Ta-Dah!

Notice anything different in this photo?

No, not our fab new Opal Sock yarn in 7 bright and smiley shades...

No, not our James C Brett Faux Fur scarf, neatly wrapped and buttoned...

No, not our pom pom garland made using our Clover Pom Pom makers... (comes in lots of sizes!)

No, not our stunning Zauberball Wingspan or Scrumptious Ishbel or Flora Shawl..

Not even our cute Poppy Doll...  or snuggly Aran sweater... or little jars of buttons...

Maybe it's the Christmas lights... we don't have them up all year..

NO!  Its our own cotton bags!!  Now in the shop.. £4.50 to buy or FREE with purchases over £50.

Ta-Dah!

Remember we're open until 9pm tonight as part of the Pittenweem Festive Night!  

Be the first to get your bag!

YarnPony in the shop!

After a very successful trunk show in January and having knitted with Mica's lovely yarn, we're really excited to stock YarnPony in the shop full time!

Skyline by Linda Wilgus (available to buy on Ravelry) in YarnPony Mustang

Edinburgh based Mica started YarnPony late last year - combining her passion for knitting and dyeing to create a stunning collection of yarns. She also offers dyeing workshops in her Edinburgh studio.
We have a selection of ShowPony (50/50 merino/silk) and Mustang (100% merino) and we think you're going to love it!
Mica has put together a collection of shades for us that are simply stunning...

Mustang

ShowPony

ShowPony is £19 and Mustang £16. Both are 100g hanks of 4ply, perfect for cowls, shawls, mitts and socks! One hank of 400m will go far!
We're also very pleased to have copies of Gilver by Jo Kelly... a shawl pattern with an unusual double layered edge - its quite simple to do too! And is perfect in ShowPony...
The pattern comes with digital code too!

Gilver in ShowPony

We have a limited number of hanks so if you're keen to get your hands on some (Mica doesn't have an online shop!) come and see us soon.

Woolly Wormhead patterns at The Woolly Brew!

Just a small selection of the hat patterns by Woolly Wormhead now available as single sheet patterns in the shop!

photo credits: Woolly Wormhead

sensationally sparkly stitch markers

We had to get a bigger display!

big delivery from Sarah at Fripperies & Biblelots

We've got lots of Simple Solid Rings (ovals, circles, hearts, tiny stars, flowers) and now you can get them in a tin too!

handy storage tin, £3 including Simple Solid Rings (Photo: Sarah Simonds)

super cute tiny stars, £2 for 15 stars (Photo: Sarah Simonds)

Lots of new colours in RingOs and RingOs XL and Stitch Safes!

peacock RingOs (Photo: Sarah Simonds)

and Traffic Light Lace RingOs in Gold and Silver

lets get organised! (Photo: Sarah Simonds)

Traffic Light Lace RingOs (£10) is a special set of 20 RingOs which can be used for marking pattern repeats, for example on a lace shawl.

The red and green rings help to mark the beginning and end of shawl or special edging sections and also the wrong and right sides. The orange rings can help identify central spines or sections of the pattern that need to stand out if you need to change to a different chart. The gold or silver rings mark your pattern repeats between the red, orange and green rings. The rings will comfortably fit needles up to 4mm.

Come and see them soon!

a simple solid ring in action

 

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KnitPro - in the shop

We're really excited to announce we now have KnitPro Symfonie Wood Interchangeable needles in the shop!

needle tips from £5.40 and cables at £2.25

These needles are made from densified laminated birch wood*. This makes then strong, durable and keeps the tips sharp! They have a distinctive colour, so not only are they a pleasure to knit with but they look lovely too.

We have the Symfonie Interchangeable range which means you buy the needles tips and cables separately. So you can mix and match different needles sizes with cable lengths. This lets you create a wide range of circular needles without the need to buy circular needles for each project. So you don't need to buy 3 different circular needles, just 1 set of needle tips and 3 different lengths of cable.

The needle tip screws into the cable to make a smooth join. The thin cables are flexible with almost no memory (great for magic loop!)

With each cable you get a cable key... you use this to tighten the needle tip onto the cable so there is no danger of the needle tip untwisting whilst you knit. You also get two end caps, so you can remove the needle tips and keep your knitting safe on the cable whilst you use your needle tips on another project!

We have a range of cable lengths available and when combined with the normal needle tip you can create 60, 80, 100, 150cm circular needles.

We also stock the special length needle tips which are shorter and so when combined with a 40cm cable make a true 40cm circular needle.

