Superwash Merino Sport - sneak peek!

Available online July 4th!

String Theory Colorworks self-striping yarns

Have you been looking for a true self-striping yarn? One that gets at least 6-8 rows of one color before switching to another color? Look no further, for Hanks is now stocking String Theory Colorworks!

Right now we have their Superwash Merino, which comes in skeins of approximately 400 yards/100 grams, and retails for $25.

Many of you have already swung by the shop to drool over this in person, but feel free to give us a call (352.338.7222) if you need more information about it!

Taglia

If you've been at the store in the last 24 hours you've probably already oooh'ed and ahhhh'ed over this, but let us introduce Lana Grossa Linea Pura Taglia.

Taglia is a 100% cotton tape, so is very light and airy. It comes in 98 yard/50 g balls, gets 14/sts over 4 inches on a US 10, and retails at $11.95.

Swing by the shop to feel any of this in person if you haven't already, or give us a call (352.338.7222) if you need more information about it!

Organico Print

You may already be familiar with a cotton yarn we love - Organico - and they've just started a new line with slightly variegated colors. Organico Print is a 100% organic cotton that comes in 98 yard/50 gram balls, get 18 sts over 4 inches on a US 8 (so you can mix and match with Organico solid colors if you want) and retail for $11.95.

Just in from Classic Elite!

Continuing with our new spring line of yarns, we just got this shipment in from Classic Elite. Maybe it's the colors, maybe it's all the Easter candy on sale, but this wall just makes me think of Easter Eggs!

Classic Silk is a sport weight 50% cotton, 30% silk, 20% nylon that comes in a 50 g/135 yard ball. It gets approximately 5 sts/inch on a US 6, and retails for $7.95. (Note from Lorena: I may have to make yet another Green Gable in this yarn!)

Sprout is a chunky weight 100% Organic Cotton that comes in a 100 g/109 yard skein. It gets approximately 3.5 sts/inch on a US 10, and retails for $10.95. The tag recommends machine washing gently, partially machine drying on cool temperatures, and laying flat to finish drying - so this will be great for baby blankets!

Summer Sox is a fingering weight 40% cotton, 40% Superwash Wool, 20% nylon that comes in a 50 g/175 yard ball. It gets approximately 7 sts/inch on a US 1-2, and retails for $9.95. This would be a great yarn for people who don't want to knit summer socks out of 100% wool.

Swing by the shop to feel any of this in person, or give us a call (352.338.7222) if you need more information about it!

Perhaps today is a good day to dye.... LACE!

Lest you think we're just about socks... we have added a line of lace yarn to our hand-dyes! You can find it here on our online shop or here on Ravelry. And of course you can find it here in the shop, because I am hanging it on the wall even as I type (yes, I am that talented). Angel Lace yarn is a 70% Baby Alpaca, 20% Silk, 10% Cashmere yarn that comes in 1300 yard/100 gram skeins, and is available for $27/skein. It will only be available in our solid colors (and we are planning more solid colors to be released throughout the year).

New Lorna's Sock Colors

Lorna's Laces has some new colorways, and we have them in Shepherd Sock - starting at the top left we have Avondale, Zombie BBQ (the new "staff favorite" colorway around our shop), Catalpa, Pullman, Calumet, and Humboldt (a little more light green than it looks in the photo). Swing by the shop or call us (352.338-7222) if you want any more info on these!

Just in from JoJoLand!

We just got the loveliest shipment in from JojoLand - all three yarns are new to us, and we hope that you'll be as excited to see them as we are.


Ballad is a fingering weight 100% Superwash Wool that comes in a 50 g/220 yard ball. It gets approximately 7-8 sts/inch on a US 1-3 (recommended hook size is a B-D), and retails for $4.95.


Baritone is a worsted weight 100% wool (feltable) that comes in a 50 g/110 yard ball. It gets approximately 4.5-5 sts/inch on a US 7-8 (recommended hook size is I/J), and retails for $4.50


Consonance is a laceweight 50% Cashmere/50% Silk that comes in a 50 g/400 yard skein. It gets approximately 28 sts/4 inches on a US 2 (recommended hook size is a C), and retails for $24.00

Swing by the shop to feel this in person, or give us a call (352.338.7222) if you need more information about it!

