Live Stitch @ Little Knits

Newly posted in the online shop from Madelinetosh is Tosh Chunky Limited Edition. This hand dyed yarn has the same lustre as the Tosh Chunky  currently in production, but with a slightly thicker gauge, and a tighter and bouncier twist (14-16 st per 4 inches/10 cm). Personally, I’m a grey and blue lover (everything I [...]

I had wanted to write about Divine Lace, a luxurious yarn spun in Italy with a 70% Mulberry Silk and 30% Cashmere content, for the last two weeks.        But, after much contemplation, we decided to take our first vacation in 7 years.  Have you ever taken a vacation with two kids under the age [...]

As a yarn buyer I have to be careful not to allow my likes and dislikes get in the way of our process of yarn selection so that we can have a wide range of fiber and yarns.  This becomes difficult when I am shown ribbon like yarns or yarns with a paper/linen like texture.  And [...]

It has been a busy few weeks, which meant that I had to take a short blog break.  I had wanted to blog about the beautiful Fleece Artist Saldanha, a 100% fine merino lace weight yarn with generous yardage and hand-dyed color lines but it was not to be so.  So I thought I would mention [...]