March 2024

Newly-published books

Have you ever seen crochet toys as big as the ones in Huggable Amigurumi before? I love the end result, but I'm not sure that I'd love the time and yarn involved in making them!

Author Franziska Poser doesn't think we should worry that they'll take too long to make. She says that "as the animals are crocheted using thick wool and a larger crochet hook, it doesn't take that much longer than a small amigurumi project". And I guess the chunky wool means that the toys won't be as fiddly to make as some of their smaller, less cuddly counterparts.

However, Franziska can't deny the rather large amount of yarn required for each project—more than a kilogram (2.2lb) for the largest toys.

I still think I might be tempted if I had a special small person to make one for though!

If you like learning new knitting techniques then you might be interested in 52 Weeks of Accessories.

Many different techniques* have been used in the designs, and since the projects are fairly small, you could be ticking off a new skill every couple of weeks.

The book's not aimed at complete beginners, but so long as you're confident with the basics, you have a huge 52 patterns from which to create a pile of pretty knits as you learn.

* A non-exhaustive list of techniques used in the book includes: cables, double knitting, stranded colorwork, lace, slipped stitch colorwork, brioche, twisted stitches, modular knitting, ladder-back jacquard, intarsia, icord, beading and crochet!

New and discontinued yarns

New

Baa Ram Ewe
Coast Aran – Aran – 100% Wool – Plied – Solid colors
Natural Meadow Chunky – Super Bulky – 100% Wool – Single ply – Undyed, Solid colors, Heathered colors

Bernat
Lattice – Aran – 54% Polyester, 28% Acrylic, 18% Nylon – Fiber core wrapped – Tonal colors

Caron
Colorama Halo – Bulky – 71% Acrylic, 18% Nylon, 11% Polyester – Plied with a soft haze – Self-striping (gradient transition)

DMC
Eco Vita – DK – 80% Cotton, 20% Other (Unknown) Recycled Fibers – Plied – Solid colors

Erika Knight
Pure Tweed – Heavy Worsted – 100% Wool – Tweedy – Tweed colors

Estelle
Breeze – Bulky – 100% Cotton – Single wrapped with thread – Solid colors

Himalaya Yarn
Lidya-5 – Sport – 60% Viscose, 40% Acrylic – S on S plied – Solid colors

Hobbii
Frutta – Worsted – 100% Cotton – Plied – Self-striping

King Cole
Jitterbug DK – DK – 100% Acrylic – Plied – Multicolored

Lana Grossa
Campo – DK – 65% Cotton, 25% Viscose, 10% Linen – S on S plied – Solid colors
Cotonella – Worsted – 100% Cotton – Chained – Self-striping (gradient transition)
Gomitolo Arco – Worsted – 52% Cotton, 48% Acrylic – Chained – Self-striping
Gomitolo Baleno – Sport – 80% Cotton, 20% Nylon – S on S plied – Multicolored
Linea Pura Linissimo – Sport – 50% Cotton, 50% Linen – Plied – Solid colors
Linea Pura Mosaico – Worsted – 54% Cotton, 23% Linen, 23% Viscose – Slubby tweed – Self-striping
Promessa – Sport – 70% Organic Cotton, 30% Nylon – filled_tube – Solid colors
Riccio – Aran – 84% Cotton, 16% Nylon – Bouclé – Solid colors
Setapura – Sport – 100% Silk – Tweedy – Solid colors
Sottile – Sport – 85% Cotton, 15% Merino Wool – Fuzzy chain – Solid colors

Lion Brand
Local Grown Cotton – Worsted – 100% Cotton – Plied – Solid colors

Loops & Threads
Silky Soft Rayon From Bamboo – DK – 100% Bamboo Viscose – S on S plied – Solid colors, Multicolored

Moda Vera
Valley 8-ply – DK – 100% Acrylic – Single ply – Self-striping

Phildar
Phil Tiramisu – Worsted – 58% Cotton, 28% Viscose, 7% Metallic, 7% Nylon – Tape – Self-striping with metallic thread

