Fibre-Isle

Pastelles Scarf

2010-06-02T10:15:00.002-03:00

PASTELLE

This scarf is knitted from one end to the other, increasing on the first half and decreasing on the second half. A very easy knit, perfect for an introduction to lace knitting.

Approximate finished measurements:
200 cm X 25 cm
80" X 10"

Yarn:
Lovit Bison :(65% Superwash Fine Merino, 25% Lyocell cellulose, 10% Premium Canadian Bison) 450 meters(490 yards)

Needles:
4 mm (6 US) circular needle or whatever needle will give you the correct gauge.

Notion:
Stitch marker

Gauge:
22sts = 4" in garter stitch.

Woman’s Energy

2010-06-02T09:59:00.005-03:00

This piece is knitted from the center going out. It has 9 sections of swirls. The number 9 is divisible in parts by 3.
The symbolism represented by this piece is that on the first time you learn, on the second, you master, and on the third you create.
All of the components of the shawl can be divided by 3…
Number of Sections---9
Number of Pattern Sequence---3
Number of Stitches in the round---1260
Number of Points---45

Needles:
3 mm / 2 US dpns (bamboo or wood as they are lighter and won’t slip as much)
3 mm / 2 US circular needles
3.5 mm / 4 US circular needles

Yarn requirement:
300 gm of Fibre-Isle Kami Bison lace weight yarn.
2400 meters/ 2640 yards

Finished size:
1.6 m in diameter / 66 inches in diameter

Gauge:
With 3.5 mm needles / 4 us
28 stitches = 10 cm / 4 inches

Notions:
9 stitch markers: 1 to mark beginning of the round and 8 to mark sections of repeats.

Inspired by the words of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, my life can be defined in very few words:
Don’t let your life consume your passion… but let your passion consume your life.

In the spring of 2009, I was invited by Women’s Work(s) to contribute a piece for the upcoming charity auction in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

I was honoured to be included, and gladly created and introduced Women’s Energy to the auction.

The charity chosen was the PEI Family Violence Foundation, Anderson House. It is a group of caring individuals counselling, and aiding PEI families that have fallen victim to family violence. Those who have been physically, mentally or emotionally abused by a member of their own family reach out to Anderson House for help, guidance and support.

Family Violence is not restricted to our little Island. It is found in every community, town and city in the world. Helping create awareness and raising funds will help those in need of counselling and the many benefits of these great programs.

We have chosen the Women’s Energy Pattern to be our charity pattern with all proceeds going to PEI Family Violence, Anderson House.

As we feel that family violence is a global issue, we would like to encourage you to consider donating to your own local Family Violence programs.

Thank you for the donation you have made to this cause by purchasing this pattern.
We wish you much success with any charity you may wish to engage in.

Together through the art and joy of knitting, we can help empower those affected, and support the programs that reduce the prevalence of global family violence in our communities.

Wishing you passion in your life.

Kami Bison Yarns

2009-06-03T11:32:00.016-03:00

Kami Bison is starting to be my favourite yarn.
Of course, I always loved lace and cobweb yarns.
The blend is wonderful to knit and feels very nice.
The fun of making it has been creating all these new colors.
I hand blend the different fiber colors before spinning and see what
new color comes out.
The blending results in live colors reflecting the mix of the various shades I used.
There is no end to the combinations and shades available.
I have been spinning 2 or 3 Kg lots until I can decide which colors I like best.
So far I like them all so maybe I'll just keep creating new colors...
But for now, here are some of the latest colors.
Sylvie

Raisin
Etain
Grisoft
Celerie

Menthe
Olive
Rose Petal
Rose
Rose Citrouille
Ecru
Caramel
Bleu Mauve
Bleuice

New Projects for Fibre-Isle

2009-03-02T16:11:00.000-04:00

A few things to highlight today. We received our first samples of our Lovit Bison yarn that were hand painted by artisans Louise Lortie and Elaine Schuller at FibreEnsemble. We will soon be posting hand painted color ways of our yarns. Here are the first two color samples of our latest blend. We call it Kami Bison, which is a blend of 60% bamboo, 30% fine merino and 10% premium Canadian Bison. We are still developing new colors and we will post them soon. This fine yarn is available in a single ply at 800m/50 grms, 2 ply at 400m/50grm and 60om/50grms. It will also be available hand painted. More information soon.

Product Photo Shoot

2009-03-02T15:23:00.000-04:00

Here are some of our finished projects that Sylvie has knit. All of these were made with our yarn. I'd like to thank Patricia and Blondine for doing such an amazing job taking the pictures! Most of these are Sylvie's patterns.

We'll start with the wrist warmers and the socks.

