Another new yarn to introduce this week, two actually. Keeping with the theme of British breeds and northern England inspired colours we’ve stocked up on Cumbria and Cumbria Fingering the newest yarns by The Fibre Company. It comes in 2 weights, worsted and a heavy fingering. We love that masham is being celebrated in Read the full article…
The traditions of the Yorkshire mills lives on through the wonderful yarn company Baa Ram Ewe. On the face of it their process seems pretty simple, but the outcome is really something special. With Dovestone DK They have taken 3 British breeds of sheep, spun them together in a way that highlights their best qualities, Read the full article…
You may remember a couple months ago I was raving about our newest yarn at YAK De Rerum Natura Gilliatt. I was so excited by the ethical back story and the passion De Remrum Natura has for this French Merino. I had a feeling YAK’s customers would feel similarly and I was right. There Read the full article…
This week we are looking at the return of one the most stunning yarns in the shop. Delicate Merino is a beautiful hand dyed yarn by Walk Collection which is now back in stock at YAK with some new colours. This yarn is a heavy lace weight with around 600 meters per 100 g. It’s Read the full article…
A little secret has been up my sleeve for the past couple of months. When I first contacted Caroline from Life in the Long Grass about becoming a stockist of their gorgeous yarns she mentioned that they really enjoy creating custom colourways. They host yarn clubs so creating new unique colours regularly is right up Read the full article…
Today I have just a short post about another new yarn we have at YAK. Staying with the theme of natural wool and being able to trace a yarn’s steps like last week I’d like to introduce, Gilliatt. French company De Rerum Natura are passionate about the process of creating their yarns. At the Read the full article…
We are so happy to have this fabulous yarn back in stock in the shop and online, with lots of new colours to choose from. Oakworth DK is made up of 100% Polwarth wool and is hand dyed in Yorkshire by Eden Cottage Yarns. Being a double knit weight this yarn is really perfect 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…
At this time of year it seems like every sporting event is on telly. The woman’s World Cup has just finished which I didn’t watch much of and I haven’t seen any of the Tour de France, but I have been watching Wimbledon. Wimbledon means British summertime to me, late sunsets and drinking pimms. Read the full article…
Is anyone else always in search for the perfect project bag? This might just be it. I was so exited when YAK sidekick Emma pointed me in the direction of these Ditty Bags. They really do fit all the criteria for the perfect project bag. A great size for carrying accessory projects; hats, shawls and socks Read the full article…
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