Some of you may have noticed that Gotta Knit was closed this past weekend. We went shopping!

We are so excited about what we saw (and bought) at yarn market, we just needed to share a little with you.

The main “thread” here is luxury luxury luxury. As most of you know we have always had the best selection of cashmere anywhere. This year, there will be even more choice. We even have our very own label, already in the store, which is extremely well priced. We want to offer you the least expensive cashmere we could find for the most yardage, and of course, never skimping on quality! Also, there will be more colors of GGH cashmere than ever before. For those of you that must have a little cashmere on your feet, we will have sock yarn with cashmere, silk and merino by early August. If nothing will do for you but the ultimate in luxury, don’t worry, we couldn’t stop picking colors of Art Yarns Hand-dyed 5 ply. Also don’t forget our annual Kashmir trunk show in late July.

Everyone adores Alpaca. And it really is the MOST affordable luxury yarn available. We’ve noticed over the years that alpaca just gets better and better. We’ve ordered it in many weights, styles and colors. You’ll find it at Gotta Knit! in solids, hand-dyed, and for those who are ecologically conscious, no dyes.

Choosing an eco friendly yarn does not mean relinquishing luxury. Gotta Knit will be stocking all the ECO-LUXE yarns we can find.

We have noticed that some of you simply must use acrylic. We have never stocked it because, frankly, we were never pleased with the quality. Now, however, we have found a yarn that we can actully describe using acrylic and luxury in the same sentence. For those in need of an acrylic yarn for babies that can withstand many machine washings, and still be extremely soft and not acrylicy, this is for you. For adults who can’t wear wool, we will have a beautiful chenille like yarn that is extremely sophisticated.

Since we have moved, we have noticed more of you are asking for sock yarn. We already have much more selection than ever before. By early August we will have sock yarn with a small amount of cashmere and silk, and later this Fall some beautiful hand-dyeds.

The trend this fall is to work with the most beautiful, soft and luxurious yarns that money can buy, and which also will reveal stitch definition beautifully. Our customers have advanced from garter stitch scarves (with our tutelage) to discover the excitement of using new stitch patterns in shawls, scarves and sweaters. All of the cashmere, alpacas, and merinos at Gotta Knit!will be perfect for these projects. To top it all off we will have the most amazing hand dyed merinos, and merino cashmere blends from Claudia Hand-painted, and Prism Yarns respectively. Look for an announcement of our Prism trunk show in early October.

We hope that you will be as excited by our purchases as we are; we chose with you in mind. The yarns will be starting to arrive in mid July. Bring a copy of this article and we will give you a copy of our favorite stitch pattern. See You Soon!

Laura and Goldie