www.thewoolshop.ie  has brought in a selection of beautiful silk and wired butterflies in all different sizes and colours.These decorative beauties can be sewn, stuck with sticky pads or glued into place.
I have decorated all around my grand daughter's fairy house with these butterflies. Pinky is the name of the fairy that lives in her house. When she saw the butterflies around the fairy door she was over the moon with excitement. For her these butterflies are Pinky's friends and lookouts!
I have posted a few photos but there are many more online at  www.thewoolshop.ie or link to page.
http://www.thewoolshop.ie/magento/index.php/haberdashery/butterfly-for-decoration.html

Noro Janome

Noro Janome

This fabulous eye catching jacket is knit in Noro Janome. The style is so simple and easy to knit but with the amazing array of natural colours in this self-striping yarn the effect is simply stunning.
Noro Janome is a double knit or light worsted weight yarn combining the richness of wool and the softness of silk. 
Noro Janome from Japan, a truly beautiful yarn. There are 8 colours in the Janome range.

Noro garment

I think this is cool.

Found on matome.naver.jp

Making Money by Knitting

Making money by knitting.

Is it possible to make money from knitting. The answer is yes you can make money from knitting.

Making money is not or never was easy. It is possible to make a wage from knitting. With any business how you approach, plan and run your enterprise will determents your success or otherwise.

Before we discuss how to get started can you honestly say that your knitting is at expert level. Can you maintain an even tension throughout a garment. You understand how to size a garment graft seams and knit on circular needles.

Answer the following questions to give you a starting point. How much to you want to earn each month? For example if you want to earn €1000 each month and you hope to earn €10 an hour for your knitting. €10 an hour works out at 100 hours a month or 25 hours a week, actual knitting.

Who will buy your product? If we use a scarf as an example, can you sell 100 scarves a month, every month. In reality you need to identify costumers, they may be retailers or individuals who will buy what you produce. Can you find a client who will pay you €150 for a garment (€50 for yarn and €100 for you). Now you only need 10 customers a month. The customer willing to pay this type of money will expect a unique design in a quality yarn. You cannot compete with a machine knit Aran jumper which sells for €45 in the local drapers.

Your comments are welcome! Watch this space as I will explore this subject more. Please check out our range of quality knitting yarn at www.thewoolshop.ie

Louisa Harding Grace Harmonies

Grace Harmonies

Grace Harmonies, a rich quality yarn with the warmth and softness of wool and the luxury of silk.
Louisa Harding's Grace Harmonies has tone on tone colours giving beautiful shades of colour throughout the garment.
Pattern books accompany this yarn.

Needle Required :	Metric 4 and 4.5mm US6 and 7
Tension Square :	22sts x 30rows = 10 x10cm (4 x 4ins)
Yarn Composition :	50% silk, 50% wool
Yarn Length :	100metres (110 yards)
Weight :	50g (1.75 ounces)

Click Here to go to the full range of Louisa Harding Grace Harmonies

Louisa uses her training and skills to create dynamic modern hand knit designs and accessories. Elegant, unique and unapologetically feminine, Louisa Harding’s portfolio of contemporaries and timeless classics have cemented her reputation as one of the UK’s foremost knitting designers. Louisa launched her own range of signature yarns and publications in 2005 and continually updates the range of yarns. Louisa's designs are of true fashion garments, her sense of style is impeccable.

Genetic Disorder

Missy  from Texas, has told us that she has a serious genetic issue. She inherited the yarn stockpiling gene from her mother and passed it on to both her daughters!!!! Missy is very brave to come out and tell the world about her affliction.

There is no known cure indeed sufferers appear to relish their affliction. This is a serious issue and we need to answer the following questions.

Is this gene active in females and males?

How many people are affected?

Is the centre of disease control aware for this?

Is the gene automatically inherited from your parent?

Can the gene spontaneously afflict anybody?

Can sufferers control the impulse to buy yarn?

Are all the afflicted motivated to buy yarn by the same triggers?

