MCN Sock – Flowering Cactus

MCN Sock – Flowering Cactus

Colour The Flowering Cactus colourway is a mixture of various shades of purple, pink and green. Yarn Details 70% superwash merino, 20% cashmere and 10% nylon very soft to the touch 115 g and 365 m (400 yards) recommend hand wash in cold water and lay flat to dry $33.00 Cdn Shipping (Canada/US): $10.00 for first item (kit is 1 item), $1.00 for each additional item project ideas This yarn is excellent for socks, scarves, cowls, shawls, hats,...

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Sock – Deep Pink

Sock – Deep Pink

Colour The Deep Pink colourway consists of different shades of dark but bright pink. Yarn Details 75% superwash merino and 25% nylon good basic sock yarn that is soft with the added strength of nylon great yardage for 100g skein 100g and 420 m (463 yards) machine washable in cold water and lay flat to dry $29.00 Cdn Shipping (Canada/US): $10.00 for first item (kit is 1 item), $1.00 for each additional item project ideas This yarn is excellent...

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Sock – Robin’s Egg

Sock – Robin’s Egg

Colour The Robin’s Egg colourway consists of different shades of turquoisey-blue. Yarn Details 75% superwash merino and 25% nylon good basic sock yarn that is soft with the added strength of nylon great yardage for 100g skein 100g and 420 m (463 yards) machine washable in cold water and lay flat to dry $29.00 Cdn Shipping (Canada/US): $10.00 for first item (kit is 1 item), $1.00 for each additional item project ideas This yarn is...

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Self-Striping Sock – Apple Tree : Dyed to Order

Self-Striping Sock – Apple Tree : Dyed to Order

Colour The Apple Tree self-striping colourway consists of narrow stripes in the following order: red (2 1/2 – 3 rows), brown (1 to 1 1/2 rows), green (2 1/2 – 3 rows) and brown (1 to 1 1/2 rows). Yarn Details 75% superwash merino and 25% nylongood basic sock yarn that is soft with the added strength of nylongreat yardage for 100g skein100g and 420 m (463 yards)machine washable in cold water and lay flat to dry Dyed to order and will...

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Self-Striping Sock – Trekkie Knitter : Dyed to Order

Self-Striping Sock – Trekkie Knitter : Dyed to Order

Colour The Trekkie Knitter self-striping colourway consists of narrow stripes in the following order: gold (2 1/2 – 3 rows), black (1 to 1 1/2 rows), red (2 1/2 – 3 rows) and black (1 to 1 1/2 rows). Yarn Details 75% superwash merino and 25% nylongood basic sock yarn that is soft with the added strength of nylongreat yardage for 100g skein100g and 420 m (463 yards)machine washable in cold water and lay flat to dry Dyed to order and...

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Self-Striping Sock – Day to Night : Dyed to Order

Self-Striping Sock – Day to Night : Dyed to Order

Colour The Day to Night self-striping colourway consists of narrow stripes in the following order: light turquoise blue (2 1/2 – 3 rows), black (1 to 1 1/2 rows), light grey (2 1/2 – 3 rows) and black (1 to 1 1/2 rows). Yarn Details 75% superwash merino and 25% nylongood basic sock yarn that is soft with the added strength of nylongreat yardage for 100g skein100g and 420 m (463 yards)machine washable in cold water and lay flat to...

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Self-Striping Sock – Beach Ball : Dyed to order

Self-Striping Sock – Beach Ball : Dyed to order

Colour The Beach Ball self-striping colourway consists of narrow stripes in the following order: orange (2 1/2 – 3 rows), white (1 to 1 1/2 rows), turquoise (2 1/2 – 3 rows) and white (1 to 1 1/2 rows). Yarn Details 75% superwash merino and 25% nylongood basic sock yarn that is soft with the added strength of nylongreat yardage for 100g skein100g and 420 m (463 yards)machine washable in cold water and lay flat to dry Dyed to order...

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Cormier Grille Shawl Kit

This shawl kit contains the Cormier Grille Shawl pattern by Natalie Servant, 2 skeins of Yvieknits Yarn Sock in the Pewter colourway, and 1 silver shawl pin from Fancy That РCreations by Francine. The Cormier Grille shawl is a reversible lace triangular shawl inspired by a metal grille that architect Ernest Cormier used in the hall of honour in the Pavilion Roger-Gaudry at the Universit̩ de Montr̩al. There is enough yardage in these 2...

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Recent Finished Objects (FOs)

Recent Finished Objects (FOs)

A couple of weeks ago, I finished knitting and mailed off the birthday presents for my friend, Barb and her eldest daughter. I made the Mountain Path Socks for Barb using 1 skein of my Merino Single Ply Fingering yarn in the Marmalade colourway. I knit the first sock back in June when I was test knitting the pattern and then I put them aside while I moved on to more urgent projects. My friend, Barb, loves hand-knit socks so when I was deciding...

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Mountain Path Socks

Mountain Path Socks

Kari Verge, who co-hosts the TwoTangledSkein podcast, released the Mountain Path Socks last Sunday. She designed these socks using a skein of my sock yarn in the Mountain Top At Dusk colourway (shown on pattern page) that I had donated to the podcast to review last fall. This is the first relased pattern that was designed using a skein of my yarn. I volunteered to test knit this pattern for Kari. I decided to test out both the medium and large...

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Hostas #3

Colour Hostas is a mixture of various shades of green ranging from a darker blue-green to a lighter yellow-green. Yarn Details 4-ply sock yarn 75% superwash merino and 25% nylon good basic sock yarn that is soft with the added strength of nylon great yardage for 100g skein 100g and 420 m (463 yards) machine washable There are 2 skeins in this dye batch. $32.00 Cdn               project ideas This yarn is...

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