Madelinetosh Pashmina Worsted & Prairie Lace are Here!

Two new yarns have joined our happy parade of Madelinetosh yarns! Prairie and Pashmina Worsted are here!

Prairie is a beautiful lace weight single in Madelinetosh hues which we love so much. If you've met Tosh Merino Light (one of our favorites from Madtosh), Prairie has that same irresistible rustic texture and depth of color, and the same soft washable Merino. We can't wait to use it for delicate lace shawls. Rock Island, we are talking to you.

Pashmina worsted is a new yarn from Madelinetosh. A luxurious blend of merino, silk and cashmere, Pashmina's fiber blend is inspired by traditional pashmina shawls. We think this delectable worsted weight yarn would be great for an extra special cardigan or fantastically soft hat for a dear friend.

They are so pretty we just want to eat them all!

Hopefully knitting with them will suffice.

Estes Park Wool Market: Cutie-pie roundup!

Last weekend we went up to Estes Park for the annual wool festival. We love this local event--especially  because we get to meet and cuddle so many kinds of adorable fiber animal!

For your browsing pleasure, here are some of our new best friends:

Shy mohair goat babies

Curious and friendly cashmere goat

Jaime almost came home with Blaire, the American Fuzzy Lop.

Desperate to cuddle baby Shetlands.

Peg and Doc Adams, her cuddliest Shetland lamb.

Primitive breeds show, featuring Jacob sheep and Shetland Sheep

Sheep faces galore!

Gang O' Sheep

Wendsleydale shearing--Before...and after

Naptime in the goat tent! Baby angora and cashmere goats are passed out!

Happy alpaca

Jade Sapphire Cashmere Yarn

Jade Sapphire hand-dyed cashmere is here!

This yarn is the absolute softest thing we've ever touched. Jade Sapphire is a 100% Mongolian cashmere yarn--known for it's long staple length and extremely soft fiber, Mongolian cashmere is top notch!


Did you know that one cashmere goat only produces about 150 grams of cashmere a year? That is just 3 skeins of this luscious yarn! During the spring the cashmere goats moult, and their warm, downy undercoat is combed out by hand. It is then cleaned and any coarse hairs are removed, leaving this lofty, lightweight and super insulating fiber. It's pretty special!

We love this free cashmere cowl pattern. It's the same cowl that Amber fell in love with at TNNA and is a simple slip stitch colorwork pattern. Just ask us and we'll give you a free copy when you purchase a skein or two of Jade Sapphire.

Soft as a Bunny's Belly

We have tons of new yarn coming in almost everyday! Some of our new favorites that are particularly luscious are the Cascade Baby Alpaca Chunky and Jojoland Cashmere. The alpaca was irresistibly soft - we've already made two hats out of it!