UnicornBooks.com

Book Categories
Title Index
Author Index
Search



Hot Sellers
Featured Books
Bestsellers

Equipment
Opal Sock Yarn

In the blog
Free Patterns
Where to Buy
Contact Us
Home

Keep up-to-date with
our new social tools!
Like us on Facebook - unicornbooksandcrafts
Follow us on twitter @unicornbook
Subscribe to U-mail


 Shopkeeper Login: 
User ID:  Password:   Remember Me   
 SEARCH: 
 Share:

Opal

Unicorn Now Carries Opal Sock Yarn!
Unicorn Books & Crafts is pleased to announce that we are now carrying Opal Sock Yarn! We will stock the full collection of current and forthcoming self-patterning designs, as well as a wide range of solid colors. In-stock collections sold in single skeins! One ball will make a pair of socks.

A seasonal Auto-Ship program will be offered accordingly. Take advantage of a deeper discount on 16+ and 32+ ball collections of each colorway. Please contact customer service at 800-289-9276 or via email at help@unicornbooks.com for further details.


New Yarn! Fall 2012 Yarns: Flower Power, Rainforest 8, Romance, Schafpate 4, XLarge
All Spring 2012 Yarns Now In Stock
: Bicolor, Fairies & Elves, Vincent Van Gogh

New Yarn!
Bicolor
Now In Stock!
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

more...

 

New Yarn!
Fairies & Elves
Now In Stock!
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

more...

 

New Yarn!
Flower Power
Coming: October 2012
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

more...

 

New Yarn!
Rainforest 8
Coming: August 2012
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

more...

 

New Yarn!
Romance
Coming: November 2012


more...

 

New Yarn!
Schafpate 4
Coming: September 2012
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

more...

 

New Yarn!
Vincent van Gogh
Now In Stock!
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

more...

 

New Yarn!
XLarge
Coming: November 2012


more...

 

Antonia

SOLD OUT

100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

Tyrolean pop singer Antonia (an avid knitter) introduces her own sock yarn collection this Fall in warm and vibrant colors inspired by the magnificent scenery of the Alps.

SPECIAL OFFER! Take an extra 10% off bags of 10!

more...

 

Antonia Hand Dyes
Now In Stock!
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

Six high-energy hand dyes endorsed by Tyrolean pop singer Antonia. Each colorway features a unique label and theme.

SPECIAL OFFER! Take an extra 10% off bags of 10!

more...

 

Continents Hand Dyes
Now In Stock!
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

How many continents are there: 6 or 7? Some scientists put North and South America into one and others put Europe and Asia into one (Eurasia). Our continents here are: Antarctica, Australia, America, Africa, Europe and Asia, each gorgeously hand-dyed and with a unique label.

more...

 

Cotton 2010

SOLD OUT

100grams/448 yards
30% supersoft cotton / 32% polyamide / 38% superwash wool

Comfortable cottons in cool colors! 30% supersoft cotton intimately blended with 32% polyamide, then twisted with 38% superwash wool.

more...

 

Graffiti
Now In Stock!
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

more...

 

Hand Dyes 2010

SOLD OUT

100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

Gorgeous hand-dyed hanks by Wolfgang and Frederic Zwerger, Opal's resident magicians. Each hank is unique and handsomely banded with artwork especially created for each colorway.

more...

 

Hundertwasser 1 & 2
Now In Stock!
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

Exuberant sock stripings in colors based on paintings by renowned Austrian artist and sculptor Friedenreich Hundertwasser (1928-2000). Hundertwasser rejected the straight line and embraced bold color, organic forms and humans in harmony with nature.

NOTE: Item #25315 is 6-ply, 150g. All other available colors are 4-ply, 100g skeins.

more...

 

Hundertwasser 3

SOLD OUT

100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

The 3rd series of sock stripings in colors based on paintings by renowned Austrian artist and sculptor Friedenreich Hundertwasser (1928-2000). Hundertwasser rejected the straight line and embraced bold color, organic forms and humans in harmony with nature.

more...

 

Kaethe Kruse
Now In Stock!
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

Inspired by the beloved Kaethe Kruse dolls, which began production in 1910, and continue to be made today, this pretty collection is perfect for socks, sweaters, hats and accessories for both children and adults.

more...

