One of the most wonderful things about being a designer is having the opportunity to work with some fantastic yarn companies. I have to admit to being a little jealous of Jonelle from SWTC - she always has the best yarns, and gets to play with them way before the rest of us do. She has been very generous recently and shared the love. I received a goody bag last week full of delicious new yarn including Therapi, which I’ve been dying to get my hands on.
It’s made from Jadeite, yes - rock! I’m not exactly sure why, and it certainly doesn’t feel rocky, or even pebbly. In fact, it’s very smooth. It has 30% Jadeite fiber, 50% fine wool and 20% silk. It’s a very intriguing concept, and I’ll be interested to see how the yarn is used. You can see it in the photo - it’s the brown yarn. Below it is the Terra, which is a cotton bamboo 50/50 blend. Between the smoothness of cotton and the sheer silkiness of bamboo, I can’t wait to start working with this on a fantastic crochet project in mind. Next to that is the Phoenix, a 100% soysilk ribbon. The feel of this fiber is incredibly soft - one of those skeins that you almost don’t want to work with, just pet and fondle. But I can imagine a stunning loose-weave scarf would look and feel spectacular in this yarn. At the bottom of the picture is the Vespera. It’s a hand dyed 100% Merino from Uruguay and I have to say, the color just glows. I can’t wait to use this yarn.
SWTC always have the most interesting fibers at work, and they always seem to be at the cutting edge of new fiber technology. I’ve used a lot of their yarns in many different projects and love both the versatility and the fact that they’re available at our LYS. Thanks Jonelle!