Knitting inspiration from around the world.
I fell in love with the Elowen pattern from the very first time I saw Ready Set Raglan. The cover star of this amazing raglan book, I was immediately captured by the grunge rib aesthetic which reminded me of all those episodes of Buffy I’d marathoned over lockdown. I flicked through the book on one Read the full article…
I recently realised that the inspiration behind most of my projects often comes from a yarn rather than a pattern. It usually goes like this: we receive a new yarn at the shop, I obsess over it for a little while and then a pattern magically materialised on my Ravelry feed or I come up Read the full article…
I recently completed a degree in Knitwear Design and whilst I have knitted several full garments, they have only ever been made on a knitting machine, and one of my goals for 2020 was to hand knit myself something other than a scarf! I decided to start with a pair of mittens, so relatively early Read the full article…
Behold Tarma Aran, a gorgeous new hand-dyed yarn by Fyberspates! Made of 60% highland wool and 40% alpaca, this aran weight is soft and springy. It doesn’t have as much drape as you’d expect from an alpaca base. On the contrary its twist and high wool content gives it a lot bounce and structure. A great option Read the full article…
This post is all about the amazing job Rob, our superstar lockdown courier did during lockdown and the thank you jumper I knitted him. You might have seen him out and about or coming to your door! The announcement on Sunday 24th March that all none essential shops must close didn’t come as too much Read the full article…
As soon as I came across Snefnug I knew it was going to be pretty special. I have come across similar blends by other companies but have always been disappointed that they always has an element of nylon involved, normally in the chainette core. So I was really excited to find this blend by CaMaRose Read the full article…
With its brushed handle and one-of-a-kind palette Melted Baby Suri is guaranteed to give any project the wow factor we love so much in our me-made clothing. Knit it by itself and you’ll end up with a very soft and light fabric with a beautiful boucle finish. But if knitting a whole jumper in Melted Read the full article…
When you take a pattern and make it truly personalised it can be a magical thing. Looking at your projects coming together always fills us with immense satisfaction. It can be the opportunity to discover patterns we never came across before or to consider colour combinations we wouldn’t have thought of ourselves. But most importantly Read the full article…
Hats are some of my favourite things to knit. Quick and easy they are great projects to rapidly satisfy a specific ‘knitting crave’. In the mood for some Fair-Isle I was eyeing Marie Amelie Designs‘ Algae beanie and decided to give it a go using yarn from my stash. The WOOLganic Organic Merino; a lovely Read the full article…
Last summer Kate asked me to knit the beautiful Poet – a pattern by Sari Nordlund – as a sample for the shop. We had seen Christine’s version a few weeks before and thought this was a great design to share with our customers. The idea was also to test drive Rauwerk Sport that we’d Read the full article…
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