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Aug 17

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Recently launched yarns and the I Love Yarn Day celebration!

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This week I saw at Facebook a note about the I Love Yarn Day next October 14. I had no idea that there was actually a day for loving yarn  and it made me laugh because I tend to celebrate yarn every day when I’m at the computer or just dropping by my LYS!

The Craft Yarn Council is suggesting something bigger than that! The idea is to engage people to celebrate yarn trough teaching  somebody to knit or crochet, doing something for charity, giving yarn as a gift, knitting or crocheting  in public and so on.

 

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Jul 19

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Got tangled!

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How to describe the relation between knitters and yarn? I simply don’t know! Actually I think I could tell a few things about it, but nothing could compare to the feeling of finding an exquisite composition or rediscovering a traditional one that up to that moment wasn’t that appealing. Nothing could ever describe that tiny moment we catch our breath because of an unusual blend of colors on a hand died yarn or the unpretentious beauty of a yarn that has been in the market for long. Nothing can really describe the speed of though when the soft touch of a yarn brings up affective memories and awakens the feeling of ease! Read more

Jul 10

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Enchanted yarns by Madelinetosh and Dalilah Shawl!

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Talking about yarns is one of the things that can make a knitter go to another dimension with the the biggest of smiles, isn’t true? And this is a real quick post to share my “love-at-the-moment”: Madelinetosh yarns!

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Jun 6

Aura – a wrap with lots of possibilities!

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Aura is a delicate and easy to knit wrap. Made with kid mohair and merino wool, the yarn used gives a light touch that I particularly love! But that choice is not an imposition: Aura can and should be knitted with other yarns! Choices of different yarns will give a different look to this versatile short cape! Read more