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Happy New Year - Welcome to 2010! Wasn't 2010 supposed to be a year in which we're all driving hover cars, eating food capsules for dinner and
taking showers via a conveyor belt, just like the Jetson family did?!
Well, instead of driving cars through the air, we're driving cars that plug into electrical outlets - and instead of eating capsules that taste
like steak and mashed potatoes, we're drinking smoothies full of the day's calories and nutrition. The one thing that hasn't changed over the last 20 years?
Our obsession with vampires! That's where the inspiration for this month's color came from: the Twilight movies and our
teammate Karla's mild obsession with it (a diehard fan, she skipped sleep to see the most recent premiere at 3am!!).
To be honest with you, i've been holding on to my sample for quite a few months now... just waiting for the right time to release it
(and for the right name to give it). Similar to the Black Purl but without the black, this colorway has the most gorgeous transition between colors
that I have seen so far...i guess there is a fine line between purple and grey! Anyway, as soon as I showed my to Karla last month, I knew that this color would have to be dedicated to her -
and to her love of Twilight. This has got to be one of the prettiest color combos we've ever had (and I'm not a huge fan of purple). I hope you enjoy it
as much as we have.
By the way, this will be the last month that we have both the
Swirl DK, and the
Swirl Chunky in the
Limited Edition colorways. That said, we do have some other ideas up our sleeves for future months, so make sure to stay tuned!
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Now that you're geared up on all kinds of great new sock, sport, and worsted weight yarn, you're going to need
some ideas for working with it! Below are a few new things that have hit the shelves - and that we think you might enjoy. :)
Aware Knits
$22.95
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Aware Knits is just that - bringing awareness into your knitting: Where does the fiber come from? If not from an animal (sheep, camel or alpaca), is it renewable (like cotton, soy, jute, bamboo)? Does the production of the yarn help others too? Manos Del Uruguay, a cooperative of over 800 women, benefits so much from hand spinning and hand dying yarns. JBW carries many of the yarns in this book from Manos, Malabrigo, and Blue Sky Alpacas to Vermont Organic and Cascade's ever popular Eco Wool...check it out!!
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Verena Knitting - 2010 Winter
$6.99
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Europe's top knitting magazine has 50-plus patterns in each issue! The newest issue just arrived a few days ago, so you might want to grab a copy if you don't already have one.
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Knitting Lace Triangles
$17.95
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Evelyn shares her knowledge of planning and knitting lace triangle shawls in this terrific book. Perfect for knitting with the Helen's Lace in Twilight!
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Knitter's Magazine - '09 Winter
$5.95
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The new Knitter's Magazine is here!!
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Interweave Press - '09 Winter Crochet
$6.99
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Now that i'm a master crocheter (ha! I've finished 2 beanies now... and am working on my 3rd... that's about all i can manage), I'm drawn
to all of the great projects in the Crochet magazines. For instance, this issue of Interweave Crochet has an adorable version of [Prince] Frog Charming
done out of the Blue Sky Dyed Cotton... and a beautiful shawl made from multiple colors of Rowan Kidsilk Haze. Amazing!
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Magnificent Mittens and Socks
$24.95
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Itching for new mitten and sock ideas? Well this book is the solution. Discover how Anna Zilboorg's toe-up, free-sole sock design works on socks... and you can use your new Twilight Sock Yarn for the first pair.
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With the New Year comes new savings... we just received a HUGE shipment of discontinued Rowan, Mirasol, and Lousia Harding sale yarns.
The Silk Wool DK is an obvious favorite, as are the Natural Silk Aran and the Kashmir DK (i'm already lined up on knitting a crocheted beanie for myself - or a little sweater for Huck).
And the Mirasol Hacho has been flying out the door faster than we can knit with it - hope you are able to get some of this fun yarn before it's gone!
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In addition to the yarns above, we've got a GREAT selection of Rowan books - and some are just perfect for the sale yarn.
For instance, if you pick up some of the discontinued Biggy Print you might also consider grabbing a copy of Big It Up - there are some terrific patterns written just for Biggy Print in there!
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One last reminder to mention before you start shopping... the first round of 2010
Jimmy Beans Bucks have been issued!
If you earned a reward, your reward and free shipping coupon are both currently in your account. Just make sure to log into your account while ordering and you will see both. We have already sent out the email notifications with your reward amount and your personalized free shipping coupon code - hopefully you have already taken a look!
If you didn't earn a reward or aren't familiar with this incredible FREE YARN program take a look now! In a nutshell, if you have a JBW account and made purchases last quarter (October 1st - December 31st), you received an account credit equal to 5% of those purchases (with a few rules, of course). We were very excited to issue even more rewards during this round compared to the previous three rounds -- we really hope everyone enjoys this program!! :)
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Please let us know what you think of our newsletter or if you have problems reading it! Questions? Comments? Suggestions? email feedback@JimmyBeansWool.com
And please don't forget to support your LYS. In addition to being an online outlet, we also have a retail location and therefore understand how important it is to be supported by our locals.
We only send the newsletter to people who have requested they be added to the list.
Feel free to update your notification options on our site.
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Jimmy Beans Wool
1312 Capital Blvd. #103
Reno, NV 89502
Toll Free (877)JBW-KNIT (529-5648)
Phone (775)827-9276
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