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>>> Natural luxury yarns & fibres : what are they?
At Lara Downs we are passionate about natural fibres which really are some of the wonders of the natural world. Sourced from living creatures, animals and plants, they offer great comfort, wearability, versatility, tremendous warmth and drape as well as sheer beauty. Natural fibres can take on both vivid and subtle hues, as well as a variety of textures, but the character most important to us is "handle". Yarns and the fibres from which these yarns are made, must be soft handling. No-one wants to wear something that prickles or is scratchy to touch.
Lara Downs' own home grown mohair and merino products are guaranteed soft and comfortable to wear, as are the other natural fibre yarns offered for your enjoyment. Luxury to us means super soft handle in any colour or texture you like. The luxury tag also applies to natural fibres harvested from animals due to their scarcity (compared to the vast quantity of petrochemical based synthetic fibres). Fortunately animal & plant fibres are a renewable resource. With your support, these special fibres and yarns, which often support poor communities in third world countries, will continue to be available for many years to come.
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- about Lara Downs Colour selection
- about Lara Downs Yarn selection
- about Lara Downs Felting Fibres
INDEX TO YARNS & THREADS
Yarn :
- knitting yarn - 'Angoraglow' smooth fine kid mohair
- knitting yarn - 'Enchant' kid mohair & silk (stranded)
- knitting yarn - 'Kool Kid' - fine mohair boucle & now in brushed as well
- knitting yarn 'Starry Night' -Super Fine Kid, Silk & Lurex. New for 2011.
- knitting yarn 'Enchantress' -stranded fine silk and fine mohair. New for 2011
- knitting yarn - merino 2,4 & 8 ply
- knitting yarn - 'Shine' merino & silk blend 2, 4 & 8 ply
- knitting yarn - 'Velvet' merino, angora bunny & cashmere blend 5ply
- knitting yarn - "Softy" merino & cashmere 4 ply - new for Winter 2011
- knitting yarn - "Lacey Gracie" merino, cashmere & silk laceweight - new for 2011.
- knitting yarn - kid mohair & merino by Touch
- knitting yarn -Silks including "Silbo" silk chunky boucle, 'Gloss' fine silk, Smooth singles silk etc)-New for 2011 'Froth & Bubbles' silk/mohair combo.
- knitting yarn - cashmere and cashmere silk blends
- knitting yarn - sock yarn
- knitting yarn - baby camel yarn
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- knitting kits (mohair & silk) (see more knitting kits on our handcrafts page)
- See our Imports page for other new yarn offerings, including Prism, Avril, Noro, Adeles and more.
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About our colour selection: at Lara Downs we never stop experimenting with colour. We now have over 300 shades applicable to our yarn, tops, curls & silk fabric, as well as a separate 80 embroidery thread shades. We can afford to do this because we mainly dye to order.
Just go to our colourchart page where the brightest and best colourways are all set out in glorious colour to aid your selection. Then return to this page to see all the different yarns, how they look in various colourways and how they look when knitted up. Our colourways are applicable for all Lara Downs yarns, top/sliver/laps, kiddy curls and lengths of silk tissue or silk paj.
Most of our colourways are now displayed on our Colour chart page. However, if you spot a colourway elsewhere on this site and not yet on our colour chart, you are welcome to order that shade, as long as it is designated as a Lara Downs colourway. All you need to do is to specify the name and number of your selection.
For detailed yarn specifications (wraps per inch etc) go to our Specs page.
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Random Mixed Shades 1-10 counting from the left (nb: 7 & 8 reversed) |
Semi-Solid Shades 11-20 (echoing shades 1-10) counting from the left |
Click on shade icons to display larger images in a mix of yarns |
Click on shade icons to display larger images in a mix of yarns |
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Random Mixed Shades 21-31 counting from the left |
Five shades to excite; displayed in our fabulous 4 ply 'Angoraglow' fine kid mohair (below). |
Some super soft shades in super soft yarns |
From the left Zen 77, Celebration 80, Elegance 78, Parakeet 38, Damask Rose 39 |
From the left Lavender Soft 49S (in supermerino/angora/cashmere), Natural Baby Camel 33B, Shortbread 67S (in Angoraglow 4 ply) Lemon Myrtle 43 (in Cashmere/silk) and Ethereal 53( in 4 ply Angoraglow)
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The shades of Rio, Sophisticat & Jade shown below in four of Lara Downs' luxury natural fibre yarns.
