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Peach and fruity pastel shades like melon, raspberry, plum are the trendy colours of this Spring. What to expect this season: Slim silhouettes, sleeves ruffled at the shoulders, soft ribbon and lace tape yarns, comfortable and wide sideways knits with narrow belts, crocheted lace edgings sewn to an enchanting dress or a silk cropped sweater, floor-length lacy dream-dresses worked in glossy cotton yarns, timeless classic sweaters in Grey and Muted Lilac colour mix, Chanel-look tweed textures, exotic Asian styles: short and slim dresses and colourful skirts, modern vintage - jeans-inspired looks, ultra casual and chunky knits for teens.

SUMMER 2012 Hand Knit Fashion Collections are in stock:


Mini Dress, Filati Handknitting 48 Mini Dress © Filati Handknitting № 48.   • FaM № 188 Collection (EN-GR-FR-T)
• FaM Creation Bébé(EN-GR-FR-T)
BURDA Tricot, Été 2012 (FR)
Fait Main Tricot № 28, 2012 (FR)
Fait Main Crochet Été 2012 (FR) new item
• KATIA Elegance № 70 (SP, EN)
• KATIA Kids № 61 (SP, EN)
• KATIA Sport № 69 (SP, EN)
• FILATI Handknitting № 47, 48 (EN)
• ONline Fashion Magazine № 27 (EN)
SUSANNA № 5, 6 2012 (RU)
IREN № 2 2012 (RU) new item
SANDRA № 5 2012 (EN)
SANDRA Knit Trends № 6 (EN)
Stella TUTTO MAGLIA № 20 (IT)
• SABRINA Fashion Knits № 3 (EN)
NORO NOW! Books (EN)
CROCHET № 1 (EN)
SANDRA Baby № 1 2012 (EN)
SANDRA Children (EN)
GRIGNASCO Knits (EN) new item
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New in May:
• May 23-25: A new colour col. 2015 Blue Blood Red and more supply of Suri Elegance in col. 2205 Ginger, 2206 Cinnamon, 3001 Silver Blue, 3003 Pear, a handpaint 5011 Raku arrived May 23. June issues of Susanna magazine, - the world of knit and crocheted ajouré from swim suits to dresses, are in stock. More inventory of 100% Soy Silk Ribbon in Natural Champagne is available. A brand new handspun yarn Pure Angora Handspun (110m /116 yards, 50g skein, undyed, unbleached, aran weight, ultra soft) will be posted for purchases by the end of this week. Five new varieties of organic teas including Rose Tea, organic Peach Rooibos and Xantou White Pu-erh mandarins, arrived to our Tea Shop on Friday. A brand new, beautiful summer frill fabric ribbon Diamond Folie [60% Acrylic, 40% Polyester Fabric] in animal prints and textile-pattern colours should be in stock May 28 - June 5. Our Fall-Winter 2012-2013 Yarn Collection is ready for preview. * Note: More inventory of Lambgora, a brand new yarn Aurora Handpaints [70% Angora, 30% Lambswool], a new colour 705 Crème Brûlée Twist of Eco Duo, and Fashion Design books from Barron's publishing house will be available in June. Happy Summer!
• May 17th: more inventory of Noro Books "Mini Knits" № 2 and № 3 arrived. A new item is in our Knitwear Boutique - Filet Crochet Cropped Kimono, col. Warm Grey, crocheted of pure and ultra soft Merino extrafine Rialto Lace.
• A new colour 202 Lilac&Violets of a frill ribbon Diamond Blossom, more supply of Katia Ronda in col. 204 White with Black edge and Filati Handknitting No. 48 are available. A brand new publication - Fait Main Crochet (FR) - a special issue No. 4 2012 of Fain Main Tricot is in our inventory.
• May issues of Sandra Magazine arrived May 2nd: A collection of exceptionally beautiful, Saffron and Savanna casual knits in Camouflage-Ochre-Olive-Khaki-Moss Green, romantic and lacy designs in Peach Blossom, Aqua shades with a splash of Orange and Sunshine for sea-and-sand holidays, and casual gaucho-look outfits in matt shades of Mexican Brown and Rust. More inventory of Diamond Blossom in col. 272 Tea Rose and 235 Buckwheat Honey Cupcake is available. Our Last Bag has been updated. A brand new publication - Fait Main Crochet (FR) is expected next week (May 7-10).

