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NEW – Dream in Color Baby!

Dream in Color Baby – $28.50
All of the yarns from Dream in Color have been so yummy that I thought, despite the early onset of Summer in our nook of the world, I really must forge forward and order their skinniest yarn, 
Baby. As always, the colours are stunning in their depth and subtlety, and the way the yarn is dyed gives you a rare opportunity to use a variegated yarn that won’t fight with or upstage detailed lace work (or cables, etc).
  • Between Laceweight and Light Fingering (like a really thin sock yarn)
  • 2ply, 100% Machine Washable Merino Wool
  • 4 oz (approx 125g)
  • 700 yards/638m
  • 9 to 10 sts/inch
  • 2.25mm to 2.75mm needles (US 1 to 2) or larger 
  • See Baby on Ravelry
Now, if you are already a lace knitter, you know what to do with it, or at least what you can do with it, and what you’d like to do with it (and if you are of a certain mind about your yarns you know what you’d like to do to it.)  But a lot of people find skinny yarns daunting, so here is a list of things you may not have known about skinny yarns:
  1. Skinny yarns can not make you skinnier (unless you find a way to knit while on a recumbent bike) but they are extremely flattering. The thinner a textile is, the less bulk it will put on you. People who are all angles may prefer something thicker to fill them out, but for those with curves or all types skinny yarn can be beneficial.
  2. Thin yarns are great for crochet, which can work up much faster that knitting!
  3. Hold a stand of thin yarn along with another yarn to bulk it up just a bit and add more dimension to the colour (choose a colour that is close or complementary with your main yarn). Mohairs and fuzzy yarns work especially well with a carrier yarn. 
  4. Thin yarns go a looooong way!  The skinnier a yarn, the more distance  you’ll get out of it, which means that a project will cost you less than if you used a thicker yarn.
Our Favourite Project Ideas for Baby

NEW Dream in Color Smooshy & Starry!

smooshy - in vino veritas by rachel m loves yarn..
Dream in Colour Smooshy – $24.65
Smooshy is like Dream in Color’s Classy but skinnier – like its supermodel cousin. It’s soft and purty, just like all of the other Dreams in Colour, is a fingering weight/sock yarn, and washable.

  • 450 yards/410m – approx 100g
  • 6.5 to 8 sts. per inch
  • 2.5mm to 3mm needles

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Dream in Color Starry – $28.50
Ooooo, it’s sparkly! But not too much, it’s not named ‘Blingy’. A hint of glimmer makes this yarn resemble a starry sky.  I’m in magpie city! Starry is Smooshy’s rock star cousin – it’s still washable sock yarn, it’s just got a glint of glimmer.

  • 450 yards/410m – approx 100g
  • 6.5 to 8 sts. per inch
  • 2.5mm to 3mm needles


Project Idea: Citron Scarf/Shawlette (only takes 1 skein). You can also use any of our project suggestions from our latest Misti Hand Paint Sock Posting!

NEW Dream In Color Groovy!

Dream in Color Groovy $21
Well, the groovy came in this week and it is a really happy surprise!  It’s soft, softer than the classy, and has a super squishy consistency. It is a very happy yarn, it feels like playing with a fat, squishy baby.

  • 100% Superfine Australian Merino Wool
  • Superwash/Machine Washable
  • 109m/skein
  • 5.5 to 6mm needles
  • 3.5 to 3.75 sts/inch
  • 1 skein makes a hat
  • 2 skeins make a scarf

NEW – Ma Belle Baby Kimono Kit

NEW – Ma Belle Baby Kimono Kit

Ma Belle is a super pretty little Kimono Cardigan made with 2 skeins of Dream in Color Classy, a soft, hand dyed, machine washable wool.  We made out store sample with the colour Petal Shower in size 2 years and we had more than enough yarn leftover to make a hat. This pattern is super-duper pretty and not at all hard to make. The kit is currently $44, but prices may vary based on the exchange rate (for better or worse) and customs duties.

Tulpis Baby Kit

This is a simple cardigan knit in the round from the top-down. The yarn is 100% merino wool and machine washable. The pattern is easy to follow and a quick, satisfying baby knit! There should be enough yarn in the kit to make the first 3 sizes (6-9mo, 12-18mo, 2 yrs). The colour sequence for this kit is different than the pattern but that is the only change. $57.


Kit Includes
• 3 x 115m of Dream in Color ‘Classy’
• 1 x 227m of Dream in Color ‘Classy’
• Dream in Color Tulips Baby Cardigan Pattern
• Eucalan or Soak packet
• Garment Label
• Zippered Kit Bag

Kit Does NOT Include
• 4.5mm-29” circular needles
• 4.5mm double pointed needles
• 3.75mm-29” circular needles
• 3.75mm double pointed needles
• 4 stitch markers
• tapestry needle
• scrap yarn
• measuring tape
• scissors

Rocketry Kit on the Shelves!

Rocketry Kit on the Shelves!

Our Dream in Color Rocketry Baby Cardigan kits are one the shelves now! We’ve test driven the pattern while making the sample and in the process made a few improvements on the pattern and composed a gender neutral colour combination. This is a simple cardigan knit in the round from the top-down. The yarn is hand-dyed, 100% merino wool, and machine washable. The pattern is easy to follow and a quick, satisfying baby knit! The sweater fits size 6 to 9 months, finished chest measures 21” and finished length is 11”. Kit costs $74 and there is more than enough yarn in it to make 2 sweaters (of varied colour sequences). The buttons in the kit have been chosen to suit a boy or a girl, but if you like you can exchange them for flower or heart buttons (for girls), or square buttons (for boys).

Kit Includes
• 6 x 115m of Dream in Color ‘Classy’
• Original Dream in Color Rocketry Baby Cardigan Pattern
• Knit-O-Matic revised Rocketry Baby Cardigan Pattern
• 4 buttons & sewing thread
• Eucalan or Soak packet
• Garment Label
• Zippered Kit Bag

Kit Does NOT Include
• 4.5mm-29” circular needles
• 4.5mm double pointed needles
• 3.75mm-29” circular needles
• 3.75mm double pointed needles
• 4 stitch markers
• tapestry needle
• scrap yarn
• sewing needle
• measuring tape
• scissors