Artfibers News — Holiday Discount, Gift Certificates, Contest, Amazing New Yarns, Free Patterns! Holiday Discount : per order, 20% off on amounts above the first $50 Includes: Artfibers catalog yarns, Artfibers Gift Certificates Excludes: store sale items, tools, fiber End date: close of the business day, December 23, 2011 If you’re not sure what to [...]
Tall Tam & Neck Warmer in Artfibers Nanook & Heath This great, stylish set can be worn different ways and is fun and easy to make! The neck warmer can be worn at the neck or as a second layer to the hat to change the look or add more warmth. Great holiday gifts for [...]
Elegant Wristlets in Twain The project is knitted flat and seamed. Loose Lattice Lace pattern is easier than it looks! These knit up quickly and make wonderful gifts. Size: One Size. Cast on and bind off loosely for large hands and tighter for small hands. For very petite hands, use a size 6 needle instead [...]
Felted (fulled, actually) knit mukluks in YURT I had to muck about to find the best way to produce these knitted, felted boots, and was very lucky that it all paid off. Yarn: Artfibers Yurt 70% Merino Wool, 30% Baby Alpaca (Normal gauge: 17s X 23r = 4″ on size 9 U.S. needles, but boots [...]
RoxWrap Crossover Vest in Zyme Description: This vest is a timeless garment that can be layered for any season. Front and Back are joined up to the armholes. Garment is knit bottom-up. Style is hip length, fitted waist cardigan style with ribbed edges and horizontal rib front bands that broaden at the top and overlap. [...]
J’aime la j’aime! This yarn was love at first sight and feel. The cashmere is marvelously apparent and the high spin gives so much elasticity that you sink back in your favorite knitting chair with a big sigh of contentment. We think J’aime would be a great choice for so many projects… You could wrap [...]
“We can comprehend each other when we recognize firstly what difference we have, and the next to try to respect our difference mutually. We should have various measures, not only one. While we are living in a small world, we cannot know well ourselves as far as we have nothing to compare with.” — Chieko [...]
At Artfibers, our goal is to offer uniquely good value to our customers. Our web catalog contains several tools to help you make an informed buying decision. Estimator On every page in our catalog you will find an interactive estimator for that yarn. We built this ourselves over several years — a lot of care [...]
People often ask how we develop color concepts for yarn. In fact there are several paths that we follow. Life itself is the greatest inspiration, where color merges with underlying meaning. We may find a leaf or a pebble or peek through a fence at a garden, and this begins to shape a new yarn. [...]
In November of 2010 the Artfibers production team did something unusual. In addition to the steady flow of work for orders and inventory, we also developed six new yarns, finishing and delivering to the store a total of 30 new colors. The new yarns are ANIME, BRIE, MOSS BEACH, VINYA, WOOSH, and YURT. Since all [...]
