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A new summer yarn from Laine des Îles
Although it may not always seem like it (especially after a very wet winter and a cooler than usual Spring), the climate is changing and year on year temperatures are rising. Higher temperatures are not necessarily conducive to knitting, and when looking at my range, I realised that there was a lack of yarns that are suitable for summer knitting. I decided that I needed...
Discover Shetland 5-Ply - a traditional Gansey yarn, and so much more besides!
Jamieson and Smith is one of only 2 yarn producers on the Shetland Islands, creating yarns made only from 100% Real Shetland Wool that reflect the knitting traditions of these famous islands. Over the years they have produced many types of wool, but one thing that they were constantly asked for was a traditional Gansey-style yarn for knitting fine-textured patterns like Gansey sweaters, and this...
A 100% organic yarn - the new Limited Edition from Laine des Iles
Introducing Downland, a brand new, limited edition worsted-weight yarn, spun specially for Laine des Iles by the Natural Fibre Company in Cornwall. Downland is a beautiful, woollen-spun blend of Southdown wool and British alpaca. Downland is the term used to describe the characteristic chalk landscape of the south of England, of rolling grassland hills, or downs (the word down comes from the Old English word...
