Hilde's Corner - New Yarns

A Little Knitty has brought in a few new yarns into the shop recently that I am so excited to tell you about!



Juniper Moon’s Rambouillet yarn is so squishably soft. It’s $25 per 100g skein and is a DK weight Rambouillet, which is a type of Merino wool. It is next-to-the-skin soft, very lofty, and very warm. 

Jen made a stunning cable hat (Ponderosa Hat) with it, and I decided to try it in a stranded colorwork hat. 

I made Love Autumn Hat by Monika Anna, $5.75 on Ravelry. It came out beautifully and I love how soft it feels on my head. But I must admit, Jen’s cable hat is even better for this yarn. There’s just something about a squishy cable hat that just makes you want to wear it all day! I feel like this yarn is meant for cables! I know I will be making myself a cable hat with this next - or maybe a cabled sweater! This yarn has quickly become one of my new favorites.

This next yarn is one I have been having so much fun with! This yarn can’t be used for everything, but when a furry yarn is called for, I will now reach for this one every time! 

It’s called Lapin by Queensland yarns and it is 40% angora. It is so silky soft! It sells for $17 per 100g skein and is a fingering weight. The yarn blooms when you work with it to the point you don’t recognize it as the same yarn as the skein you bought! The skein doesn’t look very furry, but I promise you, it fuzzes out as you work with it. When I saw this yarn, I immediately knew what I wanted to make with it - Wind of Change by Nadia Crétin-Léchenne selling for about $7 on Ravelry. 

This is one of those projects where both the yarn and the pattern are so much fun! The pattern is a very easy lace with just enough lace rows to keep your interest and enough easier rows to give you some breaks and keep you from going crazy. The ribbed portion is a type of brioche made using Fisherman’s Rib and once you get the gist of it is quite easy to do with beautiful results. This pattern is so much fun to do and I highly recommend trying it.

As I have been working with Lapin, I keep thinking what other things I could make with this stunning angora. I believe most patterns calling for mohair would also work using angora instead. Or go crazy and use it where furry isn’t called for and see what results you get! 

I would love to make Willow Fingerless Mitts by Victoria Magnus. It goes for about $8 on Ravelry. Angora is known for its warmth so I think it would be so luscious to have on my hands! Working it into a sweater would be awesome, so what about Hardanger by Rachel Illsley? 

This pattern sells for about $9 on Ravelry. The colorwork stars alone could be made with the angora or the entire sweater! If one just used Lapin for the colorwork, you could pair it with Cascade Heritage or Malabrigo Sock for the rest of the sweater.



One last yarn we have brought in is Friday Harbor by Cascade yarns. This one sells for $13.50 per 100g skein and is a worsted weight. It is made with Merino wool and 20% silk. I have not personally worked with this yarn- yet. Kris and I are both hoping to knit up Cropped Cardigan by Therese Chynoweth - the same pattern Jen mentioned in another newsletter recently. This yarn is not as soft or lofty or elastic as some others but sometimes you just don’t want a lot of loft. Loft means more warmth, and more recently I have been avoiding heavier weight yarns as I would just be too hot in a sweater made with this gauge, but with this yarn having less loft, I think it will be a cooler yarn so I am looking forward to trying this one out. I’ll let you know!


I hope you try these yarns out for yourself! I certainly have been enjoying them and hope you will, too.