 

Kaleidoscope

SOLD OUT

100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

Remember your kaleidoscope when you were a kid? You peered into a magical world of mirrors, colored pebbles and beads and saw the most amazing colors and shapes. When you turned the lens, everything changed! Opal has captured the effect perfectly in this bright and fun collection.

more...

 

Masked Ball

SOLD OUT

100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

Inspired by the whimsical and colorful masks worn by revelers at Carnival in Venice, these stripings will make you want to knit up a pair of party socks and wear them under your boogie boots!

more...

 

Polar Lights
Now In Stock!
150grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide (6-ply)

more...

 

Rainforest 6
Now In Stock!
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

The 6th rainforest collection features endangered creatures in exquisitely interpreted stripings. Opal donates proceeds from the sale of this yarn to foundations that save habitat from development and clear-cutting.

more...

 

Rainforest 6 (Best of)

SOLD OUT

150grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide (6-ply)

Back by popular demand! Opal asked distributors worldwide to vote on their favorite animals from the first four Rainforest collections. Eleven are reissued here in 6-Ply.

more...

 

Rainforest 7
Now In Stock!
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

more...

 

Schafpate

SOLD OUT

100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

This collection promotes a “buy local” concept. The yarn is made through an all-German supply chain beginning with merino sheep at the Nature Preserve BiosphäreAlb in South Germany. The wool is processed in the Bremer Woll-Kämmerei AG in Bremen and spun in the Zwickauer Kammgarn GmbH. Finally, it is printed into sock yarn by TUTTO Wolfgang Zwerger GmbH in Hechingen.

more...

 

Schafpate 2

SOLD OUT

100grams/465 yards
75% superwash merino wool / 25% polyamide

This second collection continues the “buy local” concept of the first Schafpate (shaf-pa-tuh) collection. The yarn is made through an all-German supply chain beginning with merino sheep at the Nature Preserve BiosphäreAlb in South Germany. The wool is processed in the Bremer Woll-Kämmerei AG in Bremen and spun in the Zwickauer Kammgarn GmbH. Finally, it is printed into sock yarn by TUTTO Wolfgang Zwerger GmbH in Hechingen.

more...

 

Schafpate 3
Now In Stock!
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash merino wool / 25% polyamide

more...

 

Show Your Colors
Now In Stock!
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

Wear the colors that best describe your personality or mood: Are you Wise and Generous, Loyal and Trusting, Passionate and Kind, Powerful and Energetic, Successful and Courageous, Relaxed and Sympathetic, Secure and Serene or Hearty and Sensual?

more...

 

Solids (Uni) 2009-10
Now In Stock!
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

18 solid colors! Use them for textured knitting or to complement Opal's self-striping collections.

more...

 

Sport

SOLD OUT

100grams/465 yards
60% superwash wool / 25% polypropylene / 15% polyamide

The addition of polypropylene to the fiber mix gives Opal Sport socks temperature and moisture control. Colorful and practical!

more...

 

Sport 2
Now In Stock!
100grams/465 yards
60% superwash wool / 25% polypropylene / 15% polyamide

more...

 

Surprise!
Now In Stock!
100grams/465 yards
75% superwash wool / 25% polyamide

Bold Stripes in bright colors!

more...

 

 

 

 

Featured Books 

Best Seller BESTSELLER! 

View All
Featured Books

 
 
 
Due to the fluctuation in the publishing market, book prices are subject to change without prior notice.


 Top 
 Books:  Browse by Category | Title Index | Author Index | Search
Now Available | Coming Soon | Hot Sellers | Special Offers | Featured Books
Yarn:  Opal Sock Yarn | Free Patterns
Equipment:  KA: [ Notions | Needles | Bag Handles | Needle Cases | Buttons ]
Weaving: Texsolv Polyester Heddles
All Other Equipment
 Other Links:  Blog | Store Directory | Contact Us | Home
Customer Links:  Policies & Terms | Login

Copyright © 2012, Unicorn Books & Crafts, Inc. All Rights Reserved.