here within the next 3-4 weeks.  I am looking forward to opening their boxes and seeing the lovely colors of Great Adirondack smile back at me.

Hope you all had a great weekend.

Fulay (aka Sue)