Is the impulse to buy yarn triggered by colour, texture or some other attribute. For example “the yarn being in a sale discount bin”?

Where is all the yarn hidden?

Where will it end?

Your comments may be be published!

Louisa Harding Grace Hand Beaded

Grace Hand Beaded

Grace Hand Beaded, a rich quality yarn with the warmth and softness of wool and the luxury of silk. Louisa Harding's Grace contains over 400 glass beads threaded onto each hank by hand, giving that fabulous extra sparkle and texture to your knitting. Pattern books accompany this yarn include Three Graces By Louisa Harding, Harmony By Louisa Harding,

Needle Required :	Metric 4 and 4.5mm US6 and 7
Tension Square :	22sts x 30rows = 10 x10cm (4 x 4ins)
Yarn Composition :	31% merino wool, 31% silk, 8% polyester, 30% glass beads
Yarn Length :	67.5metres (74 yards)
Weight :	50g (1.75 ounces)

Click Here to go to the full range of Louisa Harding Grace Hand Beaded Yarns

Louisa uses her training and skills to create dynamic modern hand knit designs and accessories. Elegant, unique and unapologetically feminine, Louisa Harding’s portfolio of contemporaries and timeless classics have cemented her reputation as one of the UK’s foremost knitting designers. Louisa launched her own range of signature yarns and publications in 2005 and continually updates the range of yarns. Louisa's designs are of true fashion garments, her sense of style is impeccable.

Luisa Harding Etoile

Etoile

Louisa Harding's Etoile, a luxurious cotton rich yarn with a hint of shimmer.
Pattern book Etoile by Louisa Harding accompanies this yarn.

Needle Required	Metric 5mm US 8
Yarn Length :	110metres (120 yards):
Tension Square :	18sts x 25rows = 10 x10cm (4 x 4ins)
Wool Composition :	70% cotton, 24% polyamid, 6% polyester
Weight :	50g (1.75 ounces)

http://www.thewoolshop.ie/magento/index.php/brands/louisa-harding-yarns/etoile-by-louisa-harding.html

Louisa uses her training and skills to create dynamic modern hand knit designs and accessories. Elegant, unique and unapologetically feminine, Louisa Harding’s portfolio of contemporaries and timeless classics have cemented her reputation as one of the UK’s foremost knitting designers. Louisa launched her own range of signature yarns and publications in 2005 and continually updates the range of yarns. Louisa's designs are of true fashion garments, her sense of style is impeccable.

Knitted Rabbit

Knitted Rabbit by our friend Nick. I could not help myself. I enhanced the picture a little.

Louisa Harding Amitola

Amitola

Amitola, a vibrant self striping yarn with the warmth and softness of wool and the luxury of silk. Louisa Harding's Amitola is soft and light to wear. Pattern books accompany this yarn.

Needle Required	Metric 3.75 and 4mm US 5 and 6
Yarn Length :	250metres (273 yards):
Tension Square :	22sts x 30rows = 10 x10cm (4 x 4ins)
Wool Composition :	80% wool, 20% silk
Weight :	50g (1.75 ounces)

http://www.thewoolshop.ie/magento/index.php/brands/louisa-harding-yarns/amitola.html

Louisa uses her training and skills to create dynamic modern hand knit designs and accessories. Elegant, unique and unapologetically feminine, Louisa Harding’s portfolio of contemporaries and timeless classics have cemented her reputation as one of the UK’s foremost knitting designers. Louisa launched her own range of signature yarns and publications in 2005 and continually updates the range of yarns. Louisa's designs are of true fashion garments, her sense of style is impeccable.

Louisa Harding Akiko

Akiko
Louisa Harding's Akiko, a luxurious yarn with alpaca and wool, incredibly soft to wear.
Pattern book Akiko by Louisa Harding accompanies this yarn.

