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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
Greetings!
For Fall 2007 Village Yarns continues our long-standing relationship with Prism Yarns by introducing 15 new yarn qualities and new patterns for Fall 2007. We invite you to Village Yarns in Toronto to view our complete Prism Hand Dyed Yarn Collection for fall 2007.
We began our relationship with Prism Yarns years ago by introducing the Prism Stuff line of hand dyed & hand tied exotic fibre assortments.
This includes Light Stuff, Cool Stuff, Wild Stuff and Impressions.
New! Prism Neat Stuff at Village Yarns, Toronto.
Prism Neat Stuff is the newest addition to the Stuff Line of hand knitting yarns.
Developed by Laura Bryant, Creative Director of Prism, Neat Stuff is composed of 30-40 yarn textures without any eyelash or metallic yarn components. The subtle member of the Stuff yarn collection, Neat Stuff is available in 7 colourways, including the newest addition for Fall 2007 - Moss.
Prism Neat Stuff: In stock now at Village Yarns, Toronto.
New! Prism Pearls at Village Yarns.
Prism Pearls is a pretty chained cotton and rayon blend touched with a bit of mother of pearl.
The cotton and rayon take the dye, leaving the pearl thread untouched and shining. The rayon dyes a bit more intensely than the cotton, lending a mildly tweedy look to the colors.
The hand of the yarn when knit is firm and cool to the touch. This is a great yarn for classic color work, textured stitches and mitered squares. The perfect alternative to animal fibres for those of you with allergies or body temperature fluctuations.
Prism Pearls: In stock now at Village Yarns, Toronto.
New! Prism Velvet at Village Yarns.
Making it's debut for Fall 2007, Prism Velvet is a light as air ribbon yarn that has one chenille edge. This construction techniques means no worming of stitches after being knit.
When knitted, the fabric acquires an incredibly plush, soft hand reminiscent of your favorite cozy towels or bathrobe--but with more elegance and sophistication!
When worked on a larger needle or more openly with long stitches or in eyelet designs, the combination of ribbon and chenille shows through even more.
Prism Velvet: In stock now at Village Yarns, Toronto.
New! Prism Book 42: Fall Fantastic
About Prism Yarns
Laura Bryant is Creative Director and founder of Prism Yarns which is based in Florida. Laura sources her yarns from the finest European mills and then hand dyes these in her St. Petersburg studio.
First and foremost an artist, Laura Bryant's brilliant colour-sense is expressed in the colourways she has developed for Prism Yarns. Laura is definitely a leader in introducing innovative and unique fibre textures for hand knitting and is highly regarded as an pattern writer and teacher. Several Village Yarns staff members have had the priveledge of attending her workshops - most recently in June at TNNA Columbus. Patrick still raves about the seven hour colour workshop he attended.
We invite you to view the Prism website so you may see the truly amazing colourways, yarns and patterns Laura has developed.
Please contact us for more information or to order Prism Yarns and patterns; email villageyarns@sympatico.ca or toll free 888-343-8885 or Toronto local (416)232-2361. We ship worldwide.
Enjoy your passion!
Village Yarns
Toronto, Ontario CANADA
www.villageyarns.com
