Lumos Knitting Light: The Ultimate Hands-Free Tool
Discover how the Lumos knitting light transforms your knitting experience with hands-free illumination, perfect for dark yarn and low-light projects.
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Different Knitting Needles Types: What Material is Best for You?
There are many different types of knitting needles on the market, and it can be difficult to decide which type is best for you. In this blog post, we will discuss the different types of knitting needles and what material is best for you. There are a variety of materials that can be used for knitting needles, including bamboo, metal, plastic / acrylic, wooden, carbon fiber, and more.Read now -
Knitting Is Officially And Olympic Sport…
Read nowKnitting is Oficially an Olympic Sport! And a fellow Brit has won the gold medal! Best concentrate, even an Olympian can drop a stitch! Claire and I, both being Pom’s, would like to congratulate the diver, Tom Daley, on his...
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4th November 2019
Read now"Fran, I Didn't Expect To See You Here"
BIGGEST WOOL SALE EVER
all proceeds donated to Breast Cancer Foundation NZ.
One rainy and miserable Saturday morning earlier this year, my husband and I drove over the bridge to Mercy Hospital. We had an appointment with Maria, an oncologist. We got drenched in the dash from the car park to the hospital entrance, hadn't a clue as to where we had to be, and having finally found our way, we tumbled into the waiting room, which was empty. (I had requested the first appointment, I had a wool shop to open at 10.am) The lady, seated behind the reception desk looked up to greet us. The welcoming smile rapidly fell from her face as she recognized me, (she's one of my lovely customers) and blurted out "Fran I didn't expect to see you here."... -
12th January 2018
Read nowAnd the winner of the knitting needle roll is...
Thank you very much to all of you who took the time to our new website and select your favorite shade of Indiecita Baby Brushed Alpaca. Congratulations to Brenda, your name was drawn out of the knitting bag and we will be sending you one of our hand made knitting needle rolls. I have now grabbed a whole lot of this yarn off the shelf and will be starting my new project over the weekend. -
1st January 2018
Read nowJust to let you know...
After a lovely quiet and relaxing break I will be opening the store tomorrow and our normal shop hours resume.This is the first time in 15 years that I have taken the full holiday and I must admit it has been wonderful.
As many of you know, I am not one for partying and socializing, I much prefer time spent with my immediate family and activities such as pottering in my cottage garden, taking my Labrador for long walks, or catching up with a good book (normally a book on gardening, dogs or cooking) are my idea of Heaven.