Needle Required	Metric 5mm US 6
Yarn Length :	90metres (98 yards):
Tension Square :	18sts x 24rows = 10 x10cm (4 x 4ins)
Wool Composition :	30% alpaca, 70% wool
Weight :	50g (1.75 ounces)

http://www.thewoolshop.ie/magento/index.php/brands/louisa-harding-yarns/akiko.html

Louisa uses her training and skills to create dynamic modern hand knit designs and accessories. Elegant, unique and unapologetically feminine, Louisa Harding’s portfolio of contemporaries and timeless classics have cemented her reputation as one of the UK’s foremost knitting designers. Louisa launched her own range of signature yarns and publications in 2005 and continually updates the range of yarns. Louisa's designs are of true fashion garments, her sense of style is impeccable.

Noro Yarns: Noro Kureyon

Noro Kureyon

Noro Kureyon, a classic pure wool from Nora of Japan. With the amazing array of natural colours in Noro Kureyon no two projects will look alike. A truly beautiful yarn.

Weight :	100g 3.5ozs
Needle Required :	Metric 4.5 & 5mm US 7 & 8
Yarn Length :	100metres (109 yards):
Tension Square :	15sts x 24rows = 10 x 10cm (4 x 4ins)
Wool Composition :	100% wool

Noro Kureyon Shade 332

http://www.thewoolshop.ie/magento/index.php/brands/noro-designer-yarns/noro-kureyon.html

Noro Yarns’ unique textures and colours have no equal. Spun using highly specialised and luxurious materials, each ball or hank of the multi-coloured yarn is individually blended. This blend produces a unique palette of subtle shadings and vivid hues. Such wonderful yarns need beautiful designs to show off their fabulous colours. Noro patterns are simple and straightforward, making knitting as exciting as the unique end result.

Below is an extract from the Noro web site, The piece is translated from Japanese. 

( Thank you http://translate.google.com/ ) I hope this gives you an understanding of the company's ethos.

An interesting, enjoyable and beautiful Noro handknitting yarn.

We strive to produce yarn that is natural and gentle to people and nature. We hope our yarn will provide joy and happiness to people who use it. "Noro Yarn" is made to fulfil these dreams. Let us introduce to you yarn created through our persistent desire to provide high quality products.

About the raw material :
Noro Yarn has always been particular in selecting raw materials from nature. Carefully selected materials are used to manufacture and deliver yarn that does not lose the natural properties of its material. Impurities in the raw wool are carefully removed by hand without the use of chemicals or machines. This process prevents damage to the fibre, though it makes it impossible to remove impurities as completely as chemicals and machines do.

About the blend :
To manufacture yarn with the best possible texture that combines softness, lightness, strength, touch, colour, lustre and ease of knitting. We blend several types of raw material, utilizing our deep knowledge of the characteristics of each material. Materials are blended by our original method to avoid damaging the characteristic of each batch, and thus the actual blend ratio may differ from that stated on the label.

About the dye :
Colour is the most important factor for Noro Yarn. Colours must be beautiful with a strong lustre and richness of quality. At the same time, they must also be robust to prevent them from fading, discolouring or staining. We have conducted research over many years, continuously going through a process of trial and error. By using an abundance of the highest quality dye, we have attained beauty and durability in the colours of our yarn.

Making of the Noro Yarn :
The basic principle for Noro Yarn is "Spin yarn by hand" Use machinery only for what cannot be done by hand. This hand-spun yarn is made from finely dyed wool, lined faithfully according to colour and weight, carefully maintaining the slow spinning speed by our crafts persons. Since the human hand is used in the spinning process, the natural lustre and texture are obtained without considerably impairing the wool fibre. Lining up the yarn by hand results in irregular arrangement of wool, thereby giving the yarn more bulk. The features of the Noro Yarn are lightness, softness and loftiness. Please view the thickness of our yarn as an average value. Because it is a handmade yarn with raw materials being weighed and lined by human hands, there are areas that are thick and areas that are thin. There are areas where the strand is tight and where the strand is loose, so please knit gently and discover the joy of knitting Noro yarns.

