Cooties

It's February, which means that everyone in the warehouse has been passing around the seasonal sniffles. So far it hasn't been overly serious, but we would like you to know that we have been taking precautions so that Jennifer (the sneezy one right now) keeps her germs to herself. We've even sent her home from Knit-Night so she doesn't get anyone else sick- she is quite upset about missing Show and Tell though.
And yes, we have a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle working here. The economy is tough, and pizza is expensive.

*Hat made from Touchdown in the colors Grassy Knoll and Mango

Moving Knit-Night to Next Week

If you haven't seen it on the facebook page or ravelry group, we have moved knit-night to next Wendesday so you don't have to fight Superbowl traffic to get here. Email me at paige@alpacawithatwist.com for more info or directions.

Until then, here's a nice lookin' cowboy with some yarn.

Touchdown!

I've really enjoyed watching downtown Indianapolis transform in the last-minute preparations before our glorious city hosts the Super Bowl. Every day there's something new- a sign here, a tent there, a bit of graffiti gone. It's brutally cold this week, but the city is in warm spirits.

We've had the honor over the past year to be a part of the Super Scarves program, and we even created a yarn called Touchdown in blue & white- the Super Bowl Committee colors. We had such a wonderful response from the fiber crafters that used Touchdown for their Super Scarves that we decided to add 10 more colors and add Touchdown to our starting line-up. Touchdown is 60% Highland wool, 20% Alpaca, and 20% Bamboo- the unique combination of those fibers allows a tighter twist that isn't normally possible with just alpaca, and the bamboo adds a subtle heathering to the yarns because it doesn't take dye like protein fibers.

From left to right:Gumball, Rosy, Mango, Bumblebee, Grassy Knoll, Mint Green, Ocean Blue, Believe in Blue, Plush Purple, Mystic. Below: First Frost and Black Pearl

quiet

It's been awfully quiet on the blog-front, and I appologize. We've been keeping busy here at the warehouse with loads of little projects like changing our booth spaces for trade shows with the wonderful flowers we've made with lots of help from our wonderful knitters and crochet-ers, we've been chatting with designers and drawing up new designs (there's a great Highlander hoodie on the way as well as a fun hat- since the hat is my design, I'm a little biased but I think it's pretty cool). We are working with a really talented crochet designer to come up with some fun new garments and from what I've seen, I'm really loving her work.

Jacks and Crunch the warehouse cats continue to sleep in awkward places like the top of my keyboard and in the boxes I'm trying to pack. With the cooler weather coming in, they've been extra cuddly, but I'm not complaining.

We have started hosting a knit-night (crochet-ers are welcome to, knit-night just has a nice ring to it) at the warehouse at 6 pm on the first Wednesday of every month. If you're in the Indianapolis area and would like to stop by, email me at paige@alpacawithatwist.com. Next meeting is on January 4th, and all crafts and skill levels are welcome. This isn't an AWAT-specific group, any yarn you bring is just fine. The warehouse cats come and hang out with us, but they're all thumbs when it comes to knitting.

That's about all for us- Happy Holidays and have a great day!

A sneak preview

Since I love our readers and think the world of you guys and gals, I thought I'd give you guys a sneak preview of some patterns that are in the works (not done yet, but we'll let you know when they are!). We'd love to know what you think- so leave us a message in the comments below!

* A big thanks to Don at XOInd Studios for the fabulous images and cutting out my messy hair in the white dress/black shawl picture, and to our model Rachel who makes holding the same pose for an hour look so easy.

It's a bird! It's a plane! Oh snap- it's Kettle-dyed Fino and Socrates!

For everyone who came out to see Jennifer at Stitches East a couple weeks ago, a huge thank you! For those who didn't- that's okay. She brought back some of the kettle-dyed Fino and Socrates she had made up for Stitches!

Here's a few quick shots of the dreamy new colors done by dyer Pat from Yarn Daze.See something you need? Ask for it as your local AWAT retailer or drop me a note at paige@alpacawithatwist.com so I can help you get your alpaca fix.

Enjoy and have a wonderful Halloween weekend! This is quite possibly my new favorite blue ever. It's been whispering sweet nothings to me since we met on Tuesday. I'm not normally a pink person, but this pink and purple blend is so dreamy, it makes me want to fill up a swimming pool with it and dive off the deep end.

For your inner Chocoholic-Sockoholic

mmmm.....Fino....

Some people call this "granny smith". I call it "my new tablecloth"

You can almost smell the lilacs! Actually, our dyer is also a soap maker, so I'm pretty sure this one does smell like lilac soap.

Isn't this great? It's like Salmon and red made a yarn baby.

New Fino Colors

Bright and early Wednesday morning, I went out to the warehouse and saw a bunch of very large boxes. It was my old friend, Fino, and she brought 5 new friends with her! I am thrilled to introduce to you Camel, Aster, Foxglove, Paprika, and Wintergreen.

I also took a few quick pictures (I said quick, not good) of the new colors with some of the old colors in the same family so you can see how the new ones compare to your favorites. You might even have a new favorite- I know I do (I'm talking to you, Aster baby).

From left to right: Rose Petal, Foxglove (new) and Royal VelvetFrom top to bottom: Duchess Blue, Aster (new) and Twilight. The color shown in the first picture is more true to the blue.
From left to right: Evergreen, Wintergreen (new) and Sea Glass.
From top to bottom: Coral Gables, Paprika (new) and Ruby Slippers.