Yarn Shop Day and British Knitting & Crochet Awards 2018
I’ve got a couple of exciting things to tell you about today … firstly Yarn Shop Day is going to be on Saturday 12 May this year and it’s not far off! Things are...
Category: Knitting
Magazine knitting patterns
Have you ever wondered about the knitting patterns that you see in magazines? About who the designers are, how they get their patterns into the magazines, who actually chooses which patterns are published? Sometimes...
Socks … for a change!
It’s always exciting when a new sock yarn is launched and this week saw the arrival of the new Florist collection from West Yorkshire Spinners. It’s part of their Signature 4ply range and not...
February
February’s a funny month, isn’t it? Unless you’ve got a birthday or you’re waiting for a Valentine’s card, nothing much seems to happen; the most exciting thing for us at the moment is that...
Midweek
Hello! And how are you on this … [looks out of the window] … drab and dreary Wednesday morning? The wind is rattling the windows and the rain is bouncing off the patio flags...
No-nylon sock yarn review: Doulton Flock Border Leicester 4ply
It’s been just over six months since I finished my Easy Lace Socks using Doulton Flock Border Leicester 4ply yarn and it’s definitely time for me to give you an update on how the yarn has...