About knots :
Unlike other yarn, handmade Noro Yarn cannot be continuously spun without knots. The yarn is knotted together in a ball or hank. Please understand that in some cases, there may be a knot or two in your ball or hank of hand spun Noro Yarn. This is an introduction to some of the distinctive features of Noro Yarn. We will continue to concentrate our efforts in the manufacture of products that are gentle to nature and to people. We will continue to strive to make improvements in quality, to develop new products, and to pursue developments in the use of yarn that may be helpful to our customers. We are looking forward to your continuing patronage.

Noro Silk Garden 4ply

Noro Silk Garden 4ply

Noro Silk Garden 4ply, a stunning combination of colours, with the warmth and softness of wool and the luxury of silk. Patterns can be seen in Noro Favourites pattern book.

Weight	50g 1.75ozs
Needle Required	Metric 3.5 and 4mm US 4 and 6
Yarn Length :	110metres (119 yards)
Tension Square :	22sts x 30rows = 10 x 10cm (4 x 4ins)
Wool Composition :	25% silk, 40% wool, 10% mohair, 25% polyamid
Yarn Length:	110metres (119 yards):

http://www.thewoolshop.ie/magento/index.php/brands/noro-designer-yarns/noro-silk-garden-4ply.html

Noro Yarns’ unique textures and colours have no equal. Spun using highly specialised and luxurious materials, each ball or hank of the multi-coloured yarn is individually blended. This blend produces a unique palette of subtle shadings and vivid hues. Such wonderful yarns need beautiful designs to show off their fabulous colours. Noro patterns are simple and straightforward, making knitting as exciting as the unique end result.

Below is an extract from the Noro web site, The piece is translated from Japanese. 

( Thank you http://translate.google.com/ ) I hope this gives you an understanding of the company's ethos.

An interesting, enjoyable and beautiful Noro handknitting yarn.

We strive to produce yarn that is natural and gentle to people and nature. We hope our yarn will provide joy and happiness to people who use it. "Noro Yarn" is made to fulfil these dreams. Let us introduce to you yarn created through our persistent desire to provide high quality products.

About the raw material :
Noro Yarn has always been particular in selecting raw materials from nature. Carefully selected materials are used to manufacture and deliver yarn that does not lose the natural properties of its material. Impurities in the raw wool are carefully removed by hand without the use of chemicals or machines. This process prevents damage to the fibre, though it makes it impossible to remove impurities as completely as chemicals and machines do.

About the blend :
To manufacture yarn with the best possible texture that combines softness, lightness, strength, touch, colour, lustre and ease of knitting. We blend several types of raw material, utilizing our deep knowledge of the characteristics of each material. Materials are blended by our original method to avoid damaging the characteristic of each batch, and thus the actual blend ratio may differ from that stated on the label.

About the dye :
Colour is the most important factor for Noro Yarn. Colours must be beautiful with a strong lustre and richness of quality. At the same time, they must also be robust to prevent them from fading, discolouring or staining. We have conducted research over many years, continuously going through a process of trial and error. By using an abundance of the highest quality dye, we have attained beauty and durability in the colours of our yarn.

Making of the Noro Yarn :
The basic principle for Noro Yarn is "Spin yarn by hand" Use machinery only for what cannot be done by hand. This hand-spun yarn is made from finely dyed wool, lined faithfully according to colour and weight, carefully maintaining the slow spinning speed by our crafts persons. Since the human hand is used in the spinning process, the natural lustre and texture are obtained without considerably impairing the wool fibre. Lining up the yarn by hand results in irregular arrangement of wool, thereby giving the yarn more bulk. The features of the Noro Yarn are lightness, softness and loftiness. Please view the thickness of our yarn as an average value. Because it is a handmade yarn with raw materials being weighed and lined by human hands, there are areas that are thick and areas that are thin. There are areas where the strand is tight and where the strand is loose, so please knit gently and discover the joy of knitting Noro yarns.

