Autumnal in August?

Here in the UK there's a definite chill in the air. It might only be mid August but there's been something of a discussion about casting on some layers to help us transition into Autumn. In case the weather does get a little warmer (and we hope summer isn't over YET!), we're going for light pullovers, tees and cardigans to help us layer on those cooler mornings. 

Here's some things inspiring us right now:

(c) KristenMakes

Silverlode, designed by Kristen Orme calls for Scrumptious 4ply and we think it's perfect for layering. Multisied and available for direct download on Ravelry. Perfect. Shown here in the 'Oyster' colourway. 

(c) Fyberspates

Stonor by Belinda Boaden was featured in our first Scrumptious Collection and is also available for single download on Ravelry. Multisized and worked up in Scrumptious 4ply, this teal coloured sample would be an easy layering piece that's fun to knit too. 

(c) Darn it and Stitch

We all love this super styled sample worked up in the Sunshine colourway of Vivacious 4ply (check out that tea cup ring- how cute!) Doris the Drape is a versatile shrug that can be worn in so many different ways and is available to download. 

 

Time to grab a warm drink and knit up some layers!

Cumulus Featured in Interweave Fall Edition!

Planning on picking up your copy of Interweave Fall next week? When you do, look out for Cumulus as it's a featured yarn! Interweave's Fall edition hits the stands on the 19th August and it's got us very excited about Autumn. The online preview is currently up on the website if you want to take a look before you buy.

(c) Interweave Press

So in case the Cumulus review isn't enough to get you buying a copy of Interweaves Knits Fall 2014 magazine this week, we peeked inside and look at the goodies! A feature from Clara Parkes on her new yarn venture, the great Autumnal cover sweater from Ramona Gaynor and we spied Cumulus fan Susanna IC has a new shawl featured in there too. You can grab your digital copy now!

 

'Rust' on Cumulus

 

Pop Up Wool Show

This Saturday, Fyberspates will be one of the vendors at Chester Pop Up Wool show. This event will take place from 10:00am – 16:00pm at the Oval Leisure Centre. For further details, please see the Chester Wool Pop Up Show website. 

(c) Chester Pop Up Wool

There will be a mix of things to look forward to from sale items (yes, there's still some left!) to all our wholesale ranges such as Scrumptious, Vivacious, Gleem and Cumulus. Oh and a few surprises in between...

 

Intrigued? See you there!

 

In a Slipstream of Colour

Did you take part in the Inspiration Knits Mystery KAL? Now that the KAL is over, the results have been revealed and the cowl, hat and mitt set are available as an ebook called 'In a Slipsteam of Colour'.

(c) Inspiration Knits/ Denise Lindberg

The interesting textures of these accessories show-off all the colours of the hand dyes in Vivacious 4ply beautifully. Add some glamour to your project with optional beads.

(c) Inspiration Knits/ Denise Lindberg

As with all Inspiration Knits, the patterns include clear instructions and options to tailor the accessories to your needs. Each accessory is worked up in under one skein so this is a collection that could easily be worked up in just two skeins of VIvacious 4ply. 

'Peacock' on Vivacious 4ply

Vivacious 4ply is 100% Superwash Merino with a high twist and great stitch definition. Available in 100 gram skeins that come with a yardage of 399 yards(365 meters), you can find your local retailer by visiting our stockist list on the website. 

The Last Update

We expect the volume of traffic through the checkout tomorrow in our last sale to be quite heavy. With that in mind, here are a few tips to make sure things go as smoothly as possible:

Firstly and most importantly, please make sure you receive an order confirmation by email after you place your order. If you don't receive one please check your spam folder as they do drop into there from time to time. If there isn't one in the spam folder, please forward us your paypal receipt ASAP and we will check it for you. Sometimes with heavy traffic there is a problem between Paypal and the website so if you do not receive an order confirmation email it means your order has not gone through. 

Secondly we will have 2 new arrivals pages and 1 sale page with the new items on them. These are clearly displayed on the home page under the featured departments.

