Do you like lace but are a bit afraid of really thin yarn? Do I have a yarn for you!
This is Lili Lace Yarn: 875 yards of a 2-ply, slightly heavier lace wt yarn in 100% merino. It knits and crochets up so easily. I've done so many shawls from "regular" lace yarn, and I love it, but for ease and speed, Lili yarn tops it. There's just enough weight to it, so that you don't feel as if it's going to slide off your needles, and the stitches are really easy to see (especially if your eyes are not as young as they were.) Price is a very competitive $30/skein. Needle size can go from a 2 or 3 to a 6, if you like your shawls to be really lacy. It is a glorious yarn to work with, I can promise you that!
Cameras and lights and monitors being what they are, the colors in the picture are pretty accurate (at least on my monitor). The upper left hand yarn, the purple one, is move vivid and so is the upper right hand one. That one is called Paprika, and really looks like the real thing. Given that I'm Hungarian, I know the color of paprika, and this is it.
Where? In my Etsy shop, of course!
A hint on working with any lace yarn: use needles with a tiny bit of drag to them. The Knit Pro wooden ones are perfect. A good sharp point, and the yarn doesn't slide off the way it would with a metal needle. Addi lace needles are also very good. Bamboo will work well provided that the point is sharp.
Showing posts with label merino. Show all posts
Showing posts with label merino. Show all posts
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Interesting, no?
Two yarns from the same dyes, one dyed with all the colors at full capacity, and the other dyed with the leftover solution from the first dyeing. Isn't it interesting to see how different they are?
PennyRose Penny yarn: 450+ yards, 75% superwash merino/25% nylon
Available here:
Chocolate and Cranberries
Ashes of Roses
PennyRose Penny yarn: 450+ yards, 75% superwash merino/25% nylon
Available here:
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PennyRose yarns,
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
The Yarnarian loves lace yarn!
This yarn is irresistible. I know, because I dye it and touch it and admire it and knit with it. I'm talking about my Carrie yarn: 80/20 merino/silk, approx 1300 yards, and wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! I really mean wonderful! As in: you don't need to knit with it; just drape it around your neck. It's that soft and delicious. $34/skein.
Yep, these are variegated yarns, BUT the values in each one are pretty close and the yarns will knit up as almost solids with a sparkle to them.
Adobe. This looks like a sun-kissed southwest moment, and will work up as an almost solid yarn.


Calm. A gentle pale green combination that will work up as an almost solid.


Soft Clay. A wonderful neutral yarn with a truly unusual colorway.


Sweet Love. More beautiful in person than you can imagine!


Gentle. Just what the name implies: a soft, gentle touch.


Tender Love. Beyond lovely!


And 2 yarns that I haven't dyed since a year ago. I found them in my pile of odd and end yarns and remembered how much I love knitting with them. These are Judith yarns: 80/10/10 merino/cashmere/silk 125 grams and 800+ yards. The yarn is a 3-ply light fingering weight, and perfect for lace. A bit heavier than Carrie, but lighter than my sock yarns. And that yardage can't be beat. $35/skein!
The first one is Blush, and I'm just showing it to you. I think my dearest friend (for whom the yarn is named) wants it. But just in case she doesn't, then it's up for grabs.


And this one is Cool Breeze, and it looks just like what you would imagine a cool breeze would be.


You want before I list on Etsy? email me at
fritzL234 AT yahoo DOT com
Yep, these are variegated yarns, BUT the values in each one are pretty close and the yarns will knit up as almost solids with a sparkle to them.
Adobe. This looks like a sun-kissed southwest moment, and will work up as an almost solid yarn.


Calm. A gentle pale green combination that will work up as an almost solid.


Soft Clay. A wonderful neutral yarn with a truly unusual colorway.


Sweet Love. More beautiful in person than you can imagine!


Gentle. Just what the name implies: a soft, gentle touch.


Tender Love. Beyond lovely!


And 2 yarns that I haven't dyed since a year ago. I found them in my pile of odd and end yarns and remembered how much I love knitting with them. These are Judith yarns: 80/10/10 merino/cashmere/silk 125 grams and 800+ yards. The yarn is a 3-ply light fingering weight, and perfect for lace. A bit heavier than Carrie, but lighter than my sock yarns. And that yardage can't be beat. $35/skein!
The first one is Blush, and I'm just showing it to you. I think my dearest friend (for whom the yarn is named) wants it. But just in case she doesn't, then it's up for grabs.


And this one is Cool Breeze, and it looks just like what you would imagine a cool breeze would be.


You want before I list on Etsy? email me at
fritzL234 AT yahoo DOT com
Friday, July 17, 2009
The Yarnarian is Sneaky!

Who ever heard of a heads-up on a Friday? OK, a mini-heads up. Just for the fun of it. Lace yarns today, sock yarns on Monday as usual. Hey, I have to keep you on your knitting toes.
2 half skeins of Emily lace yarn. 600+ yards and plenty for a scarf or small shawl. Go check out the patterns on Victorian Lace Today and you'll find plenty for a small skein. And the cost is half the usual cost, and you won't have to figure out what to do with leftovers.
Sapphire and Lichen


2 lovely skeins of Judith yarn: 800 yards of a skinny 3-ply non-superwash fingering wt lace yarn. If you love knitting lace but want a change from lace wt yarns, here you are. 80/10/10 merino/silk/cashmere!
Plum and gold!


Lichen is gone as well as Sapphire and Amethyst. The yarn sharks have been sharking!
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