Every day gets a little brighter... She’s here! sarah hatton comes to RCY We’re so very excited to welcome Rowan designer, Sarah Hatton, to Edmonton. We’ve enjoyed knitting our way through several of Sarah’s designs as a featured Rowan designer. And we’re thrilled to be hosting Sarah for three days on her North American tour. Sarah will be at River City Yarns West signing books and teaching workshops. Sarah’s workshops are sold out but you can still come out and meet her on Monday, March 4 from 6:00-8:00pm. Call our Westside store at 780-477-9276 to RSVP for this free event. Can’t come out and play? Call in and purchase one (or more) of Sarah’s books and we’ll get them signed for you. You can pick them up later or have them mailed to you. Sarah Hatton Books Scarves, Shrugs and Shawls: Sarah Hatton showcases 22 designs with gorgeous textures and cables, intricate openwork lace, and interesting and appealing shaping. An inspirational “How to Wear It” gallery offers the myriad ways to wrap, twist or tie your accessories, so you can wear them over and over. For knitters of all levels, this book is a wonderful source of stunning designs and a handy reference to help you master the art of knitting. Meet British designer, Sarah Hatton, at River City Yarns cluding super cozy accessories and simple sweaters. Vintage Inspired Projects: This collection features 7 garments and 2 accessories all with a feminine, vintage feel. 10 Simple Cosy Projects: now in it’s third re-print! This book is designed to encourage as many people into the world of hand knitting as possible. Using cozy “winter” yarns from the Rowan range, for each project you will find a list of equipment, how much yarn you will need and a clear, simple set of instructions. In addition, each pattern helps you learn a brand new technique. 10 More, Simple Cosy Projects: Sarah has again taken her favourite winter yarns from the Rowan collection and designed 10 more, simple projects, with the same clear instructions and helpful guidance. You’ll find projects in- You’ll find all of Sarah Hatton’s books at our RCY West location. March 2013 Page 2 Wool & cotton: can it get any better? Rowan Wool Cotton is a beautiful blend of 50% Merino Wool and 50% Cotton. This all natural yarn is soft, soft, soft and has a high twist which helps to prevent pilling. Did I mention that it’s soft? Rowan Wool Cotton is available in a DK weight (each 50g/113m ball knits up at a gauge of 22—24 sts over 10cm on a 3.75—4.0mm needle). New this spring, Rowan has come out with a 4 ply or fingering weight version. This finer gauge yarn comes in 50g/180m balls and has a knitting gauge of 28sts over 10cm on 3.25mm needles. You’ll find Rowan Wool Cotton features prominently in Sarah Hatton’s new book: Knitted Scarves & Shrugs as well as the brand new Rowan Knitting & Crochet Magazine 53. You can also visit www.knitrowan.com for free patterns and pattern ideas for Wool Cotton. Right now, you’ll find Rowan Wool Cotton at our Westside location. Rowan Wool Cotton comes in a 4ply (left side) and a DK (right side) gauge and in several colourways perfect for spring. Featured Rowan Yarns... We’ve made sure to restock our Rowan line in preparation for Sarah’s visit. These yarns, in particular, are featured in Sarah’s latest book, Scarves, Shrugs & Shawls: Rowan Felted Tweed DK: is a wonderful, tweedy yarn with a felted look; a beautiful blend of 50% merino wool, 25% alpaca and 25% viscose. The rustic colour palette makes this yarn perfect for fairisles, striping and other colour work. Each 50g ball has 175m and is gauged at 22sts/10cm on 4.0mm needles. Rowan Fine Lace: This beautiful fine lace weight yarn is made in a blend of the softest baby suri alpaca (80%) and the finest merino wool (20%). This gorgeous, luxurious yarn has soft chalky shades and is perfect for creating delicate hand knitted and crochet lace. With 400m per 50g ball, you will find that two to three balls are all you need to complete whole projects. Rowan Kid Classic: has been in the Rowan line for many years. The perfect blend of 70% lambswool and 22% kid mohair creates a lovely soft yarn which is worked into a beautiful colour palette. Each ball has 50g/140m and knits up at 18sts over 10cm on 5.5mm needles. Rowan Kidsilk Haze: the ever An array of Rowan yarns! Clockwise from the top: popular Kidsilk Haze is a beautiful Kidsilk Haze, Fine Lace, Lima, Felted Tweed and and versatile fine yarn made from a Kid Classic. Pictured here in earth tones, come in blend of 70% super kid mohair and and see the full collection of colour. 30% silk. Other companies have tried to imitate this wonderful yarn but it work and stitch designs. Blended from the still tops the lineup! A 25g ball contains finest baby alpaca (84%) and merino wool 210m of lightweight, silky-soft goodness. (8%) in a chain construction. Rowan Lima: this beautiful yarn has an amazing soft handle with a light weight handle that creates perfect looking colour Our Rowan collection will be housed at our Westside RCY location for the month of March. Rowan All Seasons Chunky A beautiful blend of cotton (60%) and acrylic microfiber (40%), Rowan All Seasons Chunky is a supersized yarn that’s perfect for any time of the year. It knits up quickly and shows great stitch definition. Each 100g ball has 85m and knits up at a gauge of 11sts/10cm on 7.0mm needles. Rowan All Seasons Chunky is available at both RCY locations in six beautiful colourways. Use it for cowls, sweaters, crocheted baskets or follow Cynthia’s example and make cozy, comfy slippers! www.rivercityyarns.com/patterns/downloads/easy_slippers.pdf March 2013 Page 3 Canadian Koigu KPPPM We have a new shipment of Canada’s own, Koigu in Painter’s Palette Premium Merino (KPPPM). Have you worked with this lovely, handpainted, fingering weight yarn before? If so, you know how the springy nature of the ultrasoft merino makes it perfect