Southern California Quilter’s Run, June 16-19 and 23-26

For all you knitter/quilters in the area,   Red Barn Yarn  will again be at Ginger’s Quilt Shoppe,  in Upland, Ca.  during this furious quest for fiber in the form of yardage.   www.redbarnyarn.com

Ginger’s is stop # 9,  1120 Dewey Way, Suite B, Upland.   909-920-3099.  http://gingersquiltshoppe.com/

We will feature our one of a kind skeins,   and the perfect pattern,  Lace Rim Shawl by Lorna Miser,  designed and released in celebration of her newest book,  The Knitter’s Guide to Hand Dyed and Variegated Yarns.  http://lornamiserdesigns.com/

We will also share our newest goodies shown at TNNA   just yesterday!

See you there,  Catherine

Lace Rims Shawl, yarn by Red Barn, pattern by Lorna Miser

Headed to TNNA, Booth 255

Well the last goodies are drying, or getting finished,  last edits to patterns,  price lists,  and oh, yes, packing some clothes, then off we go in the morning  to fly all the way over to Ohio.  I grew up in Ohio,  so this is always a little bit of a homecoming trip for me.

Last year we drove up to Akron and Cleveland  to revisit some of those old familiar spots.  This year  we will be introducing two absolutely new favorite colors in honor of my Grandmother,  Marie Sholes Stavely.    The color names are Marie’s Purple and Marie’s Rose.  There is a story,  and the reader’s digest version  is  “that afghan” that my grandmother knit for me when I was 12,  all bobbles,  in three shades of rose and purple.  I have it and use it to this day.

Marie was born in 1895, in Sterling, Kansas,  and achieved a Master’s Degree in Voice  from Northwestern University in Chicago.  Although her BS was in Chemistry,  her dad would only agree to  the Northwestern idea if she agreed to take a degree in music.  So,  off she went,  where she met my Grandfather  who has his own very interesting story.  That is for another post.

Photos  are of the newest colors,  shown in Bulky,  palette,  is shown in worsted weight.

See you soon,  Blessings,  Catherine

too wonderful!

The Hen House, Spring, Texas

Red Barn Yarn just returned from Spring, Texas,   where we had lots of fun and the privilege of sharing our newest ideas for TNNA  with the ladies of the “Block of the Month”  group.  We had a great time,  shared new designs, ideas, yarn bases and colorways that are now re-packed and headed to Columbus.  

Stephanie and Ralph selected our bulky yarn for their  tried and true Block of the Month Program.  The ladies meet monthly for a pattern overview,  show and tell,  drawings,  and receive their  yarn for the new month.    

The program is a great opportunity to learn new stitches,  try new yarn,  and have a morning away, just for knitting.

Catherine

 

StevenBe, Minneapolis, MN

Here we go,  my first blog,  not done by those with more tech saavy than me.  Time to join the crowd  and communicate in the way of the day.  Red Barn Yarn is happy to announce  a new stockist, StevenBe,  in Minneapolis, MN.   We just shipped off a beautiful selection of llama sparkle about a week ago, in the  most favorite colors that we do.  Mauve Mist,  Terra,  and Pine Forest,  to name a few.  Use your imagination,  or run by the shop to touch and feel.  We included a pattern for a fun to knit shawl that will take you anywhere. Dress it  up,  down,  add beads, fringe and you have a versatile wardrobe piece.

Steven, thank you for sharing our yarn in your shop,  we look forward to working with you.  See you all at TNNA in just a few short days.

Catherine,  Red Barn Yarn

Catch Red Barn Yarn in Pasadena!

Hi there everyone,

Red Barn Yarn will have a booth at the Annual Holiday Gift Boutique, that is part of the Ladies Night Out program in December.

As I understand from the schedule, shopping begins on Thursday afternoon, December 2 from 4:00-7:00 PM and 8:30-10 pm, just after the dinner and speaker.
On Friday, shopping begins again at 4:00 and is open until 10:00pm.

Can’t wait to see you there!

We will have yarn and patterns for those holiday gifts to knit or to give for you on both of those evenings. If you have something special that you are looking for, please let me know in advance so that I can have it for you if possible.

RBY Sock Yarn Now Available

Hi there,  many of you have been asking for sock yarn  for a few months.  It  is now available,  colors have all been tested  and come up beautifully on the raw materials.    The photos attached, are in the colorway,  Inca Lily, Summer Night Sky,  Winter Sunset in LA, and Acorn.

 

Sock Sparkle is really my favorite.  This one has a bit of silk in it,  so the colors are really rich.

 

The specs about the yarn  are as follows,  and I named them,  Sock,  and Sock Sparkle.  This pricing will be good through 12/31/10,  you may anticipate an increase at the first of the year.

 

 

SOCK:

420 yds

100 grams

80  merino

20  super fine nylon

7-8 sts/in  needle size 1-3

 

 

SOCK SPARKLE:

420 YDS

100 GRAMS

63  merino

20  silk

15  nylon

2  silver

7-8 sts/in  needle size 1-3

Inca Lily

Summer Night Sky, Winter Sunset in LA

Acorn

 

Sock Yarn now Available

Wild Wooly & Wonderful,  50 yds of a lumpy, bumpy texture for accenting garments,  edges,  etc.  Blend is mohair and alpaca, 80/20 all domestic.

Cashmere Blend,  approx 75 yds,  aran weight.

Alpaca,  any weight you want,    sport weight,  150 yards,  worsted weight , 100 yards,  these will be the standard offerings,  additionally  available from this mill,  is fingering weight,  a 2 ply bulky and a singly ply bulky   this is a   Product of the USA.  Red Barn Yarn is the domestic distributor for this mill,  and all product is available in 15 natural colors,   approximately 16 blended colorways,  and in the weights shown above.  Colorcards will be made available for you.

In the interim,  available sock yarn is 75% washable wool, 25% nylon,  put ups will be 420 yards,  wholesale will be about 11.50 all the colors are available.

Needlepoint yarn,   this is a three ply, “light weight bulky”   each of the three plys  is a two ply itself.  Content is 100% wool,   162 yards, 4 oz.  If you were to knit with it,  gauge is   3.5-4 sts per inch,   using 10.5 needles.  Also available in 8 yard hanks,  specifically for the needlepointers,

Flirty tops perfect for summer!

Fanstastic design by Therese Chenowith

New Shrug Patterns!

Check out our website!

New colors for Fall!

Mauve Mist  is a lovely,  dusty mauve,  already being well received by Yarn Lady in Laguna Hills CA  as Nancy had the opportunity to show it last week.  They loved it!

Plum Rosa is a deep burgundy,  the color that some of the liquid amber trees turn in the fall.  This color,  coral bells,  and liquid amber will be featured in the Fall issue of Love of Knitting,  an original design, by me of all people!  LOK has a 6 mo exclusive use of the pattern,  after that it is yours to sell.  Of course the yarn can be sold at any time.  The garment requires 4 skeins of yarn,  2 plum rosa,   1 coral bells and 1 liquid amber.  The design would make for a great 3-4 week class for your stores.  You may order copies of the magazine by contacting Fons and Porter,  in Winterset, Iowa.

Storm Lake Iowa knits up as a wonderful neutral.  The better idea of the color is the garment,  Tuxedo Vest,  as shown on the website.  On my  monitor the shot of the skein itself appears more blue than it actually is.  I will ask if Shirley can edit the color for posting on the website.