Greetings!  No matter what time of year it is, it is always time for knitting and crocheting with Crystal Palace! We continue to add patterns to our free pattern library, like the Mini Mochi Mitered Eyelet Shawl and the Panda Silk Spider Lattice Scarf, and to our indie library, like the Mini Mochi Multitextural Cowl. We love to tempt our fans with luscious yarns and colors, like our new Panda Pearl, coming soon to a store near you! We have also updated our yarn events listing to include even more yarnie fun. Be sure to check out one in your local area. Sincerely, Cathy Campbell Crystal Palace Yarns
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Panda Pearl is Almost Here!
New Yarn for Fall 2014
 Panda Pearl is our new yarn for Fall 2014. It is a luxuriously soft and silky blend of bamboo, merino wool and silk, a 4-ply, dk-to-light-worsted-weight version of Panda Silk. Panda Pearl comes in a beautiful, 100-gram skein and will be available in 11 solid colors and 8 multis. It has lovely stitch definition and excellent drape.  The one-skein Pearly Rib Scarf is already up on our website, with more free patterns coming soon. Fiber: 53% bamboo/42% merino wool/5% silk Yardage: 220 yds/100 gram skein
Gauge: 5-6 sts/inch on US 5-7 needles Panda Pearl will be in shops by October 2014. |
FREE Knit Pattern:
Mini Mochi Mitered Eyelet Shawl
 The Mitered Eyelet Shawl is stunning in the new 339 "Sand Painting" color of Mini Mochi. This shawlette features mitered diamonds with eyelet accents. Stitches are picked up as you work subsequent motifs. The slow-striping quality of Mini Mochi looks amazing in this pattern. It takes just three balls to make. See the larger version in Mochi Plus here.
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New FREE Crochet Pattern:
Spider Lattice Scarf in Panda Silk
The Spider Lattice Scarf is a new crochet pattern available on our website. This lacy scarf has incredible drape in luxurious Panda Silk. It features a web-like lattice design of chains and single crochet stitches that is repeated over 8 rows. It is very light and comfortable to wear, and takes less than two balls to make.
Stay tuned to our website and upcoming Purls for a Cotton Twirl crocheted stole done in the same pattern stitch.
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Indie Crochet News:
Multitextured Cowl in Crochet! Gifts 1-2-3
The Multitextural Cowl is one of the beautiful and quick projects included in the Crochet! Magazine's new installment of Crochet Gifts in 1-2-3. This special issue is just in time for gift-making. It contains 70 projects to inspire your creativity. The Multitextural Cowl is a beautiful project made in slow-striping Mini Mochi. The magazine has samples shown in both the 116 "Feldspar" and 336 "Festival" color ways. Make one in your favorite Mini Mochi shade or shades to coordinate with your wardrobe. Both electronic and hard copies are available now. Click here to order your copy, or pick up one at your local yarn or book store.
Photos courtesy of Annie's Publishing
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Yarn Events (Updated)
 There are many wonderful yarn events happening around the country this summer and fall. If one of these are located in your area, be sure to check them out for fun activities, classes, community stitching, Crystal Palace prizes and lots of other goodies.
8/9-8/24: Hot August Knits, CO & WY 9/5-9/20: 2014 Yarn Discovery Tour, Northeast OH 9/13-9/21: Yarn Along the Rockies, CO 9/18-9/21: Greater Boston Yarn Crawl, Boston Area, MA 9/18-9/21: San Diego Yarn Crawl, San Dieao Area, CA 9/19-9/20: Knitters' Day Out, Summerdale, PA 10/21-10/26: Central Kansas Yarn Hop, Central KS |
