FiberStories: Concentric Cotton

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 by Makers' Mercantile, posted in FiberStories, Information, Product Information

Concentric Cotton was created after the success of it’s worsted weight, baby alpaca counterpart: Concentric.

This 100% Peruvian Pima Cotton, fingering weight alternative is truly a bundle of joy. With a generous 929 yards in each 200 gram cake, just one or two is enough to create nearly any project!

Best of all, this yarn is alluring for multiple crafts as crocheters, weavers and machine knitters will also appreciate the reasonable price point, lack of ends to weave in, and cake put-up for easily usability.

100% Pima Cotton
929 yards per 200 gram cake
Approximately 5.5-6 stitches per inch on US 4-6 (3.50 - 4.00 mm) needles
Recommended size G (4.00 mm) hook
Worsted Weight
Winding not required
Hand wash, lay flat
Designed in Seattle, Made in Peru

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Pattern Inspiration

Mermaid Walk

Edie

Wilson

WeAreMakers

Poncho To Go

Discover the full color range of Concentric Cotton by HiKoo® HERE.

FiberStories: Boots

July 24, 2020July 23, 2020 by Makers' Mercantile, posted in FiberStories, Product Information

If you’re in the market for the look of a hand-dyed yarn, look no further than Boots from Schoppel-Wolle! Made from a blend of wool, cotton and nylon, this yarn is the perfect blend for socks, garments, shawls and more!

The shawl House Down Boots is a great example of this yarn’s versatility as it combines both knitting and crochet techniques, and blocks like a dream with just steam!

Pro Tip: To protect the hand-dyed beauty of this yarn, we suggest testing your preferred blocking method on a swatch which uses all colors to assess colorfastness before doing so on your final piece.

44% Superwash Wool, 42% Cotton, 14% Nylon
437 yards per 100 gram hank
Approximately 7 stitches per inch on US 0 - 1 (2.00 - 2.25 mm) needles
Recommended size B (2.25 mm) hook
Fingering Weight
Winding required
Hand wash, lay flat
Made in Germany

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Want to dye your own? Shiloh is the exact same yarn base as Boots, which means you can dye your own colors, and then combine your handiwork with the colors already available! You can find this wonderful undyed yarn HERE just waiting for your colorful inspiration.

Pattern Inspiration

House Down Boots

Die Wiederkehr der Farben

Ringlet Socks

Birch Grove Socks

Discover the full color range of Boots by Schoppel-Wolle HERE.

FiberStories: CoBaSi DK

July 17, 2020July 20, 2020 by Makers' Mercantile, posted in FiberStories, Information, Product Information

The perfect wool-free yarn, CoBaSi DK by HiKoo® features the same blend as it’s popular fingering weight counterpart. This washable yarn is a super-soft option that wont sag overtime, thanks to the inclusion of elastic nylon.

Wether you’re making a large project like a throw or cardigan, or something smaller like slipper socks, the versatility of this yarn is truly endless. Available in both solid and tonal colorways in 50 gram hanks, they’re great for colorwork that won’t break the bank!

This yarn also comes in a sock worsted weight. Check out CoBaSi and CoBaSi Plus!