Tag Archives: 4ply
- 4th July 2024
Monet Minis, Water Lily Mittens
We started letterbox mini skein sets last year with a series based on William Morris designs and as Louise has a penchant for alliteration these became Morris Minors after the much loved British car. Naturally the latest series inspired by …
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- 31st July 2023
Reversible Wrist Warmers
Wrist warmers could not be any simpler than these two tubes of ribbing but the fact that they have two thumb holes so can be turned upside down to show a different colour or even folded over to be worn …
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- 17th December 2022
Gnomes and Fairies
During lock down to make Nicola laugh I sent her a gnome in the post. Who doesn't raise a titter at a surprise gnome? In return she sent me a fairy, more Mavis Cruet than Cinderella. Here is the pattern …
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- 18th January 2022
Pip Pip Socks
We have a new sock pattern, Pip Pip, a top down sock with an easy purl, slip stitch pattern which is separated by increasing rounds of stocking stitch. The pattern is carried on down the heel flap and once more …
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- 2nd March 2021
Club boxes
We are often asked if we do subscription boxes or advent calendars and the answer has always been a firm no and then, if you're really unlucky, a long explanation of why not, but we've changed our minds. We've decided …
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- 18th August 2020
Summer Dyeing
I'm trying out a new sock base, a GOTS certified, superwash organic merino. As I only had a few skeins I thought I'd try a few different dyes, all the skeins were pre-treated with 7% alum and I picked a …
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- 7th May 2016
Greenfinch
I’ve been dyeing stock for our first ever show at Woolfest at the end of next month and I have a new yarn base to play with. It’s a lovely springy South American merino 4 ply, very soft but still …