If you find a great fiber but not in your desired color, you can always buy natural yarn and dye it at home. More interestingly, the shop's staff can help you create your own yarn by combining different fibers together.


For my Autumn cardigan, I chose this super-soft LilyYarn mix of wool and nylon: 150g of melon color and 190g of red. I've probably got only 10 meters of each color leftover. A nice lady in Avril helped me calculate the necessary amount of yarn; the people there are super-duper friendly!



When I returned to Avril last week to buy more yarn for my future jumper, they recognized me and we talked as if we had known each other for ages. If you are interested in buying some yarn from Avril, they do support English-speaking customers and ship internationally. Have a look at their online catalogue and order by email. Avril sells yarn sample catalogues for each type of fiber as well for only 150 yen (approx. $1.80). I am praising this shop so much because, in knitting as in sewing, a great result depends on the quality of the material.

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