The August 2010 issue of Yarn Market News has an ad from the newly established distributor for Kauni yarns in the United States, RYN Yarns. If you want Kauni in your local yarn store, pass along this information. Ryn offers everything Kauni makes in wool and wool blends, but wholesale only. See their catalog at www.rynyarn.com and also enjoy the patterns worked in Kauni yarns.
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Here is the color named XEOC, knitted into the first bit of stole pattern. From right to left is Field of Flowers, Spiderlings, and Rosebud.
Here is the color XEC, knitted into that same pattern on the same size needles, but not quite as far along.
I am either getting used to lace again or the Rosebud pattern is much easier than the Field of Flowers. Isn’t it cool how Spiderlings is entirely black on one stole? When I get a few repeats of Rosebud into the stoles, I will attempt more true lace for Cobwebs and Spiderlings, a combination stitch pattern. Should be awesome.
Now we are halfway through June, and I have nothing to tell you about new patterns for lace projects. Sorry. Still hoping: a website for a new store takes _ a lot_ of time.
In the meantime, I am trying to decide on a pattern to show the differences between the two black and white lace yarns I have in the store. It’s hard to choose, plus do I have the patience to actually knit two of anything? I think so, but I may have to invent a sampler.
Also, I am out of rainbow lace weight. I will wait a bit to reorder, as I hope to get more of several things.
Gail’s Yarns, Hooks, and Needles is stocked up with lots of black and white lace weight yarn, and replenished with Rainbow fingering weight, in order to be ready for new designs coming out in late spring/early summer. It’s a new website, with new patterns for Kauni yarn. Not my website, so I can’t say for sure, but they are aiming for June. I can’t wait to see what has been done with the Kauni yarn, and I’m sure there’s lots more to admire (and buy!).
The beautiful organic cotton from Pakucho, via ecobutterfly, is on clearance, and marked down as far as I can mark it.
I have a swatch.
The Pakucho Organic Cotton is in the Moka Chocolate colorway. 100% Certified Organic Cotton, Sport Weight, 24 stitches and 36 rows to 4 inches with a 3.75 mm needle (US 5).
Left. Knit on size 4 KnitPicks circulars, 23.5 stitches to 4 inches, which is 5.875 stitches to the inch; the swatch measures 6.25 inches wide and 6 inches long, and has 37 stitches and 48 rows.
Right. Hand washed in Eucalan, it blocked out a bit larger than pre-blocking size, to 6 7/8” by 6”. It relaxed and squared up nicely. Gauge is now closer to 5 stitches per inch, which is a bit of a surprise.
The fabric is soft and supple; drapey, even. I’ve never blocked cotton before, and I’m pleased.
Currently I’m trying to knit a swatch with smaller size 3 needles, but it is heavy going. This cotton does not like the size three needles. Your mileage may vary! What I’m calling a size 3 is actually Kollage square 40″ circular needles. They measure as threes using any of my measuring devices.
Now that I have all these measurements and statistics, I am ready to try machine washing. Cold water first, then hot.