Artyarns Inspirations
Get inspired with Artyarns Inspirations! Limited edition colors introduced every other month in Merino Cloud, Beaded Silk & Sequins Light, and Silk Day Dream. Each bi-monthly installment comes with exclusive patterns designed to bring out the yarn colors. Once a color sells out it’s retired and will never be repeated.
Find out more about the designs featured this month at the bottom of this page. ↓
Order the latest Artyarns Inspirations colorway before it sells out at these Artyarns retailers:
USA
Fabulous Fiber Arts and More (Ketchikan, AK)
Southern Twist Yarns (Fairhope, AL)
Isabelle’s Parlour (Wickenburg, AZ)
Twisted Skein (Bakersfield, CA)
Knitique (Elk Grove, CA)
Kat’s Yarn & Craft Cottage (Julian, CA)
L’Atelier (Redondo Beach, CA)
Yarning for You (San Marcos, CA)
La Knitterie Parisienne (Studio City, CA)
Longmont Yarn Shoppe (Longmont, CO)
Knit New Haven (New Haven, CT)
Knitty Gritty Yarn Girl (Niantic, CT)
Westport Yarns (Westport, CT)
Ewe and You (Windsor, CT)
Knitting Garden (Coral Gables, FL)
Knitting Patch (Longwood, FL)
Twisted Ewe (Garden City, ID)
Feed Mill Fabric and Quilt (Oneida, IL)
The Loopy Ewe (Goshen, IN)
Studio Knitting and Needlepoint (Overland Park, KS)
Yarn on Youree (Shreveport, LA)
A Great Yarn (Chatham, MA)
Silver Creek Cabin (Buffalo, MN)
The Curious Crafter (St Louis, MO)
Fiber Basket (Minot, ND)
North Tahoe Knits (Incline Village, NV)
Knitting Cove & Yarn Shop (Port Jefferson NY)
Pick Up Every Stitch (Mt. Kisco, NY)
String (New York, NY)
Fine Points (Cleveland, OH)
The Makery (Mount Vernon, OH)
Around the Table Yarns (Shaker Heights, OH)
Soft Horizons (Eugene, OR)
Kid Ewe Knot (Bridgeville, PA)
The Upstairs Stitch (Odessa, TX)
Yarn Cloud (Occoquan, VA)
Knitter’s Oasis (Colonial Beach, VA)
Quintessential Knits (Duvall, WA)
Great Yarns (Everett, WA)
Sheep’s Clothing (Kennewick, WA)
Sock Peddlers (Lakewood, WA)
Black Sheep Yarn Boutique (Olympia, WA)
Cabled Fiber Studio (Port Angeles, WA)
Wooly Wooly Wag Tails Yarn (Washougal, WA)
D Marie Knit and Fiber (Prairie du Sac, WI)
Earth Faire (online)
fabulousyarn (online)
Fly Yarns (online)
INTERNATIONAL
Mode & City (Belgium)
Mont Tricot (Canada)
Dibadu (Germany)
Wollschmiede (Germany)
Knitting Clan (Hong Kong)
NusBri Design (Switzerland)
Strickbar (Switzerland)
Rosa Traeume (Switzerland)
Vilfill (Switzerland)
Wollring (Switzerland)
Tribe Yarns (United Kingdom)
Designs featured this month:
Reflections Shawl by Iris Schreier
Easy ribbed diagonal triangle shawl that curves around the neck.
- Yarn:
- 1 skein Artyarns Merino Cloud, 80% Merino, 20% Cashmere, (3.53oz/100g; 436yd/399m), Inspirations color Reflections.
- (optional) 1 skein Artyarns Beaded Silk & Sequins Light, 100% Silk with Silk-Strung Sequins and Glass Beads, (1.76oz/50g; 110yds/101m), Inspirations color Reflections.
- Needles: Size US7 (4.5mm) needles or needed for gauge.
- Gauge: 4.5 sts x 7 rows = 1″ in stockinette after blocking
- Finished size: 60″ wide and 18.5″ at deepest point
Green Sleigh Shawl by Lisa Hoffman for String
This rectangle shawl is named after a stunning painting at the Frick Museum.