New in April:
• Summer 2012 Collections arrived April 30th: Stella Tutto Maglia № 20, Filati Handknitting № 48, Burda Tricot Été 2012, Sandra Knit Trends № 6, Sabrina Fashion Knits № 3. May issues of Susanna Magazine are in stock: Trendy silhouettes, classic and casual jackets and vests, knits in handmade-motifs style, ponchos with uppelonde-style sleeves (an uppelonde - a XV century, wide Swedish cloak with long cut sleeves), feather-weight mohair stoles, round-cut wraps, cropped pullover-warmers, eveningwear.
• April 11-19: More inventory of Katia Ronda in col. 203 Black with White edge and a new colour - 206 Aubergine with Pink Heather edge arrived April 12th. Two new colours are available for Blossom: col. 270 Chocolate Temptation and 337 November Waltz. The restocks are available for ONline Fashion Magazine Summer-Spring No. 24 and No. 27, and for the following colours of Estelle Frill Seeker: 203, 207, 210, 702, 703, 704, 705, 709, 906, and Frill Seeker Light: col. 805, 806, 810, 815. A brand new issue of a high fashion magazines IREN - No. 2 has been posted. Summer Flounce Scarf is ready for purchases in our Knitwear Boutique. Our Last Bag has been updated. * Happy Earth Day (April 22)!
• A new colour, 07 Bordeaux, is available for a lace-weight yarn Minka. New colours of natural fox fur pompoms: 02 Dark Grey, 05 Sapphire, 08 Poppy Red, 07 Bordeaux, and new styles of handbags are posted.
• Blooming Scarf and Blossom Lace are ready for purchases in our boutique. A brand new mesh tape yarn with a wavy edge reminiscent of orchid flowers Blossom is in our inventory: Prints 235 Fuchsia+Rust+Terracotta, 252 Royal+Sky+Forget-me-not, 256 HotPink+Aubergine+Lavender, 272 Aubergine+Rose+Mauve, 323 Burgundy+BurntRed+SweetPotato. A new colour, 75 Apple Orchard, is available for Katia Bossa Nova.

New in March:
• New magazines are in stock: Fait Main Tricot Printemps 2012, Filati Handknitting No. 47 Home & Gifts, and SANDRA Baby and Toddler No. 1 /2012 arrived March 30th. Two new colours of Louisa Harding Sari Ribbon, col. 03 Fairy and 05 Glint are in our inventory. New colous are available for a Katia Angora 100 - col 10 Lemon, and Triana - col. 44 Cherries. More inventory and new colours arrived for 100% Natural Fox Fur Pompoms: Sapphire, Bordeaux, Poppy Red, Dark Grey yand more pompoms in Black, Natural White and Purple. April issues of SANDRA and Louisa Harding books Dahlia are in stock.
• Arrived March 23-26: A new ribbon yarn from Louisa Harding's Spring-Summer 2012 collection - Sari Ribbon, a beautiful lamé-effect tape, colours 01 Icing, 04 Sorbet, 06 Sparkle, 07 Golden, 12 Toffee are in stock. More inventory of Katia Malindi in col. 2 Black is available. April issues of Susanna Magazine are in stock.
• A beautifully painted pure cotton from Ella Rae Pansies, col 1, 6, 7, 10, and Pansies Books are in stock. ONline Fashion Magazine No. 26 Spring-Summer 2012, Katia Books Sport No. 69 and Kids No. 61 arrived. More inventory of Katia Paillettes in col. 2902 Black with Silver Sequins and a tubular tape summer yarn Katia Malindi in Black arrived. Two new scarves are available for purchases at our Knitwear Boutique: Mulberry Scarf and Black & Gold Ondas Lux Scarf. We expect our leaflets to get published by mid-April. Thank you for your patience.
• Our Tea Shop is ready to serve you: We specialize in premium, luxury quality loose whole leaf organic, rare and penultimate teas, and tea paraphernalia.
• Lanas Katia's Spring 2012 yarns are in stock: Bossa Nova, Azahar, Malindi. More inventory is available for Frill Seeker in col. 202 Noir and Ecological Alpaca col. 931 Fawn Grey and 935 Sand. An upscale quality and silk-fragrant pure Mulberry silk from Louisa Harding - Mulberry is in stock: col. 1 Natural White, 16 Blue Teal, 29 Purple Mauve, 36 Gold. Three new handpaints of 100% Angora 4 ply - col. 104 Olive-and-Plum, 110 Peach-and-Brown, 112 Pink Rainbow, more stock of col. 109 White-and-Charcoal arrived March 1st. A textured yarn for home decor Laines du Nord Follia is in stock: col. 52 Spring Forest, 53 Lavender Blues, 54 Monochrome, 57 Summer Medley, 60 City Lights, 512 Minty Mist.

