Feeling over-saturated while scrolling down your Insta feed is pretty easily done. Every now and then however we are stopped in our tracks by some amazing accounts. Here follows a small selection of our favourite ones. © Shiny Super Hero We recently came across the fabulous account of Shiny Super Hero and like everyone else Read the full article…
Some amazing patterns in this month Round Up ranging from statement jumpers to cozy winter accessories. © Dani Sunshine Starting strong here with the beautiful Unity jumper. Designed by our beloved teacher Dani Sunshine, this statement piece is knitted seamlessly from the top down. For hers Dani used Nuit and Genet from the Gilliatt range. Read the full article…
When Caroline, the wonderful dyer behind Life in the Long Grass sent me photos of their newest base, Hinterland, I had already knit myself a jumper in it in my mind before I had finished placing my order. © YAK As you might have already read in the Gotland episode of our Know your Sheep Read the full article…
Another month another Pom pom trunk show. This time we will be exhibiting the Knit How collection for only just two weeks! Since its release in November last year Knit How has established itself as the reference book for beginner knitters. Each chapter covers essentials techniques to take you from being a complete rookie to Read the full article…
Troves are slowly taking shape and it is so nice to see the various colour combinations you have all came up with. We’ve been having a lot of fun here at the shop trying to create as many variations as possible. With 38 different colours of Ulysse available picking your own palette can definitely feel Read the full article…
It was the middle of summer and for my next project I wanted to knit something for summer! We got some exciting summer yarn in the shop and one of them was the Moya 100% Cotton in the DK. With lovely colours in, I wanted to knit something with it next! I wanted a top Read the full article…
Following on from the launch of our Knitalong here are some styling suggestions that we hope will get you inspired to cast on your own Trove. We kept our first outfit super simple because less is more right? With light wash straight jeans and a pair of sandals Trove is the star of the show. Read the full article…
Happy Autumn everybody! Weirdly this year the change of season feels pretty good. We spent a lot of time yesterday planning ahead for Christmas and the holiday season and we feel completely ready to tackle the new term. I know it might seems a tad early but as Elodie recently pointed out there’s only 12 Read the full article…
There’s been a bit of a Trove craze here at YAK. Earlier this month we received the Sea Change trunk show giving us the opportunity to look closely at all the amazing samples from Pom Pom Issue 30. Trove has been on our minds ever since the preview of the collection was released but seeing Read the full article…
Over the next couple of months we’re going to introduce a bunch of new yarns into the shop. We haven’t decided on everything yet but it will include some hand-dyed bases in 4ply and DK, potentially some new mohair as well as some heavier weight yarns. All very exciting. First to have landed on our Read the full article…
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