Fantasy is Fantastic!
We at Ewe Knit Kits & Yarn just love to receive new boxes from our shipping servers, and Tuesday we recieved 6! 5 of these boxes were our newest yarns. Four was Fantasy by Dark Horse and 1 was new yarns from Blue Heron - Rayon Metallic and Loop Boucle. I am finding 2 MAJOR problems with the orders. I didn't buy ENOUGH! Everyone who has come into the store has not left without some Fantasy and there are a mere 2 skeins left from the Blue Heron box!
Let's talk... The owner of both companies came to see me in person about a month ago (distributors and designers TAKE NOTE). They both told me that they had some great products, did not take a lot of my time and showed me some absolutely great things. I ordered, they delivered everything that they promised. I am happy, my customers seem to be happy and all is right with the world. Of course, I had to take some of this yarn home with me so that I could make sure all was "safe."
Fantasy is wonderful! It is 50% acrylic and 50% nylon. This is worsted weight and perfect for baby clothes and EVERYTHING else! So many people claim to be allergic to wool, but want that feel when they are knitting, and so many do not want to work with wool for babies. This yarn is perfect for those reasons alone! I started a pale pink circular baby blanket. Husband has been out of town for a couple of days and when he is away I become a knitting maniac. I was able to finish one skein. Owner of company admits to 205 yards on the skeins (written on the label), but says that not to disappoint people if they are short. He verbally says there is really about 215 to 220. I think there is more than that. I already have a 9 1/2 inch perimeter! It is very soft and the yarn is a pleasure to knit. As soon as it is completed, the blanket is going in the washer. The label says the yarn is machine washable. It says to lie flat to dry, but the sample I saw when this was presented to me had been machine dried and it looked perfect. I will test dry this in a machine on a delicate cycle... Results to follow when blanket is complete.
In between knitting this adorable blankie and getting NOT ENOUGH sleep, I started working with the Rayon Metallic. I have a special party to go to the middle of June and hope I finish this in time. This is a DK weight and there are 550 yards per skein. If you are not familiar with Blue Heron Yarn, this is a small company of hand dyed yarns. The big attraction (to me and many others) are the boldness of the colors! Many of the colors are truly electrfying! The color I chose is Rhasberry. It has purple, fushia, some burnt orange and it is GORGEOUS! I am getting 5.5 stitches to the inch on a size five needle (most people would get the same on a #6, but I knit loose). I have designed a diagonal shell with a cable going down the middle and there is not going to be enough yarn in the color that I chose. See, I do these things to myself also. Don't think you are the only ONE! 2 major things have been observed with this yarn... Oh, the colors and it is soooooooooo soft to work with. The drape looks great and WOW! I guess that was 4 things noted about the yarn :o)
I could not get pictures of this yarn on our website, because the yarn left here so quickly, but you can see all of the wonderful colors of the Fantasy (what a great name for this yarn) in the yarn section under Dark Horse - http://www.eweknitkits.com . We have an introductory special on this yarn and minus 2 of the variagated, all are in stock at the moment.
I really spoiled myself with this scarf! The yarn is The Purled Llama Sierra Silk DK in the KnittaPalooza, 2007 colors. I knitted it with Lantern Moon needles and WOW! The pattern can be found in Iris Schreier' book, "Modular Knits" on page 31. We have the book, the needles and the yarn!!!