Ready, Set, Ship!

Ready, Set, Ship! Update

Wed. Jan. 29th, 12 Noon EST

Dear Friends, 

It's been 7 wonderful years now since we started with the very small idea of producing hand dyed luxury yarns for my (then) yarn shop customers. Several years ago, we closed our yarn shop to focus full-time on nurturing this idea, expanding our line with care, and continuing to grow and diversify our offerings. You, our customers, are the reason for our passion and our persistence. 

During the month of March, we will be celebrating in our Ravelry group - with KAL/CAL's, prizes, new patterns introduced by some of our favorite designers, new colorways and new yarns. Please join in the celebration!

We're launching our first RSS of 2014 with an exciting 

NEW Yarn! 

Introducing Enzo Aran - as awesome as its' Enzo siblings...light and lofty with great shine and stitch definition. 

200 yds, 4-4.5 sts/in

70% SW Merino/20% Cashmere/10% Nylon - $29

Shop Here

Wed. January 29th, 12 noon EST  

We'll have the following yarns Ready to Ship: 

• Enzo Aran -New!
• Breathless DK
• Breathless Lace
• Paulie
  
• Enzo Sport 
• Enzo Worsted 
  New Colors for 2014!
   
  Azteca
  
   Mephisto Waltz
   
  Wagon Wheel
   
  Red Hot Minute 

*All yarns will ship within 36 hours

Thanks for supporting small, independent fiber-arts businesses! 

Kristi

Shalimar Yarns

ShaliMarch!

We are so excited for Shalimar Yarns 7 year anniversary this March!  We have teamed up with guest moderator Julia Trice for a month of fun filled yarn excitement.  There will be KAL/CAL's and lot of great prizes.   

Here is what Julia has in store for us:

Shalimar’s 7th anniversary is this year, and to celebrate we will be having a month-long extravaganza in March for all things Shalimar! I say “we” because I will be helping to spearhead Shalimarch as a guest moderator and tour guide extraordinaire (gotta have a cool title if you do the work, right?). The month will include knit and crochet -alongs, contests, designer discounts, and prizes. We’re going to start gearing up right away with the release of new exciting patterns designed especially for Shalimar yarns, including several from yours truly. The new designs will be released periodically between now and March 31, 2014, accompanied by updates so that you can get the perfect yarn for your projects and start planning for Shalimarch before it arrives. Excited? Here are some essential things you’ll want to know. If you have questions, please post them in this thread so that everyone can share in the information. I will answer you as soon as humanly possible, and add all really important information to this post so that you can find it easily.
When is Shalimarch?
March, sillies! All KAL / CAL’s will begin at midnight EST March 1, 2014 and end March 31, 2014 at midnight EST. There is one exception, and that is the garments KAL/CAL. Anyone knitting a garment (child or adult) with Shalimar yarn can begin knitting on February 1, 2014 at midnight EST. Garments take longer, and we don’t want to leave out our sweater knitters (like me!).
How do I participate in the KAL / CAL’s?
You can start by joining the Shalimar group! Then pick an appropriate KAL / CAL and Shalimar yarn for your project. We will have two KAL / CAL’s for general types of projects:
• Garments & Shawls
• Smaller Accessories: Cowls, Scarves, Hats & Mittens
Additionally, we will have 2 KAL / CAL’s of your choosing. There will be a thread to pick the group-chosen KAL / CAL’s, so look for it soon – the sky’s the limit, so be creative!
Every group will have an FO thread (no chat) and a chat thread. We urge you to participate in the chat threads while you are choosing yarn bases and colorways, deciding which patterns to use, and working on your WIPs. When you are done, feel free to cross-post FO’s in the chat and FO threads. Only the FO’s in the FO thread will be eligible for prizes, so please be sure to post there, but post in the chat thread, too – your friends will be excited to not only see your FO’s, but comment on them as well. Be sure to tag your FO’s “shalimarch2014”. Every thread will have detailed rules and information posted in the header. We will pick winners in the FO threads using a random number generator.
How do I enter the contests?
We will have most yardage and most FO contest threads with the details listed. You can enter projects to win prizes in individual KAL / CAL’s and in the contests.
How do I donate prizes?
First of all, if you are donating a prize – thank you! We are happy to accept patterns and tools related to knitting and crochet. Just PM me and we’ll talk!
How can designers participate?
We encourage designers who would like to discount their designs for Shalimarch to post in the designer discount thread. You can post any time between now and March 31, for as long a period as you like and for any amount of discount. Just be sure to specify the terms of your offer in the thread and have customers use the code “shalimarch2014” so that we can avoid any code confusion. If you have questions, feel free to PM me.

Cyber Monday Specials!

Join us for Cyber Monday!

Dec. 2nd

6 am-12 Noon EST

Every hour - on the hour -  we will be featuring 

a different special...

Some of your favorite yarns!

Savings of 10% - 30% OFF!

 *This is a RSS and all product will ship within 36 hours

From our family to yours

A safe and Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Fall Fun With Shalimar Yarns

Fall is just around the corner and that means it's time for fall fiber festivals!  Shalimar Yarns will be kicking off the fall fiber season at the Ply Party in Baltimore at Lovely Yarns on September 8th.

Then we are headed north to the The Knitters Fair in Toronto on September 14th.  If you are in the area be sure to stop by our booth.

Then we will be off to the Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival in Berryville, VA from September 28th and 29th.  This is a newer festival and has grown tremendously over the past couple of years.  It's a great festival and has lot's of thing to see and do including sheep herding demonstrations, deep fried twinkies, sheep, goats, and even a camel!

  We hope that you can join us at one of these fun events!

