Midwest modern Amy

Beautiful bright new colours in Rowan Belle organic wool cotton dk from Amy Butler; Hibiscus, Robin's egg and Tomato, £5.25 a ball. And her new book - Midwest Modern Knits includes 21 patterns for pillows, cushions, fingerless gloves and a lovely wrap cardi all with her unique sense of colour. £9.95

Come into the garden this spring...

and don't forget to take your yarn with you. Rowan's hand knit cotton in shades of violet and green are truly stunning. Our Donna loves the names, here goes; aubergine, delphinium, celery, gooseberry and pesto. Good enough to eat.

Summer raffia

We're inspired by this new raffia. Thinking about crocheting a big floppy hat - or some placemats. or maybe a clutch bag with a big flower on it? storage baskets, a doormat? endless possiblities.......it's just what to do first..............

Eco baby

Mary, our fabulous knitter, has made this lovely baby dress in Debbie Bliss's new Eco Baby -100% fairtrade cotton. Knitted rose by Linda.

Angora from Italy

Just arrived.... took the leeks out of the box and replaced them with these beautiful balls of pure angora in wonderful sweetie colours. This yarn is sooo soft, I just had to try it out straight away, hence the little bootees (see above) which are as light as a feather (knits as dk). We have taken on some new lines from Italy (Adriafil) and are also stocking Kid Mohair and Raffia which Linda is crocheting with right now. More of that later.....

Yarn news

Eco Baby is a new yarn from Debbie Bliss. 100% organic fairtrade cotton, it knits to the same tension as Baby Cashmerino and comes in 16 sorbet shades. There is also a new Eco Baby book with patterns for babies from 3 - 36 months. You can also knit up your favourite patterns from Baby Cashmerino books 1, 2 and 3 for a fresh summer feel.