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We really wanted to start 2014 off with a bang, and we figured what better way to do that than with Madelinetosh?!? So we asked Amy at Madelintosh if they could create a series of Limited Edition colors only available from us here at Jimmy Beans, available in all of their most popular bases, and they graciously said yes! Every other month throughout the year, beginning in January, we'll be releasing these special colors in all of the fabulous Madelinetosh yarn bases. We are calling it our "Tailor-Made Collection" because it's made especially for us, and all of you! It probably goes without saying, but we are ridiculously elated to share these amazing colors with you!
This month, Tosh has created this gorgeous colorway that we've lovingly named "Thrift Shop Dress Shirt." The pale tones of beiges and grey paired with blue and deep green reminded us of the vintage dress shirts often seen worn by hipsters or those bold enough to wear these colors all at once. We also love us some Macklemore (the rapper behind chart-topper, "Thrift Shop"), so it just seemed to fit! Jimmy really liked the contrast of the paler tones mixed with slightly darker ones that make this color truly unique, and perfect for your next project or to add to your stash. The best part is, it's Limited Edition Tosh! What more could you ask for?
Thrift Shop Dress Shirt is available in a or small or large bouquet, and open stock in all of your favorite Madelinetosh yarn weights, including: Madelinetosh's newest yarn, A.S.A.P., Pashmina, Pashmina Worsted, Tosh DK, Tosh Merino DK, Tosh Merino, Prairie, Tosh Chunky, Tosh Sock, Tosh Sport, Tosh Vintage and of course, the ever popular Tosh Merino Light!
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| Looking for a unique way to celebrate your birthday this year? Look no further because we've got something extra special for you! Each month of 2014, in partnership with Swans Island yarns, we are offering gorgeous Birthstone yarn bouquets using Swans Island EcoWash DK, starting with Garnet for January. These unforgettable bouquets include three skeins of yarn arranged as flowers with knitting needle "stems" in a classic glass vase. |
Accompanying each bouquet is a set of Anna Bee Birthstone Stitch Markers and an exclusive (and gorgeous!) cowl pattern - the Silver Birch Cowl, designed especially by Swans Island to go with these bouquets. At the beginning of each month, we'll release a new bouquet, just in time for gift giving! Be sure to add one of these beauties to your wish list this year, we certainly are! | |
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Need a gift for the eco-minded knitter? We've got you covered! Our Eco-Friendly Gift Baskets, available in a Simple and Deluxe version features a variety of our all-natural, organic, and fairly traded products, including items from Be Sweet, Lantern Moon, Swans Island and more! These items are arranged in beautiful re-usable containers that are great for yarn or project storage, or any other household organization you can think of! These are the perfect gift for the earth-minded and eco-conscious knitters in your life!
And here are a few more gift basket suggestions to suit all of your needs!
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This stunning cowl has already been making waves this winter on the cover of the latest issue of Vogue Knitting Magazine: The gorgeous nine-color fair isle design is both traditional and modern - the perfect project to keep you busy on into spring! The Koigu Fair Isle Cowl Kit contains all nine skeins of Koigu KPM needed to complete the project, with the option of just buying the yarn or the yarn plus the magazine containing the pattern. The yarn comes packaged up and ready to knit! Pre-order your kit now to reserve your skeins, and we'll ship them in a few weeks when the yarn arrives! | |
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Necessary Cowl - Noro Shiraito & Debbie Bliss Angel - Desert $49.99 | Laura has been knitting up a storm lately and the Necessary Cowl designed by our friend Shelli, owner of Knitterly in Petaluma, CA is her item of choice! She's made three or so of these cozy cowls in the last month, and is showing no signs of stopping! She says it's really a great pattern for someone who needs some mindless knitting or as a very basic pattern for a beginning knitter. Plus, the resulting cowl is just gorgeous! We've created a few special new kits using Malabrigo Dos or Noro Shirato paired with Debbie Bliss Angel that include all the yarn you need, and the pattern. Check 'em out! |
