New Yarns

One of my City and Guilds students opened a new yarn shop last autumn. The shop is called Wa Waas Wool n'Bits in Bexhill on Sea. I haven't been to the shop as I live about 90 miles away from Bexhill but at the first class back this year I asked Fran to bring along some yarns from her shop.

She brought along a variety of new fibre yarns for me to knit samples with. These yarns are all made in Portugal.

Sole Latte is a yarn made from 100% milk fibre. It looks and feels very much like a soft cotton yarn. The sample in the picture was knitted on 4mm Addi Turbo needles. It knitted very easily to make a nice even fabric in stocking stitch and good stitch definition when knitting a knit and purl pattern. The sample I knitted gave a stocking stitch tension of 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10cm (normal DK tension). The sample I had is multi-shapes of brown but I think they also produce the yarn in solid colours.

The next yarn Capuccino is 30% milk fibre and 70% Australian Wool. Again it is multi-shades of brown but may also come in solid colours. It looks like a wool yarn and is slightly thicker than the Sole Latte. I haven't knitted a sample in this yarn yet but will post more information when I have.

The 3rd yarn is Bio Bamboo which is 100% Bamboo yarn rather than a banboo tape. It has a silky feel and the sample is knitted on 4mm Denise interchangable needles. As the yarn is silky it is a bit more difficult to knit when using Addi Turbos as they are very smooth. The Denise needles provide a bit of 'grip' on the yarn making the knitting easier. As you can see from the picture the knitting is still on the needles but it produces a good even stocking stitch and I think it should also give good definition when worked ina aknit purl pattern. the stocking stitch tension on my sample is 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10cm, the same tension as the Sole Latte sample. the bamboo drapes more than the Sole Latte as it is more like silk or soya bean yarn.

Pop Corn is the 4th yarn Fran brought along. It is made from 100% corn fibre. The yarn feels soft and the way it has been plyed gives it a slightly textured look. Again I haven't knitted a sample in this yarn yet but will post more information when I have.