These scarves are actually made using just the felt. Made by our good friends Louise and Elaine. Thanks! ~Alex (The Son)

And here we start with the beautiful shawls and scarves. They're just gorgeous! ~Alex (The Son)

Oh, and this one is just.... breathtaking. I've never seen anything like this. ~Alex (The Son)

I don't know if you can see there are actually some beads at the ends of the scarf. It's really neat. ~Alex (The Son)

Pearl

2008-12-16T10:21:00.000-04:00

This is a general purpose yarn that I am sure you will enjoy. We wanted to have a yarn that would be perfect for knitting fine dress sweaters. This is a very nice blend of fine merino, seacell, cashmere and bison. The yarn is soft, strong and warm with a fuzzy shine. We now have it in 4 lovely colors. Dijon is a deep mustard gold color, Red Sand is a light rust reminiscent of the sand color on PEI , Creamberry is red berries with cream and Teetree is the green of one of my favourite medicinal herbs. We hope to be able to offer more colors soon. This is a lovely yarn for any project. Our friend Edith just completed the first men's sweater. It is gorgeous.

Snow Babies

2008-12-16T09:05:00.000-04:00

Snow babies is a fingering weight yarn we came up with for a friend who wanted a white yarn to knit baby shawls, booties and hats for newborns. It had to be soft, warm and all natural.
The 50/50 blend of bamboo and 18 micron merino turned out to be just perfect. A 50gm skein has 225 meters of 2 ply yarn which is lots for mitts, booties and hat or a small shawl. It knits up very nicely and feels wonderful. It can be dyed but the bamboo will not take dye as well as the merino. The end color will be lighter then the dye used. This is a very nice yarn for many projects. I will try to get more pictures to post .

Bonjour

2008-11-17T12:13:00.000-04:00

Fibre-Isle International est une petite manufacture de fibres située à l’Île du Prince-Édouard.

Nous fabriquons des fils à tricoter haute gamme en utilisant le duvet du bison canadien. Pour nous, l’amour de tricoter est primordial. Fibre-Isle se doit alors de fournir des fils qui dépassent les attentes et les exigences de nos clients.

Le duvet de bison est une fibre très fine, très chaude et très durable. Le bison offre une douceur et un confort incomparable. Cette fibre est aussi hypoallergène et sans lanoline permettant de s’en servir sans crainte d’irritations ou autres inconforts à la peau.

Nous avons aussi conçus et fabriquons de nouveaux fils à partir de diverses combinaisons de fibres. Ceux-ci se doivent de se conformer aux propriétés naturelles nécessaires à un fil doux, durable et pratique à la hauteur du bison.

Nous utilisons la laine mérino très fine de Nouvelle Zélande, le bambou de Shanghai, le seacell à base d’algues, le lyocell à base d’épinette et le cachemire des Indes.

Nos fils sont excellents pour le tricot de dentelle, foulards et châles, les poignets sans doigts, les bas, chapeaux et gants, ou autres projets. Vos créations sont assurées d’être apprécier longtemps par tous et chacun avec les fils Fibre-Isle.

Nous sommes désolés de ne pas avoir un site Internet en français et nous souhaitons régler cette situation dans un avenir rapproché.

Nous avons cependant certains de nos patrons disponibles en français.

Merci

Patterns

2008-11-16T18:39:00.000-04:00

I enjoy making patterns for my lace projects. A few of them are even completed...
After knitting them up, I always see things I could change...Ooh,this or that would be nice...I just have to stop knitting and write them up.

Socks

2008-11-16T17:27:00.000-04:00

I love knitting socks. My feet have to be comfortable and warm all the time.
I custom knit them for my family and friends. My niece Colette now shares in the fun. Good sock yarn has to be comfortable, durable, has to control moisture and, most importantly, be a pleasure to knit.
We use our superwash, lyocell, cashmere bison blend. Yummy....

Felted Shawls

2008-11-16T16:46:00.000-04:00

My good friends Louise and Elaine use our bison fibre to create the coolest shawls.
These are woven and felted or felted on silk. These are classics. You can wear them with anything anytime anywhere.

Shawls

2008-11-16T16:29:00.000-04:00

I love doing lace shawls and scarves. I make my own patterns but also do traditional ones. I love the Barbara Walker collections and recently have done some by Ann Hanson.
Here are a few pictures of some of my projects.

Bison

2008-11-16T14:38:00.001-04:00

In all the yarns we have ever touched here, at Fibre-Isle, there has always been one which was king amongst kings:

Bison.

Its feel is unmatched; it’s extremely comfortable having no lanolin, which is present in sheep’s wool, so it doesn’t itch, and since it doesn’t have any lanolin, forget about buying moth balls. They won’t be eating this stuff. It is very durable, so you can wear it to your hearts content, and it won’t pill, either; and it’s the warmest of all fibers. Bison, in the winter, sleep with their nose in the wind, especially during snow storms. This should be sufficient to say that they aren’t cold during blizzards. It needs no dying, having a very nice chocolate brown colour already. Our 100% Bison fiber will be sure to make any knitting a dream come true, no matter what you want to do. But make sure to order enough to finish your projects on the first go, because all bison aren’t made equally. We wouldn’t want you to have a two-shaded scarf, now would we?

Sweaters

2008-11-16T12:45:00.000-04:00

We are working on a line of sweaters made from our new Pearl line of yarn.
Pearl is a blend of fine merino, seacell, cashmere and bison.
Pearl will be introduced in four custom colors with new ones
available as we discover them.
We have knitters testing Pearl as we post.
More news in a few weeks.