It may be getting warmer here in the northern hemisphere, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t the perfect time to share the five new colors of Tundra we have for you! Winter will be here before you know it, and what is better than having a cosy, comfy sweater waiting for you when the time comes?

caribou, a warm brown-purple

allium, a gorgeous blue-grey-purple

frost, a pale smoky grey

aurora, an electric yellow-chartreuse

alpine, a rich brown-yellow-green

You can see the full line up of the gorgeous 17 Tundra colors here.

For a list of retailers who may carry the Tundra, or any of the 9 other amazing Fibre Company yarns, visit our stockist page here.

Last weekend we had the pleasure of traveling to Holderness, NH to attend the Squam Art Workshops on Squam Lake, participate in the Ravelry Revelry and evening Art Fair.

We rented a house in Holderness on White Oak Pond, and arrived a day early so we could have a mini-work retreat to do some planning for the end of 2013 and beyond – and, let’s be honest, some relaxing!

The weather the first day was downright chilly, perfect for handknits, sitting by the fire, and knitting.

And maybe a little old school Trivia Pursuit playing.

We admired some of the amazing textiles in the home.

We woke up to see the sunrise.

We finished {as yet unblocked} sweaters.

And then on Saturday we got down to business.

The Ravelry Revelry was a huge success, and the Art Fair was loads of fun. Thanks to everyone who came to play, shop + chat!

All in all, we had an awesome long weekend. It was wonderful to see everyone there, spend more quality time with the lovely teachers and volunteers + staff of Squam {Cal Patch, meeting you in person only strengthened Kate’s love of you!} and meet all of the creative and talented participants.

See you next year!

If you haven’t heard yet, it’s not too late to join in the fun!

We are hosting our first Mystery Knit-A-Long in celebration of our new yarn, Meadow.

Meadow is a rustic yet luxurious blend of 40% extrafine merino wool, 25% baby llama, 20% mulberry silk and 15% linen. Each 100 gram skein contains 549 yards. We will be co-hosting the KAL on our blog and on our Kelbourne Woolens Ravelry Group.

The Meadow Mystery pattern is a triangular shawl which increases at four points beginning at the back neck. The instructions will be both charted and written out for clues. Each clue will include a description of how the motif changes so that it flows seamlessly from one segment to the next. These excerpts are a special bonus to KAL participants based on a day long class we teach on designing your own lace motifs. These excerpts will not be available in the final pattern!

The pattern will be available for purchase for $3.50 through Ravelry beginning Saturday June 1st. Please purchase the pattern before June 15th to receive the initial swatch instructions and including yarn requirements. All pattern clues will be sent to your Ravelry inbox. Participant updates and spoiler alerts can also be posted on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, or as comments on our blog, and tagged #KWMKAL (which stands for Kelbourne Woolens Mystery Knit-A-Long). Please post spoiler alerts in our SPOILER ALERT thread if posting project pictures before the next clue is released!

Here is a list of current Meadow stockists, many of whom are also offering Meadow online or for order via telephone.  Hopefully there’s one near you!  To view the most current list please head here.

Anacapa Fine Yarns, Ventura CA
A Verb for Keeping Warm, Oakland CA
Blazing Needles, Salt Lake City UT
The Blue Pearl, Madison NJ
Cast Away, Santa Rose CA
Cast on Cottage, Roswell GA
Cornwall Yarn Shop, Cornwall NY
Dyed in the Wool, Pittsburgh PA
Earth Faire, Newfoundland NJ
Fancy Tiger, Denver CO
Fibre Space, Alexandria VA
Forever Yarn, Doylestown PA
Hidden River Yarn, Philadelphia PA
Knit a Bit, Westfield NJ
Knit New Haven, New Haven CT
Knit Wit, Portland ME
The Knitter’s Edge, Bethlehem PA
The Knitting Patch, Altamonte Springs, FL
Loop, Philadelphia PA
Loop London, London England
Love 2 Knit, East Greenwich RI
My Sister Knits, Fort Collins CO
Patricia’s Yarns
Pearl Fiber Arts, Portland OR
Rosie’s Yarn Cellar, Philadelphia PA
Webs, Northampton MA
Wisp, Granville OH
Woolbearers, Mt. Holly, NJ
Wooly Monmouth, Monmouth NJ
The Woolpack, Acton MA
Yarn Cupboard, Jamesville NY
Zigo Zago, Victoria Australia

Many of our stockists will also be hosting in store knit nights for KAL participants!  Stay tuned to our Ravelry group for a list of local yarn stores you can join in the fun with!

