Chunky yarns typically knit up at a gauge of about 3 to 3 1/2 stitches per inch.  Also included in the chunkies are ribbon & novelty yarns, although they can be worked up at a variety of gauges.

Silk Gelato  by Lantern Moon

Silk Gelato

  Mauch Chunky from Kraemer Yarns

Another yarn from one of my favorite yarn manufacturers:  Kraemer Yarns.  Located in Nazareth, a small town in eastern Pennsylvania, they spin many varieties of yarn from natural and synthetic fibers.  I love working with them, and last summer I added five of their yarns to my "bag of tricks", and this month, I've added three more.  Yay for U.S. mills! 

Mauch Chunky is a single-ply yarn made of 60% New Zealand wool and 40% domestic wool.  I've started with eight fun, heathered colors, but it comes in a total of 56 different colors, so you can expect to see more colors in the shop down the road a bit.  Mauch Chunky was created with felters in mind; it felts beautifully and easily.  But it certainly isn't limited to felted items, garments made from Mauch Chunky are warm and perfect for winter weather.  Oh, do you know how to pronounce "Mauch"?  It rhymes with "sock". Made in the U.S.A.
 Free Patterns: from Kraemer Yarns

Mauch Chunky

Worsted weight is probably the most commonly used type of yarn, and it knits up from about 4 to 5 stitches per inch.

Eco Cloud from Cascade Yarns

Eco Cloud is a squishy, yummy blend of natural alpaca & merino.  Processed with no chemicals, it's available in nine natural, undyed colors.  It has a braided construction (that's the part that makes it squishy), and it's a dream to knit with.  It would make an awesome sweater, or maybe a warm & cozy cowl.  A free pattern for the Slanty Cowl shown in the photo is available at the shop.
 

Eco Cloud

Misti Alpaca Worsted from Misti Alpaca

Misti Worsted isn't new to the shop, but it's a yarn that's always been one of my favorites, so I wanted to mention it again, especially since we've recently added six new vibrant, fun colors.  Super soft, super warm, it's great for cold weather accessories, yet so soft and luscious you'll want to knit with it all year long.

Free patterns:  Convertible Cowl,  Cabled Thumb Mitts, Double Color Hat, Mitt, Scarf Set (crochet!) 

Misti Alpaca Worsted

Natuarlly Nazareth

Another yarn from Kraemer, Naturally Nazareth is a worsted weight yarn made of 100% domestic wool.  A versatile yarn with great stitch definition,  it is study and warm, perfect for anything from a cozy winter sweater, to mittens, hats, scarves, pillows, and even stuffed animals. Like Mauch Chunky, it was designed with felters in mind - try it for your favorite felted project.  To start, I've brought in 6 variegated colorways - something I was missing in a feltable yarn.   I used it to make these super cute felted flip flops.  The pattern, by Kalamazoo Knits, is available in the shop, and comes in adults, kids, and baby sizes.  Made in the U.S.A
Free Patterns from Kraemer Yarns

Naturally Nazareth

Felted Flip Flops in Naturally Nazareth

 O-Wool Balance from Tunney Wool Company

Balance is a 50/50 blend of certified organic wool and organic cotton, with a subtle tweedy, earthy look and a soft hand.  With the flexibility of wool and the coolness of cotton, it's perfect for light sweaters, wraps, and clothing for children.  If you're interested in how "certified organic" applies to yarn, you can read about it on O-Wool.com.  The Aethercopter scarf shown here was a really fun to knit and super cute to wear. 

Aethercopter in O-Wool Balance

Nautika from Knit One Crochet Too

Nautika is a new yarn from Knit One Crochet Too, and it's a microfiber/nylon blend.  It's soft, has a great sheen, and fantastic stitch definition.  Nice for adult garments, but equally nice for babies and children, since it's machine wash and dry.  I really enjoyed working with Nautika when I knit up the market bag.

Nautika Patterns (all are available at Double Ewe).

Nautika

Nautika Market Bag

Fingering weight yarn works up at a range of 7 - 8 stitches per inch.  It's also referred to as "Sock Yarn", but it's definately not just for socks.  It's also used for baby items, shawls, scarves, gloves, sweaters...the list goes on and on.  It's especially nice for light weight, warm weather projects.

Sausalito from Crystal Palace Yarns

A fun new addition to Crystal Palace's self-striping family of yarns:  a velvety soft blend of superwash merino & nylon, and it knits nicely at a sport-to-fingering weight gauge.  Sausalito is machine washable (cool & gentle in a lingerie bag, thank-you-very-much), perfect for hats, gloves, socks, scarves, and more.  

Free pattern:  Sausalito Fingerless Gloves

Sausalito

 Tonos Carnaval from Misti Alpaca

 Carnaval is a blend of superfine alpaca, fine merino wool, silk and nylon - super soft, resilient and durable in a fingering weight with tone-on-tone colorways.  Just gorgeous.  This is the same blend and weight as Misti's Handpaint Sock Yarn.   

Free pattern:  Misti Alpaca Sock Family

Tonos Carnaval

Denali, Yukon, Chugiak and St. Elias from Pagewood Farm

While they're not new to the shop, it's been a while since I've had such a big pile of Pagewood yarns, so I thought I'd mention them again. They are variety of blends: 100% merino with a high twist, a merino/nylon blend, a merino/bamboo blend, and a Bluefaced Leicester/nylon blend as well. Pagewood yarns are hand dyed in small batches in the USA, and they're just beautiful.  

Pagewood Sock Yarns

Lace weight yarn is very fine, and can be knit at a variety of gauges and on a variety of needles sizes.

Consonance from Jojoland

A blend of silk and cashmere in a lace weight, Consonance came onto my radar when a knitter was planning an heirloom wedding shawl.  One knitter from Ravelry described it as:  "This yarn is like knitting with a cloud of whipped butter."   I have it available in the colors shown, as well as a creamy white...but creamy white doesn't photograph well, so I didn't include it in the photo.
 

Consonance

Legacy Lace by Brown Sheep

This is Brown Sheep's newest yarn, a very fine blend of soft superwash wool and a bit nylon. The nylon gives a durability to the fine yarn that isn't found in most lace weight yarn.  It comes in generous 430 yard skeins and has a very budget friendly price - you can really get a lot of bang out of your yarn dollar with this one.  Oh, and Brown Sheep has recently revamped their website, and I love it.  If you want to learn more about their history and their yarns, visit Brownsheep.com.

Legacy Lace

Willow Creek by Pagewood Farm

Great big 8 ounce, 1350 yard skeins of hand dyed, 100% merino lace weight yarn.  Imagine the possibilities!

Willow Creek