The third and last summer knitting project this week comes from Kate. My summer holiday this year was in North Wales. Criccieth to be more exact. A really cute little town right on the coast. A cute little town right on the coast approximately 9 hours from my own cute little town right on Read the full article…
It was last year, as a special for Unwind Brighton, that I first decided to stock the Dye for Yarn Tussah Silk. As soon as I got it out of the box I knew it was going to have to be a permanent fixture at YAK. We had the pleasure of hosting the dyers Read the full article…
A plethora of lovely pattern released in March for your knitting pleasure. First up is a lovely child pattern for boys or girls. Twisty Raglan by Kate Oates This chunky raglan jumper will knit up in no time. Paired with Malabrigo Chunky there are lots of great colour combinations you could go for, bright and Read the full article…
Nipping it in just in time this is our monthly pattern round up, and this month has been a corker. Helped profusely by the fact that Brooklyn Tweed released their latest offering of patterns Wool People 8 and Kate Davies has published her long awaited book Yokes, plus Pom Pom Quarterly hit our doormats Read the full article…
Another month of new pattern releases to whet your appetite along with some yarns which I think would go wonderfully with them. First up is There’s a Rabbit on My Head by Stephen West. I always love seeing what new things Stephen has up his sleeve (or under his hat), they always sure to Read the full article…
Have you been dreaming of Dye For Yarn Tussah Silk ever since Unwind Brighton? Could you just not decide on a colour? Or did you just miss it completely, overwhelmed by yarn fumes. Well don’t worry! It was extremely popular at Unwind but I do have a few skeins left, and those are now Read the full article…
It’s been a whole week since Unwind Brighton, where have I been? It’s taken me longer than I thought it would to get myself back into the flow of normal life. I don’t think I had realised how much the preparations beforehand had taken over. I’ve spent the last week reflecting on the festival Read the full article…
So it is finally here. Unwind Brighton is tomorrow, and we are just about ready. Here are a few Instagram shots of the Unwind prep that had been going on at YAK headquarters… There are a couple of things YAK will have at the festival which at the moment are not available in our shop Read the full article…
As you may have heard – I think I may have mentioned it several thousand times – YAK will have a stall at the first Unwind Brighton festival in July. I may also have mentioned that I will be taking some beautiful yarns by Dye for Yarn. Three in fact, lace weight Merino/Silk/Cashmere, fingering Read the full article…
I have spent most of today planning how I am going to lay out my stall at Unwind. How many skeins of yarn can you fit in suitcase? It’s like the beginning of a bad joke. There is unfortunately no punchline, although there may well be one at the festival if my calculations are Read the full article…
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