Today it’s chilly enough to think about Afghans: New yarns from Kertzer

You told us what you wanted and we listened.  When we purchased the store we heard lots of customers say they wanted an affordable, washable, dryable yarn line with good yardage for projects like kids sweaters and afghans.  It was one of the key things we scouted for when we were out at TNNA to see all that was out there in the yarn universe.  We decided that Kertzer’s DK Life (under the brand Stylecraft) and Accent Worsted would be a new introduction to Seed Stitch and we hope you’ll like it.

Shown are two weights DK and Worsted

The Stylecraft DK Life from Kertzer knits up at 5.5 sts per in, contains 326 yards, is 75% acrylic and 25% wool, machine wash, cool tumble dry, and sells for $6.50.  Kertzer’s Accent Worsted knits up at 5 sts per in, contains 218 yards,  is 75% acrylic and 25% wool, machine wash, cool tumble dry, and sells for $5.50.  Now I know that some of you are saying oh that’s too much synthetic for me, but this yarn was chosen because we thought it had a great hand feel like yarn with a majority natural fiber content AND met all the other criteria we wanted like affordability, washability, and good yardage.

The Accent Worsted comes a beautiful array of heather-y colorways and we have a lovely Fall pallette in the store.  The DK Life has a wide range of colors from soft to bright.  Several colors we ordered were on back order by the manufacturer so stay tuned for even more colors in this yarn soon.  Please give us your feedback on this yarn either here or in the store.