by Joy | Jun 8, 2020 | 4ply yarns, colour inspiration, self striping sock yarn
Once again this weeks shop update is all about Pride rainbows. We’ve dyed eight new self striping sock colours on our Britsock base. Each colourway has short runs of pink, yellow and turquoise surrounded by a longer run of one of the eight colours from the...
by Joy | May 13, 2020 | 4ply yarns, self striping sock yarn
If you saw Mondays blog post about the steps it takes to make self striping yarn you’ll already have had a peak at the new colours. We’re adding 8 new colours to the shop. These range from subtle to screaming. Blue Rainbow Bouquet Danger, Danger Happy...
by Joy | May 11, 2020 | 4ply yarns, dyeing techniques, self striping sock yarn
Self striping sock yarn is one of my favourite things to knit with. There’s something magical about watching the colours appear with no extra effort. When we have self striping sock yarn at shows we sometimes get asked why it is so expensive. That’s a good...
by Joy | Apr 7, 2020 | self striping sock yarn
When we moved to working mainly from home we knew that self striping sock yarn was going to be one of the trickier things to manage. Dyeing the long runs of colour necessary to make the stripes needs a bit of kit that lives at the workshop. So there will be less self...
by Joy | Mar 29, 2020 | 4ply yarns, self striping sock yarn, shop update
Huge thanks to everyone who shopped the Operation : Social Justice Warrior update with such enthusiasm. All orders have been posted and there are a few skeins of Neon Rainbows and Dark Days in the shop. Once these have sold there won’t be more of this colourway. We’ve...
by Joy | Mar 26, 2020 | 4ply yarns, self striping sock yarn
Hey lovely yarn lovers. How are you? Is the knitting time you think you should have in short supply? It feels like so much has happened since last week. So for now let’s start with our COVID-19 update. In theory I can still go to work – it’s a short walk away...
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