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Shade 'Rio' from left to right in Cashmere/silk (14 S - solid), Cashmere(4 - random), Merino (4 - random) & Boucle chunky silk (4 - random) |
Shade 'Sophisticat' from left to right in Cashmere/silk (13S - solid), Cashmere(3 - random), Merino (3 - random) & Boucle chunky silk (3 - random) |
Shade 'Jade' from left to right in Cashmere/silk (12S - solid), Cashmere in Jade No 2 (random), Merino (2 - random) & Boucle chunky silk (2 - random) |
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Lara Downs Natural Luxury Fibre Yarns
Our range includes many of the world's natural luxury fibres including mohair, merino wool, cashmere, & silk. We have also added some of the newest yarns from non animal renewable sources including bamboo, organic cotton and Soy. See our full list below:
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MOHAIR: Fine kid mohair 2 and 4 ply ('Angoraglow'), Fine kid mohair boucle ("Kool Kid") & stranded 4 ply mohair/silk ('Enchant') and now some Mohair hand spun yarns by Cuddal Mohair.
MERINO WOOL Pure Merino 8 ply, 4 ply and 2 ply, Merino/Cashmere/Silk laceweight, Merino/Cashmere 4 ply (Softy)
& more MERINO BLENDS: Merino/Silk 50/50 blend 2 ply, 4 ply and 8 ply (Shine), Merino/Angora Bunny/Cashmere 6 ply (Velvet)
SILK: Super fine high twist silk, Fine high twist silk, Silk Chunky Boucle (Silbo), Chunky Slubby silk (Jumbo)
SILK BLENDS: stranded 4 ply mohair/silk ('Enchant' ) & Silk/Merino 50/50 blend 2 ply, 4 ply and 8 ply
CASHMERE AND BLENDS: Pure Cashmere 2 & 4 ply, Cashmere/Silk blend 2 & 4 ply, & Merino/Angora Bunny/Cashmere 5 ply
BAMBOO: Bamboo ribbon and Bamboo twist
COTTON: Organic Cotton 2 ply in four natural shades
CAMEL: Baby camel in 4 & 8 ply (natural brown but can be overdyed in deeper shades)
SOCK YARN in Merino/Silk/Bamboo/Nylon
ALPACA - 4 & 8 ply in natural black, white and rose as well as hand dyes (by Becreatif Alpacas) ,
& coming soon - Soy ribbon tape
For more detailed specifications about these yarns, ie weight, length, wraps per inch, go to our Specs Page
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>>>> 'Starry Night'- Our new luxurious yarn with just a twinkle of lurex embedded in a soft down of the finest Kid mohair and silk. (65% Super Kid, 20% Silk, 15% Lurex). This yarn offers a generous 850 mts/100 gms OR 212 mts/25 grams which is the same weight as Rowen's Kid Silk Haze, Kid Silk Night and Kid Silk Spray but a lot cheaper. Avoid the "middlemen" in yarn production and save heaps ! |
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Gorgeous in natural white, but also fabulous in any Lara Downs colourway. This yarn is brushed and has a distinct halo. |
>>>>Angoraglow Knitting yarn - pure luxury fine kid mohair. "Angoraglow" is a smooth, lustrous soft handling 100% Fine kid mohair yarn. This yarn is spun from our best Fine Kid mohair fleeces, selected with great care after matching for micron and is supplied exclusively by Lara Downs. It is a delight to work with and the finished effect is lustrous and has a silky feel. In knitted form, the fabric has a light halo effect (but is not fluffy) and has been skillfully designed to resist shedding . |
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Angoraglow yarn is available in either 2 ply (Laceweight) or 4 ply.
Supplied as either 40 gm hanks (2 ply), 100 gm hanks (2 ply), 200 gm hanks (4 ply) & 8 metre lengths for embroidery (2 ply only).
Yarn thickness gauge:
4 ply = 5 wraps to 1 cm, 2 ply = 10 wraps per cm.