New in February:
• Spring 2012 yarns and books are in stock: Lanas Katia Malindi [100% Acrylic], an ultra trendy tubular yarn, which can be knitted in either a voluminous open-work pattern or polar-size-stitch Stockinette on 15 mm needle, col. 1 Snow and 2 Black; a lace tape Azahar [66% Cotton, 26% Acrylic, 8% Polyamide], col. 50 Snow, 51 Ligth Grey, 52 Cream; new colours of an iridescent ribbon Bossa Nova col. 70 Sea Breeze and 73 Tiramisu; Katia Books No. 70 Elegance, Sandra Magazine March 2012, Burda Tricot Printemps 2012.
• February 17-21: Two new colours of Katia Paillettes - 2903 Black with Gold sequins and 2909 Black with Black sequins arrived February 17th. Lang Books No. 188 Collection and No. 187 Creation Bébé are ins tock. New colours are available for Lang Sol Dégradé: col. 19 Rosa, 20 Seashell, 48 Dawn. A brand new glossy and iridescent frill ribbon from Katia's Spring 2012 collection Bossa Nova is in stock: summer muted fruity pastels 71 Coffee Cream Frosting, 74 Tequila, 76 Kashmir Gems, 77 Spicy Red. More inventory is available for Filati Handknitting No. 45, Verena Socks (GR), and Frill Seeker col. 706 Purple Haze. March 2012 issues of Susanna arrived.
• February 16th's arrivals: Five luxury styles of Wood
baghandles with encrusted shell, Abaca plant fiber shoulder handles, Metal Frame handles for small purses. New colours arrived for Diamond Mulberry Merino: col 2055 Crimson, 4971 Camel, 5764 Dusky Pink, 6921 Oatmeal, 7325 Mulberry. Debbie Bliss Party Angel, a lamé-effect blend of super kid mohair and silk, is in stock: 02 Silver, 04 Midnight, 05 Claret, 06 Fucsia. "Noro Now!" books of Jenny Watson's most recent designs arrived.
• A new colour is available for Diamond Luxury Mulberry Merino - col. 7322 Faded Rose. Natural fox fur clip-on pompoms in three colours arrived February 3rd, three colours: Black, Natural White, Purple. A brand new yarn from Debbie Bliss' Spring 2012 collection Rialto Lace [100% Extra Fine Merino Superwash] is in stock: col. 01 Vanilla Cream, 03 Warm Grey, 04 Mink, 05 Rose, 15 Sage, 17 Sea Foam, 19 Denim. Rialto Lace Books and a collection of knitted high fashion for business ladies - IREN knitting magazines No. 1 /2012 are in stock.

New in January:
• January 23-25th arrivals: Mulberry Merino, 5 colours: col. 403 Charcoal, 1410 Emerald, 7025 Wisteria, 7326 Teal, 7390 Ash are in stock. More inventory is available for Diamond Starry Nights in col. 206 Soiree and Estelle Frill Seeker: col. 203 Panda, 210 Moody Blues, 702 Exotic Chocolate, 703 Lagoon, 704 Peony, 711 Camouflage, 908 Galaxy, 912 Coral Reef. February issues of Sandra, Sandra Knit Trends No. 5, ultra casual Susanna knitting magazine, and a haute couture hand knit-crochet fashion magazine Moda Knitting are in stock.
• A brand new 3"-wide (7.5 cm) frill ribbon with cute pompoms along the edge Gründl Papillon col. 17 Sapphire arrived January 12th (more inventory will be available mid-Feb).
• A new col. 31 Chocolate with Toffee Fur is available for Katia Evita Merino [70% Virgin Merino Wool, 30% Synthetic Fur]. More stock of col. 40 Off White with Crème Brûlée Fur arrived January 10th.
• Two new colours, 50 Kelp Forest and 52 Sping Blues, are available for Katia Triana - a frill lace yarn. A new colour 405 Black Chocolate & Ivory and more stock of col. 404 and 500 arrived for Katia Rocio - a frill yarn with the miniature pompoms attached to the edge.
• More inventory of Ecological Alpaca is available for col. 930 Natural White, 11(932) Ash, 17(938) Cocoa, and 21(935)Sand.
• January 2012 issues of Sandra Magazine arrived. In this issue: Bobble patterns in glacial Blues, pompom buttons, top-quality yarns in Nude, delicate lace Merino and angora.
Burda Style, January and February 2012 issues are in stock: Futuristic outfits in Silver, sensual Black for self-confident personalities, romantic tunics in soft colours, models for beginners: a glamour dress, a mohair jacket and bolero, carnival costumes for the whole family, Baby Boom designs, Asian-style slim dresses and kimonos, everything for wedding: dresses, jackets, lacy coats, accessories.

