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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Ooohhh! Mahogany, definitely. We got your cold and snow before you and I quickly realized I could use an all over combo scarf/cowl/hat and a soft, cozy non-scratchy yarn like this right against my face would be heavenly. It would be of my own design.
This yarn looks and sounds wonderful. I love your color sense and trying to pick one color is really rough. I think right now my favorite is the Plum Monochrome, but I can’t wait for stitches south for a lot of this to come home with me.
I’d love to make a shawl with the Hope Monochrome. I keep giving away my scarves so the next one is going to be about me!
I saw the pictures of your snow and Amy’s comment. It is gorgeous and lightens up the dark of winter’s night.
The St. Paul Cathedral is calling my name, but I don’t know what I’d make yet. :-)
Oh this yarn looks so lovely! I would want to make a cowl like the Hydrangea Neckwarmer from Knit Spot. It would be so awesome! :)
I’d love to make a cowl from the Blue Teal Monochrome colorway. Oh, it would be so luscious!! :)
I can’t wait to try this, I love the heavier weight yarns because I just can’t bring myself to like making socks yet. AND I am so jealous of your snow! We haven’t had a real snow since I moved to Missouri and I miss it so much! :)
The faerie dust is absolutely beautiful. I think that I would have to order a couple more skeins and make the eclipse cowl and fingerless mitts to go with it.
I love the Pewter Monochrome colorway, and I think it would make a perfect Balustrade cowl.
Obsidian Monochrome is the one I’m partial to. I’ve been in a voluptuous cowl phase recently, and this is actually the perfect yarn for it. It’s yardage is right. The fiber content won’t itch (I tend to itch with wool on my neck or head, embarrassingly enough). It has beautiful stitch definition and comes in a variety of sophisticated colors. Plus, I know it’s a terrific product because it comes from Miss Babs.
I would love the Vlads. I would make a yummu cowl and fingerless gloves. It isn’t as cold here in Charlotte as it is in the mountains but the yummy warmth of your new yarn would be much appreciated! Luv Miss Babs!