The Great British Yarn Crawl is back.This year it runs from Saturday 13 April to Sunday 30 June.For anyone who loves visiting a yarn shop, it couldn’t be easier to take part. A real treat and a great excuse for a yarnie road trip. You’ll be able to pick up a Yarn Crawl card from… Continue reading Make time for a Great British Yarn Crawl
Pantone, the colour experts, have named their colour of the year for 2024. This year they’ve gone for a classic shade – Peach Fuzz. They say this velvety gentle peach tone represents closeness and connection, and that it’s “radiant with warmth and modern elegance”. We’ve picked out some of our members’ yarns to give you… Continue reading Peach is the colour for 2024
Big knits are, well, big this winter. From influencers and celebrities appearing in Hope Macaulay’s giant jumpers – handmade by knitters in Northern Ireland – to the fab knitwear sported by Claudia Winkleman on The Traitors, the bigger is clearly the better. TV star Zara McDermott in a Hope Macaulay sweater and Claudia Winkleman shows… Continue reading Cast on some super-chunky style
We have launched more patterns to help support our work in promoting yarns shops and encouraging people to knit and crochet. There are cosy accessories like the purple set above (pattern 254) and snuggly ponchos (253) and cute heart sweaters (252). Other new leaflets include a crocheted hat and mitts set, and a knitted blanket with… Continue reading Cosy and cute new UKHKA patterns
Have you been thinking “new year, new yarnie skills”? If you’ve decided that now is the time to take on a new knitting or crochet challenge, your local yarn shops might be a good place to start. Whether you are looking for a formal workshop or support as you take on the big project or… Continue reading Learn at your yarn shop
The decorations are going up, there are Christmas songs wherever you go and we're all writing lists. So it's time to take a last look at your gift knitting or crochet plans and checking you are still on track. How many gifts do you still have on your list to make? How big is each… Continue reading Time for a Christmas knitting reality check
There are lots of lovely thick yarns around and it is honestly easy to make a hat in a couple of evenings. We even know of one knitter who made three superchunky hats in a day last winter when overseas visitors turned up without sufficient cold weather clothing. You’ll find plenty of simple superchunky hat… Continue reading Knit a hat in a day
Who wants to have some fun with colour? The colour block and asymmetric stripe trends are perfect for knitting given the wide range of yarn shades out there and because you can adapt sweaters and cardigans to add colour sections. There are some great patterns out there – we’ve picked a few to inspire you… Continue reading Express yourself with colour blocks
I want to organise the odd yarn balls in my stash but not all have labels, how can I check what yarn weight they are? There are a couple of ways you can narrow down the yarn weight of a mystery ball or skein. If you have a needle guage with holes for the different… Continue reading Ask the yarn doctors: Identifying mystery yarns
I don't understand charts. Where do I start? Charts are simply another way of providing knitting instructions and if they are well drawn they should to some extent be a diagram of how your knitting should look. The most straightforward charts to understand are those for colourwork. Each square on the chart represents a stitch… Continue reading Ask the yarn doctors: Knitting from charts
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