Newsletter 883
Marilyn: One Yarn, Three Amazing Projects
Marilyn is a delicate, decadent organic cotton blend, featuring teeny sequins for added sparkle. Marilyn is a Romanian-milled machine washable blend of cotton and polymide (57/43) and comes in oversized 503-yard balls. It's perfect for lightweight shawls and tops...all of which (well, three, anyway) we're going to tell you about right now!.
Belinda (top) is a terrific tunic-length knit tank, with classic lines and an easy breeziness all tanks should aspire to!. The model in photo is worked up in "Pearl Necklace." You will need 2-3 balls of Marilyn for Belinda. See the chart above for sizing/yarn quantity guidance.
Lianna (above, left) is a generously-sized crochet wrap-around shawl that's the perfect takealong for alfresco nighttime dining or a chilly movie theater. You will need 3 balls of Marilyn for Lianna.
Imogen (above, right) is s stylish little knottable knit scarf with an easy lace repeat. You will need 2 balls of Marilyn for Imogen.
You can find Marilyn in six different colors RIGHT HERE.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Buy the appropriate number of balls of Marilyn and we'll include the printed pattern gratis - but you must let us know in the "notes" box during checkout which printed pattern you're after by typing BELINDA, LIANNA or IMOGEN. If you don't do this, we will not include a pattern.
Granny Squares Card Deck
Here's the cleverest thing we've seen in a while: mix-and-match granny square cards!
The sturdy, stylish box contains 50 colorful cards, each featuring a gorgeous granny square. On the front of each 4 x 4" card is a color photograph of the finished granny square, and nothing else. This allows you to lay out the designs and easily mix, match and create your own design combinations. Simply flip the card over to find the instructional crochet chart and joining instructions.
Also in the box is a 32-page booklet, which contains a comprehensive step-by-step guide to reading and understanding crochet charts, with five side-by-side examples of pattern and chart instructions to get you started. You'll also find advice on choosing yarns and hooks, two different methods for joining your squares together, and guidance on color placement and arrangement so that you can achieve success every time.
The perfect tool to help you mix and match granny square designs for any handmade project, this deck can be easily slipped into your bag for on-the-go crochet. Each square is made using the same hook and yarn weight and is the same finished size, so that the squares can be joined together in any combination with ease.
There are two decks: the Original and Flowers. Grab one RIGHT HERE!
New at Haus: Nilli Nilli from Ricorumi
Our devotion and dedication to (read: obsession with) Ricorumi continues with the arrival of thirty (!) shades of their Nilli Nilli, a fluffy, matte-finished chenille yarn that's perfect for lil' amigurumi animals. Its dense structure provides impressive stitch definition...which really matters when you've only got a few stitches to start with!
Looking for something amazing to make with Nilli Nilli? OH, WE KNOW! Check out Meg's octopus above, which uses a couple of the neon Nilli Nilli shades. You can find the pattern for it in Mini Amigurumi Ocean, one of four gorgeous new amigurumi pattern books we've recently picked up. You'll find a pattern for almost everything in these...whether you wanna crochet a seahorse, a hedgehog or a swaddled baby Jesus. That just about covers it!
Grab one of the Mini Amigurumi books RIGHT HERE.
Nilli Nilli in all thirty shades can be found RIGHT HERE.
SSK 2025 (Super Summer Knitogether): SPOTS AVAILABLE
A little bird tells us that at our press time, a few last-second spots had opened up for July's SSK! This is a terrific event and almost every Haus-er has attended at one time or another - we absolutely love it! So check your calendars and the SSK site to see if you can make it work. If you can, do it!