We wanted to go over the 4 yarns that we now carry from SweetGeorgia, our latest addition to the Knit With Attitude family. We have two silk/mohair blends and two sock yarns. You can read more about SweetGeorgia in the interview we did with the owner Felicia Lo a few weeks ago.

Silk Mist
First up is Silk Mist, a 60% fine kid mohair/ 40% silk blend. This is an fine laceweight yarn. The silk content is in the form of a silk thread which is used to bind together the mohair. This creates a delicate yarn that has an incredible fuzzy halo. The mohair is from cruelty free farms in South Africa, while the cultivated silk comes from China and India. 

This yarn shines when worked in lace and similar lightweight garments such as shrugs. The silk and mohair combination lends an elegance to the finished fabric, so it is a great choice for formal events such as weddings. Another idea is that since it is such a fine thread it can be held double with another yarn to add a bit of shine and halo to an otherwise less exciting yarn. Mohair and silk are both very warm fibres, but the yarn hardly weighs anything at all. Each 25g skein has 325y / 297m in it! That means that one skein would knit up most shawlettes, and two would easily do a large shawl. A little goes a long way!

Silk Fog
Silk Fog is the big sibling to the finer Silk Mist. Technically a fingering weight yarn, this yarn has the inverse ratio of silk to mohair, with 76% cultivated silk / 24% fine kid mohair. The yarn is made of two plies, one made of mohair and one made of silk. The higher silk content creates a yarn that has a lot of the properties we think of with silk. It has a high lustre, bright pop colours and will drape very well. The smaller mohair content will give a subtle halo to the finished fabric. As with Silk Mist, the mohair is from cruelty free farms in South Africa, while the cultivated silk comes from China and India. 

This yarn would create luxurious garments and accessories that would be warm and light. If a multiple skein piece isn’t quite in your budget, we think that one skein could be used to great effect as an edging on a larger piece, such as the border of a shawl or cuffs of a sweater. Similarly, one skein can be used to maximum impact as a snood or hat.

BFL Sock

We are very excited about having some new sheep breeds in the shop thanks to BFL Sock, a 80% superwash bluefaced leicester / 20% nylon sock yarn. BFL is known for being one of the softer sheep breeds, while being much stronger and heartier than merino. The fibre in this yarn has done a trip away and back again, as it was farmed in the UK before being sent to the SweetGeorgia team in Canada to be dyed. 

Obviously this yarn is designed to be knit up into socks, but it would also work for many other projects as well. This yarn has a strong twist for durability that also gives it high stitch definition. This means that it would show off textured stitch patterns and cables well. We are imagining it as a fine cardigan or pullover that would be worn everyday. We have this yarn in 4 different variegated colourways that could be used on their own or striped with a solid as well.

Tough Love Sock
Last but not least we have Tough Love Sock, a 80% superwash merino wool / 20% nylon sock yarn. As with the BFL Sock, this yarn is purpose built for socks with a high twist and nylon content. We have this yarn in 4 semi-solid colours, which are just calling out to be knit up into some socks with lots going on. Maybe something by Rachel Coopey for example? 

You may have noticed that we don’t carry a lot of merino wool in the shop, despite it’s popularity. The reason for that is concern over treatment of merino sheep, especially those farmed in Australia, and the practice of museling. We were very happy to hear from Felicia at SweetGeorgia that all of their merino comes from Peru for this same reason.