by Joy | Sep 7, 2022 | 4ply yarns, project bags
I’ve been busy putting together Yarndale 2022 bundles. Yarndale takes place at Skipton Auction Mart on the 24th and 25th of September. I moved to North Yorkshire a few weeks before the first Yarndale, so it’s always been a local show for me. It’s one...
by Joy | Aug 30, 2022 | 4ply yarns, colour inspiration, knitting, knitting techniques, mini skeins, patterns
Over the last few weeks I’ve been knitting with tweed yarn – and it’s fair to say I’m smitten. Our tweed yarn is a 100% British Bluefaced Leicester wool with dark flecks of tweed though it. They add a more rustic finish to the yarn. I wanted to...
by Joy | Jul 27, 2022 | 4ply yarns, self striping sock yarn, shop update
There are three new self striping colourways in the shop this week. Self striping sock yarns are great fun – maximum colour pleasure for minimum effort. I’m sure they knit up faster too, because it’s so tempting to keep knitting until the next stripe...
by Joy | Apr 30, 2022 | mini skeins, self striping sock yarn
Stripey Stripes are what we call the short lengths of our self striping sock yarns. So when you use them to knit a stripe in socks or mitts your stripe will have stripes. Stripey stripes. Straight Ally Pride Flag Stripey Stripes on silver socks When we dye self...
by Joy | Apr 29, 2022 | 4ply yarns, mini skeins, shop update
There’s lots of new yarn in the shop this week including a couple of new to us bases . Let’s start with them. Our new tweed base is available in both 4ply and DK. The the yarn is 100% British BFL and it’s processed and spun in Yorkshire. More details...
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