Where it all began
Knit Nottingham started on Mansfield Road in September 2010; the brain child of Eleanor (21 at the time!) and two business partners. The shop moved to Trinity Walk, our current home, in 2016 and we've been super happy here. Continuing with the awards, events, friendships and expertise.
We are the only independent yarn shop in the centre of Nottingham, we're multi-award winning and we're proud to have served the knitters and crocheters of this great city for over a decade. We focus on great quality, mid priced products and stock a great selection of basics with the odd foray in interesting, local, artisanal produce. We sell yarn, needles, hooks, notions, patterns, books and gifty bits and we teach workshops and hold events in the shop and further afield.
We teach our own lessons on the whole - our staff are experts (or committed to getting there) - but we also love working with independent tutors. Community is a huge part of what we do and why we do this and we're dedicated to empowering people through craft.
Our BIG TV appearance
In 2018 Eleanor was approached by the BBC to be part of Interior Design Masters; a brand new programme, similar to the Bake Off but for interior design. It was an amazing opportunity - the shop got a whole make over (they paid us!) and the show is still on Netflix so we get new customers from it even now. We're really pleased with the results.
A new chapter
In June 2024 Hannah and Dan took over the shop as Eleanor embarked on an epic life changing relocation to Sweden.
Hannah has been knitting for as long as she can remember, she also crochets, sews her own clothes (when she can find the time), dyes her own wool and is a qualified Tech Editor. She has ambitions to design her own patterns one day.
Dan has a background in Marketing and e-commerce and loves music.
We can't wait to meet you and for you to see the shop, we're super proud of what we've created and how it touches people's lives and basically we just want you and everybody else to feel happy and confident in your knitting and crochet!
See you soon! xxx
"We're committed to making our shop a welcoming and accessible place for people who are disabled, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC and otherwise marginalised. We do have a ramp that we're not afraid to use and an island in the middle of the shop which moves about for ease of access. If you want to discuss anything further please do give us an email or a call and we'll happily work with you and your needs."