And the new delivery of Fame Trend arrived on Friday! Look at the colors! Look at the options!

Still just $15.95 a skein, this is a GREAT value on a beautiful yarn. Lots of options for patterns, too, from socks to shawls to sweaters and more!

Also in Friday’s deliveries, a big restock on laceweight yarn

That’s 17 more shades of Merino Oro, a beautiful merino yarn that comes in big 1,375-yard hanks for a mere $19.95, and we have over 35 shades to choose from. Lace knitting is popular, inexpensive, and perfect for this time of year (not too heavy on your lap).

Also arriving on Friday–Mariposa Shawl kits from SWTC. Ten arrived, but only five or six remain. HURRY HURRY! Once you try on the model at the shop, you’ll be hooked!

Behold the beautiful finished shawl,

made with just a SINGLE SKEIN of Fame Trend, a self-striping sock/fingering-weight yarn and a leaflet pattern (three designs–two knitted, one in crochet). Fame Trend is just $15.95 each, and the pattern is $4, so it’s an “under $20 project” (well, $21.15 with sales tax).

And yup, we got more Fame Trend in on Tuesday

two brand-new shades! The one used for the shawl is 660 (blues/purples/greens) and the other is 559 (greys and aqua). We also have a lovely all-grey mix that would be the perfect neutral accessory, too! And on Friday, we’ll have another seven shades on hand. WOOHOO!

Don’t dally–the stock we have in 660 is all there will be until around mid-August, as the distributor is OUT OF STOCK on that shade and expects more on hand in 2-3 weeks. And don’t forget–this makes GREAT socks, and we stock a variety of designs for the yarn, from hats and gloves and scarves and socks and dickeys and sweaters—-yes, a beautiful sweater design! Here’s some shawls

The model (in the photo at the start of this post) is shown on the blonde woman on the left (both shown use just one skein), and the shawl on the right calls for three skeins.

Call (866-939-BEAR) or stop in soon! This is lovely, affordable stuff!

Rob’s been dyeing again……and experimenting with deeper, richer, darker shades (not totally, as you can see)

First off, in Rob’s Hand-Dyed (490 yards, 4-ounce hank, $22.50, 100% superwash merino)

So, left to right we have…..Wooded Glen, Agua, Night Waltz, Circus! Circus!, Tidepools, and Falling Leaves

And in Black Dog (560 yards, 4-ounce hank, $22.50, 100% superwash merino)

choices are (top to bottom) Mossy Banks, Club Room, Caribe, and Sparty On!

Yes, there were others……yes, they are safe and sound in good homes, where they will be treated well. But these are available, starting at 11 a.m. EDT on Wednesday morning! 866-939-BEAR or stop by in person!

here in Lansing…….and soon in your own home (once you stop by or we mail some!)

Tuesday brought a nice, hefty delivery of JWrayCo hand-painted sock yarn

This lovely yarn comes in 3.5-ounce, 440+ yard hanks of 75% superwash/25% nylon, and is a VERY reasonable $21 each. Check things out a little closer

and

Our shelves are now stocked with 60 hanks of this lovely hand-painted yarn filled with colors inspired by a trip to the Shetland Islands. Call or come by soon, as this stuff always FLIES out the door due to the beauty and value in each skein.

See you soon!

More pretty dyeing from the weekend! Snap ‘em up, please! (Grin)

Black Dog base–560 yards in a four-ounce hank of superwash merino, $22.50 each

Left to right, they are Ursula, Autumn (SOLD), Tangerine, Ice Flow, Beach Glass, Nemo

And on the Rob’s Hand-Dyed base–490 yards in a four-ounce hank of superwash merino, $22.50 each

we have, left to right Cimmaron, Regimental, Pink Flamingo, Monet, Solar Flare, and Turkish Carpet

There’s also more mini-skeins, too! WOO-HOO!

Beauty and value–all in one package!

These interchangeable stainless steel needle sets come in a gorgeous fabric package and have a WIDE range of cord lengths to go with tips from US 2 to US 8. One set is 4″ tips, the other 5″ tips and are priced right around $70 each (the 4″ are like $68ish and the 5″ are $75ish).

Also in the shipment–some of their ADORABLE puppy snips….tiny scissors in the shape of a cute puppy dog (and only $4.50 each!)

New hand-dyes on the shelves, a la Rob (me), from the long weekend. For some reason, I felt drawn to certain colors and certain combinations on Sunday and Monday, and had to transfer what I felt onto yarn. Also, I had a special request on Friday, so I worked up seven different options for her, so she could select one (she ended up with two), to be used in a special weaving project.

So, here’s what survived the weekend (many were purchased before time for photos)

Left to right they are–Orange Pineapple, Table Grapes, Iceburg, Heat, Blue Thunder, and Toucan, all on the “Rob’s Hand Dyed” base (490 yards, 4 ounces, superwash merino).

And of course, there’s more

Left to right–Blueberry Smash, Cinnamon, Icehouse (SOLD), Spice Market (SOLD), and Petals, all on the “Black Dog” base (560 yards, 4 ounces, superwash merino).

All skeins are $22.50 each and are ready and waiting to head your way. Just contact the shop (866-939-BEAR) or stop in quickly. It appears this batch is moving briskly! (if you get the chance to stop in, there’s probably twenty hanks total waiting for you…….patiently).

And of course, there’s more mini-skanks in the candy jar, too. If you’re a fan of blues/greens, you’re gonna be happy!

New goodies from Mango Moon Yarns, including more of their amazing Recycled Silk ($22 a hank)

and the beautiful Bali Sky ($21.50 a hank)

Of course for me, everything needs to be used for Tunisian crochet, so I had to start a little bag (class for this is on Saturday, August 7th at 1 p.m.) and it’s turning out BEAUTIFULLY

And to think, this distributor is found in nearby Owosso, Michigan……owned by two ladies who are ThreadBear customers and operated by them and two other wonderful staffers. I was fortunate enough to be able to visit their operation this past Tuesday, and I will run a photo essay about the visit over at my own blog sometime next week. It was an amazing and informative visit, but it was also one helluva good time, too! THANKS, LADIES!

Infatuation is a sock/fingering-weight yarn that’s new to the SWTC family. A blend of 45% bamboo, 40% superwash wool, and 15% nylon, it comes in 275-yard skeins (two for a pair of socks) and won’t be available in the US until August.

However……I have a VERY LIMITED NUMBER (ten to be exact) of kits (two skeins plus a pattern) right now, at just $14 each. I cannot explain to you how SOFT this great yarn is….and our model sock is under construction right now.

Call or stop in ASAP to get yours!

New goodies lovin’…… let it commence!

First off, another small batch from JWrayCo

of their delicious sock yarn. From LEFT to RIGHT, these are Isle of Harris, Mousa, and Scatness (all names/colors are inspired by their trip to the Shetland Islands). At $21 for 440 yards of 75/25 superwash merino/nylon, this is one good value for a hand-painted yarn!

Next, a little bit of goodness from the folks at SWTC Yarns

including their Bamboo (in the plum) and Terra (in the lush purple). Rob has all kinds of free pattern suggestions for these yarns, or if you’re up for a commercial pattern, the Bamboo ($13.50 a skein) knits at 5 sts/inch and the Terra ($7 each; 50/50 cotton/bamboo) around 6 sts/inch. YUM!

Last, there’s more Kaleidoscope on the shelves,

if you’re interested in a great value on some super-soft self-striping wool yarn. At just $8 for 173 yards of worsted-weight (feltable) wool, this is some GOOD STUFF!