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NEW Fleece Artist National Parks Merino Slim

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Fleece Artist Merino Slim NATIONAL PARKS

In honour of Canada’s 150th Birthday, Fleece Artist has curated a collection in their Merino Slim yarn, highlighting 13 of Canada’s National Parks, one for each province and territory. Fleece Artist Merino Slim is a super soft, single ply yarn in a superwash Merino. It has a subtle, natural sheen and is great for shawls, sweaters, and accessories. Please note, the National Parks collection is a limited run, so get it while it’s available!

  • 100% Merino Wool
  • 400m (437 yds)/113g
  • Fingering Weight
  • 3mm/US2.5 needles
  • 26 sts = 4″/10cm
  • Made in Canada

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NEW NATIONAL PARKS SERIES Fleece Artist Festival Socks

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Fleece Artist Festival Socks NATIONAL PARKS SERIES

This light fingering weight sock yarn has a nice tight twist for a durable sock. The silk adds warmth and a bit of sheen while the kid mohair increases the strength and give a subtle haze. These colours are a limited run in honour of Canada’s 150th birthday, so when they are gone, they are gone for good.

  • 45% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon, 15% Kid Mohair, 10% Silk
  • 100g/400m
  • 32sts/4″
  • Made in Canada

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RESTOCKED Fleece Artist Thrum Mitten Kits

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Fleece Artist Thrum Mitten Kits

Thrumming is a very old technique that is seriously fun and functional. Small tufts of roving (wool that hasn’t been spun into yarn yet) are knit into the garment creating a fuzzy warm layer on the inside and irresistible dots of colour the outside. As you wear them, the thrummed roving felts down, keeping your hands warm and cozy (take note dog owners, these are ideal winter dog walking mitts). The mittens will be the colour of the yarn and the thrums (roving) will peek through. This kit can also be used to make Thrummed Socks (great as house-socks or slippers)! Each kit is individually hand-dyed, no two will be exactly alike. Kit does not include needles:  3.5mm/US4 double pointed needles are required.

Kit Includes

  • Pattern & instructions  (or you can download them free HERE)
  • Yarn: Fleece Artist Blue Face Leicester Aran, 125g (100% wool)
  • Roving: 60g (100% wool)
  • Sizes included: Child, Adult Small, Adult Medium, and Adult Large.

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SALE Fleece Artist 20% Off

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All Fleece Artist Yarns are now 20% Off, but don’t procrastinate, they’ll go fast, and the sale ends June 30th!

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CLEARANCE Fleece Artist Kits

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CLEARANCE 20% Off Fleece Artist Vamps Kits

A ‘Vamp’ is a Newfoundland term for a pair of hand knit ankle socks used both as house slippers and as boot liners. They are knit holding 2 strands of yarn together (one merino and one super soft kid mohair), these slippers are a warm and fuzzy tribute to this regional hand knit tradition. This pattern is best knit on double pointed needles rather than short circular needles. You can also knit this kit up as a warm and fuzzy pair of Mitts!

Vamps Kits are a double gift – they’re a great gift for knitters, and they also knit up as a wonderful gift.

Kit Includes

  • Pattern & instructions (one size, for other sizes use the pattern Rye below)
  • 125g of Fleece Artist Merino 3/6
  • 50g of Handmaiden Angel Hair

Kit DOES NOT include 4mm double pointed needles

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FREEBIE Burly Mitts

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Burly Mitts

These mitts are simple but interesting, and knit up fast with bulky yarn and big needles! One skein of deliciously soft and airy Fleece Artist Merino Stream makes a pair – perfect holiday gift?

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FREEBIE Thrummed Mitten Kits

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Fleece Artist Thrummed Mitten Kits

Thrumming is a very old technique that is seriously fun and functional. Small tufts of roving (wool that hasn’t been spun into yarn yet) are knit into the garment creating a fuzzy warm layer on the inside and irresistible dots of colour the outside. As you wear them, the thrummed roving felts down, keeping your hands warm and cozy (take note dog owners, these are ideal winter dog walking mitts).

Each kit is individually hand dyed, no two will be exactly alike and the mittens will be the colour of the yarn and the thrums (roving) will peek through. This kit can also be used to make Thrummed Socks (great as house-socks or slippers) and does not include needles (3.5mm/US4 double pointed needles).

Kit Includes

  • Pattern & instructions  (or you can download them free HERE)
  • Yarn: Fleece Artist Blue Face Leicester Aran, 125g (100% wool)
  • Roving: 60g (100% wool)
  • Sizes included: Child, Adult Small, Adult Medium, and Adult Large.

 

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FREEBIE & KNIT HACK & Restocked Fleece Artist Merino 2/6

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Fleece Artist Merino 2/6 is a soft, 100% Merino wool hand-dyed fingering weight yarn from Canada. It makes beautiful socks and shawls, or any other kind of project you can think of!

No two skeins are exactly alike, so if you are working on a project that uses more than one skein we suggest you work with 2 skeins and alternate strands every other row to assure an even distribution of colour. Colours tend to be variegated or semi solid.

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Knit Hack

If you are having a hard time with the colours in a hand-painted or variegated yarn pooling you can try changing up your pattern in a few ways:

  • Garter Stitch:  the colour distribution of variegated yarns tends to be great in garter.
  • 1 x 1 Rib:  a K1P1 rib tends to compress the textile and change the colour distribution.
  • Needle Size: change your tension by going up or down a needle size, sometimes as little as half a millimetre can make a big difference.

NEW Fleece Artist Thrum Mitten (& Sock) Kits

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Fleece Artist Thrum Mitten Kit

Thrumming is a very old technique that is seriously fun and functional. Small tufts of roving (wool that hasn’t been spun into yarn yet) are knit into the garment creating a warm, fuzzy layer on the inside and irresistible dots of colour the outside. As you wear them, the thrummed roving felts down, keeping your hands warm and cozy (take note dog owners, these are ideal winter dog walking mitts).

Note: The mittens will be the colour of the yarn (usually the more neutral colour) and the thrums (roving) will peek through as little dots. This kit can also be used to make a pair of  Thrummed Socks (great as house-socks or slippers, get the free pattern HERE)! Each kit is individually hand dyed, no two will be exactly alike. Kit does not include needles:  3.5mm/US4 double pointed needles.

Kit Includes

  • Pattern & instructions for thrummed mittens (or you can download them free HERE)
  • Yarn: Fleece Artist Blue Face Leicester Aran, 125g (100% wool)
  • Roving: 60g (100% wool)
  • Sizes included: Child, Adult Small, Adult Medium, and Adult Large.

 

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More Fleece Artist Merino 2/6

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You’ve been loving Fleece Artist Merino 2/6, so we ordered more of it!

 

Sock Head Hat

Love it but not sure what to make with it? Try a Sock Head Hat!