Yarn length per 100 grams: 2 ply = approx 425 metres, 4 ply = approx 212 metres. |
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Angoraglow 2 ply in close up - some random mixed and some solid shades (S). Lesley (above) looks fabulous in this lacey wrap in 2 ply Angoraglow. |
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Regal No 49 |
Stormy Seas 58 |
Masquerade No.6 |
Marakesh No 40 |
Electric Blue No. 26 |
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Salmon No. 32 S |
Brown Coal No 74 S |
Moss No 16 S |
Plum No 40 S |
Electric Blue No. 26 S |
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Below: 4 ply Angoraglow in selected shades. To choose your shade, select from our full range |
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Mobius wrap by Jude Skeers in 4 ply Angoraglow "Wild Thing" colourway. Photo by Doug Stapleton.
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Blueberry No. 1 |
Elegance No 78 |
Rio No. 4 |
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Damask Rose No 39 |
Celebration No 80 |
Honey Blonde No. 52S |
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Treehug No 76 S |
Stormy Seas 58 |
Pinot 94 |
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Bonny No 79 |
Zen No. 77 |
Parakeet No 38 |
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>>>>Angoraglow Embroidery Threads - pure luxury fine kid mohair.
"Angoraglow" 2 ply yarn has been used as the basis of our new range of Embroidery threads, displayed in colour groupings. Threads may be ordered by Group or individually. A discount price is offered for muliples of 10. |
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Embroidery Thread Shades
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Group One - Warm Creams
A. Au Natural (75), B. Cream (61),C. Peaches & Cream (63V), Sand (68), E. Summer grass (73), F. Bronze (74) |
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Group Two - Pinks
A. Pink Pearl (16), B. Salmon glow (14), C. Baby pink (15), D. Mauve glow (29), E. Marshmellow (28), F. Musk (31) |
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Group Three - Greens
A. Lettuce (50), B. Iced Lime (59), C. Green sheen (54), D. Green swirl (46V), E. Olive (57), F. Camaflage (55) |
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Group Four - Mauves
A. Lavender berry (38V), B. Pretty Girl (48V), C. Dusk (30), D. Lavender (27), E. Smoke (26), F.Shiraz (25) |
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Group Five - Light Blues
A. Misty blue (32), B. Snowflake (37), C. Silver Mist (3), D. Sarsparilla (36), E. Soft blue (42), F.Lavender blue (33) |
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Group Six - Oranges
A. Salmon (5), B. Flesh (8), C. Tangerine (6), D. Amber glow (4V), E. Apricot (13), F.Burnt orange (7), G. Copper lights (78) |
Each yarn is numbered for accuracy in ordering. V after the yarn number signifies a variegated shade ie two or more shades blended. |
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Group Seven-Reds, Purple, Black
A. Blood red (9), B. Lady in red (12), C. Exotic (10V), D. Grevillea (11), E. Beetroot (20), F. Royalty (24), G. Panther (1) |
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Group Eight - More Greens
A. Gumleaf (52), B. Green glow (58), C. Seagold (49V), D. Jade glow (43), E. Jade (47), F. Sea opal (53) |
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Group Nine - Flesh tones
A.Naked (21), B. Milk chocolate (77), C. Rosebud (66V), D. Latte (79), E. Mushroom (39), F. Chocolate (80) |
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Group Ten - Yellow/Green
A.Citrus (60), B. Limeglow (62), C. Lime shadow (51), D. Golden Delicious (65, E. Moss (64), F. Khaki (56) |
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Group Eleven - Gold/Mustard
A.Frosted Apricot (71), B. Moonglow (69), C. Goldilocks (72), D. Gold (70), E. Mustard (67), F. Iced Coffee (76) |
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Group Twelve - Deep Blues
A.Blue Ice (41), B. Arctic (44), C. Sky blue (45), D. Subdued blue (35), E. Deep blue (40), F. Silver Fox (2) |
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Group Thirteen - Strong Pinks
A.Lollipop (18), B. Peach (17), C. Coral (23), D. Grape (19), E. Heavenly (22), F. Carmen (34) |
Please email us for queries or print off our order form to order any of our yarns or embroidery threads. We also offer embroidery & embellishing threads in other fibres. |
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>>>'Kool Kid'
Super Fine Ultra Light Mohair Boucle (now also available in brushed form).
