Yummy Malabrigo, how do we love thee!!! What a way to start the New Year! We are up to our (very warm) ears in lovely, soft, delicious Malabrigo knit items from all seven Malabrigo books!!! We have so many that we are having a hard time finding room to display them all! Here are just few of the samples from each of the books.  Every item is knit up in one Malabrigo yarn or another.  There's just too much to list them all! From Malabrigo Book One the hat and scarf are Ansina, the sweater with holes is Rocha, & the tunic is Melo. This cute little dress  is Carrasco and the jacket is Cerro.  Both are found in Malabrigo Book 2.  Malabrigo book 3 has patterns for the Lakesdale shawl and the Purl Ridge Hat along with several other designs...

 We now have the Rowan Fine Art Sock trunk show in the shop!  This beautiful display of knit & crocheted garments shows off many of the designs from the two companion books for Rowan Fine Art Sock - Rowan Fine Art Collection & Rowan Fine Art Accessories Collection! This is a fantastic yarn for socks and more!  It's a shiny, strong and super durable blend of 45% Merino Wool, 25% Polyamide, 20% Kid Mohair, 10% Silk, hand dyed in amazing colors! Most of the colorways even compliment each other!  Take a look at some of the great patterns designed especially for this yarn! Looking for a lovely last minute gift for a knitter or crocheter?  We also have the Rowan Fine Art Towers already to go!  Such a lovely group of ladies all wrapped up in scarves...

The Drumline has arrived, and boy are they talented!!!  Yarn Carnival is a company in Austin, TX that is as fun as it sounds, with bright and saturated colors that perform on a High Wire or swallow fire- they've got one exciting show that we just couldn't miss!!!  Laura met the amazingly "spiffy and beautiful hand dyed yarn company" at Hill Country Weavers and thought they were a perfect fit for our zany crew at JBW, and the brainstorming and scheming to get their yarn at our shop began!!!  Make sure to check out the final verse to our Yarn-mas carol!!!! And get on over to the Yarn Carnival- there's a funnel cake with my name on it and I know I want a front row seat for the High Wire act!!! Happy Yarn-mas Everyone!!! ~Olivia  ...

This solstice yarn Luna Sock may be the Pied Piper of Pipers Piping, because I would follow this yarn anywhere!!! Rachel and I had the opportunity to meet the owner (and family) of the Dublin Bay Knitting Co. and solstice yarn at Vogue Knitting Live Seattle 2014, and we fell in love with their super soft and luxurious fibers- as well as their welcoming and kind spirit!!! From Tricia of solstice yarn: "solstice yarn was founded in 2007 by Dublin Bay Knitting Company Owner, Tricia Maynard. Longing for more subtle colorways in hand dyed yarns, Tricia set out to create her own, and solstice was born. Since its official debut December 21, 2009, solstice has grown to ten yarns with two more in development for 2014/15. The colorway I created for Yarn-mas is a mix of deep blues...

addthis_pub = 'laurazander'; addthis_brand = 'Jimmy Beans Wool'; addthis_logo = 'http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/images/headerlogoSmall.gif'; addthis_options = 'favorites, digg, delicious, email, google, myspace, facebook, reddit, newsvine, live, more'; It was love at first sight when we first received Never Not Knitting patterns by Alana Dakos several years ago!  Her thoughtfully designed, classic styles for women & children are elegant and universally appealing. The printed patterns are lovely to look at and well written.  We've had Coastal knits trunk shows in the past but this is the first time we've had a Never Not Knitting trunk show!  Stop by the shop if you can and take a look!  And yes, they are as soft to touch as they look!  Katlyn looks...

Leaping lizards, this yarn is to dye for!!!! A very zen company, Zen Yarn Garden is one that we've been known to covet- whether at yarn shows or online- their yarn's color and feel will put you in a very peaceful place!!!  After some serious encouragement from Rachel and Kristen, from their encounters with these blissful fibers and wonderful creators- we are so beyond excited to be able to showcase Zen Yarn Garden and their Ten Lords-a-Leaping even if for only a brief moment!!!! Make sure to check out our latest Yarn-mas verse (maybe our singing will help you reach nirvana? wink, wink)!!!! And don't forget we have only two more days of hand-dyed dreams come true!!! Namaste & Happy Yarn-mas!!! ~Olivia ...

What ladies don't love a good 80s Dance Mix?!?!  Well, Holiday Yarns Dye Studio knows this fact about all ladies dancing (especially nine ladies dancing), and created a dance party in their Flock Sock 80s Dance Mix for us #justatjimmys!!! Holiday Yarns are just as fun and festive as they sound, with their super saturated and sassy colors noone can resist feeling the spirit of the season- all year long!!! We were lucky enough to hear amazing things about their yarns this Summer and fell in love with them at first sight, so we began working on any scenario we could to get them at Jimmy Beans Wool!!!  Make sure to check out the latest Yarn-mas Carol verse, and stay tuned for the next three days of festive fibers!!!!  Have a very Merry Yarn-mas!!! ~Oliv...