Holly Berry and Robin became permanent additions to the WYS Signature 4ply range and have been very popular, as you can imagine.

Ah well, it’s still in production so we can’t tell you,” they said (producing yarn is a secretive business and I’m only told what I need to know!) “But we can tell you that it’s called “Silent Night” so imagine a Christmas card …” Candy Cane and Fairy Lights were produced as limited edition yarns and both were again very popular. They’re quite different to the more muted colours of Holly Berry and Robin, aren’t they? All of the yarns are striped; Robin matches the other yarns in the Country Birds range, Candy Cane is made up of just three colours which looks very effective, and Holly Berry and Fairy Lights are also striped in a way that will be familiar to those who have knitted with WYS yarn before. Oh, they are so good at creating striped yarns!

I’ve already shown you the yarns, but now I can talk to you about all the knitting I’ve been doing and show you the patterns too! I candy cherry was perfect for us and supported his feet well and also allowed us to use the car seat on the frame for when he was younger’ And finally, there are two more patterns in Silent Night. Yes, you read that right – TWO more patterns! What’s special about the yarn this year is that it’s got a sparkle to it (it’s called Signature Sparkle), a silver thread that runs right through the yarn and catches the light when you knit. And what you also need to know – most importantly – is that it’s not scratchy at all (scratchy sparkly yarns are not nice to knit or wear!). It was the first thing I asked about, and the WYS Elves said that it was most definitely not scratchy because that was high on their list of priorities too. This is what I like, a yarn company on my wavelength!

It’s also not striped, or rather, not striped in the same way as the others. The lines are much more subtle and I think it makes a lovely change. Oh, I could see it in my mind’s eye immediately – a dark night with a bright star above a stable. Shades of blue and silver; a thousand images from a childhood growing up with Christmas traditions and stories. Can you see it too?

Perthes

Finally, I’m going to be at Wool n Stuffin Wakefield on Saturday 5 October if you live locally and can come over to say hello! There’s not much time after Yarndale to give you notice so I’m popping it in here!