And here is the most scrumptious Qiviut yarn ever !
The blend is 50% premium Qiviut with 50% Baby Alpaca.
The Alpaca comes from a local farm, we love to support local producers. Each fall, after the Alpaca shows are over for the year we go to their farm to buy all the prize winning Champion fleece. These fleece are the highest quality with the lowest micron count so you can imagine how soft the yarn is when blended with musk ox.....no words can describe ! The base colour of the Alpaca is Dark brown & throughout the skein you can see the odd glimpse of the grey Qiviut.
I knit a small shawl with the yarn using a 5.00mm & the HALO is wonderful. Will add a photo once i block the shawl. Turned out really lovely, will try to get a better photo you can hardly see the Purl ridges in this picture. I'M off to Twist fibre festival this weekend, i should be able to take a better picture
The yarn is a 3ply Worsted weight. If you were considering using this yarn for a lace shawl you will need to use a large needle or Hook size due to the amount of Halo as the lacy pattern will be lost. I on the other hand would love to knit gloves from this yarn. I can just see myself wearing those gloves all winter long. The yarn has very little memory due to the composition of the fibre's so gloves will need a sturdy wrist section probably knit on a 2.5 To 2.75mm needle.
I Sold the Alpaca/Qiviut shawl at the Twist show before i got a chance to take a picture
Your mission is to find us a name for this yarn.
Add your entry in the comments section, you can enter as many times as you like. The chosen name will be announced on the 30th September 2014.
Open to everyone.
Prize: 100 gram skein of this LUSH New yarn.
If you are Lucky enough to be attending Twist fibre festival
here is a link:www.festivaltwist.org- i will have this yarn & shawl with me so you can stop by the booth & give it a squeeze
We will also have our Roving ball with us. Shoppers at our booth will be given the chance to guess the weight of the ball of Roving.
The blend is 50% Qiviut 20% silk 30% Cashmere winner of the Roving Ball will be announced after the show on the 31st August 2014 !
Will add more photos soon so please check back !
Best of Luck with your entry♥
Qivpaca , Chatelaine , Sublime , Indulgence , Nirvana ...
ReplyDeleteHarmony, Allure, Bewitch, Elegance, Magnificence, Opulent, Luscious, Ambrosia
ReplyDeletearctic sable; black walnut
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I am performing at the Lennoxville Street Festival on August 23 and then driving to Toronto the next day, else I would love to go to Twist. I’m marking it on my calendar so I don’t forget to reserve that weekend next year.
ReplyDeleteI suggest “Inca’s Delight” for the qiviut-alpaca yarn.
chocolate smoke
ReplyDeleteWarm & Toasty
ReplyDeleteIn From the Cold
Musky Paca Love
Hug of Luxury
Bistre Peace
ReplyDeleteKalbian
I am happy to read that you will be at TWIST. I will also be coming on Sunday with a group of nine knitters and we hope to get some of your roving for our thrumming mittens. And your new blend's name: Shades of Brown.
ReplyDeleteI'M looking forward to getting away from the mill for a few days !
DeleteSee you on Sunday
My suggestion is 'Chocolate Dust' or 'Chocolate Dusk'.
ReplyDeleteArctic Dusk, or Arctic Luxury
ReplyDeleteHello There Everyone,
ReplyDeleteWhat a joy it would be to share this yarn with the group that knits for;
http://theknittingbee.com/blogs/the-bee-s-knees/15053741-camp-erin-bears-wrap-up
My name is Arctic Joy..!!!
Cheers, Lizzi
Oooh! That yarn sounds so amazing, I just want to pet it through my computer screen. My ideas are: Lush Tundra, Winter's Joy, Arctic Indulgence, Blizzard's Nemesis,or Twilight Comfort.
ReplyDeleteHmm How about Cloudsilk, Cloudsmoke, Cloudwarmth, Cloudy, Cloudland, Cloudwonder Cloud Something or Other!
ReplyDeleteHi Everyone,
ReplyDeleteAfter great deliberation here area few more possibilities;
Arctic Lush
Arctic Luxury
Arctic Comfort
Can't wait to start knitting on this yarn..
Good luck to everyone,
Lizzi
ecstasy, enlightenment :)
ReplyDeleteAztec Gold
ReplyDeleteQi-Cria Blend, Softer than Soft QiPaca Blend, Baby Soft Qi-Paca, DownySoft Qivi/Cria. I'd really just like to call it Mine All Mine! Thanks for another wonderful and generous giveaway.
ReplyDeletehow about Babiut
ReplyDeleteBaby Muskox
ReplyDeleteArctic Alpaca
:)
Inca's Tundra Blend
ReplyDeleteAndes of the Arctic
:)
Soft Darkness.
ReplyDeleteForever Warm.
Musky alpacas.
(Words feel inadequate for what that yarn must be)
More name suggestions for you!