You can also use these needles to add a lifeline to your knitting. A lifeline is a piece of smooth contrasting yarn placed through the stitches on a row you know you've knit correctly. Especially useful in lace knitting when it can be tricky to spot yarn overs! Instead of using a needle and running it through your knitting, you put your lifeline yarn in the hole at the base of the needle tip (the one you used to tighten the needle tips and cables together). Then when you knit the lifeline is worked into your knitting automatically.

We also have a range of Knit Pro accessories including stitch markers, needle size ID tags and sock blockers!  As well as some buttons in the same coloured densified laminated birch wood as the needle tips!

buttons from £1.05 for 23mm round, up to £1.65 for the curved triangle

*sounds impressive!

new for Autumn/Winter 2012

... part 2...

new for us this year is Patons Colourworks Aran.

Its an acrylic wool mix and like Aventica Supreme it has a chain construction.  We have 6 colour changing shades at £3.85 a ball

Please note...it may be called Aran but it is NOT a standard Aran weight.  It knits on 6.5mm needles with 16 sts and 24 rows per 10cm square.

We have lots of lovely patterns for children (up to 8 years), ladies and gents and accessories too!

new for Autumn/Winter 2012

...part 1...

SMC Aventica Supreme (£4.25 a ball, 120m per 50g)

Its a very soft blend of wool, aplaca and acrylic.

It has a loose chain construction with a thick and thin texture and knits on 6mm needles.  Its not quite a chunky though and the knitted fabric has a lovely texture and surface interest.

some patterns for ladies...

and for the men...

We have 8 colours in stock and a fantastic pattern book (only £3.25!) for women and men.  We're currently speed knitting a sample garment but we do have a large swatch knitted up in the shop, so you can check out the drape and texture of the yarn.

Angel Print

Angel is the super soft mohair silk yarn by Debbie Bliss. It comes in a range of pastel and bright shades and has 2 lovely pattern books. It's also used in this gorgeous shawl by local designer Dorothy Wood.

It has been really popular... Soft, light, fluffy and luxurious.

There is also a sparkly version called Party Angel.. each shade as a gold or silver thread twisted through it. Great for accessories!

Now there is a new version... Angel Print. This features a variegated colour...

We have 5 stunning shades and they'll knit with any of the patterns in the Angel or Fine Romance books:-

oh!  And the aqua shade of Angel is back in stock!

NEW Baby Cashmerino Book...

...in the shop NOW!

This one includes designs for babies and children (up to 6 years old)

Scrumptious

We're excited by a new arrival at the shop... Scrumptious Lace and 4ply yarns!

Scrumptious is a supersoft luxiourious silk merino blend of 45% silk and 55% merino wool.

Lace is £16 per 100g hank. There is 1000m per 100g. It is hand wash.

4ply/Sport is £14 per 100g hank and there is 365m per 100g. It is machine washable (gently though!)

We have 6 colours in each weight and lots of patterns to choose from too.

gorgeous collection of extra special knits

The Scrumptious Baby Collection includes eight patterns for little ones aged from 0 to 24 months, including cardigans, hats, legwarmers and this stunningl lace shawl which uses 1 hank of laceweight.

Aldara Shawl

And also this gorgeous cardigan by one of our favourite designers Kyoko Nakayoshi (aka Cotton & Cloud).

Temari

20 knits from laceweight to chunky

We also have copies of The Scrumptious Collection.  This book has 20 patterns for Scrumptious yarn -10 garments and 10 accessories. It includes patterns for lace and 4ply weights and also Scrumptious DK,  aran and chunky.

Hethe is laceweight

Stonor is 4ply 

And we have Saturday Treat too which is a Scrumptious collaboration with Ysolda Teague.  It features six accessory patterns in a special colour palette selected by Ysolda.  It features 2 patterns for both laceweight and 4ply.

Sherbet Lemon in 4ply

Barley Sugar in laceweight

AND if that is not enough we also have these lovely 1 hank  laceweight pattern leaflets...

We highly recommend you come a see the yarn... the sheen is gorgeous and the colours glowing!


(all photos copyright Fyberspates!)

Zauberball-tastic

BIG delivery of Zauberballs (and Crazy Zauberballs).  Our basket was sorely in need of replenishment!

 

BEFORE our depleted Zauberball basket after a recent Zauberball frenzy

AFTER our overflowing Zauberball basket!

Can you spot the new shades?

more new buttons

pretty buttons