NEW at Irene & Mr.Sheep Co. "Picky and Choosy"® Global Yarn Market News - Yarn Industry News Fashion Era - history of fashion, trends 2006-2007 and lates news Rikes Wollmaus - our favourite European knitting shop ♦ Subscribe to Newsletters New from May 13-14th: aluminium crochet hooks Clover: 2.3 mm, 2.5 mm and 3 mm. A new pattern - Angora Olive Vest is available. 100% Cashmere DK is back to our inventory. New from May 7th: knitting books: Knit Kimono (18 designs), The Art of Fair Isle Knitting (history, technique, patterns), The Best of Vogue Knitting (25 years of articles, techniques and expert advice). New from May 2nd: Lemon Silk Dream [50% Merino extra fine, 50% Silk] and white, smooth, and shiny 100% Silk from Makalu are in our stock. New from May 2nd: Lemon Silk Dream [50% Merino extra fine, 50% Silk] and white, smooth, and shiny 100% Silk from Makalu are in our stock. New from April 29-30th: a brand new yarn has been added to our collection of fleece yarns: Erba [60% Cotton, 40% Polyamide] in Black, Sunglow, and Winter White; patterns for this yarn are available in Filati Handknitting No. 33. A few new colours are in stock from today: Lana Grossa Baco [70% Silk, 30% Cotton] in Navy (also more stock in Black), Lang Aura in col. 97 Forest Green, and The AYCo. Snuggle: 6040 Snowberries, 6209 Tan Heather, 6878 Lime. New from April 25th: Lang Silk, more stock of Black and a new colour - Marine Blue. A brand new yarn in our shop: Lang Cashmere Classic [100% Premium Cashmere], aran weight, col. 25 Navy and 90 Plum. New from April 22-23th: angora vest Tranquil in Dark Oive and Crochet Tunic, M size (US 7-9), are ready for purchase in our knitwear boutique. New from April 19-21th: more stock of 100% Angora DK in White. A new item has been added to our crochet collection: Vest in Blossom. New from April 15-17th: Lang Cashmere Tweed, col. 02 Rose Grey; Estelle Alpaca Cashmere Tweed, new col.: 16 Black and Hazelnut Tweeds. A new item, Black Cardigan has been added to our crochet collection. Two new shawls, Mid-Blue and Cream, are available for purchase in our Crochet Room. New from April 9th: Lang Silk, col. 97 Olive; Estelle Alpaca Cashmere Tweed, two new colours: 06 Burnt Orange and 13 Denim. Madil Desire [75% Merino extra fine, 25% Silk], col. 859 Navy is in stock. New colours - Blossom, Ocean Blue and Olive of 100% Cashmere DK as well as a sequined yarn from Jo Sharp Lumina in its Sin have arrived. A new vest in Dark Lime from our "Cable Series" is available for purchase in our knitwear boutique. New from April 2-4th: two brand new, Italian yarns: Madil Absolute [70% New Wool (shrink resistant), 30% Cashmere] in Pale Peach and Carrot, and Desire [75% Merino extra fine, 25% Silk] in Wine and Dark Green; new booklets "Accessories" from Lang. April Sale: if you are a membership holder, please take participation in our promotion (April 5-8). Items for sale: Silky Cashmere in natural white and hand painted. Awaiting arrival: May: Makalu 100% Cashmere un-dyed, more stock of Taupe May-June: Lana Grossa Sari, col. 307 Olive Foil, more stock of 08 Winter White May-June: bag handles: U-shaped and round handle June: Orkney Angora 100% Angora DK, col. 18 Gold, 36 Royal Blue, more stock of Sapphire, Tangerine June: Lang Cashmere Classic [100% Premium Cashmere], col. 05 Dark Grey, 97 Lime June: Dale of Norway Stork [100% Egyptian Cotton], col. 04 Lettuce, 17 Gold, 24 Ocean, more stock of 07 Lilac June: King Cole Magnum Chunky [75% Courtelle, 25% New Wool], col. 09 