Quince & Co Sparrow – Lovely Linen!
When the warmer weather comes around, it’s time for light and fresh knits. Quince & Co. have that covered with Sparrow, a simple and beautiful pure linen yarn. With new shades and patterns for 2015, we just can’t resist! Sparrow plus all our other yarns and haberdashery will be available to purchase online and in the shop with a 10% discount this Saturday 2nd May. Enjoy this flash sale to celebrate Yarn Store Day!
You may remember our post on the blog last summer when we fell in love with Sparrow, and now there are five new colours to chose from.
Designs to accompany Sparrow are also new for this summer. There’s the swingy cardigan Petunia, so easy to wear with a little pop of colour from the contrast edging.
Azalea, a simple top with decorative lace to show off those stitches using the undyed and natural shade ‘Sans’.
A classic garter stitch scarf, Dahlia is long and loose for dreamy summer days.
The subtle shaping on Fir Cone is achieved by changing needle size, creating a flattering apron style top that buttons at the back.
The bottom stripe of Forsythia makes it easy to play with colours – plus is has little pockets!
We can’t wait for the sun to shine so we can cast on! Sparrow plus all our other yarns and items in the shop will are available to purchase with a 10% discount this Saturday 2nd May for a flash sale to celebrate Yarn Store Day- Enjoy! N.B. This discount does not include classes or Wollmeise. 10% applies to sales in store and online – purchases online will be discounted when orders are authorised and processed in the shop. Sale runs from Saturday 2nd May 12.01 am – 11.59pm GMT. Thank you!
One final exciting piece of news is to announce the winner of our Sous Sous Knit Along! Every knitter who has posted an image of their finished Sous Sous on our forum has been entered into a prize draw to win a Loop gift voucher for £25… and the winner is – Melanie aka melie2010 on Ravelry. Congratulations! We’ll be in touch to let you know how you can claim your prize.
We’ve had knitters from all over the world joining in on our Ravelry forum and exchanging tips and encouragement, and the forum will stay open to new knitters who want to knit along too. We’re so glad so many of you joined in and enjoyed the KAL!
Happy knitting!
Am I the only person on the planet who hates variegated yarn?
It looks lovely in a ball and usually horrible knitted up – especially lace or cables.
I agree with your experience of using variegated yarns. My solution because I can’t resist the colour combinations is to knit socks, cowels, gloves, and scarves with these yarns. Or, crochet granny squares. The advantage with granny squares is you don’t have to keep changing your yarn colour.
I have knitted with pure cotton in the past and the item kept on stretching till the fit was unflattering. I am hesitant to try out this linen yarn. I must say the colours are lovely.