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The insatiably curious knitter

It was quite early in Wendy Peterson's young life as a knitter that she noticed her right leaning decreases were neater than her left leaning...
The shop

Introducing ourselves

It's a funny thing about the the tail end of the year, that whatever gets shaken up during that hurtling towards the end of December,...
The shop

A year through the shop window

It's thanks to our local pub quiz at the Elderfield that I now know the meaning of the word Anatidaephobia (irrational fear of ducks) and Doraphobia (a dread of...
Product highlights

Knit the tradition

In the early days of opening the shop, when asked where exactly it was, I would commonly answer, "just the other side of Paradise". Paradise...
Meet the maker

A Dream Come True

"You have to learn this stuff from the beginning. It takes a long time" Ramon Cobo is the 4th generation of wool makers at the...
What I'm thinking about when I'm knitting

The Wee Small Hours Revisited

Yesterday evening I left the shop with a plan to sit down and write to you all with a rather marvellous centuries-old story about a...
Meet the maker

Seeing the world in neon

Helen Reed has an eyesight condition that, as far as I know, has no name. She sees the world in neon. Even people's skin tones...
Pattern round-ups

B is for Hat

Beanies, Balaclavas, Berets.. this week is all about hats. Mostly using no more than 100g of yarn, and stretchy enough to be a bit casual...
The shop

Stitch and what?

"Do you have a knitting social thing here, you know, a Stitch and Bitch session?" Well, we have a knit night once a month (which...
Pattern round-ups

Don’t get stranded on sleeve island

In-between-ish weather calls for transitional tops. So we're taking the librarian's fashion cue this week with 9 of our favourite vest tops - a tank...