The "hardly there" yarn offering the ultimate in "lightness of being".
Delicate and super soft to wear, it is available in natural or any of Lara Downs' hand dyed shades, in 25, 50 and 100 gm hanks. A blend of 70% mohair, 30% nylon, it is stronger than it's delicate appearance would indicate.
If you love our Kool Kid yarn, you'll be even more excited by our new "Enchantress" yarn combining Kool Kid with our super fine silk. See below |
This fabulous mobius wrap in Kool Kid, designed & knitted by Jude Skeers was featured in a recent exhibition at The Rocks Gallery in Sydney (the backdrop is the wonderful natural rock in this area ). Thanks to Leigh Gemmell for this great photo.
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This yarn has fantastic yardage at 925 mts per 100 gms or 230 mts/25 gms. This makes it similar to, but a slightly better yardage than Collinette's popular 'Parisienne' brushed kid mohair, but a lot cheaper. Avoid the 'middlemen' in yarn production and save heaps !
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Kool Kid in Rainforest No 61 & Sensation No 60 |
Kool Kid in Seagreen No 58B & Tomato No 132. |
Nicole looks wonderful on her wedding day, and keeps the chill at bay by wearing her Kool Kid ring shawl.
Thanks so much Nicole for sharing your day with us.
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Glamour plus on the catwalk at the NRIA fashion parade at Jupiter's casino Nov 2010. Mobius by Jude Skeers combines 2 ply Angoraglow and Kool Kid in Masquerade colourway for sheer elegance. Thanks to Doug Stapleton for the photo. |
Brushed Kool Kid in colourways from L to R, Charcoal, Rainbow, Yum, Itali, Firebird & Purple Fusion. Order in any LD colourway using our main colour chart. |
'Enchantress' designer yarn
We offer you the chance to create your own colour blend !
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This gorgeous yarn is a stranded yarn like it's big sister "Enchant" but is super fine in texture. We have put together our "Kool Kid" fine kid mohair boucle and our finest silk to create this wonderful creature.
Select from our sample line up or select your own combination of two colours from our colour chart: one colourway for the mohair and the other for the silk. They can be random or semi-solid shades. We then dye them separately and wind them together for your own unique blend. |
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Blend E1 |
Blend E2 |
Blend E3 |
Blend E4 |
combines shades 162 & 260 |
combines shades 116 & 261 |
combines shades 237 & 11 |
combines shades 81 & 241 |
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Blend E5 |
Blend E6 |
Blend E7 |
Blend E8 |
random shade 'Rainbow' used for both yarns |
combines natural white with Elegance 78 |
combines shades 241 & 258 |
combines shades 49 & 238 |
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>>>>Pure Merino yarns
Top - "Blueberry random No 1 ", Below "Blueberry semi-solid No 11.
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Lara Downs now has a lovely range of pure Merino yarns in a smooth ring spun style available in 2, 4 and 8 ply.
2 ply 100 gm hanks = 900 mts
4 ply x 100 gms = 455 mts
8 ply x 100 gms = 200 mts
These are available natural or in any colours from our colour chart.
Featured at right; 8 ply Merino (from the top)
Pink Marble No 5, Jewel No 71B, Jade No 12
Blue Dream No 57 & Blood Orange No 72
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This gorgeous yarn is only for the brave. It offers an amazing 2,600 metres per 100 gms of yarn.
Our gorgeous swatch was knitted by Jennie Pakula from a pattern by Margaret Stove called the Rata scarf published in her latest book "Wrapped in Lace".
Jennie reports that this kind of knitting requires absolute concentration, good light and maybe a good pair of glasses. She describes the yarn as a real specialist yarn yielding a beautiful gossamer weight, perfect for heirloom shawls. Addi lace needles (2mm) were Jennie's choice for the job.
We have decided to offer this yarn in small bites of 50 gms or 25 gms so you won't be too daunted.
With such a luxurious content, as you would expect, it feels exquisite to the touch.
We have coloured some in soft baby shades but we are quite prepared to dye it in any of the Lara Downs shades used for our other products. You just need to ask. See samples in Shady and Moss.
