July -- It's really COLD Month!

This month SIOz continues to celebrate all things woolly and warm. Get your colder weather on the needles projects.

*More Aussie 8 ply

* More chunky handspun* - 50gm hanks are $5.00AU

*more hemp and wool (5ply-equiv): handspun recycled hemp and wool with a homey feel. $8.00AU for a 50gm hank.

Pictured below - Handspun Hemp and Wool (50 gm $8.00AU) 

  

 (free hat or hand cosy pattern with purchase)

*Fine Wools

pure merino lace singles, Nepalese handspun lace, and luxury silks. 

"Way Over the Rainbow" in 2ply wool

*Sock Yarns
4ply pure merino, 80/20 merino/nylon, and a thinner, merino blend sock wool. Current dyelots are destined for the Bendigo Sheep and Wool Festival and The First Annual Sock Summit -- limited amounts on hand in Port Adelaide as they become available.

Shown above: Sherwood Forest Sock Wool 100gm/$25.00AU
 

 
Ariel Sock -- a design for SWTC Tofutsies 
now available from SWTC and their retailers


Sock Designs from SIOz in Yarn Magazine include She Wears Seashells


Back issues of Yarn Magazine available from SIOz containing my sock designs, including the Lone Heart Heel Sock, That 70's Sock, and issue 3 -- the sock issue.

 

Shawl Designs

A Coloured Sheep Shawl Kit

Now available -- starting at $80.00 AU.  The new colours are in -- Colours of Australian coloured sheep wool vary from almond to coconut shell brown, depending on availability of the 3ply and 5ply yarns. Pattern only $5.00AU plus postage.

Thank you to everyone who has purchased this kit. Note: The Coloured Sheep shawl can be made in most yarn weights -- and can be kitted accordingly. For a quicker-knitting project, check out the Emerald City Shawl below, for another Aran-inspired shawl.

For US customers, you can now buy the CSS pattern or kits from The Fibersmyth, Woodstock, VA.

Emerald City Shawl Kits  

The Emerald City Triangular Shawl kit featuring a new version of Emerald City -- 2009 vintage will be featured for the Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show. 

The kit features custom-dyed yarn (the colour is designed for this shawl), exclusive pattern, and a pewter shawl pin (yes, I've restocked the groovy celtic motif pins!). $80.00AU

 

Jitterbug Perfume Shawl -- available to make as A Nepalese Wool Shawl (handspun wool hand-painted from SIOz -- uses 100gms/$20.00AU

 
Spinning:
 
Fibres: Genuine soysilk , recycled sari silk , and Australian merino;  and Nepalese carded wool (great for felting) in stock. Prices per 100gms. Email/ring for weekly special stock as it varies quite a bit. 

Gemstone Whorl Spindles --
Larger spindles in stock feature grey variegated stones - rather attractive. Larger Whorl Spindle: $25.00AU; $20.00AU for regular
 
Chuppah Whorl Spindles:

Still plenty of different colours in stock. They spin nicely and are not too heavy, not too light. All are tested before sale and are $25.00, including a puff of wool to get you started. Hand made in Port Adelaide - Proudly South Australian.


CW spindles shown above feature hand-made coated copper wire hooks and poly-coated pine shafts (the oak was outta stock) $25.00AU

Artwear: Kits now available

Pictured below: A freeform vest in soy yarn, featuring an off-centre stripe at the back.

The Potter Vest [sold], featuring a rare yarn painted by Cheryl Potter. It was a real find, and alas, a lone skein, so I hand-dyed coordinating fibres and knitted them into a vest together. Fibres: cotton, cotton/silk, soy, and viscose. Due to the popularity of this design, it is now available in a hand-painted soy yarn vest kit. Prices start at $70 for kits that contain yarns and fibres at 25-30% off normal retail prices) Each kit is unique. Pictured below -- the original vest.

 
Gallery Shot

Off Centre Vest (medium) in 100% cotton made from recycled jumper and Spanish perle cotton thread lives in England. I miss this piece very much!

 

Lyta doesn't like weekends but you will when you visit Stranded In Oz at the Fishermen's Wharf Markets.