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I have news! You may have already seen this message on social media, as I have just posted it, but in case you haven't: I am announcing that we are releasing our next collection soon! All I'm going to say for now is that it is quite large, we've been working on it for most of the year, and it's due out in September....  

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On Saturday we had an afternoon out at Bolton Abbey with our friends. It was incredibly busy, so we crossed the river and went for a walk along the other side where it was quiet and peaceful. If you haven't been I heavily recommend it; Bolton Abbey lies just off the A59 in the heart of Yorkshire, so is easy to get to and is set amongst the most beautiful and expansive landscape. Here's a taster...                   

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So as I was hanging a batch of BFL Sock in Salvia on the line (destined for Kathy's Knits in Edinburgh) , it struck me how much purple (or nearly purple) there is around the garden... So I nabbed a skein off the line and grabbed my iPad, and had a wild few minutes putting this purple skein everywhere. Here's how it went. It's a good match for this heavily perfumed buddleja (ironically not the shade of our Buddleja colourway)... Or how about alongside this sage..     I like it with the vibrancy of this small verbena..    And with the...

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July has been very rainy, and the colours outside are getting increasingly jewel-toned. It feels like it's been a long month, somehow - the pictures at the top here seem like I took them ages ago, and that philadelphus in the third photo is looooong gone at this point. The eschscholzia on the other hand, along with many others, is still going strong.. Which is nice.                                                                                                     

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Loop fans will be happy to hear we have just sent off a lovely big parcel for Loop London. And the exciting thing is that it includes a good range of Hayton 4ply, which is new to Loop. This base is merino/cashmere/nylon 4ply, with about 380yds to each 100g skein. It's very soft and smooshy.   Here's a sneak peak from behind the scenes of dyeing and processing it all. As always, the images may take a few minutes to load, a they're high res and straight off my camera, but hoeofully the yarny goodness is worthwhile.            ...

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