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Natural Gradient Beauties: part two

More natural gradients for you – Perfect for keeping warm this winter and looking spectacular too. I also have more yarny suggestions from our sponsor BritYarn to help further enable you!

Kitsmas Shopping

For the past couple of years I have written posts on Christmas gifts for knitters, full of lovely items that the knitter in your life would covet or that we would buy as a gift to ourselves. This year I am going to focus on beautiful kits by independent designers and small businesses. There will also be kits for different abilities and which feature different techniques and I really hope that you will agree that there will be something for everyone.

Natural gradient beauties: part one

Gradients have surely been one of the biggest trends of the last year or so; we love seeing beautiful hand-dyed gradient dye packs and there have been such amazing designs which are complemented with the ombre effect. I think natural sheep shades make such a striking effect and, in the first of a few posts, urge you to think more about the natural rainbow

episode 43 – WOOL is wondrous!

I am a wee bit Shetland Wool Week lagged! Get a cuppa and come ’round for a catch up

episode 42 – Breed Swatch-along

This is a bit of info on the Breed swatch-along, which cast on on Monday!

#BreedSwatchAlong FAQs

As promised here is an info post for any questions you may have about the Breed Swatchalong.

episode 41 – Shetland wool week preview

There is a very distinct Shetland flavour to this episode as I get excited for wool week. I also have a review of the Shetland Wool Week Annual and of Hazel Tindall’s wonderful DVD The Fine Art of Fair Isle Knitting and I have some news of Shetland knitting based trips if you can’t make it to wool week this year.