Premier Yarns
Gumdrop – Super Bulky – 100% Polyester – Chenille – Self-striping
Just Yarn Worsted Value Ombre – Aran – 100% Acrylic – Plied – Self-striping gradient

Red Heart
All In One Granny Square – Aran – 100% Acrylic – Plied – Self-striping, Granny-square striping

Rico Design
Essentials Super Cotton DK – DK – 100% Cotton – Single wrapped with thread – Solid colors
Essentials Super Kid Mohair Loves Silk Glamorous Glitter – Lace – 50% Mohair, 29% Silk, 18% Wool, 3% Metallic – Brushed bouclé – Solid colors with metallic
Fashion Cotton Merino Lace – Sport – 80% Cotton, 20% Wool – Fuzzy chain – Self-striping
Fashion Fun Alpaca Cotton Blend Aran – Aran – 36% Alpaca, 29% Nylon, 25% Cotton, 10% Polyester – Single wrapped with thread – Marled, Multicolored marl

Sandnes Garn
Ballerina Chunky Mohair – Bulky – 77% Mohair, 18% Wool, 5% Nylon – Fuzzy – Solid colors

Stylecraft
Batik Elements Swirl – DK – 80% Acrylic, 20% Superwash Wool – Plied – Multicolored

Trendsetter Yarns
Jai – DK – 100% Cotton – Plied – Solid colors, Speckled colors
Silka 8 – Sport – 70% Cashmere, 30% Silk – Plied – Solid colors

Urth Yarns
Bonmoher – Lace – 60% Superkid Mohair, 40% Silk – Brushed bouclé – Solid colors, Tonal colors

Viking of Norway
Viking Wool – Aran – 100% Highland Wool – Single ply – Solid colors, Heathered colors

West Yorkshire Spinners
ColourLab Sock DK – DK – 75% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon – Plied – Multicolored

Wollbiene
Harmony – Worsted – 70% Acrylic, 30% Cotton – Plied – Self-striping marl

Yarnsmiths
Elvis DK – DK – 100% Acrylic – Plied – Self-striping (long)

Zitron
Landhaus – Fingering – 80% Merino Superwash Wool, 20% Nylon – Plied – Solid colors, Heathered colors

Discontinued

Cascade Yarns
Whirligig – DK – 60% Merino Superwash Wool, 20% Acrylic, 20% Nylon – Plied – Self-striping (long repeat)

Circulo Yarns
Amigurumi Glow – Fingering – 100% Reflective Polyester – Plied – Reflective

Expression Fiber Arts
Yak Merino Sport – Sport – 70% Merino Superwash Wool, 30% Yak – Plied – Tonal colors, Multicolored, Speckles

Gedifra
Kid Suri Tinto a Mano – Lace – 35% Alpaca, 35% Superkid Mohair, 30% Silk – Brushed bouclé – Multicolored

Himalaya Yarn
Mercan – DK – 100% Microfiber – S on S plied – Solid colors, Self-striping (fair-isle effect)

Hobbii
Denim Breeze – Worsted – 95% Cotton, 5% Other (Unknown) Recycled Fibers – Plied – Heathered colors

Katia
Antártida – Super Bulky – 100% Acrylic – Plied – Multicolored
Mediterranea – DK – 100% Cotton – S on S plied – Self-striping (fair-isle effect)

Knit Picks / We Crochet
Journey Tweed – Sport – 35% Merino Wool, 35% Superfine Alpaca, 15% Tussah Silk, 15% Viscose – Tweedy – Multicolored

Knitting Fever
Painted Sky – Worsted – 100% Superwash Wool – Plied – Self-striping (gradient marls)

La Bien Aimée
MCN Sport – Sport – 75% Merino Superwash Wool, 15% Cashmere, 10% Nylon – Plied – Tonal colors, Multicolored

Lamana
Puno – Bulky – 60% Alpaca, 40% Merino Superwash Wool – Crepe – Solid colors

Mary Maxim
Bamboo Stripes Sock – Fingering – 50% Superwash Wool, 25% Bamboo Viscose, 25% Nylon – Plied – Multicolored

Mountain Colors
Twizzle – Worsted – 85% Merino Wool, 15% Silk – Plied
Twizzlefoot – Fingering – 70% Merino Superwash Wool, 17% Silk, 13% Nylon – Plied – Multicolored

