Interweave Knits' WebWatch

New season, new yarn?
It doesn't much feel like spring up here on the Canadian side of the border with windchill values in the -21c range, and a good part of the US just got pounded with a huge dumping of snow.

So what else is on a knitter's mind? The new spring yarns, of course! After all, the TNNA [that's The National NeedleArts Association] has just held it's annual spring trade show in sunny California. Most of us aren't lucky enough to go...it's restricted to the trade. But if you own a yarn shop or fiberish company, maybe you were there, ordering yarny goodies for the upcoming warmer season.

Sadly, I couldn't make it. But I do know that, twice a year, many yarn companies update their websites with their new lines. And so, I present to you...a mini showcase of what'll be in your LYS any day now!

In alphabetical order, so as not to play favorites:
- Art Yarns
- Berroco
- Knitting Fever, for Debbie Bliss, Noro, Gedifra, Katia and more [click on the yarn company name and scroll to the bottom of the page to see the newest yarns]
- Lang
- Muench
- Rowan...is currently undergoing a site makeover, scheduled to launch by January 28th -- and I'll bet there'll be new yarn there when it does!

But what colors should you be wearing this spring?
Read Pantone's spring color trends, thanks to the folks at Numei yarns [Acrobat Reader required to view the PDF file]. And you can shop a little when you're done.

I'm sure more yarn companies will soon be showing off their new stock, and I'll add them here when I find them.

Posted 1:49 PM PST