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 | Jan 7, 2022 | knitting, knitting techniques
One of the questions I get asked a fair bit is if there’s enough yarn in a set of mini skeins to make socks. Our smaller sets of mini skeins have 80 grams and either 320m or 340m of yarn depending on the base. If you crochet – the answer is probably not....
by Joy | Oct 27, 2021 | 4ply yarns, colour inspiration, gifts, knitting, patterns
Sometimes the best things in life are simple and free! The Super Simple Cowl is an easy and quick knit that takes 50 grams / 200 meters of 4ply yarn and 25 grams / 210 meters of Moonbroch. The cowl is knitted on 5.5mm circular needles (so no seams and only 2 ends to...
by Joy | Aug 2, 2021 | 4ply yarns, knitting, mini skeins, patterns
Mini Skein Mitts using Emerald Pride Rainbow Britsock When this pattern was published it was originally for a kit – so a contrast colour and smaller amounts of eight rainbow colours. Then I realised that a cake of self striping sock yarn would work brilliantly...
by Joy | Dec 1, 2020 | 4ply yarns, knitting, notions, project bags
Happy December. If you’re looking for a present for a knitter we’ve got some great suggestions for you whether you’re looking for stocking fillers (or stocking stuffers as they seem to have become!) or something bigger. These presents are ready...
by Joy | Jun 22, 2020 | 4ply yarns, knitting, laceweight yarns, patterns
When we added Moonbroch to our yarn range we thought it might work well as a substitute for 4ply or fingering in some patterns. That might seem a little strange as a fluffy laceweight yarn and a smooth 4ply don’t seem to have all that much in common. The...
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