Blogs — yarn showcase

You wouldn't know this but I do actually finish some projects. Once upon a time, in the old blog and vlog, I used to update you when I started, as I was going and then when I finished. I was spurred on to finish so that I could show you all what I was up to and somehow, as the shop got busier that just waned a little until I got to the point where I was like - does anybody actually want to know?! Especially when a swatch and an excited post will be enough to sell something online...

Very professional and normal blog post title of you there, Casper. Oh, thank you very much, I know. But, honestly, how can you not be excited when the most popular baby yarn now has a 4ply variant?! The Cherish / Cherished / Cherish Dash DK range of yarns have been popular amongst knitters and crocheters for years, and I don't think it's ever been knocked out of the top three best selling yarns in our shop. It's smooth, it's silky, it's anti-pilling, and all of the patterns written for it are just gorgeous.   100% anti-pill acrylic, 410m/448yds per 100g ball,...

You wanted it, we got it. We've been asked for mohair-esque yarns in the shop for quite a while now, because many people are now discovering the joys of holding it double with a standard yarn. Doing so gives anything you make a bit of fluff and floof and fancy. It took a while for us to find the right yarn, but we've got it now and it's not even mohair. Fyberspates Cumulus is a gorgeous alternative to mohair. Its lace-weight core and super-soft halo is 74% Baby Suri Alpaca, and 26% Mulberry Silk. Fancy, right? And yet, more affordable...