Rouge (Cherry Red), 315 Lime June-July: The Alpaca Yarn Co. Glimmer, [100% Baby Alpaca, Lurex], col. 0900 Black, 1625 Icicle, 1822 Lavender June-July: The Alpaca Yarn Co. Paca de Seda, [80% Alpaca superfine, 20% Silk], more stock of 4265 Lime, 4410 Chocolate and 4500 Black June-July: The Alpaca Yarn Co. Joya [96% Baby Alpaca, 4% Polyester], col. 3100 White, 3619 Sapphire June-July: Madil Notturno [65% Polyester, 15% Acrylic, 10% Wool, 10% MF], col. 201, 204 June-July: Dale of Norway Ara [100% New Wool], col. 31905 June-July: Lana Grossa Chiara [70% Viscose, 20% Kid Mohair, 10% Polyester], 4 colours June-July: Lana Grossa Oggi [50% MF, 20% Viscose, 30% Merino] July-August: Lang Mohair Luxe Print [77% Kid Mohair, 23% Silk], 3 colours July-August: Cascade Pastaza [50% Llama, 50% Peruvian Wool], new colours Magazines, Books (July /***delay): - Linea Rossa No.3 - Filati Men No. 6 - First View Spring/Summer 2008 - Denim No. 165 - King Cole Leaflets: more stock of DK and Aran Knitwear Boutique: the assortment of knitwear in our boutique is updated every month. Take a look Classic News: Herman, the Biggest Bunny Posted March 14, 2007 ENLARGE. * Copyright of BBC News The mighty bunny weighs a massive 7.7kg, and his ears are a lengthy 21cm - almost as long as most pet rabbits are tall. And he is almost 1m tall. The German Giant is even big for his breed, which usually tip the scales at around 6kg. Herman lives in a specially built solid oak hutch and chomps his way through just over 2kg of food a day. His owner says his favourite snack is lettuce. The giant bunny also takes a vitamin supplement to keep him healthy, and munches through a bale of hay a week. Herman could be the world's biggest rabbit, but Guinness World Records have stopped accepting entries because of fears people were over-feeding their pets. German Giants do not exist in the wild, and have been developed by breeders. The can live for as long as 12 years.   Cawker City, Kansas: World's Largest Ball of Twine Posted Feb 5, 2008 * Copyright of RoadSideAmerica.com The World's Largest Ball of Twine story began in 1953, when farmer Frank Stoeber, like thousands of his rural brethren, found it tidy and efficient to roll spare bits of sisal twine into a small ball in his barn. But over the years, instead of re-using or disposing of the twine, Frank kept rolling. By 1957, his twine ball weighed 2 1/2 tons and stood 8-ft. tall. By 1961, when he turned it over to the town, Stoeber had over 1,600,000 feet of twine rolled into a sphere 11 feet in diameter. Cawker City faced a dilemma. They wanted to preserve Stoeber's accomplishment as a single-minded Dreamer, as a few states away in Darwin, Minnesota, Francis A. Johnson had been also rolling his own twine since 1950. So the town took action. They picked up where Stoeber left off and continued to roll sisal twine, and organized an annual Twine-A-Thon, where anyone can step up and wrap more scrap twine onto the ball. In 1988, it outgrew its old gazebo and was moved to a more expansive roofed area. After 2003's Twine-A-Thon, total twine length was recorded as 7,049,191 feet. [More information] Findings 1. Eyeshade, 1775. Enlarge   2. Breakfasts in XVII centure were really tasty. Enlarge   1. Louvre Collection. Portrait of a Man Wearing an Eyeshade. Chardin, 1775, pastel. 2. Ermitazh, Sankt-Peterburg. Breakfast. Velaskes, XVII centure, oil.     Copyright © 2008 Irene & Mr.Sheep Co. All rights reserved. Website comments to webmaster Information is updated daily