Introducing... Punta Yarns!

Today we got some yarn in that we're so excited to tell you about - new to us Punta Yarns!


Punta Cotton Hand Painted is a 100% cotton that comes in a 100 g/235 yard put-up. It gets approximately 20 sts/4 inches on a US 7, and retails for $18.00


Merisock Hand Painted is a 95% Superwash Merino/5% Poly that comes in a generous 100 g/463 yard put-up. It gets approximately 7 sts/inch on a US 1, and retails for $19.95.


MeriTwist Hand Painted is a 100% Merino that comes in a 100 g/99 yard put-up. It gets approximately 12 sts/4 inches on a US 10.5, and retails for $15.50. This is not a Superwash wool and is feltable. The colors in all of these new yarns are gorgeous but I have to say, this one in particular has a red and yellow that is calling my name!

Swing by the shop to feel this gorgeousness in person, or give us a call (352.338.7222) if you need more information about it!

Sock Bones!

Introducing a joint Hanks Yarn and Fiber and Princess Froglips production -



Ohhhhh yeah. They're what *all* the stylish socks are getting blocked on these days!

Knitting Traditions - A special issue from Piecework

Today we received our stock copies of Knitting Traditions from Interweave Press! This magazine is so exciting! It includes 43 projects, all based upon historical pieces or techniques. There are eight (EIGHT!) projects from Nancy Bush, one from Ann Budd, and one from our beloved Charlene Schurch. Projects include lots of socks (I'm buying this magazine just for the knitting two socks at once - one inside the other technique.), gloves and cuffs, baby patterns, Orenburg lace, and lace squares and edgings. Plus a whole lot more! See the table of contents here, and stop by the shop to check out the whole publication.

You wanted chunky, we got chunky!

Del Sur, by Aslan Trends, is a slubby (thick and thin) yarn that comes in 87 yard put-ups and gets 2-3 stitches to the inch on a US 13-15 (it's $12.75/skein). We got eight colors in, and they are all fabulous. We're going to be working on redoing the website after Thanksgiving, so right now this isn't up on the site - but swing by or give us a call if you're not in the area and we'd be happy to tell you about what we have!

Sweet pretty sparkly Prism

We got a couple of pretties in from Prism this week -


Y'all better get in quick if you want that Saki - the red/brown/purple/green one is calling my name!

Introducing... Jojoland!

We're happy to announce that we've just started carrying Jojoland Yarns -


We have Harmony (a lace yarn) and Melody Superwash (a sock yarn). We know, we know; you're all shocked. We would start with lace and socks? Who do we know who likes lace and sock yarns....?!

Introducing... Aslan Trends Santa Fe

New sock yarn! In the shop now!

Santa Fe is the new kettle dyed fingering weight by Aslan Trends, an 85% Merino Wool/15% Polyamide that is in a 50g put-up of 180 yards. You might think that wouldn’t go far, which is why the sock photographed below fits a man sized 12 shoe. As you can see, that’s a lot of bang for the buck! How many bucks? $9/skein. We're working on getting individual photos up on the online shop as time allows today -- that'll be up on our website -- and we have all eleven colors.

Oh; the ball band says 6.5-7 sts/inch on a US 2-3; I’m a loose knitter and went with the US 2. This is a very springy yarn and has a fabulous twist to it.

Ask and ye shall recieve!

The Friday night group was pleased to still be in the shop when Celena dropped off some more Rocket Yarn and Rocket Roving (including a new lace weight)! -



Believe it or not, some of this even made it through the weekend! If you're not local, feel free to give us a call here at the shop if you want to know what we still have available.

New patterns!

Here is a random sampling of a few patterns we've gotten into the shop recently -

New patterns!

Here is a random sampling of a few patterns we've gotten into the shop recently -

New patterns!

Here is a random sampling of a few patterns we've gotten into the shop recently -

New organic yarns just in time for Earth Day!

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than with some new organic yarns!



We have Organico (100% organic cotton) and Biosoja (40% Soy/34% Cotton/26% Bamboo). And a pattern book that has both knitting and crochet patterns for both yarns!