
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…
Read The Article20th Nov 2021
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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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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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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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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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…
Read The Article31st Jan 2021
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…
Read The Article4th Jan 2021
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…
Read The Article27th Nov 2020
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…
Read The Article23rd Jul 2020
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…
Read The Article29th Apr 2020
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…
Read The Article28th Apr 2020
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…
Read The Article27th Mar 2020
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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