20th Nov 2021
Fairy lights Pattern
I said in my Socckens post that they were my favourite pattern that I had written myself. I may have to change this as I forgot all about these little wee things! I wrote this pattern…
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15th Jul 2021
Fancy knitting a Silta Shawl but want to use 4ply weight yarn?
No sooner had I cast-on the Silta Shawl by Tif Neilan (Shawl 05 in 52 Weeks of Shawls) I knew I’d need to knit another one but that I’d like to try it in 4ply as a stash buster!It’s a great pattern to…
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17th Jun 2021
Touch Me Shawl Pattern
The Touch Me Shawl was one of my first patterns, written originally for Juniper Moon Farm Herriot. Unfortunately it became very difficult to get Herriot when the UK Distributor closed early la…
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6th May 2021
52 Weeks of Shawls, the Aloft Shawl
The Aloft Shawl by Rebekah Berkompas (Pattern 04 in the book)I am really drawn to this shawl because of the detail and the integrated iCord edge. Also I don't think it's a secret that I love to…
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1st Mar 2021
Book of the month, March: Lace by Chester wool
I was delighted when I saw this book from Chesterwool because more than half the patterns can be knit in yarns that are available from TLYC and those that I don't currently have, I can get! 'Lace' fro…
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31st Jan 2021
Book of the month, Feb: Yarn People, Issue 5
So this month I wanted to share a magazine (bookazine?!) that I feel hasn't had enough love at all! Our book of the month, for February 2021, is Issue 5, Stripes from Yarn People!This…
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4th Jan 2021
Book of the month: Coop Knits Socks Yeah Vol 1
Sometimes it’s tricky to get a real feel for what is in pattern books when you are buying them online so I thought I’d start our book of the month blog series to give people a much better taste of…
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27th Nov 2020
#badassfriday2020
An English woman, and Irish woman and a Scottish woman walk into a yarn shop ...Awh, Black Friday. The biggest shopping day in the Western World. What business doesn’t want to have a little bit of t…
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23rd Jul 2020
My Comfort Blanket
Right at the beginning of lock down, I sat down to knit socks on a Sunday but I could not settle to them. I wasn't enjoying the yarn I was knitting with but that wasn't the problem, I've knit th…
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29th Apr 2020
A new pattern in Cashmere Lace!
I am beyond thrilled to share the latest design from Bronagh Miskelly (regular lace design contributor for The Knitter and Knitting magazine!) in a skein of our Cashmere lace! Into the Woods…
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28th Apr 2020
March 2020 Projects in our yarns!
One of the nicest things that happens after you have been dyeing for a while is that people start to post projects on Ravelry with your yarns. These are some of the projects that have appeared to…
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27th Mar 2020
10 Things to do with Yarn
As someone without small people I find the rule ‘Never tell parents how to parent’ a very solid rule to live by but I thought perhaps, since so many folk are homeschooling at the moment, I would share…
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