New in December:
• Arrived December 16-20th: Two new colours for XL frill Park Avenue - col. 107 Indigo and 106 Dark Cherry, a new colour 01 Tranqueras for Malabrigo Aquarella. More stock of Katia Angora 100 in col. 02 Black is available. Katia Books Teen No. 12 are back in our inventory. A lace frill tape Katia Triana in five multi col. 40 Campagne, 41 Silver Guilt Cream, 42 Spicy Olives, 43 Black Gem, 46 Plum Popurri is in stock. January 2012 issues of Susanna knitting magazine and a brand new publication Moda Knitting, a haute couture crochet and knitting magazine, arrived December 20th. Please visit our subsidiary tea shop Wise Tea Garden for purchases in January. Thank you for your interest in our products and *Happy Holidays!*
• A new iridescent yarn in beautiful mottled hues Magic Garden is in stock (sample): col. 220 Emerald-Sapphire-Amethyst, 221 Royal Blue-Aubergine-Ash, 222 Silver-Charcoal, 225 Black-Silver, 226 Pink-Charcoal-Tan, 227 Cherry-Orange-Plum. Lang Books No. 178 Casual and Starry Nights in col. 105 Copper Gilt and 206 Soiree are back to our inventory.
• More inventory is available for Katia Angora 100 in col. 01 Snow, Rocio in col. 503 Aubergine, Estelle Frill Seeker: col. 207 Strawberry in Chocolate, 706 Purple Haze, 709 Rose Garden, and Frill Seeker Light: col. 804 Nocturnal, 805 Starry Night.
• New styles of hand, elbow, and shoulder leather baghandles in 10 colours (black, dark brown, natural, beige, wine, navy, light pink, light olive, dark green, red) and leather crossbodies in 5 colours (black, beige, dark green, natural, red) are in our stock and will be available for purchases December 12-15.
• Arrived December 5th: 12 new styles of necklaces with mink fur pompoms, glass crystals and beads, metal filigree lace, and thin Alice hairbands with Black or White mink fur bows.

New in November:
• In stock, November 29: December issues of SUSANNA knitting magazine - cozy outdoor and party knits made of always fresh, creative and fashionable mixes of novelty and natural yarns; SANDRA December 2011 - top-quality yarns, flatteringly beautiful soft pink colourways, extraordinary cable knits in hues of green, eye-catching party pullovers and accessories in copper, brown and gold; Hiver 2011 issues of Fait Main HS Tricot - 55 upscale designs, for ladies and kids, made using yarns from the top European yarn manufacturers: Katia, Online, Bergére de France, Anny Blatt, Lanas Stop, Plassard; SABRINA Fashion Knits No. 2 with Gedifra Yarns - stylish knitting models from Small to X-Large; and Burda Style No. 12, 2011 - a sewing & knitting magazine of refined hand-made pieces of clothing.
• A velour ribbon yarn Yaprak, a new colour for a chenille yarn Dove - col. 22 Aqua and more stock of col. 26 Azure arrived November 22nd. Louisa Harding Nerissa - a pure cotton chenille is in stock: col. 03 Damson, 04 Silver, 06 Teal, 08 Russet, 11 Sapphire.
• An exotic blend Yakoo [72/25 Tibetan Yak Wool and Bamboo] in velvety and silken Natural Brown, and 100% Mulberry Silk Boucle in natural White arrived November 18th. New colours are in stock for Minka: Navy, Light Olive and Aubergine.
• New colours are available for Cloud Cotton - col. 106 Pistachio, 108 Tangerine, 114 Sea Foam, 126 Plum, Eco Alpaca - 938 Cocoa, Frill Seeker Lace - col. 615 Rio Carnival, and an amazingly beautiful tweed Runó Míra - 6 new colours: 12 Blue Jay, 13 Mourning Dove, 14 Lauren's Coral, 15 Kalinka-Malinka Blue, 16 Anna's Grasshopper, and more stock of col. 05 Latvian Lavender.
• New publication are in stock: King Cole CROCHET Books No. 1 - elegant and ultra feminine designs for ladies, and Winter 2011-2012 issues of Verena knitting magazine.
• November issues of Sandra knitting magazine - comfy classic and casual beautiful retro designs for all occasions, and special issues of SANDRA Winter & Christmas 2011 - party and outdoor pullovers for the whole family and Christmas decorations with a penguin motif are in stock.
• Hiver 2011-2012 issues of Burda Tricot - a collection of Masterpieces of hand knit fashion, Stella Tutto Maglia No. 18 - colourful one-of-a-kind Eastern European folk-style designs in new shapes and jacquard patterns, and a contemporary and timeless collection of creative home decor ideas - FILATI Handknitting No. 46, Home and Gifts arrived.
• Katia Rocio, a frill yarn with the miniature pompoms attached to the edge, 5 colours have arrived: col. 400 Spicy Toffee, 401 Cream & Chocolate, 404 Purple & Grey, 500 Black & White, 503 Aubergine & Dusky Hot Pink.
• Special orders are accepted for Frill and Ruffle Scarves in our knitwear boutique. Prices start from $68.00.
• November issues of Susanna knitting magazine arrived: Stylish urban designs made of pattern mixes knitted in novelty and classic winter yarns.


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