Emerald – Pantone Color of the Year

Emerald is Pantone color #17-5641

The January Knit News from Vogue Knitting has 8 beautiful emerald yarns to pick from.

  1.  Artyarns Beaded Silk
  2.  Madelinetosh’s Tosh Chunky in Malachite
  3. Classic Elite Yarns’ Alpaca Sox in Emeralds
  4.  Blue Sky Alpacas Sport Weight in Emerald
  5. Berroco’s machine-washable Vintage in Mistletoe.
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Look what arrived in the mail and I am so freaking excited! I love the color blend of plummy, purpley, figgy green and the hand is charming. It is from a seconds sale on the Cephalopod Yarns website. She announced it on twitter the day before and the yarns went faster than hot cakes.… Read more

Local Yarn Store, A Verb For Keeping Warm and Dye Garden

A visit to a local yarn store (LYS) is always a treat and when the store has really nice product it is even more of a treat. The voyage started meeting one of my best knitting buddies Warren in the morning for a delightful lunch with another knitting friend, Annie.… Read more

My first purchase at Stitches West was from Zen Yarn Garden. I learned about them on twitter before I arrived. They were sending out tweets and I liked what I saw. When I walked by their booth I immediately felt an attachment and bought yarn and the pattern for a “shawlette”.… Read more