New yarn klaxon: Pendle Chunky.. super-squishy merino..
The headline pretty much says it all really. We have a new yarn which is being released this Sunday (the 10th of December 2017), and it's SO good! (This ^^ is 'Dyepot Luck' for the colourway. More on that another time!) It's the same base as our other superwash merino yarns, hence it shares the same name, except it's chunky. You can actually hear it scrunch when you squidge it; at ECY towers we have quickly become totally smitten with it. It's an absolute joy to dye, squish, knit with, and wear. (That ^^ is a new colourway which we've...
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Introducing: more new Milburn 4ply!!
This has been a long time coming... we finally have our lovely new shades of Milburn 4ply! It takes the collection of shades up to 20, and fills in a few gaps I thought we had (like a proper green). Before I go any futher let me just tell you that a) these are all available on the Milburn 4ply section on the website, and b) I created a Flick album HERE with loads of lovely colour combination inspiration - have a look! I'll start with the greens - we have Fern, which is a zingy yet earthy green, and...
Want to see our first sparkly yarn??!
This morning I was out in the pouring rain photographing the sparkly yarn I've dyed for Saturday's 7am update... obviously the yarn was kept under the garden brolly but myself & camera ended up stood just outside the edge of it. I had woollies (handknits, obvs) and a waterproof on, and ended up creating a rainhat for my camera out of parcel tape and a sandwich bag. As you do. Anyway, this all means that all of the yarn photos are now up in the Facebook event page for this update, so you can see that HERE. If you mark...
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Gallery: Bedale 4ply
Today's project gallery is courtesy of Bedale 4ply. This is our delectable baby yak/silk 4ply blend, which with amazing softness and shine creates really special shawls and other projects. It's worsted spun so it doesn't pill in the way that a lot of cashmere blend yarns do (our Hayton 4ply has cashmere in and that's the same - its worsted spun so barely pills). Anyway, here's what I hope is an inspiring gallery of projects using this yarn. Holyrood by Justyna Lorkowska, knitted by knittieferlittie in colourways Steel and Alpine (we sometimes have kits for this!). Love In A...
Gallery: Tempo 4ply
I thought it'd be useful to create a few gallieries of projects made with specific yarns; so here I am starting with Tempo 4ply which is our proper sock yarn. It is superwash wool blended with nylon, and let me tell you, it takes a LOT of abuse. It's also the softest version of this traditional blend that I've ever found (which is why I use it, obvs!). Thankyou to everyone who gave me permission to use their photos and link to their projects! I may as well start with what I've made using it, and some of you may recognise...