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  • Yarn Pairings for London Craft Guide

    London Craft Guide is a brand new guide to the knitting, sewing and haberdashery shops of London by the people who bring you the Great London Yarn Crawl every year. We are honoured to be included! To celebrate the launch of the book we will be hosting co-authors and organisers Allison Thistlewood and Rachel Brown…

    MayaB

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    Yarn Pairings for PomPom Quarterly Issue 16

    It’s that time again! We have the latest issue of Pom Pom Quarterly in the shop and online. It’s a gorgeous issue, with a focus on stitch patterns and texture. In order to show these off all of the pieces have been knit in light neutrals from light grey through cream to white.  The first…

    MayaB

  • Yarn Pairings for Amirisu Issue 9

    Amirisu is now in the house! We have long admired this gorgeous knitting publication from Japan. It comes in a small size similar to Pom Pom Quarterly, with beautiful photographs and knitting patterns from designers around the world. Luckily for all of us the magazine is fully bilingual, written side by side in Japanese and…

    MayaB

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    Take Heart yarn pairings and KAL!

    We are excited to have a brand new, hot off the press book in the shop. East London local Fiona Alice has created Take Heart: A Transatlantic Knitting Adventure. It is a book of 11 accessories for Pom Pom Press, all inspired by her journey from growing up on the east coast of Canada to…

    MayaB

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    Pom Pom Quarterly Issue 15 yarn pairings

    It’s that time again, a new issue of Pom Pom Quarterly is here! As we have done for the last few issues, we have gone through the issue and matched each pattern with a yarn that we carry to help inspire your new makes. First up is Avalon Ballroom by Clare Lakewood. This gorgeous lace/textured…

    MayaB

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    Pom Pom issue 14 yarn pairings

    We are huge fans of Pom Pom here at the shop. Not only is it a wonderful modern and independent publication, but their office is local to us and the women who run it are pretty fantastic as well. The announcement of the latest issue is always an exciting day! The preview for issue 14,…

    MayaB

  • Yarn Parings for Laine Issue 27
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    Yarn Parings for Laine Issue 27

    The new issue of Laine is even more special. The renewed magazine features more designed than ever. Thats more knitting fun to be had! The winter issue titled Dawn and is full of warming inspiration for the colder months. Lots of inviting jumpers as well as accessories to keep you wrapped up and toasty. As…

    George Cullen

  • Recommended Yarn – Part Two
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    Recommended Yarn – Part Two

    We spend most of or days recommending different yarns for different projects. It may be a customer who comes in looking for yarn for a pattern or trying to substitute a yarn that may not be produced any more. Or even when we do the Yarn Pairings blog posts where I will try and match…

    George Cullen

  • Recommended Yarn – Part One
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    Recommended Yarn – Part One

    We spend most of or days recommending different yarns for different projects. It may be a customer who comes in looking for yarn for a pattern or trying to substitute a yarn that may not be produced any more. Or even when we do the Yarn Pairings blog posts where I will try and match…

    George Cullen

  • A few of my favourites from 52 Weeks of Sweaters.
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    A few of my favourites from 52 Weeks of Sweaters.

    Usually when there is a new book or magazine on the horizon I will do a yarn pairings blog post. This is where I look through the entire collection and then go rummaging through the shelves of Knit With Attitude to find some suitable yarns to knit them in. But the 52 weeks series is…

    George Cullen

  • What Maya Knits – Sophie Hood
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    What Maya Knits – Sophie Hood

    What a cleverly constructed project, scrumptious Garter Stitch broken up by the neat finishing of I-cord edges, the Sophie Hood by PetiteKnit gives enough to keep you interest peaked, it grows quickly for instant satisfaction and the rhythm of this knit is incredibly soothing. I’ve claimed for years and years that there is a lot…

    MayaB

  • I just couldn’t resist some Vivacious colour combos…
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    I just couldn’t resist some Vivacious colour combos…

    Like the title of this blog post says I just couldn’t resist some Vivacious colour combinations. Since we had a big restock of Fyberspates Vivacious and the new Vivacious Botanical I have kept taking them off the wall and laying them next to each other in all sorts of combinations. Every day I come in…

    George Cullen

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