Laura Zander Crochet Red $17.95 | We are so amped, Crochet Red has arrived early!!! Crochet Red is Laura's (aka Jimmy's) third Stitch Red book that combines a love of all things crochet with heart healthy lifestyle tips. It contain 30 exquisite crochet patterns from celebrity crochet designers, in addition to their stories of how heart disease has touched their lives and what they do on a daily basis to stay healthy. We hope you find Crochet Red not only an inspiration for your craft, but an inspiration for your life. All copies of Crochet Red ordered from us will be personally signed by Laura! | Danube Aran - 603 Provence $8.40 | Inspired by the European river for which it is named, Danube is made from slow-striping fibers that flow with gorgeous color changes. Silk-like flecks within the yarn give it subtle texture for an appealing handspun look. Available in three different weights, DK, Aran, and Bulky Hat and Mitts set, you just need 2-3 balls of Bulky. The Sylkie Cowl by Shetland Trader just takes 3 balls of Aran while 2 balls of the DK makes Ann Norling's Ann Norling's Cowl on the Diagonal! Any way you use the Danube, we are sure you'll love its tweedy and soft look! | Cascade Forest Hills - 15 Hyacinth Violet $19.95 | Forest Hills from Cascade is a squishy soft blend of silk and merino wool finely spun into a 2-ply lace weight / light fingering weight yarn. Although we would expect nothing less from Cascade, this yarn is available in a gorgeous range of colors leaving something for everyone. With 785 yards per ball to work with, Forest Hills is perfect for an heirloom shawl like the Icarus Shawl by Miriam Felton, or Churchmouse's Fir Cone Lace Shawl and Scarf. | HiKoo Rylie - 086 Periwinkle $25.95 | Rylie from HiKoo is a stunning blend of three luxurious fibers - baby alpaca, mulberry silk, and linen! These fibers unite to create a down-to-earth yarn laden with rustic texture, subtle sheen, and a soft halo that is nothing short of divine. It creates a fabric that is soft, drapey, and above all, comfortable. Try it out on Sunday Knits' gorgeous Claire de Lune Cardigan or Hill Country Weavers' Bouteloua Capelet and Mitts! | Miriam Felton Patterns - Lauren Bacall Gloves $6.50 | We met Miriam at TNNA last January, and not only is she just as sweet as can be, but she is über-talented too! This Utah-based designer creates intuitive garments and accessories that are just stunning and ultra-wearable. Some of our favorites include the Bramble shawl that can be knit with two skeins of Classic Elite Alpaca Sox Kettle Dyed, the Vinculum Cardigan, which uses Swans Island Natural Colors Worsted, and the Lauren Bacall Gloves, which would be scrumptious knit in Juniper Moon's Tenzing yarn. Any way you knit Miriam's patterns, we think you will love their unique look and fun construction! |
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To go along with the new Downton Abby Lorna's Laces Limited Edition color, "Bated Breath," we decided to have some limited edition project bags sewn up (by Jimmy's neighbor Alise!) to coordinate with the colors in the yarn! These vintage inspired prints come from Denyse Schmidt's latest collection, Florence. We've selected four prints that we feel complement the "Bated Breath" color well and are perfect for carrying around your KAL project!
Would you rather save a few bucks and make your own project bag? Well, you can get 3 bags out of 1 yard of fabric - enough for you and two friends! Each bag also needs 2 yards of ribbon for the ties. For instructions on how to make your own project bag, check out Kristen's Sewn Project Bag Tutorial on our Free Patterns page!
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| We've got a pretty sweet deal this month on an awesome Debbie Bliss yarn! The Riva Fringed Shrug Kit is now available for 40% off! This stunning self-striping yarn looks amazing knit up in this fringed shrug that boasts a truly boho-like vibe. A super-quick knit, this shrug would make a great gift or last-minute winter accessory you can enjoy almost immediately! And at 40% off, you can't beat the price. Be sure to snag this kit now, as it's just available at this price until January 31st!
