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'; Check out our Facebook page each day September 24th-30th, for a fun and interesting question about Zealana's yarns, answer, and receive a download code for the Cloud Forest Cowl pattern designed by our very own Kristen Ashbaugh-Helmreich of Marinade Designs!!!   Also...Three lucky winners will win two balls of the exquisitely soft Rimu DK yarn in Powiwi Pink, in addition to the Cloud Forest Cowl pattern download code!!! Rules for Entry: Checkout the Jimmy Beans Wool Facebook page for a zany...

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'; Now through September 23rd we have an Erika Knight trunk show on display! Legendary U.K. knitwear designer Erika Knight is to Great Britain what Ralph Lauren is to the USA a designer with a passionate commitment to the handmade and “an unwaveringly- held belief in the importance of treading lightly on the earth and celebrating and supporting traditional (sic) skills.” (excerpt from her website) Erika is the author of more than 25 books, has designed and consulted to the British fashion industry for years, and designed garments...

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';   Inspired by our newest shipment of marvelous Malabrigo, we checked in with designers Melissa Leapman (designer featured in Malabrigo Book 2, among many other things), Alex Tinsley (Dull Roar Designs), Andrea Rangel (Andrea Rangel Knits), Alexa Ludeman (Tin Can Knits), Julie Weisenberger (Cocoknits), and Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton (Hamilton Yarns) to get their take on this classic yet innovative yarn. Check out their answers to our quirky questions below! JBW: If Malabrigo colors were Skittles flavors, which would be your favorite? Melissa...

Extra, Extra!!! We've got Blue Sky Alpacas Fever!!!  If you think the Blue Sky Alpaca trunk show is love at first sight, you should really come touch them! It only gets better!  Our ladies modeled a number of the garments, including (from left to right in the group shot): the crocheted Daisy Wrap in Metalico, silver; the Kaw Valley Wrap in Alpaca Silk, Ruby; the Sylvia Sweater in Alpaca Silk, White, the Peruvian Cable scarf in Worsted Hand Dyes, Rusty Orange; the Brushed Suri Wrap in Brushed Suri, Whipped Cream; and the Brushed Suri Tunic also in Brushed Suri, Sweet Potato Pie.  Also in shop are the crocheted Valerie's Cardigan and the Vladimira's Shell. Be sure to stop by before Sept. 23rd to check them out in person!  We also have a free...