Tierno is a new yarn for us! Actually we added this yarn earlier this fall and have only had it available at shows. Tierno is 70% Baby Alpaca and 30% Cultivated Silk. Each skein has 310 yards and knits at a DK gauge. It is sweetly soft and ideal for those who have wool allergies.
We now have it listed on the website and will be adding more colors and colorways over the next few months. I knitted a scarf with Tierno using Anne Hanson's Rivolo. It was a pleasant knit, with a lovely feel as it flowed through my fingers. Alpaca takes the colors in a more muted way, so these yarns have a luscious color softness as well as being soft to the touch.
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We will be giving away a skein of Tierno to a randomly picked person who comments on the blog between now and 12 noon EST on Wednesday, December 15 .
NOTE: Your comment should include which color of Tierno you like the best and indicate what you would like to make with it.
And just so you can see what is happening in the mountains of East Tennessee. They have predicted a total of 8 plus inches of snow!
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101 comments
They’re all so beautiful, but I think I’d choose Bronze Plum for a cowl …
Verdigris! And a cowl for sure! I cannot believe that is Tennessee … Amazing. Is it some sirt of record for there?
I’d love to do a lace shawl (maybe Maile by Carisa Chang?) in the Nell colorway.
Beautiful. I wish I had seen this at SAFF this year – could have blown the budget. I think any of the greys or St. Paul’s Cathedral would be right up my alley. I’m thinking a classy, cabled/textured scarf for my classy father.
Oh, gorgeous.
I’m making baby sweaters right now for three (!) friends who are expecting. I’d do this
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/provence-baby-cardigan
In Fairie Dust!!
Oh, I love the look of Chocolate Roses, and I think it would make a lovely shawlette!
Love the Smooch Monochrome. I am a sucker for pink. I think I would crochet a nice cowl out of it. The baby alpaca and silk is sure to keep my neck warm, and I’m already freezing and it’s only mid-December!
oooh! I’ve been obsessing over alpaca lately, and those colors are gorgeous! I love all of them, but I think Charcoal sketch is the best. I think I would like a lacy little shawlette or scarf, to keep me warm in the piles of snow that have recently been dumped on me.
I like Fairy Dust, and would probably go with a Lace Ribbon Scarf.
hmmmm…so hard to choose! i would probably go with terra cotta monochrome and make a scarf/shawlette with it. i have too many patterns favorited in my ravelry to pick from, do i have to decide now? :-)