2025 Christmas posting dates
A boring post I know but it's important to post this info somewhere! Here are our last dates for posting things in time for Christmas. I've added a working day to each of the Royal Mail dates to allow time for me to actually pack the order and transport it to the parcel box, as I don't have the car during the day and can't realistically walk to the nearest parcel box with all the post. Therefore I often miss the last collection of the day (it's meant to be at 5:30pm but often goes earlier!) and it goes the...
Oakworth DK is back!
As it says in the title.. Oakworth DK is back! Woohoo! I've been meaning to do an update of it for ages but other yarns have kept taking precedent and so it's been put off over and over again through no fault of its own. You can find Oakworth DK HERE, and you can find a blog post of Patterns and Projects using it HERE if you'd like some inspiration for what to make with it. Oakworth DK is 100% superwash Polwarth wool which is an old breed from New Zealand. It was created in the 1880s by crossing merino...
Yarn/colour combinations for Joji's Elton Tee pattern
With having recently seen Joji's new pattern, Elton Tee, I thought it would be fun to put together some suggested yarn and colour combos for it. The pattern calls for a light fingering weight yarn as the first colour, and a 2ply fluffy mohair/silk laceweight for the second colour. Please check out the pattern information for the sizing and yarn requirements in more detail. Bear in mind that Titus Fingering has 400m in 100g, Eldwick Lace has 420m in 50g, and Askham Lace has 800m in 100g. With this in mind it struck me that Titus Fingering would be...
Askham Lace + Eldwick Lace yarn and colour inspiration
Having recently reintroduced Askham Lace (baby alpaca/silk) I made a swatch using it held double with Eldwick Lace (kid mohair/silk) as I thought it'd make a really nice fabric. It did! See below.. The colours here are Askham Lace in Silver Birch and Eldwick Lace in Hyssop.. I used 3.5mm needles and got 19sts x 30 rows in 10cm square (what this tells us is that it opened up a lot more widthways than lengthways - I would normally get that sort of stitch gauge on 4.5-5mm needles but not so much the row gauge! It might just be the...
The 2025 Return of Askham Lace
This year I have decided to bring back a yarn that's been away for a while.. Askham Lace. This beautiful yarn is baby alpaca/silk with 800m/100g and it's a traditional 2ply. It's not a brushed fluffy yarn, it's a smooth yarn, but it does have a lovely gentle halo from the baby alpaca. The term 'baby alpaca' isn't just hyperbole; it means the fibre is finer than standard alpaca, meaning it's softer. If alpaca normally itches or tickles you you might find that this one doesn't. I have sensitive skin and can't wear any other alpaca apart from my own! ...