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Thank goodness Christmas is over! Back to some relaxing, feel good knitting without a deadline. If you’re looking for something super special and decadent, check out Madelinetosh Silk Lace. Madelinetosh Silk Lace comes in an ample 1000 yard skein, so one skein could make a luxurious shawl or scarf, and two skeins could make a [...]

Ahh, Malabrigo, my favorite of all yarn lines. Today’s offering from Little Knits 12 days of Little Sales is Malabrigo Rios. My favorite yarn from my favorite manufacturer! It’s going to be really hard for me to pass up an opportunity to get the lovely Rios at 20% off, but I might be helped by [...]

Mirasol Hap’i (now on sale at Little Knits!), is made from Peruvian Tanguis cotton, which is reputed to be one of the finest fibers in the world. Hap’i comes in 100 gram hanks of 132 yards each. Gauge is 4.5 stitches to the inch on US size 8 (5mm) needles. Mirasol yarns are special because [...]

Now that Thanksgiving is over (here in the states that is), it’s time to get really focused on holiday knitting! Hanukkah is coming up first, December 8th through the 16th this year, and Christmas is close on its heels. On my list this year are a number of hand knits: Cashmere ribbed hats for my [...]

Noro Kochoran is up on the Little Knits site at over 50% off! Kochoran is 50% Wool, 30% Angora & 20% Silk, which makes it luxuriously soft and fluffy. It also gets softer and softer with continued wear. Kochoran will shed somewhat, which is common to yarns with angora content, but the softness makes up [...]