ReplyDeleteAlpac-iut Blend
Alpac-iviut Blend
Alpa-qiviut Blend
Qi-paca Blend
Suri Logan blend
ReplyDeleteEcho
ReplyDeleteNorthandSouth
Alquivia Mist
ReplyDeleteChampion Musk
ReplyDeleteChampion Delight
Arctic Elegance
ReplyDeleteSoft Elegance
As the yarn is so soft to the touch and shares so much of how you would describe a Chocolate Truffle, I'm going with
ReplyDeleteArctic Chocolate Truffle
with other shades you could use 'creme', 'copper' etc.
ala-viut, qiviut cloud, truffle-y goodness, sinfully soft, muskpaca, sinful chocolate, delightful qiviut blend,
ReplyDeleteApex, Glacier, Blizzard, Majestic Mountain, Foehn
ReplyDeleteWhatever you call it, it looks wonderful!
Similar to other suggestions, but my first thought when I read about it was a simple QiPaca
ReplyDeleteTundra Chocolate or Chocolate Tundra.
ReplyDeleteQuite chocolate, soot, storm clouds, grey garden
ReplyDeleteSoft Heather
ReplyDeleteQiviut Aurora! If anyone has seen the northern (borealis) or southern (australis) lights, the light halo of the alpaca/qiviut blend would look like the auroras. The lights also look light as a feather, just as this blend would feel.
ReplyDeleteHere's a few more for your consideration:
ReplyDeleteArctic Radiance or Qiviut Radiance
Arctic Opulence or Qiviut Opulence
Arctic Splendour or Qiviut Splendour
Arctic Majesty
I like all these because they emphasize the luxuriousness and beauty of the yarn. Both Alpaca and Qiviut are my #1 knitting yarns. When I have the budget, I love knitting with Qiviut, but most of the time it's the alpaca my pocketbook can afford. Besides, I know a local alpaca rancher who has the most amazing fleeces that I love working with. Nothing like meeting the beasties who grow the beautiful fibers I knit and supporting local small businesses. Can't wait to see what other names knitters come up with.
Hmm, you could just call it 'Lush'
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ReplyDeleteChocolate Heaven
Chocolate Nirvana
Fluffy Thunder Cloud
Spun Air at Dusk
Soft Spun Smoke
Whispering Tundra
ReplyDeleteDown to Earth
Chocolate Baby Ox
ReplyDeleteHalo with a Twist
ReplyDeleteHalo with a Bit of Twist
Halo with a Chocolate Twist
My suggestion is: qivialux. This includes both qivi and al (for the two types of fiber) and lux, with two meanings: luxury (referring to the feel of the yarn) and lux (meaning light, referring to the halo). Inclusion of both the letters q and x suggest something special and unusual (especially for the Scrabble players among us!)
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ReplyDeleteThese are all inuit or Iñupiat words and their meanings. My yarn names would be : Mixik- very soft snow. Tark - darkness. Taggarik - pitch dark. Tartok - dark. Missuk - dew. Suluk-feather. Onartok-is warm. Pilitak-useful but not nessesary. Ukluk-brown bear skin. Namaktok-sufficient. Tonrar - ghost. Timik-body. Una-This one. Mauja-soft deep snow. Inuksuk-beacon. Kunikpok - kisses. Illamar - friend. Alapa - its cold. Omayok-alive. Koko-chocolate ( adopted from english ). Anana - beautiful. Qilaq - heaven. Massak - soft snow. Momerpok - dances. Anernerk - angel. Mai - admiration. Omayok - alive. Atka - Guardian spirit. Aipa - companion. Tomkin - home of the spirits. Ussertok - bare ( naked ). Talleriktok - is strong. Makkitpok-arrives from afar. Piolak - best. Sunaubva - astonishment. Sinniktok - is asleep. Nanuk - polar bear. Otok - basking seal. Umilik - bearded one. Innartok - is in bed. Miksani - between. Subluarpok - wind blows. Inolisartok - is newly born. Aupayartok-is brown. Immuyak - butter. Uimaitok - calm. Kakrayok - cheerful. Kapik - coffee. Kanga - colour. Kingudlerk - ultimate. Illautiwok - unites ( joins ). Makoktok - young. Nutaroyok - is new. Mingulertok - mist. Opinnartok-marvelous. Ipiktok - keen, sharp. Awisuitok-inseparable. Aitut - gift. Iyaroak - apple of your eye. Akkituyok-expensive. Kanittok - is close. Kraumayok - bright ( luminous ). Sinnektomawok - dreams. Erkpakpok - blooms ( flower etc ). Aksarnerk - aurora borealis. Pinnariyok - has an affection for. Anyu-snow used for a specific purpose. Just English names now - Polaris, or Polar star.
ReplyDeleteBrandon please contact me, you won the yarn with your entry 'anana'
Deletecongratulations !
"Arctic Kiss", "Tundra Kiss", "Sweet Tundra" or "Moondance".
ReplyDeleteOr "Qiviut Whisper", "Arctic Whisper", "Tundra Whisper", "Qiviut Mist".
DeleteHere are a few more to think about:
ReplyDeletePolar Radiance, Polar Splendour or Polar Majesty.
This will be a tough one to choose - all the suggestions are really great.
autumn tundra, arctic bark, tundra bark, foggy tundra, misty tundra
ReplyDeleteqivialpaca caress
ReplyDeleteArctic Halo
ReplyDeleteArctic Halo Blend