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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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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5th Mar 2020
Ravelry Round up: March 2020
We have been a little bit shy here on the blog recently! Getting our Simply the Simplest Shawls book onto Ravelry took quite a bit more time than originally planned. To celebrate finally getting…
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21st Oct 2019
Snuggle Shawl Pattern
The Snuggle Shawl is the simplest knit in the world and really, the word pattern is a bit misleading. It's a single row knit over and over. Of course does that really matter as long as…
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18th Sep 2019
Westknits MKAL Suggestions
I have mixed feelings about promoting yarns for and taking part in the annual Westknits MKAL. The business owner in me tells me that people love taking part and will want yarn for it, so if the…
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25th Aug 2019
Tin Can Knits Love Notes in Rua & Fortune
Pattern: Love Note Sweater by Tin Can Knits Yarn: Banshee Yarns Silky Singles in Rua (2 skeins) & Mohair Lace in Fortune (2 skeins), a strand of each held together throughout. Size made: 5…
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9th Aug 2019
Pattern Ideas for Yak Sock!
This is my first trip into the Ravelry Rabbit Hole to do a round up of patterns for Banshee Yarns and I was lucky to get back out … which is always the case with Ravelry. There are always endle…
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