I got onto the knitting harlot site and at some point, somewhere, saw that Mission Falls would no longer be manufacturing their 1824 yarn. I had purchased a MF pattern book a few years ago and was just waiting for the time (hah!) to make shawl in it. It is the most gorgeous thing I've ever seen! I had considered using some Sirdar aran denim that I have, but each time I looked at the photo I thought that it needed very good yarn - like maybe the Mission Falls yarn. So when I saw it would be discontinued, I ordered the yarn from Yarn Forward. Drastic measures for drastic times! (Okay - you know this was an emergency).
I also went to Big Lots this evening and they had a whole bunch of yarn in bins. They had a lot of Schachenmayr fancies for 2.99. Of course I had to buy some! Christmas is coming! Ho, ho, ho!!
Merry merry knitting, and to all of my knitting friends, whatever you do, don't knit drunk!
Susan K
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This is no longer true. Another company has bought the license to make both the cotton and the wool yarns. Following is the news release as it appears on the Knitty blog. But hey - if the yarn is on sale, why not go for it? I have a "vintage" kit of Mission Falls cotton yarn with a very outdated sweater pattern, so will be looking for a newer pattern to use with the yarn.
Popular "1824 Cotton" Yarn is Back As Mission Falls Finds New Home
New York-December 6, 2005
CNS Yarns announced today that it has licensed the exclusive rights to distribute Mission Falls yarns. CNS is bringing back the celebrated 1824 Cotton, an Aran weight 100% cotton, easy care yarn, which had been discontinued. They will also distribute the 1824 Wool yarn-a 100% superwash merino, and all the pattern books and buttons under the brand, Mission Falls. Designer Mags Kandis, whose eclectic vision has made Mission Falls yarns, and both adult and children's clothing designs international favorites, will continue to design for the brand. Mags will design new 1824 Cotton patterns for Spring 2006, and a new 1824 Wool line for Fall 2006.
"We have always admired Mags Kandis' designs," said Paul Nichols of CNS Yarns. "Mags' designs are both sophisticated and down-to-earth. She is one of today's most talented and inspired designers. We are extremely proud to be teaming up with Mags and continuing the Mission Falls brand." Mags Kandis has spent the last 18 years perfecting her distinctive style for Mission Falls. Her designs appear in many publications including Vogue Knitting, Knitter's, Interweave Knits, and Vogue's Knitting on the Go. Her trademark fresh, "do-able" knits are a reflection of her home, a 19th century Gothic farmhouse in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
"I want to wear knit garments that look amazing with the least amount of knitting grief," Kandis says. "In most of my designing I look for simplification. Colourwork that is logical. Simple stitch patterns that are 'mindless' but, in the end, make a lovely fabric."
Mags is pleased that the both the 1824 Cotton and the 1824 Wool will be back on the market and the magic of interchangeable patterns will once again be available to inspire knitters.
We just heard that CNS will be taking over the production of the wool and the cotton! CNS say we should have it all back in stock by the end of January.
Uh-oh! Yarn not on sale. Me buy anyway. Me buy like small child, impulsive. (But now I have it - believe it or not, I *don't* have a large yarn stash! Now fabric, that's a totally different story).
Thanks for the info - I now can make some of the other Mission Falls patterns using their yarn in the future! Susan K
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