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>>>>>> "Softy" Fine Merino with Cashmere 4 ply (80/20 blend). New for Winter 2011
Merino - the new Cashmere? So said a recent headline when Fine Australian merino wool hit new heights at the wholesale wool auctions in May 2011. Cashmere has always led the way in elite pricing for elite natural fibres, but merino wool has seen spectacular demand and price rises in recent times. While still not really close to Cashmere prices except at the ultra fine end, Merino wool does rival Cashmere in it's super softness and it's wearability.
This new 4 ply yarn for the Lara Downs range offers the best of all worlds - softness, comfort and a very affordable price at $27 per 100 gm hank. Our stocks were processed prior to the big price rise in Merino wool, so order now, before an inevitable price rise is forced upon us.
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Hand dyed shades from left to right:
Mudbricks 283, Muddywaters 283A, Coober Pedy 278, Real Red 220, Stormy seas 58 & Melbourne 221. |
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These delightful thread packs are designed to inspire creativity and are rather fun for the creator to make as well. No two packs are exactly the same in terms of colour ways, so please don't ask, but each pack contains 4 threads, each 8 metres long and can include pure silk, pure mohair, rayon and/or other natural fibres. Some are displayed below.
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Best to select Gift packs in person from our retail outlet. Alternatively we can supply by mail order in response to general suggestions about colours, but no promises about meeting prescriptive orders.
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>>>>"Enchant" - Kid mohair and Silk stranded yarn
This original yarn combines the best of both worlds by exhibiting the stunning lustre of pure silk (S1 - see below) plus the softness of our own "Angoraglow" kid mohair. By stranding these yarns together for knitting as a single yarn, all of the unique properties of each natural fibre is retained, rather than being blurred through blending. Enchant is recommended for use with 5.5mm needles. Tension: 6 stitches and 6 rows = 3 square centimetres. Six lovely shades are shown below. Order in a single Lara Downs shade - the yarns are dyed together, but show different depths of colour and lustre once dyed. Supplied in 100 gm hanks.
See above "Enchantress" a super fine version of "Enchant" |
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Masquerade No 6. |
Bird of Paradise No. 7 |
Splendour No 8. |
Damask Rose No 39 |
Straw blonde No 29. |
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Enchant in New Autumn No 241 |
Enchant yarn spiral - New Autumn No 241 |
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| These silk yarns are quite stunning and are all made from Mulberry silk (best quality pure white) These yarns absorb dye like no others and simply glow with stunning colour. A little goes a long way.These yarns can be dyed to order in any Lara Downs' shade |
S1: Smooth (low twist) Mulberry silk singles yarn
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S1 knits up beautifully with our Angoraglow 2 ply mohair yarn . We call this "Enchant". See above. . It's also very effective stranded with"Kool Kid", our fine kid mohair boucle yarn. |
Our 2 ply weight silk yarn is smooth and sleek with low twist. Available in 20 gm long twists or 50 gm hanks in any Lara Downs colourway.
S1 is also available natural on 500 gm cones $115.00 |
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Silbo in colourway 'Masquerade'
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S2. "Silbo" Mulberry Silk Chunky Boucle style
This is a very attractive yarn with irregular bumps reflecting light in all directions. It knits up beautifully but could also be used as a weaving yarn. 176 mts/100 gm hank.
Also available in 20 gm long twists and by the metre. |
Above - Lady in Red for both yarns
Froth & Bubbles in colourway 'Stunner' for the silk and Blueberry solid for the mohair. |
We love trying different combinations of yarn. Some work & some don't. We've recently discovered that Silbo combines beautifully with our Kool Kid brushed mohair. This combo fills in the bumps in the silk and adds that lovely mohair softness. We'll call it 'Froth & Bubbles' .
Experimentation shows us that it works best to knit Froth & Bubbles using the yarns in separate balls, rather than winding them together first. This will also enable you to order the yarn in different colourways as with Enchantress. We'd like to recommend a variegated colourway for the silk and a semi solid for the mohair as the best way to achieve a lovely outcome, but you can ask for other combinations if you wish. Both yarns in the same colourway also gives a lovely outcome as with 'Lady in Red' below.