Blazing Hot Etsy Update

Our Blazing Hot Esty Update is: Wednesday, July 31st, 12 noon EST    We've been heating up the studio this past week to bring you a Blazing Hot Update - a huge selection of our fabulous luxury yarns to help you beat the heat this summer.    Speaking of 'beating the heat' - come on over to the Beat the Heat KAL that we're hosting on our Ravelry group...you'll find some of the nicest knitters on the internet, plenty of enthusiasm and support, and lots of inspiration. The water's fine and the pool doesn't close until Sept. 1st!   *All yarns are Ready, Set, Ship! and will ship within 36 hours!    We'll have the following bases available:  Paulie Breathless DK Breathless Lace Homage in new 'biggy' skeins of 520 yds!  Homage 'Biggy'  in Limerick and our newest luxury MCN's - the Enzos are amazingly soft, cushy and totally luxurious... Enzo Sport  Enzo Worsted  New Colorways to  Beat the Heat!   Shrimp Kiss     Little Ms. Sunshine     Even Cowgirls Get the Blues     Molly Coddled

Thanks for supporting small, independent fiber-arts businesses!  Kristi Shalimar Yarns

Etsy Update Another Way!

Our next Esty Update is: Friday, May 31st, 9 am EST       We are so excited to offer kits for the gorgeous scarf  Another Way by Louise Zass-Bangham.    Each kit includes 100 gr. of Main Color and 4-50 gr. skeins of contrasting colors, all in our luxury fingering weight yarn,  Homage - 80% SW Merino/10% Cashmere/10 Silk, 400 yds.    An $83 value - just $70 for Kit with Free Pattern! *shipping - $1 domestic and $10 Intl. for 1st skein and $.50 for ea. additional skein  We have five fun color combinations to get you in the summer knitting mood! And with your purchase of the kit, you will receive a coupon code to download Another Way for free!    Another Way Kit in Vero Beach     And the Another Way Kits are 'Ready, Set, Ship!' so that your yarn ships within 36 hours!    Over the last few months we've been working with our mill to produce a totally luxurious and delicious fingering weight yarn for you. Introducing:     Paulie   60% SW Merino/20% Camel/10% Cashmere/10% Silk, 420 yds.     The Camel takes the dye so wonderfully and makes this little yarn incredibly indulgent -  with just a hint of a halo, the sheen from the silk and the soft, soft hand of the cashmere....we love it and we know you will too!   Paulie is $30 and will be on this Etsy Update as a Preorder - ships by June 14th in lots of wonderful saturated colors! Paulie in Columbine Our Etsy Shop

Thanks for supporting small, independent fiber-arts businesses!  Kristi Shalimar Yarns

Ready, Set, Ship!

If you follow us on Facebook you may have noticed over the past few days that we have been dropping hint's for something.  We have had a picture of a camel:

Paul riding a carousel horse at Busch Gardens:

 

And an exotic breed of goat:

We do have something new and very exciting coming next week in our Etsy shop update!  Keep an eye on our Facebook page for more hint's.  

Wednesday May 22 at Noon EST will be the unavailing of our newest yarn!  It will only be available in our Etsy shop so be sure to check it out.  We will also have Breathless DK our new Breathless Lace and Haven in this update.  It's a Ready, Set, Ship! update so if you are looking for (nearly) instant gratification this is the place to be.  

Indulge Yourself!

If you are like many knitters, it seems to take forever to choose a pattern to go with yarn or vice versa. Our Indulge Me! Club takes the guessing out of what pattern goes with what yarn. Join us for four glorious shipments of luxury yarn paired with fantastic designers: Michelle Miller, Spilly Jane, Tabetha Hedric, and Beth Kling. Our sign ups close on Jan 25 and there are only a few spots left!

 

 

We are going to have a great time in the Shalimar Yarns Ravelry Group.  We will be chatting about the club shipments, sharing stories, and lending a hand if you have questions about what you are knitting.  We hope you can join us for a luxurious yarn journey!  

Test Base-Tight Twist DK Color Affection Kit-Blues Join our Slofock KAL done in Breathless DK Quick Links   Facebook Ravelry Group Website Next Etsy Update Breathless DK! Visit our Etsy Shop beginning: Friday, Jan. 11, 9am EST - Friday, Jan. 18, 7pm EST And we have some Suprises in this Update...New colors of Breathless DK, a variety of test bases from this past year, and one-of-a-kinds in Breathless, Honey Worsted and one-of-a-kind Color Affection Kits. Make sure to watch our Facebook page for weekly announcements of some really fun stuff we'll be adding! It's not too late to join the Slofock KAL! Hosted in Knitspot's Ravelry Group! We're using Breathless DK-two skeins for the hat and mitts! Breathless DK Content: 75% SW Merino/15% Cashmere/10% Silk Yardage: 270 *All yarn is available and will ship before or by Jan. 19th Shalimar Yarns' Etsy Shop Thanks for supporting small, independent fiber-arts businesses! Kristi Shalimar Yarns

Black Friday Etsy Update

Holiday Goodies are in the Bag!

 

Limited Minipalooza!

  

Well stuff my stocking! Have we got goodies for you!

Our newest Etsy Update will include Limited Edition Breathless

in 'Arctium' along with Minipalooza...100+ grams of

discontinued colorways in mini skeins.

 

Breathless in Limited Edition 'Arctium'

Visit our Etsy Shop beginning

Black Friday, Nov. 23rd, 6 am EST

through

Cyber Monday, Nov. 26, 7 pm EST

 

 

Join us for our Arctium KAL, beginning December 7th and running

through January 12th.This stunning shawl is knit with one skein of our luxury fingering weight, Breathless.

Visit our Ravelry Group for the coupon code talented designer Marnie MacLean

 has generously offered for this KAL!

    

 

 

Thanks for supporting small, independent fiber-arts businesses!

Kristi

Shalimar Yarns