There is something special about giving hand made gifts for Christmas and now is the time to start casting on. We’ve put together a three part guide full of Christmas knitting and crochet ideas. From quick socks and mittens, to toys and homey gifts, we’ve rounded up some of the best projects to make for Read the full article…
There is something special about giving hand made gifts for Christmas and now is the time to start casting on. We’ve put together a three part guide full of Christmas knitting and crochet ideas. From quick socks and mittens, to toys and homey gifts, we’ve rounded up some of the best projects to make for Read the full article…
There is something pretty special about giving hand made gifts for Christmas and now is the time to start casting on. We’ve put together a three part guide full of Christmas knitting and crochet ideas. From quick socks and mittens, to toys and homey gifts, we’ve rounded up some of the best projects to make Read the full article…
Our monthly pattern round ups seem to come around spookily fast and here we are again. We’ve rounded up our favourite new pattern releases for October. 1. Chroma: Knit in Colour by Jen Geigley Knits Chroma is a collection of patterns inspired by pop art, cubism and abstract expressionism. We love the bright colours used, Read the full article…
Mohair is having a moment and we don’t mind one bit, especially as we welcomed some brand new mohair from Onion to our shelves this week. Something we are really excited about is mixing mohair with another yarn to make the most of two different fibres and to create some really interesting textures. Here are two Read the full article…
A late summer finish, this is my Sori Cardigan! As soon as I finished my big red cardigan I was quick to cast on again just in case my ability to finish something disappeared again. I knit this mostly through August and early September and as you might imagine the cotton made this the perfect summer Read the full article…
Due to popular demand our crochet classes are back at YAK! And this term, for the first time ever, we’ve added an advanced granny square class too. We are very excited to open up our crochet classes again at YAK. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to crochet or you’d like to take your Read the full article…
September went past in a flash and with it came some beautiful new patterns. Here are some of our favourite new releases from September. Sode by Hiroko Payne from Laine Issue 6Sink your teeth into those cables! A stunning cardigan pattern from the latest issue of Laine. We’ve picked out earthy shades of Gilliat for this Read the full article…
With the arrival of Barcombe Romneys and Lore from The Fibre Co. at YAK we thought we’d find out a bit more about Romney sheep. Their history is a colourful one, including sheep smuggling, surviving the plague and being moved en masse during the Second World War. But today they are one of the best Read the full article…
The brand new Shetland Colours from West Yorkshire Spinners’ The Croft arrived at YAK this week. The Croft is 100% Shetland Island Wool which comes in Shetland Tweed and now in a new range of solid colours which compliment the tweed. We wanted to hear your opinion of this yarn and when we spotted Pam‘s beautiful The Read the full article…
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