Imagine a yarn that is incredibly soft to touch, available in an irresistibly bold self-striping palette, supports unemployed local woman as well as comes from a company that makes a commitment to helping the environment whenever possible. Does this all sound too good to be true? Well, it isn’t. Urth is a company located…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentEstelle Patterns Now Available as Free Ravelry Downloads
Warm days and cool nights are a subtle reminder that Fall is on its way, which means it’s time to get started on our Fall and Winter knitting. We’ve been busy here at Estelle, working on new patterns for those cool days to come. All of our latest Estelle patterns are available for free on the Estelle…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentNew from Manos Del Uruguay- Fino Mini Skein Sets
Fino is a yarn produced by Manos del Uruguay, one which we suspect many of you reading this blog are very familiar with. But if not, allow us to introduce the two of you! Fino is a single ply fingering weight yarn, composed of 70% Merino Wool and 30% Silk, which is typically packaged…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentComfort Wolle Collection Sock Yarn
Every once in a while, it is such a joy to walk into a yarn shop, pick up a single ball of yarn, and leave knowing that your purchase will knit or crochet up into a project that is something you will actually use/wear regularly. A single skein for a hat or a cowl,…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentCanucklehead Contest Winners!
Back in June, we announced our latest contest on the blog. For a chance to win a copy of the appropriately named cowl and hat pattern ‘Canucklehead’ by Jessie McKitrick, all that was asked of you, was to tell us what it is that you love about Canada on our Facebook post. So simple!…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentFree Pattern- Knitted Sunseeker Beach Bag by Lin Damrell
Summer is in full swing, and trips to the beach and the pool are (hopefully) happening on the regular for you by now. And what’s the one thing that every beach goer and pool partier needs? Why, a beach bag- of course! Using only two skeins of Cascade Yarns Sunseeker, and two sizes of circular…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentRavelry Spotlight- Estelle Eco Andean Projects
Our Estelle Eco Andean DK is a yarn that has been a part of the Estelle Yarns range for a few years now. Available in a range of eight, warm, natural tones, and more recently in fifteen Heather shades (known as Andean DK Heathers), this non-superwash, DK weight, 100% wool is wonderful for those…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentLang Yarns- Celebrating 150 Years
As it just so happens, world renowned yarn company Lang Yarns is celebrating a very noteworthy birthday this year! Based out of Reiden, Switzerland at 150 years young, Lang Yarns, has been a key player in the yarn industry for as long as our country has been… well, a country! While knitwear styles, habits of…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentNew Contest- Canucklehead by Jessie McKitrick
With our ChiaoGoo contest now behind us (Congratulations once again to all of our winners!), we are excited to announce the launch of our next contest, which kicks off TODAY! But before we announce the next contest, allow us to introduce you to Jessie McKitrick, a knitting enthusiast and designer, based out of Edmonton,…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentNew Yarns for Estelle- Fall 2017
It has been said before, but we will certainly say it again- with each new season, comes new yarn, and what could possibly be more exciting than new yarn? We are so thrilled to introduce to you two of our new Estelle Yarns, both of which are scheduled to arrive in our warehouse, just…
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