Tag: yarn kits

  • Colour Inspiration for the Polina Vest by Teti Lutsak
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    Colour Inspiration for the Polina Vest by Teti Lutsak

    We fell in love with the Polina Pullover that Teti released in January last year and have been enjoying all the colour combinations you have been coming up with. Of all the kits we have put together in recent times it has been one of the most popular and rightly so. So when we saw…

  • New Yarn – Pickles Big Fuzz
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    New Yarn – Pickles Big Fuzz

    Big Fuzz a chunky mohair – yes you read that right – A. CHUNKY. MOHAIR. A huge favourite amongst ‘fibre folks’, Mohair is known for being warm and cosy, but unlike sheep fibre added warmth does not mean added bulk. Mohair is an incredibly light weight fibre, wrapped up in it feels like you are…

  • New Yarn – Pickles Pure Wool
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    New Yarn – Pickles Pure Wool

    After introducing Pickles to our selection last winter, they have quickly become one of our most loved ‘makers of woolly joy’. With a focus on high quality, natural fibres and a fun on trend colour palette, this is in now way a surprise – we knew you would be head over heels about them! Our…

  • What would you pick?
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    What would you pick?

    Admittedly, having half of our delivery disappear into nothingness, circling the earth and some, just to get from Norway to the UK, does put a damper on an otherwise insanely exciting launch! However, as my Nan used to say, those who are waiting for something good will never wait in vain. Our wonderfully lush delivery…

  • Summer Knits
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    Summer Knits

    Summer is here and as the temperatures are rising so is my urge to cast on something new. I’m dreaming up lightweight, cool against hot skin, quick knits that can be finished before the season has passed. Temperatures and knitting urges are sadly not the only thing rising these days, the cost of living has…

  • Inspiration and Kits for Blum by Rachel Illsley
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    Inspiration and Kits for Blum by Rachel Illsley

    Rachel Illsley’s colourwork designs are just magnificent, they are complex but delicate at the same time and ooze personality. Small and well observed details are at the heart of her patterns. Which contain a myriad of tiny crosses, lines and shapes that build into an impactful design. Blum is one of those designs that stops…

  • Knitters Gift Guide – Kits
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    Knitters Gift Guide – Kits

    So we said we were looking at everything else but yarn, but how could we resist! This post though is dedicated to kits. Carefully curated bundles of yarn to complete a whole project. These are not just random skeins, but the whole project potential. Is there something a knitting friend has been dreaming of making…

  • Inspiration and Kits for Sea Mist Shawl by George Cullen
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    Inspiration and Kits for Sea Mist Shawl by George Cullen

    I am really excited to be part of Laine Issue 11. My design Sea Mist appears in the issue next to some other gorgeous designs by some talented designers. My inspiration for the shawl was from trips to the Cornish coast where me and my boyfriend have spent many holidays. We like to walk the…

  • Inspiration for SOSU Knits Brioche + Mystery KAL
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    Inspiration for SOSU Knits Brioche + Mystery KAL

    It’s Mystery Knit-A-Long time! The excitement, the thrill, the unknown! It has us hooked from beginning to end. Susanne Sommer’s MKAL begins on the 21st May. Titled ‘Brioche + Mystery’, this is going to be one for brioche lovers. Judging by Susanne’s other brioche designs I think we will be in for a treat. The…