Navia
Tinna – Heavy Worsted – 47% Mohair, 21% Metallic, 20% Nylon, 12% Wool – Fiber-filled net – Gradient

ONline
Linie 364 Rubetta – Worsted – 55% Merino Superwash Wool, 45% Cotton – S on S plied – Solid colors

Plymouth Yarn
Forget Me Not – Bulky – 100% Cotton – Single wrapped with thread – Solid colors
Galway Roving – Super Bulky – 100% Galway Wool – Single ply – Solid colors

Premier Yarns
Anti-Pilling Everyday DK Merino Blend – DK – 55% Merino Superwash Wool, 45% Acrylic – Plied – Solid colors

Schulana
Pavone – Bulky – 96% Superwash Wool, 4% Nylon – Dotted with flowers – Heathers with neon flowers

SpaceCadet Yarn
Astrid – DK – 100% Merino Superwash Wool – Plied – Solid colors, Tonal colors, Multicolored
Aurora – Fingering – 70% Merino Superwash Wool, 20% Cashmere, 10% Nylon – Plied – Solid colors, Tonal colors, Multicolored
Callisto – Fingering – 50% Alpaca, 25% Linen, 25% Silk – Plied – Solid colors, Tonal colors, Multicolored
Cappella – Worsted – 100% Merino Superwash Wool – Single ply – Solid colors, Tonal colors, Multicolored
Cressida – Worsted – 100% Merino Superwash Wool – Plied – Solid colors, Tonal colors, Multicolored
Elara – Bulky – 100% Merino Superwash Wool – Plied – Solid colors, Tonal colors, Multicolored
Ester – Fingering – 80% Merino Superwash Wool, 20% Nylon – Plied – Solid colors, Tonal colors, Multicolored
Lyra – Sport – 100% Merino Superwash Wool – S on S plied – Solid colors, Tonal colors, Multicolored
Maia – Fingering – 80% Bamboo Viscose, 20% Merino Superwash Wool – Plied – Solid colors, Tonal colors, Multicolored
Nebula – Lace – 72% Mohair, 28% Silk – Brushed bouclé – Solid colors, Tonal colors, Multicolored
Oriana – Fingering – 90% Merino Superwash Wool, 10% Nylon – Plied – Solid colors, Tonal colors, Multicolored
Pyxis – Lace – 100% Merino Superwash Wool – 2 ply – Solid colors, Tonal colors, Multicolored
Thebe – Light Fingering – 65% Silk, 35% Linen – 2 ply – Solid colors, Tonal colors, Multicolored
Vega – Worsted – 100% Merino Superwash Wool – S on S plied – Solid colors, Tonal colors, Multicolored

Stylecraft
Cabaret – DK – 98% Acrylic, 2% Polyester – Single wrapped with thread – Self-striping (gradient transition) with metallic thread
Carnival Tweed – Bulky – 70% Acrylic, 30% Superwash Wool – Single ply – Self-striping (tweedy)

Valley Yarns
Ashfield – Worsted – 67% Merino Wool, 33% Bamboo Viscose – S on S plied – Solid colors

Viking of Norway
Alpaca Picasso Tweed – Fingering – 30% Alpaca, 30% Merino Superwash Wool, 20% Nylon, 20% Viscose – Bobbly – Tweed colors

We Are Knitters
Ecolana – Bulky – 100% Wool – Single ply – Undyed
Happy Chain Yarn – Bulky – 100% Wool – Chained – Solid colors, Multicolored
Linen – Heavy Worsted – 70% Viscose, 30% Linen – Crepe – Solid colors
Sparkling Cotton – Worsted – 88% Cotton, 12% Metallic – Chained – Solid colors with metallic
The Egyptian Cotton – Aran – 100% Cotton – Plied – Solid colors
The Recycled Yarn – Aran – 95% Cotton, 5% Other (Unknown) Recycled Fibers – Tweedy – Solid colors
The Tape – Super Bulky – 100% Cotton – Tape – Solid colors

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See you in April!

Wendy

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