Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Modern Classics by Louisa Harding at Village Yarns

With the change in the weather come thoughts of a different style of dressing. The need for additional layers comes back to us rather quickly and our thoughts turn to the knits that we wish we had in our wardrobe that we can just throw on and know that we look great wearing - whatever the occassion! Classics. They don't have to be boring and staid but must live up to the wearability and flexibility we demand of them.



One of Village Yarns best selling pattern books is
Modern Classics by Louisa Harding. Louisa has created 24 simple, classic and wearable designs updated with proportions and styling suitable for women of all ages. A timeless collection for all lifestyles with simple and elegant yarn choices, allowing you to create lasting pieces for your wardrobe.





Bulky and quick-knit chunky yarns have their place but 4-ply and Double Knitting (DK) weights of hand knitting yarns are really a knitters best friend. Worked either in Merino, Silk, Cotton or Bamboo, these yarn weights are wearable and look great on all figures. If you feel that your body is betraying you with temperature fluctuations, these garments designed by Louisa Harding offer the flexibility of using fibres that breathe and keep you cool while still flattering the figure.




Merino and Silk yarns knit up beautifully in V-Neck Cardigans with Lace and textured stitch details. Hand dyed yarns find classic garment shapes that enhance their beautiful colour combinations, with subtle stitch techniques which don't compete but compliment hand dyed colourways.




Delicate styling features are included to allow for creative touches. Day to evening, cottage to corporate world, working woman at home, working woman at the office, working woman with a few minutes to herself and her creative outlets.



To compliment these designs may we suggest:


Prism Andee: Hand Dyed 50% Alpaca 50% Wool shown in Highlands colourway. Hand dyed in 60 colourways .


Prism Kashmir: Hand Dyed 65% Cashmere 35% Silk shown in Tumbleweed (left) and Brass (right) colourways. Hand dyed in 60 colourways.




Rowan Yarn Classics Silk Wool DK



Fleece Artist Woolie Silk Super Fine DK.



Rowan Kid Silk Night & Kid Silk Spray


We invite you to Village Yarns in Toronto, Ontario to see our complete collection of hand knitting & crochet books, magazines and yarns from around the world.

Contact Village Yarns for more information or to order Modern Classics by Louisa Harding toll free 888-343-8885 or Toronto local (416)232-2361 or via email villageyarns@sympatico.ca

Enjoy your passion!
Village Yarns
Toronto, Ontario CANADA
www.villageyarns.com