25 gms of mohair will give ample yarn length to match the 100 gm hank of Silbo and maybe a bit left over for another project.
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Froth & Bubbles
featuring 'Fabio' in Silk and 'Stormy Seas' in mohair.
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The scarf below has been knitted in Froth and Bubbles in a new colourway 'Lady in Red' no. 266 . Embellishments in the form of various silk fabrics strips including velvet, have been added at random intervals, to add that lush richness to an already sumptuous mix.
A Knitting Kit & pattern for this Sumptuous Froth & Bubbles Scarf is available for $65. You can read about it's creation on our creative knitting page.
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. S3 & S4.
"Glossy" smooth fine Mulberry Silk (S3) and
"Gloss" smooth super fine Mulberry Silk (S4) (both high twist).
YARDAGE : - Silk 3: 135 mts/50 gms & Silk 4: 500 mts/50 gms
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S4 silk 2 ply. Shade: "Maypole 116 ".
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S4 Super fine silk (above) in "Succulent 153 " (top) & "Summer Splash 150 "
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S3 Fine Silk in "Zen 77" (from the top), Rosella 115, Golden Orb 118, Succulent 153, & Seagreen 58B (Bottom) |
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S5 "Jumbo".
This silk is another heavy weight in our silk options. It has very little twist and will brush a little with wear, but drapes beautifully. Great for felting accents too. |
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150 gms per 100 gm hank.
Shown at right in "Splendor" No 7 (top) & "Extremity" No 157. (Model left) is wearing a wrap in S5 "Africa" colourway knitted by Trish & draped in a "Kool Kid" mohair shawl. |
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S5 also available by the metre @$1.25 / mt
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>>>> Pure Cashmere and Cashmere/Silk Yarns - New - now also available in 8 ply. |
Introducing sheer luxury cashmere and cashmere/silk blend yarns Our pure Cashmere yarn is spun from 13 micron fibre making it one of the softest yarns available. Just superb. Our Cashmere/Silk blend (55/45 ) shares the soft handle of the cashmere with an added touch of lustre from the silk. A subtle and lovely yarn. Both pure Cashmere and the Cash/Silk blend are available in both 2 and 4 ply weights. $25/hank.
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Inset at far left is a close up of a crochet design by Wendy Knight in Lara Downs Cashmere/Silk in 'Marakesh' No. 40. Inset is a jacket in Pure Cashmere 4 ply ("Pink Fusion" No 65)
All cashmere and cash/silk yarns are available in any Lara Downs' shade or natural (white). |
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Cashmere/Silk 4 ply in "Blueberry" solid No 11.
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Cashmere/Silk 4 ply in "Indigo" 86
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Cashmere 2 ply Lace Ring Wrap in "Forest Floor" |
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>>>>>SUPER SOCK YARN Merino/Bamboo/Silk/Nylon (60/15/10/15)
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Our sock yarn is a blend of Merino wool 60%, Bamboo 15% , 10% Silk and 15% Nylon for strength and stretch. 100 grams will knit three standard socks so it gives you a Pair and a Spare!
Sock yarn also knits up beautifully into scarves & wraps with a springy feel.
380 mts/100 gms. Recommended needle size 3.25mm-3.75mm |
How about this for a glorious foot ! Kathy has mastered the Skew Sock pattern from Knitty.com and it looks amazing. Kathy tell us that one hank is more than enough for a pair of "Skew Socks" too .
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A pretty Garden Sock !
Thanks Sue .
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We have devised "Rainbow" No. 155, a new shade just for this yarn, shown above as a ball and with black mohair in a zig-zag scarf.
Sock yarn can also be ordered in any of our LD shades. Also shown in Peacock No 48 (below & Forest Floor at left).
Rainbow shade $23.50 Other LD shades $22.00/100 gm hank . The Rainbow shade takes a lot longer to dye - hence the different price.
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>>> "Velvet" Merino wool, Angora Bunny and Cashmere blend yarn
Annabel, the Mohair Hide bear is modelling the Marshmellow Baby Dress for us in "Velvet" merino/bunny/cashmere.
This new yarn has a lovely soft velvety feel as you would expect with such luxurious ingredients. Not too heavy and not too light as Goldilocks would say ! Just right for our warmish Winters.
