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On Varre’s Needles
Spring is finally here, and it’s joyous. The sun is out, everyone’s breaking out their shorts, t-shirts and sandals. So what better time to cast on… a jumper! The perfect time to finally start the jumper I’ve been collecting yarn for for over a year? Not a chance! Instead I’ve been tempted by the plethora…
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Colour Inspiration – From Sunrise to Sunset
I’m starting a new Colour Inspiration series on the blog. This time I’m not looking at a particular colour but having a particular theme to guide me. I’m starting off with the Sun. The weather has been lovely and warm in London this past week and summer is just around the corner so the sun…
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For The Love of … 2023
Can you believe it has been a year already? The intention is to create stronger bonds between us as a community, making space for the joy of sharing and being joined together by our love for our crafts and the joy of creating and making. This was such a delightful happening last year – we…
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Knit a Neutral – Plant Fibre Edition
In 2019 I did a whole blog series called Knit A Rainbow which ended with a Knit a Neutral post. I have been reminiscing over this series so have decided to bring back Knit a Neutral. But because the weather is hotting up I have decided to focus on plant fibres. There are some beautiful…
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Virtual Knit Night June 8th
Summer is here, and something weird happened. It’s like with the sun shining and temperatures rising, so did my knitting mojo. Normally I go into a bit of slumber during the hot summer months, and my stitches move very slowly across my needles. Also, as you know, I’ve been a strict one project at the…
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Revisiting Noro Silk Garden Lite
I started writing this blog post when we relaunched the shop last year as Noro Silk Garden Lite was one of the yarns we reintroduced. But the yarn didn’t last long enough for me to finish it, as they were all snapped up by eager knitters. Silk Garden Lite is back so this is a…
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Fibre Talk – Merino
This post was originally written by Natalie Selles and published on our blog back in 2015. The Fibre Friday posts have now been edited to reflect our current selection of yarns, under the new heading Fibre Talk. This week we are talking about merino wool. Merino wool! you may say, That’s not a summer yarn.…
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What Maya and George Knits – Camisole No.5
George’s Orange One I can’t quite remember what came first. Was it Maya’s blog post Summer Knits in June 2022 or when a customer came in looking for yarn to knit the Camisole No.5. But either way we were both hooked on the idea of knitting Camisole No.5 by My Favourite Things and especially knitting…
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Virtual Knit Night May 11th
Can you believe it? I’d almost lost hope, but yes it is true, the sun is out and spring IS HERE! I feel it immediately makes such a difference on the general mood surrounding us – there is a little skip in people’s step, a smile on their faces, and over all the ‘soul of…
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Fibre Talk – Linen
This post was originally written by Natalie Selles and published on our blog back in 2015. The Fibre Friday posts have now been edited to reflect our current selection of yarns, under the new heading Fibre Talk. This week’s fibre feature is linen. Linen has been used as fabric for thousands of years. Some of…
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Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 17
Here comes the sun! Laine Issue 17 is not far away and we sure are looking forward to waking up from winter to some warmer days. This bright and cheery issue with a nod to a vintage aesthetic features the work of eleven designers: Julia Disini, Rastus Hsu, Elena Solier Jansà, Pauliina Leisti, Veronika Lindberg,…
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Time for a New Project – Brioche O’Clock
If you are a knitter and one of your best friends is a renowned designer, you tend to believe that everything they come up with is extraordinary. But you see, with my friend it is different, because everything that woman touches turns to gold, she really IS a designer extraordinaire! Julie – true Colour Combo…
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