Raphael

When this glamorous furry yarn came out recently from our favorite friends in Wales, we and all our trendiest friends were all abuzz with this hot addition to the Colinette world. It's Silky Chic, and sure enough, we all thought it was just the shiz (Kevin is blindly reaching here into the hip vernacular). It's those Colinette-classic awe-inspiring hand-painted amazing colorways on a modern and best quality and best looking fur we've seen in the industry to date. It's 100% polyamide (polyamide is to Nylon like gelatin is to Jell-O, in case you didn't know), but has a nicer hand and keeps its shape better than other fuzzy faux furry fibers. [Hint: Try dampening it and blasting it a little with a hair dryer if it starts looking a little crumpled.]

There was one mystery, though. Why did the label have a picture of a hen on it? It looks a little feathery, but really much more like fur. Then we heard it in the Welsh accent! They pronounce chic so it sounds like chick!

Watch for the new 2005 colors and the great patterns in the new Akashya book!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Just a reminder, this yarn, as all Colinette, is individually hand-painted. There are no dye lots and every skein is unique. Elise really likes the differences and when she uses the skeins, she places them arbitrarily. We do have a suggestion for people who are more organized. Roll up two skeins and every two rows change skeins as if you are striping with different colors. As a result, the differences in the colors will blend, and you will not be able tell where one stops and another starts.