At the close of the KAL all participants will receive a final formatted pdf of the pattern at no additional charge. The pattern will be updated every Saturday as follows:

Saturday June 1st: Initial instructions, tutorial on measuring gauge in a lace pattern and swatching instructions will be emailed to all who purchased the pattern by this date. Also included will be a list of stockists who carry the yarn and will be participating in the KAL!

Saturday June 15th: Cast on, how to read a lace chart, chart key, set up and initial instructions.

Saturday June 22nd: Expanding the motif. This week includes an in depth look at motifs and repeats in lace knitting.

Saturday June 29th: Modifying and lengthening the motif. How to modify a lace design.

Saturday July 6th: Motif simplification. Learn to isolate and create simple repeats from your designs. A discussion of lace knitting “flow.”

Saturday July 13th: Part 5, Choose your own adventure! A simple or complex edging pattern of your choice. Both options available ONLY in the KAL!

Saturday July 20th: Final pdfs will be emailed to all participants! The final pattern will be available for sale for $6 to nonparticipants, and available wholesale to Kelbourne Woolens + Fibre Company stockists.

Sunday July 21st: Join us in a Ravelry chat at 9 pm EST! Put the kids to bed and grab a glass of wine or cuppa tea and share your knitting adventures!

If you haven’t yet heard, we released a new lace-weight yearn, Meadow, a blend of 40% Merino, 25% Baby Llama, 20% Silk and 15% Linen, available just in time for the summer months!  In preparation for the yarn’s release, we gave a couple of skeins to a few of our favorite designers and friends Kirsten Kapur from Through the Loops and Hannah Fettig of Knitbot. Both took the yarn and made amazing designs featuring our new yarn and we couldn’t be more excited.

Typha by Kirsten Kapur is a gorgeous cowl that uses Meadow in both Cornflower and Prarie.  This Cowl is knit in the round and features a great transition from garter stitch to an elegant lace pattern.  This cowl can be made in the large version (shown above) or a smaller version both provide warmth without the unwanted bulk.

We played around with some colors, and came up with these additional combinations: A more monochromatic option featuring Aster and Pokeweed and then a neutral option featuring Fennel and Black Adder – but that’s just scratching the surface of color combinations and possibilities!

In addition to the lovely cowl designed by Kirsten, Hannah Fettig created mini versions of some of her favorite patterns out of Meadow and we can’t get enough of them!

Entitled Little Knitbot, Hannah’s patterns are sized to fit Children ages 2 to 12 years old and all three are available for purchase as a great e-book. With many sizes in each design only requiring one skein, the patterns are a great travel project for weekend trips to the beach or a quick project for those quiet summer nights.

The Wispy Cardigan featuring Meadow in Cornflower.

The Fledgling Featherweight featuring Meadow in Larkspur.

The Bitty Breezy featuring Meadow in Gentian Violet.

Pattern Specifications:

Typha by Kirsten Kapur

• Meadow in Cornflower and Prarie, 1 skein each
• Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm)
• Gauge: 18 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches in lace pattern
• Finished Size: 20 (44)” circumference and 13″ deep for both sizes

Wispy Cardigan by Hannah Fettig

• Meadow in Cornflower 1 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) skeins
• Gauge: 24 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch
• Finished Size:  Ages 2-4 (4-6, 8-10, 12-14, women’s S, M, L, XL, XXL) Chest/ bust circumference 23 (25, 28, 31, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50)” see pattern notes regarding measurements

Fledgling Featherweight by Hannah Fettig

• Meadow in Larkspur 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2) skeins
• Gauge: 24 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch
• Finished Size: Ages 2 (4, 6, 8, 10, 12)Chest/ bust circumference 21 (23, 25, 27, 28.5, 30)”

The Bitty Breezy by Hannah Fettig

• Meadow in Gentian Violet 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2) skeins
• Gauge: 24 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch
• Finished Size: Ages 2 (4, 6, 8, 10, 12)Chest/ bust circumference 24.5 (26.5, 28.5, 30.5, 31.75, 33.75)”

{All images copyright Kirsten Kapur and Hannah Fettig and used with permission}

It is that time of year again – the introduction of a beautiful new yarn to the Fibre Company lineup! This year, we’re delighted to announce the release of Meadow, a unique, custom designed, beautiful (insert additional accolades of your choosing here), 2-ply blend of merino, baby llama, silk + linen. The merino and llama provide softness and bounce, the silk sheen and drape and the linen a crisp hand and lovely stitch definition.