About knots :
Unlike other yarn, handmade Noro Yarn cannot be continuously spun without knots. The yarn is knotted together in a ball or hank. Please understand that in some cases, there may be a knot or two in your ball or hank of hand spun Noro Yarn. This is an introduction to some of the distinctive features of Noro Yarn. We will continue to concentrate our efforts in the manufacture of products that are gentle to nature and to people. We will continue to strive to make improvements in quality, to develop new products, and to pursue developments in the use of yarn that may be helpful to our customers. We are looking forward to your continuing patronage.

Noro Yarn: Noro Kirara

Noro Kirara, a double knitting wool and angora rich yarn combined with cotton and the luxury of silk.

Kirara by Noro, with its amazing combination of colours creates stunning garments.

Weight	50g 1.75ozs
Needle Required	Metric 4mm US 6
Yarn Length :	150metres (163 yards):
Tension Square :	22sts x 28rows = 10 x 10cm (4 x 4ins)
Wool Composition :	10% silk, 51% wool, 29% cotton, 10% angora

http://www.thewoolshop.ie/magento/index.php/brands/noro-designer-yarns/noro-kirara.html

Noro Yarns’ unique textures and colours have no equal. Spun using highly specialised and luxurious materials, each ball or hank of the multi-coloured yarn is individually blended. This blend produces a unique palette of subtle shadings and vivid hues. Such wonderful yarns need beautiful designs to show off their fabulous colours. Noro patterns are simple and straightforward, making knitting as exciting as the unique end result.

Below is an extract from the Noro web site, The piece is translated from Japanese. 

( Thank you http://translate.google.com/ ) I hope this gives you an understanding of the company's ethos.

An interesting, enjoyable and beautiful Noro handknitting yarn.

We strive to produce yarn that is natural and gentle to people and nature. We hope our yarn will provide joy and happiness to people who use it. "Noro Yarn" is made to fulfil these dreams. Let us introduce to you yarn created through our persistent desire to provide high quality products.

About the raw material :
Noro Yarn has always been particular in selecting raw materials from nature. Carefully selected materials are used to manufacture and deliver yarn that does not lose the natural properties of its material. Impurities in the raw wool are carefully removed by hand without the use of chemicals or machines. This process prevents damage to the fibre, though it makes it impossible to remove impurities as completely as chemicals and machines do.

About the blend :
To manufacture yarn with the best possible texture that combines softness, lightness, strength, touch, colour, lustre and ease of knitting. We blend several types of raw material, utilizing our deep knowledge of the characteristics of each material. Materials are blended by our original method to avoid damaging the characteristic of each batch, and thus the actual blend ratio may differ from that stated on the label.

About the dye :
Colour is the most important factor for Noro Yarn. Colours must be beautiful with a strong lustre and richness of quality. At the same time, they must also be robust to prevent them from fading, discolouring or staining. We have conducted research over many years, continuously going through a process of trial and error. By using an abundance of the highest quality dye, we have attained beauty and durability in the colours of our yarn.

Making of the Noro Yarn :
The basic principle for Noro Yarn is "Spin yarn by hand" Use machinery only for what cannot be done by hand. This hand-spun yarn is made from finely dyed wool, lined faithfully according to colour and weight, carefully maintaining the slow spinning speed by our crafts persons. Since the human hand is used in the spinning process, the natural lustre and texture are obtained without considerably impairing the wool fibre. Lining up the yarn by hand results in irregular arrangement of wool, thereby giving the yarn more bulk. The features of the Noro Yarn are lightness, softness and loftiness. Please view the thickness of our yarn as an average value. Because it is a handmade yarn with raw materials being weighed and lined by human hands, there are areas that are thick and areas that are thin. There are areas where the strand is tight and where the strand is loose, so please knit gently and discover the joy of knitting Noro yarns.

About knots :
Unlike other yarn, handmade Noro Yarn cannot be continuously spun without knots. The yarn is knotted together in a ball or hank. Please understand that in some cases, there may be a knot or two in your ball or hank of hand spun Noro Yarn. This is an introduction to some of the distinctive features of Noro Yarn. We will continue to concentrate our efforts in the manufacture of products that are gentle to nature and to people. We will continue to strive to make improvements in quality, to develop new products, and to pursue developments in the use of yarn that may be helpful to our customers. We are looking forward to your continuing patronage.

