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Delight - lots of new colours in
Friday, August 6th, 2010DROPS ICE
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010Now in stock, 4 colours in DROPS Ice.
Material: 55% cotton, 45% acrylic
Weight/yardage: 50 g = approx 45 meter
Recommended needle size: 9 mm
Knitting tension: 10 x 10 cm = 10sts x 14rows
A soft cotton mix, deal for both winter and summer. It knits easily on big needles and has a luxurious velvety texture and gives a clear stitch definition that looks great in stocking stitch or moss stitch.
May also be used for patterns in Eskimo, which makes it a good alternative if you want a chunky sweater, but not in wool.
DROPS Delight @ The Constant Knitter
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
75% wool superwash, 25% polyamid
Weight/yardage: 50 g = approx 175 meters
Recommended needle size: 2.5 mm
Knitting tension: 10 x 10 cm = 26sts x 34rows
Weight/yardage: 50 g = approx 175 meters
Recommended needle size: 2.5 mm
Knitting tension: 10 x 10 cm = 26sts x 34rows
A luxurious and super soft wool yarn in many fabulous colors! The colorful magic-print creates fantastic color combinations. The yarn features smooth color transitions and has a nice hand-spun texture. DROPS Delight is made with Superwash treated wool, made stronger with polyamide. An exciting yarn that you can use for much more than just socks - try it on larger projects like cardigans, jumpers, scarves and accessories.
Knit with Cotton Viscose
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
54% Egyptian cotton and 46% Viscose. 50g gives about 110m.
A dazzling, slender cotton viscose mix with an elegant touch. Also great for decorative details and edgings.
For a sensational effect, double knit with another yarn, such as Silke-tweed, Safran or Alpaca.
Knit with DROPS Glitter
Friday, May 21st, 2010
60% cupro, 40% metallic. A 10g spool contains 765 yds. Knit it with almost any yarn quality to create a shiny, glittery effect. Try 2 or more threads for a more visible effect
Toe-up Sock-knitting Classes
Monday, May 17th, 2010Bairbre Guilfoyle, a knitter / designer (whose designs are shortly to be published in a book called “Knitting in Europe”) will be giving a toe-up sock-knitting class on Saturday 29th May in Camden Street. Bairbre has also been teaching knitting techniques in An Grianan for many years. Contact The Constant Knitter or Rosemary on 087 996 7197 for further details.
The Constant Knitter at Shebeen Chic
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Fabulous cottons from €2.15; Manos del Uruguay laceweight from €13; sock yarn from €2.90 and some linen and linen mixes
Date: Sunday, 2nd May
Venue: Shebeen Chic, South Great George’s St (opposite The George)
Time: 12 noon to 5.30pm
The Constant Knitter at Shebeen Chic
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 
The Constant Knitter is taking a stall at Crafty Market on Sunday, 2nd May next. This will be at Shebeen Chic on South Great George’s St - opposite The George.
There will be lots of cottons in exquisite colours (from €2.15 to €2.70 for 50g), some linen and some Manos del Uruguay laceweight in 10 colours and lots of sock yarn.
Paris 100% cotton (50g, 75m). Knit on 5mm needles
Muskat 100% Egyptian mercerised cotton (50g, 100m). Knit on 4mm needles
Safran 100% Egyptian cotton (50g, 160m). Knit on 3.5mm needles
Lin 100% linen (50g, 120m). Knit on 3.5mm needles
Fabel sock yarn - 75% wool superwash, 25% polyamide (50g, 205m). Knit on 2.5mm needles
Mweag, maker of fabulous stitch markers, will be there also.
Date: Sunday, 2nd May
Venue: Shebeen Chic
Time: 12 noon to 5.30pm
Bring your knitting, crochet, spinning, whatever and have a coffee
we look forward to seeing you there !!
Baby Collection from DROPS DESIGN
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
We are heading towards spring and summer and are looking forward to taking the little ones out in new hand knitted outfits. Garnstudio have published a collection of free baby patterns, for little boys and girls aged 0 to 4 years.
Yarns available at The Constant Knitter
See all the designs and find the patterns here
Baby collection from DROPS Design
DROPS Easter Calendar 2010 - 12 free Easter patterns
Monday, March 15th, 2010
DROPS Easter Calendar 2010
Easter Calendar
Easter is just round the corner and we would like to invite you to the DROPS Easter Calendar. You may open the first window today. Plenty of new Easter patterns for you to enjoy!
Find the calendar and open the first window here