- Yarn:
- 1 skein Artyarns Merino Cloud, 80% Merino, 20% Cashmere, (3.53oz/100g; 436yd/399m), Inspirations color Reflections.
- 1 skein Artyarns Merino Cloud, 80% Merino, 20% Cashmere, (3.53oz/100g; 436yd/399m), contrast color 381.
- 1 skein Artyarns Beaded Silk & Sequins Light, 100% Silk with Silk-Strung Sequins and Glass Beads, (1.76oz/50g; 110yds/101m), Inspirations color Reflections.
- Needles: Size US 7 / 4.5mm needles or needed for gauge.
- Gauge: 14.5 sts x 40 rows = 4″/10cm in sequence pattern
- Finished size: 68″ length x 10″ width
Snow Globe Hats & Cowl by Lucinda Iglesias for Mont Tricot
Inspired by the snowy Canada conuntryside.
- Yarn:
- 1 skein Artyarns Merino Cloud, 80% Merino, 20% Cashmere, (3.53oz/100g; 436yd/399m), Inspirations color Reflections.
- 1 skein Artyarns Merino Cloud, 80% Merino, 20% Cashmere, (3.53oz/100g; 436yd/399m), contrast color 381.
This is enough yardage to make both the hat and cowl.
Hat requires:
- Needles: Circular Size 3.25mm (3 US) & 4.00mm (6 US) needles or needed for gauge.
- Gauge: 20 sts x 28 rows = 4″ in stranded motif
- Finished size: One size, this hat stretches comfortable to fit most heads – 15″ circumference at ribbing, 17″ at body, and 9″ high
Cowl requires
- Needles: Circular Size 3.25mm (3 US) & 4.00mm (6 US) needles or needed for gauge. A 3rd needle is is required for the 3 needle bindoff (the 3.25mm needle can be used)
- Gauge: 26 sts x 30 rows = 4″
- Finished size: 18″ tall x 12.5″ finished dimensions laid flat
- Additional notions: 4 15mm buttons
Reflections of Snow and Ice by Latisha Tish Wilcox for Sheep’s Clothing
- Yarn:
- 1 skein Artyarns Merino Cloud, 80% Merino, 20% Cashmere, (3.53oz/100g; 436yd/399m), Inspirations color Reflections.
- 1 skein Artyarns Beaded Silk & Sequins Light, 100% Silk with Silk-Strung Sequins and Glass Beads, (1.76oz/50g; 110yds/101m), Inspirations color Reflections.
- Crochet Hook: Size 4.0mm/US G or size needed for gauge.
- Gauge: 25 dsc x 17 rows (in section 6) = 4 in blocked.
- Finished size: 24″ circumference, 8″ cowl, approximately 20.5″ at tip
Reflections Sweater by Karen Damskey for L’Atelier
- Yarn:
- 1 (1, 2, 2, 3) skeins Artyarns Silk Day Dream, 100% silk, (3.17oz/90g; 400yd/366m), Inspirations color Reflections.
- 2 (2, 3, 3, 4) skeins Artyarns Merino Cloud, 80% Merino, 20% Cashmere, (3.53oz/100g; 436yd/399m), contrast color 381.
- 2 (2, 3, 3, 4) skeins Artyarns Beaded Silk & Sequins Light, 100% Silk with Silk-Strung Sequins and Glass Beads, (1.76oz/50g; 110yds/101m), Inspirations color Reflections.
- Needles: Size 3.75mm/US 5 and Size 5mm US 8
- Gauge: 19 sts and 28 rows= 4″ in Reverse st st with Merino Cloud
- Finished size: This is a dropped shoulder construction, the sweater is meant to be oversized.
Size Bust Length Sleeve Length (dropped shoulder) XSM 38″ 23″ 16.5″ SM 42″ 23″ 16.5″ MED 46″ 23″ 17″ LG 48″ 24″ 16.5″ XLG 50″ 25″ 16.5″ XXLG 54″ 25″ 16″