Order in any Lara Downs colourway.
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shade: "Masquerade No 6 " |
Contents: Merino Lambs wool 80%, Angora Bunny down 10% and Cashmere down 10%.
Length: 270 mts/100 gms
18 wpi.
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shade: "Mystique No 197 "
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shade: "Tuscany No 119" |
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>>> "Shine" Merino & Silk yarn blends - 2, 4 and 8 ply
All of the yarns featured here are 50% merino wool and 50% silk.
The yarns have a lovely lustre and soft handle. Lara Downs MerinoSilk is available in 2, 4 or 8 ply. |
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4 ply in "Seascape" No. 177
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Above shades from top to bottom are : Real Red No.220 in 8 ply, Romp'n Red No 219 in 4 ply & Rich Earth No. 44 in 2 ply
Yardage details are on our order form.
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4 ply in "Provence" No.172
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2ply Merino Silk in "Itali" No 160 colourway.
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>>>> Angoraglow Yarn Harmony Knitting Kits |
> Harmony Quartet Knitting Kit featuring Super kid mohair & Silk. This fabulous wrap in 'Sophisti-cat' blend and modelled by Liz, has been knitted from the Quartet Kit. Kit contents: 140 gms of yarn (includes 40 gms Angoraglow 4 ply, 40 gms Angoraglow 2 ply in two different shades (40gms x 2) plus 20 gms Silk boucle).
Kit includes a free pattern for the wrap. |
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Neck Huggers are knitted using any three shades of Angoraglow 2 ply from our colour range to create colourful and comfortable neck warmers. Using far less yarn than regular scarves, and being quick and easy to knit, they are a great idea for the busy knitter and are a great gift idea. Lara Downs kid mohair is wonderfully comfortable right up close and is snug and warm. Don't try this pattern with other yarn of lesser quality as it is bound to prickle ! The pattern comes in three variations and is exclusive to Lara Downs. All three patterns come free with each Kit ordered. Matching buttons supplied for an additional charge.
See our Handcrafts page for photos of completed Huggers. Choose your own colour combination from either Lara Downs' knitting yarn or embroidery yarn shades.
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>>>Imported Mohair & Wool Blend Yarns 12 ply Touch Yarns from New Zealand (brushed & boucle)
Lara Downs has selected yarns from the Touch Yarn company (NZ) to distribute within Australia, based on our experience with this attractive and well designed yarn. We mainly distribute their beautiful 12 ply kid mohair/merino blend but also offer small quantities of other yarn/fibre mixes including a 2 ply merino/mohair & their chunky Mt Pisa range. Touch yarns have a lovely soft handle and attractive colour range. Choose from either solid or random ranges in traditional brushed finish or the popular boucle style. See the Touch web site to select style and colour of yarn. Mainly supplied in 100 gm hanks, with some of the chunky styles in 200 gm hanks. Their possum yarn is also available in a limited colour range of red, black, charcoal and natural tawny grey. |
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12 ply Brushed Mohair Yarn - black only. Sourced from New Zealand.
This yarn is a good solid black. Special price available - end of lot - see price list. Available in 100 gm hanks. |
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A lovely super long wrap in wavy warpy style using short and long row technique. Wendy stayed warm at the Bendigo Sheep Show in July wearing this wrap using our 12 ply brushed yarn. |
>>>>A Note on Quality Control and about buying Mohair Yarn
Please refer to our statement on quality control and a note of caution about buying Mohair yarns, published on our Mohair page. |
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>>>>Wendy's Rainbow Threads
Rainbow Twists. More colourful delights now in 10 mts x 4 = 40 metre twists. Great for embellishing - anything really !
Join them together as you knit for an amazing result. |
An exciting range of mohair, wool, silk and synthetic yarn mixes in short lengths, have been blended especially for fibre artists, embroiderers and scrumblers. We can make up packs to meet your particular colour requirements . Please note that each pack will be unique in its mix of textures and colour selection while staying within the general colour theme you order. Please contact us to discuss your requirements if necessary.
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Rainbow threads are also supplied in attractive retail packs in 10 yarns x 1 metre and 10 yarns by 2 metre lengths . See our order form for pricing details. |
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