Independent's Celebration - Sweet Georgia Yarns
Thu, Jul 16, 15
This week's featured company is SweetGeorgia Yarns!
Since the shop got re-merchandised a few weeks ago, the SweetGeorgia Yarns display has been calling my name. The jewel tone colors always catch my eye first. And their hanks of sock yarn are big and squooshy, drawing me in and inviting petting.So far none of them have jumped in my bag and come home with me. With two little kids at home, I don't get a lot of knitting done and I have a sizable stash, including lots of sock yarn. But they look so pretty and feel so nice, I'm not sure my resistance will be able to last much longer. Especially since sock yarn doesn't count as stash. (Remember? We talked about that earlier this year.)SweetGeorgia Yarns is a Vancouver based company that Felicia Lo started in 2005. It began life as an Etsy shop with three hanks of yarn. Over the course of the next year, Felicia expanded SweetGeorgia Yarns, and began distributing in shops and online to knitters worldwide.They produce a wide variety of hand dyed yarns and fibers in unique colorways and rich solids. Their yarns and fibers are dyed in batches of four to twelve hanks. They focus on using luxury fibers, including merino, cashmere, and silk, and creating colors that inspire and engage knitters and spinners.
At Alpaca Direct we carry SweetGeorgia Yarns Merino Silk Lace and Tough Love Sock.[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="128"]
Merino Silk Lace Glacier.[/caption]Merino Silk Lace is a 50/50 blend of merino and silk. This is a is a slightly heavier lace weight 2 ply yarn. The silk adds a shimmer to the finished yarn that will make your lace projects extra special. If you're wanting to knit a beautiful lace shawl or stole to dress up your wardrobe, this is the perfect yarn for the project. It comes in big 100 gram hanks of 765 yards.[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="75"]