Blue Sky Alpacas Techno

Yesterday Blue Sky Alpacas introduced their latest yarn, Techno.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(above photo courtesy of Blue Sky Alpacas)

Here's the description of the yarn from their 'Bluesletter':

Introducing our latest yarn: Techno. A modern take on 1970’s neon and natural. The line includes seven groovy pop colors, perfectly balanced with six granola lover neutrals. Modern technology makes Techno a feather weight genius. Baby alpaca is blown into a mesh tube of silk, there is literally no splitting, for really fast knitting. You just won’t believe it.

I've been working on a design in Techno, and it's true, this yarn is amazing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Techno is so lightweight, at the same time knitting up at a gauge of 3.5 stitches and 5 rows per inch on a US 10.5 needle.  It feels so soft AND as a bonus it smells really good, like good fiber should!

Here are all the colors Techno will be available in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Sky Alpacas Techno (68% baby alpaca / 10% extra fine merino / 22% silk /120 yards / 109 meters / 50 gms)

Very exciting, Blue Sky!

 

Kelbourne Woolens & Knitbot!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In just a few weeks I am heading to Columbus, Ohio for TNNA, a wholesale industry trade show. I'm happy to say that Kelbourne Woolens, distributor for The Fibre Company, will also be distributing Knitbot patterns at the show! It was 5 years ago that I was lending a hand in The Fibre Company booth alongside Daphne & Iaian, founders of the then Portland based  mill.  It will be exciting to be back where it all started for me!  If you are attending, please come by and say hi.  We will be in booths 344, 346 & 348.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks so much to Mary Joy Gumayagay for designing me such fantastic promotional materials!

Hope to see you there...

Tanis Fiber Arts Giveaway

*********Winner is commenter #52, Carol!  Congratulations!!**************

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A few months back Tanis of Tanis Fiber Arts posted photographs of her finished Wispy Cardi on Ravelry.  It turned out so beautiful in the color and yarn she chose.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you love it as much as I do?!

Then you'll be excited to know that Tanis has very generously provided 2 skeins of her hand dyed Silver Label Mulberry Silk in Tidal for a giveaway - enough to make your very own Wispy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The giveaway includes a print copy of the Wispy Cardi pattern.

Leave a comment below to enter.  A winner will be chosen at random Friday, May 13!