At 549 yards per 100 gram skein, Meadow is little bit heavier than typical laceweight, and perfect on a wide variety of needle sizes. To start the line off, we’re introducing 12 beautiful colors, many of them variations on familiar classics in the Fibre Company palette.

All 12 gorgeous colors are in stock and ready to ship, and are swiftly making their way to yarn stores everywhere.

And stay tuned – next week we will announce the premier KW Meadow Collection, a collaboration with the talented Grace Anna Farrow.

In the mean time, have you signed up for our mystery Knit-A-Long yet?  Head over to our Ravelry Group for more info, including a list of current Meadow stockists who are participating in the Knit-A-Long at their shops!

We’re excited to announce the Summer 2013 Kelbourne Woolens Mystery Knit-A-Long featuring our new yarn for fall – which will be revealed later this week (so stay tuned!)

To sign up for our Mystery KAL head on over to the pattern page here, with exclusive content only available in the KAL itself.  So get all of your WIPs finished, or placed in your unfinished pile (we all have one of those), and join us for our first Mystery Knit-A-Long!

This weekend we’ll be hosting a great event with the lovely crew at Fancy Tiger Crafts in Denver Colorado! We’ll be hanging out and as a special treat we’re hosting a workshop featuring one of our favorite patterns, Springtime Bandit.

For more details on our event at Fancy Tiger head on over to their website here, and we hope to see you this weekend!

This week we appreciated the simple things, while gearing up for a big debut (but you’ll have to stay tuned for that one!).  Leah started the June’s Favorite Cardigan in Canopy Worsted’s Obsidian (did we mention it has a new put-up!), had a great photoshoot with our lovely photographer Amanda and Kate and Courtney enjoyed some Mac and Cheese, with wine of course, for their long battle of delayed flights out of Philadelphia.

To see what else we’ve been up to, including exclusive sneak peaks of our big announcement, head on over to our Instagram page here!

The online issue of Knitscene Accessories 2013 just came out and we couldn’t be more excited about it.  With two gorgeous projects, the Transistor Hat by Ann McDonald Kelly and the Rukkilill Mitts by Kate Gagnon Osborn, we’ll be ready for those brisk morning walks.

The Transistor Hat by Ann McDonald Kelly features Road to China in Garnet, Riverstone and Ruby.

Using a warm color palette in combination with a simple, yet effective garter stitch-striping pattern, this hat is a great on-the-go piece for summer vacations.  Next up is the Rukkilill Mitts by Kate using Canopy Fingering in Orchid and featuring one of our favorite techniques roositud with Canopy Fingering in Parakeet, Tanager, Celeste, Guava and Crocus.

These folk-inspired mitts feature adorable trimmings, including the tiniest of pom-poms.  These mitts are a great addition to any transitional wardrobe and add a touch of vintage to any modern coat.

Both designs showcase different color schemes and leave room for the knitter’s personal color stories to shine through.

Pattern Specifications:

Transistor Hat

• Road to China in Garnet (MC) 1 (2) skeins, Riverstone 1 skein, Carnelian 1 skein
• Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm)
• Gauge: 19 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch
• Finished Size: 18 (21)” circumference

Rukkilill Mitts

• Canopy Fingering in Orchid (MC) 2 skeins, Parakeet, Tanager, Celeste, Guava and Crocus, about 20 yards
• Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm)
• Gauge: 32 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch
• Finished Size: 7″ circumference and 11 1/2″ in length

The Neighbor Hoodie by Andrea Sanchez is an adorable baby hoodie knit from the top down with intentional neckline shaping to add a great design element.  Knit in the luxurious Road to China Light’s Peridot colorway with an accent of Autumn Jasper for the set-in pockets , this petite hoodie will give any child a hint of luxury without going over the top.

We really love the sophisticated shaping and simple details that give this tiny sweater an vintage feel, and we truly adore it.

Pattern Specifications:
• Finished Size: Finished chest circumference:18 (19, 20, 22, 22½, 25½, 26)”
• Yarn: The Fibre Company Road to China Light in Peridot, 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6) skeins and Autumn Jasper, 1 skein
• Needles: US 4 (3.5mm) 24″ circular.

For more about Andrea Sanchez check out her ravelry page here!

{All Images copyright by Andrea Sanchez and used with permission}