Thirdly, we will not be accepting returns after 15th of August on full priced items. Sale and potluck items cannot be returned or refunded.

We are planning on working through the weekend to get all the orders out and packed, so we will find out if we have any issues very quickly and we will work to offer you an alternative.

Finally, once all orders have been packed, if we have any odds left over we will be adding things to the sale pages next week, so keep an eye out for even more deals on non repeatable yarn. 

 

Happy shopping!

Woodland

This month, Vivacious DK is featured in Let's Knit magazine in a design by Woolly Wormhead. Woolly is a Hat expert and so the feature offering tips and tricks for knitting from Woolly is the perfect accompaniment to the Woodland Hat design. 

(c) Let's Knit Magazine

Woodland is available in multiple sizes: to fit head circumference 45.75cm, 50.75 cm, 54.5cm, 57.25 cm and 61 cm. The yardages work out as 102m, 133m, 166m, 200m, and 240m so all but the last size can be knit using just one skein of Vivacious DK which comes in 115g skeins of 251 yards (230 metres). 

(c) Let's Knit

This slouch is perfectly textured for the Silver & Bronze, colourway that the sample uses and shows of the hand dyed charm of Vivacious DK perfectly. Being Superwash Merino, Vivacious is a perfect choice for hardwearing accessories and DK makes it a good transition piece this Autumn. The Silver and Bronze is a great uisex colour choice but we think it would work in any of our 12 colours- it's such a versatile design. 

To find out your nearest stockist of Vivacious, please check out our retailers list on the website and grab your copy of Let's Knit to get knitting today!

 

 

 

Important News

For those of you who have followed Fyberspates for a long time, you will have seen the company evolve and change in so many ways. When the big decision to end hand dyeing was made a few months ago, it started off a series of decisions about how best to nurture and grow Fyberspates wholesale ranges. With Scrumptious, Vivacious, Gleem and Cumulus all represented internationally, it was hard to see how retailing myself was going to fit in with working on greater distribution.

 

From 1st September 2014 I will no longer be retailing Fyberspates yarns. All Fyberspates yarns and products will be available from our many wonderful retailers and the Fyberspates shop will become a wholesale site. This is a big decision as I have loved the personal element of being hands on but it’s time now to use all that knowledge and experience that I have gained from dyeing and apply it to new ventures. I have a growing team here at Fyberspates who are eager to help take us further meaning more patterns for you, stronger relationships with yarn stores and lots of new collaborations to bring you the most inspiring knitwear with high quality yarns.

 

August 1st 2014 will be the last update from Fyberspates directly. All my hand dyes and non wholesale bases will be sold and appear throughout August. You can see what’s in store as I photograph and upload skeins to be sold on the Fyberspates Flickr account. Once these are sold, they’re really gone so please do be sure to come by if there’s been something you’ve been dying to have for a while. The shop will be close on the 1st September 2014 so be sure to check your nearest stockist (or better yet, encourage your LYS to become one)!

 

With the end of retailing directly comes an end to many shows I’ve attended for years. I will no longer be vending as Fyberspates but luckily will still have an important role to develop with Chester Wool Company. Fyberspates have been growing a professional relationship with Chester Wool Company, the home of superior natural white yarn, who have been a key business partner for many years and have helped Fyberspates grow into the international company that it is today. In my new role as Yarn Development Director, I will be a regular face at events and shows, helping to make relationships and use years of dyeing experience to help hand dyers achieve to their best potential. I will still be at trade shows of course such as TNNA and Handerbeit.

 

It’s an exciting time for me and I am in the process of finishing off two new pattern Collections: our first Vivacious Collection and Vivacious Kids, due out in Autumn 2014. With so many projects on the horizon, I do hope you will continue to follow Fyberspates on Twitter, the blog and Facebook as we’ve so much to inspire you over the coming year.

I am so grateful you have been part of this journey. More soon!

 

~Jeni xx