Project of the week: Vitamin D cardigan

Hello, and welcome back to our blog after our summer break! We hope you had a fabulous holiday season yourself, and are as excited to get knitting and crocheting as we are in 2015.



We thought we'd start the year with a freshly finished project by Leisl. It's the Vitamin D cardigan by Heidi Kirrmaier, available as a download from Ravelry. Leisl made hers using the Jo Sharp Mulberry Silk Georgette, and says that it is her most favourite cardigan ever!

The drape of the yarn works beautifully with this design, which features an eyelet pattern to enhance the drape of the waterfall front and swing back. The yarn is cosy without being heavy, which makes it a great choice for a warmer weather cardigan.

Besides the eyelets, this top-down cardigan also features short-row shaping to create the distinctive silhouette. The cardigan itself is a great project for both more experienced knitters and also beginners looking for a challenge, being full of great techniques without being difficult to knit.

The yarn required is a 5ply - Leisl is thrilled with how the Jo Sharp Mulberry Silk Georgette knit up, but the Millamia 5 ply merino or the Blue Sky Alpacas Metalico would both be gorgeous choices.




What big yarn projects do you have planned for 2015? We'd love to hear about them - and if you'd like to know about ours, keep an eye on this blog or follow us @woolarium on Instagram!

Blue Sky Alpacas

If you have been into the Woolarium store lately, you may have noticed that we have several walls of yarn. And if you looked more closely, you may have been delighted and thrilled to discover that one of these walls contains the glorious, the wonderful, the dazzlingly spectacular yarns from Blue Sky Alpacas!

Both the Blue Sky Alpacas and their off-shoot brand Spud & Chloe are high-quality yarns with sumptuous finishes yet hard-wearing capabilities. Coming in a huge range of colours ranging from bright contemporary hues to more classic shades, the yarns are available in a wide variety of plys and fibres, including organic cottons. Let's take a closer look!

The yarns in the picture above are, from left to right:
Metalico - 5 ply yarn made up of 50% Baby Alpaca and 50% Silk.
Sport Weight - 100% Baby Alpaca in an 8 ply
Techno - A chunky weight yarn comprised of 68% Baby Alpaca, 10% Extra Fine Merino and 22% silk
Worsted Cotton - 100% Organic Cotton
Outer - A super bulky yarn, made up of 65% Wool and 35% Organic Cotton
Extra - 10 ply, comprised of 50% Baby Alpaca and 50% Fine Merino
Sweater - Another 10 ply, this superwash yarn is 55% Wool and 45% Organic Cotton
Fine - 4 ply, made up of 80% superwash Wool and 20% silk.

We are proud to be the only store in Melbourne to stock both of these ranges. Not only are the yarns themselves absolutely lovely to knit with, but they also come supported by a fabulous range of patterns, which you can see in-store.

We also have the full range of colour cards, so if you can't find the right shade or ply for your project, just let us know and we can show you the other types of  yarn available and then order them in for you.

You can peruse our range of Blue Sky Alpacas and Spud & Chloe in our online store - and don't forget, we offer free shipping with every purchase, no matter how big or small!