A carefully chosen range of yarns at price points to suit your budget and project. We love reliable sweater workhorses, breed specific yarns, natural dyes and knowing where our materials come from.
A carefully chosen range of yarns at price points to suit your budget and project. We love reliable sweater workhorses, breed specific yarns, natural dyes and knowing where our materials come from.
Subscribe to our Colourwork Club for a gift that lasts well into the new year. Your recipient will receive a new colourwork kit in Janurary, February and March
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Subscribe to our Colourwork Club for a gift that lasts well into the new year. Your recipient will receive a new colourwork kit in Janurary, February and March
Last minute shopping? Gift cards are delivered electronically - forward the email or print it for your recipient. A range of amounts are available and gift cards don't expire.
Blog
in-depth looks at new products, behind the scenes stories, tips and tutorials
Following on fromour post about choosing what size to knit, we wanted to elaborate on what ease means and how it interacts with sweater sizes, especially when it comes to designs with an oversized look.
Pricing patterns has always been one of the hardest parts of designing and I’ve often felt like the “standard” price of knitting patterns is both lower than other similar products (eg. indie sewing patterns) and doesn’t really reflect the amount of work that goes into them. At the same time, it’s totally fair to worry that rising pattern prices will price people out.
We are so pleased to introduce Gilliatt, the worsted weight version of Cyrano (Aran) and Ulysse (Sport). De Rerum Natura is a small yarn producer with a thoughtful approach to sourcing and raw materials. All the manufacturing stages are carried out in France, keeping processing and energy use to a minimum. The wool in each yarn line is a blend of French and European merino, produced in the most ecological way with concern for both the wellbeing of sheep and the environment.
The plant community is a regular rabbit holethatteam members Bex and Kate like to fall down onInstagramso we thought a roundup of some of our favourite plant accounts was in order. Look out for extra cross over knitters in the plant community. It’s one of our favourite middle points of any craft diagram: where growers and knitters meet.
A reshuffle prompts a lot of reflection and one question we asked ourselves was: ‘If we were starting from scratch, what would we want to say about Ysolda Ltd.?’ One thing we all agreed on was this theme of multiples. Ysolda has become as much known for her teaching and advocacy as she has her designs. As her business evolved to include a team, we’ve evolved to include our interests and passions. That’s why today you’ll find a multifaceted home page that more accurately reflects all that we encompass.
Confused by which size of a sweater pattern to make? To get the best fit you'll want to know what size you are, and how to read the sizing information provided in your pattern.
In preparing for the 2019 Club, we spent some time reflecting on our goals and what we’ve achieved so far. Our clubs are usually for the enthusiast knitter, someone who wants a challenge perhaps or a sense of momentum for their year.
Swatches lie! One of the most common stories I hear, and one I've experienced myself, is that despite getting the right gauge on the swatch the sweater turned out unexpectedly huge or tiny. It's nearly impossible to control all of the variables that might affect the gauge in the swatch vs the finished garment but there are certainly some things you can do to maximise the honesty of your swatches.
We’ve realised that as a team we’re all working on sweater projects right now, or about to start new ones and we thought you might like to join us for a bit of a knit-along.
Garter Tab Cast-on Tutorial 
Moss DK and Moss Light - New Yarns from our Dye Studio 
Daniel's Hat, a free pattern 
How to work Brioche Stitch in the round 
Bleideag: an easy yoke sweater that beginners can tackle 
Alternating cable cast on tutorial 
Ysolda Club - 2020 plans 
Bleideag – coming November 1st 
Designing with Nightshades, a guest post by Whitney Hayward 
Gansey Bundle and Channel Island Cast On Tutorial 