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| Every so often, we make friends with people ineally knock our socks off, and Rosemary "Romi" Hill is one of those people. A couple of years ago she relocated with her family from the Bay Area to Gardnerville, NV, just a few miles south of Reno - making her pretty much a local. Lucky us! Recently, Laura had lunch with Romi and was reminded of what a true gem she is, which is why we wanted to share with you the 5 big reasons we love Romi and her designs! |
1) She's awesome to work with! Last year we collaborated with her on her 7 Small Shawls 2012-13 series - Home is Where the Heart Is - a stunning group of designs inspired by Northern Nevada. It was such fun to be a part of all of the excitement!
2) We just love all of her designs (especially the two we just added to our collection, Kleio and Sakaki!) Many of her shawls incorporate beads - we love that, too!
3) She graciously agreed to be a part of our Stitch Mountain book. Her design for Olympic athlete (and fellow knitter) Hannah Kearney, the Ruffle Scarf, is one of the most popular from the book, and just one look at its effortless design will tell you why.
4) Her photography is AMAZING! Check out how gorgeous she made our little Debbie Bliss Snowman look... All of her designs are photographed this beautifully. We love the eye-candy!
5) She teaches classes, too! In fact, she is teaching at a retreat with Hill Country Weavers in Austin, TX in February, and Laura is thinking about going. Are any of you signed up? It sounds amazing!
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In any case, we love Romi and her patterns and we hope you do, too! Never tried knitting any of her designs? Check out her shawls from Home is Where the Heart Is or her Designs by Romi line. Each of them is awesome and unique in its own way, just like the designer herself! |
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Elsebeth Lavold LinSilk & Queensland Collection Air: Now 33-60% Off!
We've got some awesome new sale yarns from Elsebeth Lavold and Queensland Collection! LinSilk from Elsebeth Lavold is a gorgeous blend of linen, viscose, and silk - that is perfect for summery projects such as Knitting Pure & Simple's Side to Side Pullover or Cocoknits' Liesl! Queensland Collection's Air is a super-bulky and squishy wool blend yarn that is great for cold weather projects like the Woodland Hoodlet by Tiny Owl Knits or Kristen's Basic Neckie!
Universal Yarns Cotton Supreme & Cool Baby Multis: Now 43-49% Off!
Have some babies to knit for this year? Well, Universal Yarns has some great baby yarns on sale for you! First up we have Cotton Supreme, a textured blend of cotton and acrylic for easy care. We've also got the fun and feathery Cool Baby Multis yarn, which is a textured cotton chenille. Both of these yarns are soft and snuggly and just the thing for baby blankets, garments, and other necessary items!
Cascade Greenland: Now 40% off!
Sometimes the upside of one of your favorite yarns being discontinued is that it often can be found at a discount. That is certainly the case with Cascade Greenland! This 100% Superwash Merino wool yarn comes in a great variety of colors that are now available at 40% off! We love this yarn and its versatility; it can be used for all kinds of items for babies and kids (and adults, too!) such as sweaters, hats, cowls, scarves, and more! We love it for the Bloody Mary Cardigan by Baby Cocktails, or the Iceling Set by Carol Feller. Grab some now before it's gone forever!
Filatura Di Crosa Cubetto & S.Charles Collezione Sade Yarn: Now 40-50% Off!
Already looking forward to warmer weather? Then check out these two sale yarns from S. Charles Collezione and Filatura di Crosa! Sade by S. Charles Collezione is a cotton-blend tape-style yarn with a shimmery metallic edging that is beautiful for accessories and lightweight sweaters. Cubetto from Filatura di Crosa has a similar construction with metallic thread accents for a little bit of glam. Both of these yarns are perfect for many of your stylish summery knitting needs!
Heather Bailey Freshcut Fabric Collection: on Sale 35% Off!
Infusing Vintage Nostalgia with a modern sensibility, Freshcut, Heather Bailey's all-original debut collection for Free Spirit, pairs witty florals with charming prints and lively geometrics. Playful prints mix easily across colorways in creamy hues that remind us of swinging on hammocks, sunshine, summer breezes, and lemonade. With an inventive approach to scale and detailing, Freshcut presents a palette of fabrics with tremendous life, sparkle, and versatility. Use one of these fun prints for the Sunday Picnic Blouse by Sew Liberated or the Saturday Market Bag!
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Reno, NV 89502
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