Tradewind Knitwear Designs

Yarn for Hand-knitting

For a larger view of the shade card, see the Celestial Shades page.

Celestial Merino and Cat's Pajamas hand-painted colours: shown knit-up in a chevron stitch pattern, and as wound on a card.

Celestial Merino

Cat's Pajamas: a luxury yarn

Fibre:Merino, Cashmere and Nylon (80/10/10%): ideal for decadent socks (a well-spun 3-ply with wool for elasticity and warmth, cashmere for softness and sufficient nylon for durability) and heavenly for almost anything else. One stroke of this yarn and all willpower is gone.
Length:300 meters per 100g skein
Gauge: similar to Merino Dream
Hand-dyed multi-colour (see colours above): $35.00 Cdn per 100g skein

Celestial Blue Faced double knitting

Celestial Blue Faced Aran

These yarns are available from selected yarn stores (see Stockists marked **) and from Lucy.
Wholesale inquiries are welcome.

We have the following colours in stock: (#302 temporarily out of stock) #304 All the greens: Forest, Olive, Muted Lime, Sage.... #305 Pinky purples: Violet, Lavender, Natural, Pastel Pink, Pink..... #307 Tropical parrot: Orange, Red, Bright Lime, Muted Lime, Rose, Sky Blue.... #308 Deep purples: Deep Purple, Deep Violet, Grey, Blues, Deep Rose

Kauni wool yarns This yarn is Shetland-like in style (perfect for steeked designs), woolen spun, and great fun to knit with. Hand-washing suggested. The yarn will full (felt) a little if required. Suggested needle size: 3mm, 23 sts = 10 cm.. (When used triple, which may be done from a single ball using the Navaho knitting method, gauge over stocking stitch is 11.5 sts x 16 rows = 4" square. Approximately 3 sts x 4 rows = 1") 100% wool (8/2), 100g = 400m Price:Balls range from 130 to 160g (approximately), $14.30 - $17.60 Cdn All balls will be priced according to their ball-band weight! All colourways are priced uniformly.
Variegated colours: EQ : Golden yellow, orange, red, purple, blue, green to golden again. EK : Dark bottle green shading through limes to yellow. EB : Dark chocolate and tabacco browns, through rust and grey-brown. ER : Damask pink, chestnut to mid-brown. EZ : Muted turquoise through to deep sea green. ES : Grey blues from dark to light. EJ : Blush pink to taupe and oatmeal. EN : Light tan, oatmeal and biscuit. EU : Yellow, Orange, Red EG : Lilac, Dark Purple, Deep Purpley-Brown EH : Sky Blue, Gold, Brown EL : Royal Blue, Deep Purple, Dark Blue-Purple EM : Red to Dark Purpley-Red EX : Purple-blue to gray to orange red and red pink EA : Blue, violet, green, yellow-green EC : Charcoal, many tones of grays, to almost white Solid colours: RR5 : Mid warm leaf green RR6 : Dark bottle green RR7 : Mid lime green RR8 : Lemon/lime LL4: Deep raspberry
We can also offer Ruth Sorensen's designs ( you will leave this website when you click this link), many of which use Kauni. We can supply printed versions of: Autumn: $12 Cdn Kauni requirements: 200g each in two colours Anna Evilla: $12 Cdn Kauni requirements: 200g each in two colours Hats (a collection): $17 Cdn Kauni: 50g each in two colours For those needing immediate .pdf downloads, visit Ruth's site directly.

Opal Saphir Yarn At last we have a supply of all the colourways of Opal Saphir, a dependable, well-behaved, luscious wool-rich yarn. It is great for heavier socks, hats, sweaters or our Domino blanket. Its longer-than-usual colour sections give colour bands you can really work with. 80% Superwash wool /20% Polyamid. 100g = 250m Opal Saphir: : $14.80 Cdn per 100g ball.

Opal Sock Yarns OPAL, the beautiful self-patterning sock yarn from Germany, has arrived in port! We have stripes, sparkle, speckle, and spiffy, all in OPAL's richly varied color pallette. Limited quantities available. The yarn is 75% wool/25% polyamid,machine washable and dryable, 100g = 425m (one ball is sufficient for a pair of generously proportioned socks; leftovers make the sweetest decorative mini-socks). Colours in self-patterning yarn: See our Opal Yarns page for what's currently in stock. (You may also call us toll-free 1-866-272-7796 for details of available colors and we'll do our best to describe them! If you do not receive an answer, please leave a message with your number, time zone, and the best time to call you; we will phone you back asap. Opal Self-patterning: $17.50 Cdn per 100g ball.

Shelridge Farm Soft Touch Ultra

Vital statistics: Fingering weight; 50g = 175yds. Approx gauge, 28 sts x 36 rows = 4" sq. Suggested needle size for St st, 2.5 - 3mm / 1 - 3 US, 50g skeins. Handwash only. Although dye-lots are very consistent, if planning a single-color project please order as a single dye-lot.
$10.50 Cdn per skein.

Colours on Left, from top to bottom:
Cardinal, Candy Floss, Raspberry, Thistleflower, Salmon, Apricot, Marsh Marigold, Straw, Azure, Caribbean Waters, Peacock, Robins Egg, Ice Blue, Storm, Plum, Clover Flower, Iris

Colours on Right, from top to bottom:
Lilac, Nutmeg, Pussywillow, Black, Ecru, White, Sandstone, Peach, Pumpkin Goldenrod, Forest, Evergreen, Spring Green, Navy, Cornflower, Bluebell.

Please NOTE - Actual colours may vary from colours displayed, due to differences in monitor displays of colour.

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