Noro Yarn: Noro Haniwa

Noro Haniwa, an aran or worsted weight yarn with a luxurious mixture of silk, wool and nylon. Haniwa by Noro is self patterning, its combination of fabulous colours create stunning garments.

Weight	50g 1.75ozs
Needle Required	Metric 5mm US 7
Yarn Length :	110metres (119 yards)
Tension Square :	20sts x 26rows = 10 x 10cm (4 x 4ins)
Wool Composition :	50% silk, 30% wool, 20% nylon
Yarn Length:	150 metres 163 yards

http://www.thewoolshop.ie/magento/index.php/brands/noro-designer-yarns/noro-haniwa.html

Noro Yarns’ unique textures and colours have no equal. Spun using highly specialised and luxurious materials, each ball or hank of the multi-coloured yarn is individually blended. This blend produces a unique palette of subtle shadings and vivid hues. Such wonderful yarns need beautiful designs to show off their fabulous colours. Noro patterns are simple and straightforward, making knitting as exciting as the unique end result.

Below is an extract from the Noro web site, The piece is translated from Japanese. 

( Thank you http://translate.google.com/ ) I hope this gives you an understanding of the company's ethos.

An interesting, enjoyable and beautiful Noro handknitting yarn

We strive to produce yarn that is natural and gentle to people and nature. We hope our yarn will provide joy and happiness to people who use it. "Noro Yarn" is made to fulfil these dreams. Let us introduce to you yarn created through our persistent desire to provide high quality products.

About the raw material :

Noro Yarn has always been particular in selecting raw materials from nature. Carefully selected materials are used to manufacture and deliver yarn that does not lose the natural properties of its material. Impurities in the raw wool are carefully removed by hand without the use of chemicals or machines. This process prevents damage to the fibre, though it makes it impossible to remove impurities as completely as chemicals and machines do.

About the blend :

To manufacture yarn with the best possible texture that combines softness, lightness, strength, touch, colour, lustre and ease of knitting. We blend several types of raw material, utilizing our deep knowledge of the characteristics of each material. Materials are blended by our original method to avoid damaging the characteristic of each batch, and thus the actual blend ratio may differ from that stated on the label.

About the dye :

Colour is the most important factor for Noro Yarn. Colours must be beautiful with a strong lustre and richness of quality. At the same time, they must also be robust to prevent them from fading, discolouring or staining. We have conducted research over many years, continuously going through a process of trial and error. By using an abundance of the highest quality dye, we have attained beauty and durability in the colours of our yarn.

Making of the Noro Yarn :

The basic principle for Noro Yarn is "Spin yarn by hand" Use machinery only for what cannot be done by hand. This hand-spun yarn is made from finely dyed wool, lined faithfully according to colour and weight, carefully maintaining the slow spinning speed by our crafts persons. Since the human hand is used in the spinning process, the natural lustre and texture are obtained without considerably impairing the wool fibre. Lining up the yarn by hand results in irregular arrangement of wool, thereby giving the yarn more bulk. The features of the Noro Yarn are lightness, softness and loftiness. Please view the thickness of our yarn as an average value. Because it is a handmade yarn with raw materials being weighed and lined by human hands, there are areas that are thick and areas that are thin. There are areas where the strand is tight and where the strand is loose, so please knit gently and discover the joy of knitting Noro yarns.

About knots :

Unlike other yarn, handmade Noro Yarn cannot be continuously spun without knots. The yarn is knotted together in a ball or hank. Please understand that in some cases, there may be a knot or two in your ball or hank of hand spun Noro Yarn. This is an introduction to some of the distinctive features of Noro Yarn. We will continue to concentrate our efforts in the manufacture of products that are gentle to nature and to people. We will continue to strive to make improvements in quality, to develop new products, and to pursue developments in the use of yarn that may be helpful to our customers. We are looking forward to your continuing patronage.