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For those who love the craft as much as we do.

Introducing…..ACADIA!

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on May 19, 2011October 6, 2020

We are absolutely delighted to announce a brand new yarn in the Fibre Company lineup, Acadia!

acadia-lynn
The view from Schieffelin Point, Gouldsboro, Maine

Named after the gorgeous Acadia National Park in Maine, Acadia is an absolutely beautiful, completely original and custom designed 2-ply blend of 60% merino, 20% baby alpaca + 20% silk, with a put up of 149 yards per 50 gram skein and a recommended gauge of 21-23 stitches to 4 inches. Like the well loved, Terra, the silk in Acadia has some slubbed silk noil, creating a subtle tweedy effect. In order to create an additional level of depth and tone, the baby alpaca we used is a dark brown, and then the heathered yarn (in fact, the blend created a grey tone) is overdyed in the duotones we are known for, creating a yarn with incredible softness and depth of color.

We hemmed and hawed quite a bit over the intial lineup, and are proud to present to you the thirteen introductory colors:

driftwoodhires
Driftwood

sealavendarhires
Sea Lavender

blackberryhires1
Blackberry

wildonionhires
Wild Onion

maplehires
Maple

amberhires
Amber

kelphires
Kelp

asparagushires
Asparagus

boghires
Bog

granitehires
Granite

duskhires
Dusk

blueheronhires
Blue Heron

summersweethires
Summersweet

We see Acadia as both a beautiful accessory and sweater yarn and cannot wait for you to see and feel just how wonderful it is. Acadia will be made “officially” available the first week of July, so look and ask for it in your favorite LYS!

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18 thoughts on “Introducing…..ACADIA!”

  1. Erin says:
    May 19, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    Sealavender and Summersweet are just breathtaking. I want them!

    Reply
  2. StephCat says:
    May 19, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    Very pretty, soft colors!

    Reply
  3. Deb says:
    May 19, 2011 at 10:24 pm

    GORGEOUS! I want them all!

    Reply
  4. Rachel says:
    May 19, 2011 at 11:03 pm

    blue heron is gorgeous!

    Reply
  5. andrea says:
    May 19, 2011 at 11:40 pm

    i am utterly in love! must get this the moment it comes out!

    Reply
  6. Laura says:
    May 20, 2011 at 12:56 am

    Beautiful – I love the colourways! Can hardly wait to try it!

    Reply
  7. love2stitch says:
    May 20, 2011 at 2:40 am

    Gasp – Kelp

    Reply
  8. cynthia-knitting central says:
    May 21, 2011 at 4:47 am

    ladies…you have outdone yourselves!! each color is more beautiful than the next. will be calling you on monday to get some for Knitting Central. Just magnificent

    Reply
  9. Work in Progress Wednesday « says:
    May 25, 2011 at 10:08 pm

    […] new free pattern designed by Kate out of Acadia {did you hear? Its our brand-spankin’-new yarn for fall!} in […]

    Reply
  10. AllisonInPhilly says:
    May 26, 2011 at 2:44 am

    Those colorways are GORGEOUS! I want to eat them! Can’t wait to see the actual stuff!

    Reply
  11. Knitting news round-up! - Inside Knitscene - Knitting Daily says:
    May 31, 2011 at 5:56 pm

    […] friends at The Fibre Company are releasing a new yarn AND IT IS […]

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  12. Manuela says:
    June 1, 2011 at 7:17 am

    gorgeous, kelp and wild onion

    Reply
  13. Nora says:
    June 7, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    So beautiful! I can’t wait to knit with this!

    Reply
  14. hannah says:
    June 28, 2011 at 12:55 am

    i live in bar harbor, me and and SO delighted to see yarn named after this gorgeous park i live in. thanks!!!!

    Reply
  15. New Free Pattern: Katahdin Hat « says:
    August 19, 2011 at 7:56 pm

    […] point of view) of the Appalachian Trail. It is now also the name of our new free pattern featuring our new yarn, […]

    Reply
  16. Snapshot of my weekend | knitbot, by Hannah Fettig says:
    August 21, 2011 at 5:52 pm

    […] little knitting (with Acadia!) and some manuscript […]

    Reply
  17. Knitter Projects: Driftwood Lace Hat « says:
    January 6, 2012 at 1:14 pm

    […] introducing Acadia in May, we have been really excited to see all of the beautiful projects pop up on Ravelry and hear from […]

    Reply
  18. Schoodic and Acadia Giveaway! | knitbot, by Hannah Fettig says:
    February 27, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    […] one bag of The Fibre Company Acadia in […]

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