Can you believe we’re already in July? As some of you are getting ready to go on holiday, you may still wonder what project to pack and what project to leave behind? I always leave with hope of getting a lot of knitting done and although it doesn’t always work as planned it’s nice to Read the full article…
June 2021 marks the 51st annual celebration of Pride, which began in 1970 as a march to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprisings; a pivotal moment in LGBTQ+ history. With modern day parties and parades it’s easy to forget to true meaning of pride – a celebration of the revolutionary events of The Stonewall Inn, a Read the full article…
May has been an interesting month to say the least! From sun to snow we’ve had every weather imaginable, the majority of which was the perfect excuse for some guilt-free knitting. We’re here with our monthly round up of newly released knitting patterns, and we’ve tried to pick a knit for whatever the British climate Read the full article…
April started out with such beautiful weather, but the last week or so has been very hit and miss – at least in Brighton! It’s left us wondering whether to continue with summer knits, or to try and fit in one last cosy project before the warm weather fully comes around. We’ve selected a handful Read the full article…
Spring is finally in the air! The sun is making an appearance in Brighton and our summer bases have started to arrive in store. It’s had #TeamYak dreaming of transitional pieces and summer knits, luckily there has been so many wonderful pattern releases this month that we have lots of inspiration to guide us! It Read the full article…
The past month has been full of ups and downs, but the cold weather combined with lockdown has been the perfect knitting environment, and it shows from all the lovely patterns that have been released. It was hard to narrow down, but here are our top 6 picks from February’s new releases. © Julie Robinson Read the full article…
Who knew cleaning could be so fun. At the beginning of the year the YAK team all set out knitting resolutions for ourselves. Amy’s was to knit herself her first jumper. Elodie’s was to knit her first cable project and mine was to put all of my yarn stash on to Ravelry to make the Read the full article…
Here is a little tip for you. In the rare moment you run out of inspiration and do not know what to knit next, have a look in the Ravelry queue of one of your favourite designers. There’s a good chance that if you like their patterns you’ll also like where they get their inspiration from. Read the full article…
Two weeks ago, we invited you to share on Instagram your first knitting project of 2017 by using the hashtag #newyearcaston. We were really pleased to see how many of you answered to the call, so we thought it would be nice to show everyone’s progresses in a short blog post. Tanya has been super Read the full article…
We can’t tell you enough, we love to see what is on your needles, your finished projects or latest addition to your stash. It is always a great source of inspiration to see what you guys are up to and for those who bought from us, it is also rewarding to know you’re having fun using yarns from our Read the full article…
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