What was HOT at the Trade Show

Greetings from Montana!!

We just returned last week from TNNA in Columbus after a great show! Our new Yarns, Designs and Colors were well received by those that came to shop. We thought you would enjoy hearing about what is new.

The Seven new colors were popular and the favorite seemed to be Thunderstorm. It is a lovely blend of soft grays, lavenders, and blues. Along with Thunderstorm we introduced Clover (beautiful greens), Osprey (rich deep charcoal & blues), Snapdragon (warm rose tones), Hummingbird (olive greens and festive accents), Portland Rose (crazy brights created for the Portland sock summit) and Spring Eclipse (deep rich purples and magenta) which we introduced January 2010.

The 3 new River Twist colors....Rock Creek, Grasshopper Falls, and Glacier Lake were very Hot Sellers! You have to see these three.

Crazyfoot...our beautiful new sock yarn was the big attraction in our booth and at our Sample It booth. It makes wonderful scarves and other wearables as well as socks.

While in Ohio we went to a local yarn store and held a yarn "tasting". We took along our new designs and the favorites were the Sawtooth Capelet made from one skein of Half Crepe, the Bye Bye Baby Bunting which uses our 4/8's Wool, the Fantastic Lace Scarf which uses one skein of Crazyfoot and the Shawl Collar Vest which uses any of our worsted weight yarns but is shown in River Twist. These patterns are all available for order at this time and you can see pictures of them on our website www.mountaincolors.com

Happy summer and Happy knitting!
Diana and Leslie

Crazyfoot WINNERS

We have WINNERS!! Thanks to all who entered our Crazyfoot contest. We may do another drawing in the future so stay tuned!!! For those who find their name listed below please contact us at info@mountaincolors.com with a complete mailing address so we can start shipping out the yarn. If you put CRAZYFOOT in the subject line that would be a big help!!! Also include your Ravelry name so we can keep track of everyone.

If you listed a Ravelry name I have used that. Some folks had no contact info listed so hopefully they will recognize themselves!!

Dobarah
Darcie
Mare
rpepperpot
Frankie
Leslie
Melrose
momsue84
Mary Contrary
finnknitter
jeepgirl
marjimarks
Shannonstoney
megi
dmop
Dansgram
chenke
BumbleKnits
rainlover
knittingintexas
alchemybunny
KK454
Dawn
Mirella in Netherlands
cantsitstill
Lovs2Knit
Darlene in Maine
Beki
basketballknit
costumatty
SadBlueDog
Staarrkatt
NicoleS
nbgriz
morninglori
Debbie in Ft Lauderdale
Ludwig’s Drivers
CreationsMT
Avalanche
oregonknitter
blythe111
Patchwork Rose
sdhsmc86
Kelly-ann
franzazz
MTKnitter
knitonepugtwo
Elyss
Gwynne in Michigan
loique

Crazyfoot Yarn Giveaway!!

We are looking for folks to test knit our new sock yarn, Crazyfoot. We would then like the winners to post/blog about the yarn!

We have 50 skeins, each 425 yards, for testing! Leave a comment with your name and contact info in our blog and we will use a random number generator to select the winners. We will select the winners on February 1st!

This new yarn is now shipping out to stores. If you want YOUR store to order some for you be sure and let them know!

Crazyfoot---Our NEW Sock Yarn!!

We have a NEW Sock Yarn. Crazyfoot is 90% superwash wool and 10% nylon. It comes in 425 yards/ 100 gm skeins. We are just starting to ship Crazyfoot to yarn stores. The yarn is incredible…even our dyers are lining up to get skeins to use in their knitting…and it comes in ALL of our colorways. I am knitting my first pair of Crazyfoot socks and I am really enjoying the yarn. We tossed some test socks in the washer and dryer and they came out GREAT. They turned out very soft and squishy. It doesn’t have any mohair (our Bearfoot does) and the stitch definition is perfect. The yarn is tightly twisted so it should wear really well.

Ask your yarn store to get you some Crazyfoot and give it a try!!! Then let us know what you think!

Only 9 more days!!

The book Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinksy is being released on January 5th! In this book there is a group of women who knit and dye yarn. We have worked with Barbara to create a new colorway that celebrates these women dyers. We have been shipping it to yarn stores during the past month. The colorway is called "Spring Eclipse". Some stores already have it in stock. If your local store doesn't have it yet have them give us a call. We are offering it in all of our yarn styles and also in our Targhee Top.



Won't it be fun to knit a project in Spring Eclipse while you are reading the book that inspired the color?!!

Happy knitting!

New Colorway inspired by New Book

We are so excited!! Barbara Delinsky, the well known novelist, has a new book called Not My Daughter coming out Jan 5, 2010. In conjunction with this book we have designed a new Colorway called Spring Eclipse. We have been working with her publicists at Doubleday to make special tags that talk about the book and the yarn. It is such an honor to participate in this project with Barbara!!

The main character in this new book has a hand dyed yarn business with her friends. That is not the main storyline but we were excited about it anyway!! And all the ladies in this fictitious business are knitters. How fun is that??? If you are interested in reading more of what Barbara wrote see her blog post dated October 5, 2009. www.barbaradelinsky.com/blog




Here is how Barbara described this colorway when she first saw it, "Flares of fuschsia, copper and plum in the shadow of a sapphire night, forest green and teal."

Spring Eclipse is available in all of our yarns. If you would like to order this exciting new colorway contact your local yarn store and ask them about it. If they haven't heard about it yet have them contact us. We are going to start dyeing soon. Then you can knit Spring Eclipse and read Not My Daughter at the same time!!

Sally Melville's Faux Fur Hat

Sally Melville is such an amazing knitter. She always has a new, clever idea. This time she came up with a technique she calls knit-weave and to demonstrate this technique she designed a hat!!

Won't this hat make a great winter accessory? I just read that the Farmer's Almanac is predicting a very cold, stormy winter. Why not knit one for yourself or someone on your gift list so you are ready when the temperature starts dropping!! You need 1 skein of Mountain Colors Moguls and 1 skein of Mountain Colors 3-ply wool. They can be in the same colorway or in two different colorways.

And the BEST part is the hat is completely reversible. Sally asks that you please where the hat straight across the forehead at about your eyebrows!

Happy knitting!