Knitting inspiration from around the world.
Put your hands up if you’re still stuck in the midst of your Christmas shopping! You might think this post comes in a tad late but let’s face it, even with the intention of getting it all done early most of us are still sorting out our last gifts. If the first purchases feel relatively Read the full article…
The holiday season is all about gathering with friends and spending time with our loved ones. Hosting a knitting meet-up can be an excellent excuse to spend a evening/afternoon together with your knitting pals. As professional Knit Night hosts here are our top tips for a successful evening. From left to right: © Recipe Tin Read the full article…
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…
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…
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…
I want to first let you all know, I love this cardigan, and it makes me very happy. This cardigan is designed by Katrin Schneider it is the Winterfell in Aran, she also has the pattern for a sport weight. I chose to do in Aran because I wanted the slip stitch pattern to be Read the full article…
The story behind Rauwerk is one of a kind. From a career in Haute Couture to starting her own yarn label Christine has managed to reinvent herself while creating a unique product. Her passion for high quality fibres and her commitment to sustainability emanate from her work. As fellow Brightonians we were curious to hear Read the full article…
Admittedly I haven’t been the most proficient knitter lately. In the first year and an half of my knitting journey I have made a whole bunch of stuff that I ended up not wearing as much as I expected. Now I am trying to choose my projects a bit more carefully. By being more picky Read the full article…
This pattern is called Papa by Junko Okamoto. It is knitted top down in one size, with wonderful flowers across the yoke. I chose to use the De Rerum Natura – Gilliatt as the colours are perfect to be paired together. I picked up Quartz for the main colour and Dragon for the contrast. © Read the full article…
One of my oldest friends had a lovely little baby girl in January and I decided to challenge myself and crochet her a blanket. The pattern is called Miami Memphis by Katie Jones. I have never crocheted anything so big before so this blanket was quite a challenge. It took me about 4 months of Read the full article…
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