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I’m dyeing a lot of new colors (as well as restocking current favorites) of Baby Suri Alpaca/silk Lace weights. Colors in pictures (will be available on Thursday at the shop): 1. Bambi ( light and dark tones of browns) 2. Shades of Tumeric 3. Cezanne (shades of tornado greys, light sunshine yellows, pale spring greens).

Gepard Cashmere Lace is a luxurious classic 100% cashmere. The fine lace cashmere can be used as a single thread for delicate project or used double( as I have) .. or as a companion thread with other yarns to add more softness.

https://inspireamind.com/collections/all-yarns/products/gepard-cashmere-lace-pure-cashmere

Enjoy!

New colors of Woolia from Gepard Garn has arrived: wheat, cappuccino, aubergine, blood orange* and midnight blue. Woolia is a delicious 100% organic wool from Puglia, Italy. *blood orange cold sold out pretty fast, but more will be here in 2 weeks.

Teddy Dear is one of the latest additions to Danish Gepard Garn’s creative yarn collection and is finally in my shop! Teddy Dear is a super bulky weight soft merino/alpaca boucle fiber! Perfect for hats, scarves, mittens and cozy sweaters. The project I have my eyes on is the from (last photo in slide). has been designing/producing high quality, sustainable and ethical yarns for decades and I’m excited to be selling them at my shop!

Knitting with UpCycling Puno in colors 1832 as base color and bright sky blue Puno (720). Companion lace yarns are my hand-dyed baby Suri alpaca In Delphinium color and light grey. I’ve been knitting for decades and this is my first color work (besides stripes and color blocks). It’s so soft and I can’t wait to wear it. It has been pretty straights forward and look forward to make the next one. Puno is available in my shop and I’ll be restocked next week.

Brooklyn Tweed’s Loft is in the shop in 24 stunning colors. I love this fi*****ng weight American Targhee-Columbia wool from Wyoming. A classic (non super wash) soft, light and rustic wool from Brooklyn Tweed. I will be sharing pattern suggestions on inspireamind. com all week and hope it will inspire crafters to create new fun fall and winter projects.

I have finally restocked our luxuries Lana Gatto VIP - the softest blend of fine Merino/Cashmere DK yarn— and we have added 10 new colors: greens, hot pink, hot red and white. This yarn is soft enough for babies and for anyone who might be sensitive to other fibers! Enjoy

https://inspireamind.com/collections/lana-gatto/products/lana-gatto-vip-cashmere-merino

If you are looking for a solid, soft thick yarn for a cool weather project Lamauld and Lamatweed are incredible options. Colors are stunning, lamauld sustainable.. meaning it it produced without chemicals and with respect to animals (no on-mulesing).

CLOUDS .. another new color of my DK weight baby Suri Alpaca/ Merino - mostly cream/white with details of Indigo & marine blue. The dark classic navy is the lace weight hand-dyed alpaca/silk that has been restocked with new dye/lot.

Autumn Leaves… a new color of my baby Suri alpaca/silks.. autumn is my favorite season so I could not resist just dyeing one small batch . This color is a mix of rich deep browns, with details of avocado, paprika, indigo, mustard, burnt orange… can’t wait to do more in these autumn colors. 🍂🍁🍂🍁

The latest companion to Haya, is the lace weight Lucia! A unique blend of baby alpaca, merino, mulberry silk and yak!!! This is a lace weight “fluffy” alternative to mohair and the softness of Lucia is heavenly! I have fallen in love with Lucia so more colors will be coming in September. Next week we’ll be restocked with Haya in many new colors as well!

Mayans

Check out the 6 new colors of CaMaRose Hoest.. and a sale for the next few days. Hoest is a beautiful DK weigh yarn in delicious soft blend of organic Cotton, merino wool and cashmere. Just finishing up a light soft summer top in color “Beach Rocks”. Will share picture as soon as it is completed. Enjoy the sale on Hoest for the next few days!

My hand/dyed baby suri alpaca silk lace weight yarns are PERFECT for summer project. All kinds of projects for that matter. I’m dyeing more colors this week but I still have some beautiful vibrant colors right now! Enjoy: https://inspireamind.com/collections/hand-dyed-yarns/products/iam-baby-suri-alpaca-silk.

Check out my wonderful 4th of July sales at inspireamind.com….my DK weight hand-dyed alpaca /merino is one of them!

Enjoy and stay cool!

CaMaRose organic wool is restocked+ a few new colors added: cream, sky blue, nougat, jelly bean green, bright pink, Christmas red, bright orange… even though this is the first day of summer, autumn is only 3 months away. It’s never too soon to start planning winter knitting projects 🧶.

I am excited to introduce Quince & Co.s beautiful OWL… a soft beautiful blend of 50% American Wool and 50% Alpaca. A gently, soft blend in an earthy color palette. With Owl, I have also added a wonderful book with 10 contemporary patterns specifically designed by Pam Allen for Quince & Co.s Owl yarn. Check out new Owl colors (I’ll have more when the are back in stock) https://inspireamind.com/products/owl-100-american-wool and you can read more about the book here: https://inspireamind.com/collections/books/products/10-knits-keep-you-warm-cozy-by-pam-allen-printed-knit-pattern-book-copy

Just received new printed PetiteKnit Patterns in the shop and my latest favorite is the It is knitters with 2strands of lace .. either mohair silk or Suri Alpaca silk. I will knit this with my hand/dyed baby suri alpaca/silk,but have to decide on color… neutral colors or bright citrine … or color blocks! Big decisions 🧶