Greetings!Happy summer! Now is the time when our Fall 2015 products start hitting our warehouse shelves. We have just received our stock of Inca Clouds, a new yarn for fall. To celebrate its introduction, we are hosting a Inca Clouds Giveaway contest. Enter for a chance to win two balls in your choice of color! See details in the left panel margin of the newsletter. We have our first new Inca Clouds free pattern, as well as beautiful new indie patterns available. Happy stitching! Sincerely, Cathy Campbell Crystal Palace Yarns
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Inca Clouds has Arrived
  
Inca Clouds is a brand new alpaca-blend yarn for Fall 2015. Its soft, loopy texture is comfy and fun. It comes in 8 slow-striping colors and 11 coordinating solids. Inca Clouds is excellent for a variety of projects, including hats, mittens, scarves and cozy sweaters. It works up to a bulky gauge and has a generous yardage per 50-gram ball. 37% alpaca/27% wool/28% nylon/8% acrylic $39 solids & $44 prints/bag of 10 (Retail:$7.80 /$8.80 /ball) 108 yds/50 gr. - 3-4 sts/in on US 7-10 Check out the new Clouds & Fog Scarf pattern below in color 408 "Alpaca Hues". We will be adding more Inca Clouds patterns to our website by fall, including a mitten pattern and a living room throw. Be sure to enter the Inca Clouds Giveaway for your chance to win two balls of this delightful yarn!
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FREE Knit Pattern:
Clouds & Fog Scarf in Inca Clouds
Our first Inca Clouds pattern is now available for free on our website. The Clouds & Fog Scarf is beautiful and super cozy. The pattern is a two-row repeat that features garter stitch and basic increasing and decreasing. The increases and decreases create the zig-zag chevron pattern. Inca Clouds is a bulky-gauged bouclé with excellent yardage. It takes just two balls to make this 54" x 8" scarf.
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Indie Knit News:
Caterpillar in Mini Mochi
Once again we are featuring Ursa Major Knits in this issue for our Indie News. Her new scarf pattern, Caterpillar is a jaw-dropper. The way Mini Solid 1100 "Lily Pad" plays off of Mini Mochi 110 "Jungle" is stunning! It takes four balls of Mini Mochi and two balls of Mini Solid to knit.
Photos courtesy of Ursa Major Knits
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Indie Crochet News:
Danube DK Cardigan in Crochet! Magazine
Crystal Palace Danube DK is featured in the new August 2015 issue of Crochet! Magazine. The Cut-Diamond Cardigan by Jill Hanratty is crocheted in beautiful color 326 "Salsa". It is a long, lacy cardigan with drawstring waist - a great transitional, summer-into-fall sweater. It takes five to nine balls to make.
Photos courtesy of Annie's Publishing
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Yarn Events 2015 (Updated)
Join in the yarn fun and come to one of these amazing yarn events this summer. You will cavort with fellow stitchers, get to know your local yarn shops, have access to great products and patterns, and maybe even win a goody bag or door prize! Click on the appropriate links for details on each event.
Jul 25: Memory Tree Christmas in July, Monongahela, PA
Jul 26: Whole Nine Yarns' Christmas in July, Woodstock, GA
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