May Newsletter!
The rain has started here in Southern Vermont and the leaves are popping!!!! Magnolias are in bloom; Ramps, Nettles and Fiddleheads are making their appearance at the dinner table, as are Violets and Dandelions! It’s time to start planting cold hardy plants in our garden, and we’re building two more garden beds this year!
We have 6 new shops we are so excited to be working with!
Wild Knits Salem in Oregon
Little House of Yarn in Indiana
Back Alley Fibers in Michigan
Village Knittery in Virginia
Mobile Yarn in Alabama
Northwest Yarns in Washington
For a complete list of stockists and their contact information, please visit https://www.roundmountainfibers.com/local-yarn-shops and show them some love by placing an order or commenting on their posts!
We have a few more NEW and exciting things to share with you!
Swatches!
We’ve added photos of swatches for our entire Featured Collection to the website!!! A big thank you to our biggest fan, Susan Mitloff, and her friends, for knitting these up for us! Here are collages of our featured collection swatches for you to enjoy!
Ornithology Collection
Entomology Collection
Botany Collection
Aquatic Collection
NEW LYS Club!
We’re adding Botany to our line of LYS Exclusive Clubs! Here are all of May’s Club Colors, and a list of shops who are carrying them. These clubs are only available through our shops.
Botany Club: Maples in the Spring and Spring Maple Leaf
Pin Tailed Sandgrouse and Sandgrouse Buff
Ornithology Club colors are available at the following LYSs: Notion VT, Love Yarn Shop, Seattle Yarn, Little House of Yarn, Ltd., Village Knittery.
Aquatic Club: Leafy Seadragon and Seadragon Green
Aquatic Club colors are available at the following LYSs: Yesterday’s Ewes, Seattle Yarn, Fabulous Fiber Arts and More, Northwest Yarn and Mercantile.
Geology Club: Arizona Turquoise and Deep Turquoise
Geology Club colors are available at Seattle Yarn.
Island Fundraiser!
Atlantic Lobster and Deep Water
May’s Island Fundraiser colorway is truly spectacular and features the famous Atlantic Lobster! 50% of the sales from these colors will be donated to The Island Institute. The mission of The Island Institute, a non-profit founded in 1983, is to ensure Maine’s Island and Costal communities thrive. To read more about their work, visit https://www.islandinstitute.org/about/. To purchase these colorways please go to https://www.roundmountainfibers.com/island-fundraiser.
Hand Dyed Drunk Yarn!
In case you missed it last time… We are now selling Drunk Yarn as hand-dyed yarn, as well as in Home Dyeing Kits! They are dyed on the same bases as our regular hand-dyed colors, using the same dyes, and they come in a variety of delicious colors inspired by Alcoholic Beverages, Tea and Coffee!
Drunk Yarn Original Collection
Drunk Yarn Summer Collection
Pride!
June is right around the corner! Knit up some rainbow garments in time for Pride! We have three different Pride colorways, all available on our website! Click on the link below each photo to shop!
Out and Proud
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