for so many projects. If not, you need to discover how this superwash 100% merino wool in vibrant colours will work perfectly for everything from baby knits to accessories and sweaters. From scarves to socks, you’ll find an end- less resource of patterning for this amazing and popular Canadian yarn. At 28sts/10cm on 3.0mm needles, KPPPM’s 50g/160m hanks are the perfect size to make pairs (one hank per hand for mittens). This lovely yarn is so vibrant and striking that it doesn’t last long on the shelves. You’ll find it, while supplies last, at both RCY locations. Check out our supply of Churchmouse patterns for great projects using Koigu KPPPM. Come and get some Koigu KPPPM while it’s here… there are stunningly beautiful colours guaranteed to hasten the approach of spring! Fleece Artist Favourite Soft Mitts/socks Another Canadian favourite of ours is back! Barb has ordered in a nice big batch of Fleece Artist kits to make a pair of mittens or a pair of socks. You decide! Each Fleece Artist Soft Mitt/Sock kit contains a coordinated handdyed combination of Blue Face Leicester DK (100% wool; 225m/125g) and Mo (78% Kid Mohair, 13% Wool, 9% Nylon; 225m/125g). Holding a strand of each yarn together and fol- lowing the pattern instructions on the ballband, you can complete a pair of mittens or a pair of socks. Or use your own imagination and knit these gorgeous yarns into a shawl or a scarf! These kits are available, in gorgeous Fleece Artist colourways, at both RCY locations. Yes, we have Fleece Artist Thrummed Mitten kits, too! Fleece Artist Favourite Soft Mitts/Sock kits: gorgeous handpainted colour in BFL and Mo Combos Zitron traum seide The literal translation is “dream silk” and that’s what this is… a gorgeous, jaw-dropping, 100% mulberry silk in 100g/800m hanks. Traum Seide is a true laceweight, a thin glowing strand of unadulterated Mulberry silk. Dyed in a gleaming gemstone palette, this yarn will elevate your lace. You have to feel Zitron Traum Seide is 100% Mulberry Silk available in seven stunning colours. it to believe it! Come to our Southside store for this beautiful new addition to our laceweight yarns. Have some fun for St. Patrick’s Day! Follow this link to find a pot-o-gold pattern for the nicest shamrock inspired dishcloths using Sugar ‘n Cream dishcloth cotton (we have this in green, too!) http://krisknits.blogspot.ca/2009/03/st-patricks-day-cloths.html Or, if you’re a crochet aficionado, try your hand at making these crocheted shamrocks. We did and had a lot of fun using up small amounts of green yarn: http://sayverysweetthings.com/2011/03/10/crochet-shamrock/ Free pattern! We’ve put a new pattern up on our website to keep your eggs warm during the Easter long weekend. We have two locations! River City Yarns Westside 16956—111 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5M 4C9 Phone: (780) 477-9276 Email: [email protected] River City Yarns Southside 3438-99 Street Edmonton, AB T6E 5X5 Phone: (780) 450-9276 Email: [email protected] Practice knitting in the round with small bits of yarn to make a cute Easter Bunny Egg cozy. Whether to keep your eggs warm or to hide the chocolate ones for the little ones, you’ll have fun making these adorable bunnies. Careful! They have a tendency to multiply quickly! www.rivercityyarns.com/patterns/ rivercityyarns.com RCY Workshops As you may have noticed, our workshops have been very busy! We post up a new set and then a couple of days later, we post up that the offering is full. Part of the reason for our popularity is our online registration form. You can sign up for a class any time of day, seven days a week. The other reason is that we keep a wait list. Ask to have your name put on our waitlist for any of our classes and we’ll Learn to knit in the round in our seamless hat workshop. call you as soon as we have one set up. How easy is that? Registrations, online/over the phone/in person need to be confirmed with payment. We keep our registration fees low—so check out our popular workshop line up at www.rivercityyarns.com/workshops/ The RCY Galllery Madeline Tosh yarn in “Ink” and it has a lovely cable running up the front. When George tried on his Christmas vest, he found it a little long. Margaret P. recently completed her epic proRobbi didn’t cry, ject: knitswear or rip out ting the George’s perfect fit Socks that Rock Hawaii Style the whole thing in vest Klemscott a fit of frustration. cardigan in a very special colShe calmly snipped a stitch and took out a row a couple of ourway, “Temptation”, of River inches above the bottom ribbing. Then she put the “live” City Yarns’ Eden. Eden is our stitches back on her needle, reknit sinfully decadent “house” yarn the ribbing, reducing the total made from superwash merino length by just enough to please wool and cashmere, hand-dyed George. We say, “brilliant!” for us by Handmaiden. Margaret spent a lot of time on this beautiAnd Jasmine P. made a hat called the Cherry Twist Lil Slouch using ful lace cardigan and loves the Cascade 220 in Cotton Candy pink. way Eden looks and feels. MarJasmine told us, “It is the first time I garet, we think you’ve done a have used that brand of yarn and I superb job and we love how this loved it! … I will be back for more.” colour and style fits you perCascade 220 is 100% wool (warm) fectly. Well done! and the pattern Jasmine used is Robbi E. made a beautiful vest available on Etsy. for husband, George, for ChristJasmine’s Cherry Twist Margaret’s Klemscott sweater Lil Slouchy hat mas. She used a handpainted Our good friend Sue T. took her Socks that Rock yarn to Hawaii with her and look what happened! They miraculously knitted themselves up into socks and then posed shamelessly with the local flora. The few skeins of Socks that Rock left on our shelves are whining that they want to go on a tropical vacation too! Any takers?
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