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Thursday, August 7

Product of the Month August

Chill out with August’s Yarn of the Month

It’s a summer of intense heat punctuated by thunderstorms and cold snaps, making it very tricky to know what to wear. Pack a lightweight wrap made from knitshop.co.uk’s Product of the Month and you’ll keep your options open.

This month, we’re offering a 15 percent discount on our Cotton Linen Blend Yarn – a lightweight yarn made from 70 percent cotton and 30 percent linen. This means you’ll be able to get your hands on this beautiful variegated yarn for just £6.78 per 100g skein.

Cotton / Linen Blend Yarn in the colours Passion Flower, Carnation Red
Lilac Flower, Freesia, Goldenrod Cornflower and Grape Hyacinth.

Tailormade for summer, Cotton Linen Blend Yarn is ideal for making lacy tops and wraps. It comes in gorgeous summery shades, each named after colourful, fragrant flowers. Grape Hyacinth is a melange of blues; Goldenrod mixes yellows and subtle grey-green shades while Passion Flower is a glorious riot of purple, red and yellow.

Cherry Blossom and Freesia feature more delicate pinks and pale greens while Hibiscus blends deep pinks and purples and Lilac takes in mauves and violet.

Make a wrap from this Linen Light Scarf Pattern.
FREE download of the month.

Cotton Linen Blend Yarn comes in 100g skeins of 220m and knits up on 3.5mm to 4.5mm needles. The striking colours and light but strong yarn are ideal for openwork knitting and crochet designs such as shrugs and lacy vests. If you’re after a quick knit, you can’t go far wrong with our exclusive Linen Light Summery Scarf pattern. It uses a single skein of yarn and uses a simple repeat pattern that is easy to master. We recommend knitting the scarf on 6mm needles to create an open, lacy effect.

You can either use a single skein to make the scarf or use two or three skeins of Cotton Linen Blend Yarn to make a wider fabric to create a wonderfully light summer wrap. Just cast on two or three times as many stitches as the pattern states.

We’re offering the pattern free this month in conjunction with our Product of the Month 15 percent discount offer, so as well as getting a great deal on a wonderful summer weight yarn you’ll get a pattern to use with it.

Links to this blog:

3.5mm bamboo needles (34cm long): http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitting-accessories/1694-bamboo-knitting-needles-35mm.html

4.5mm bamboo needles (34cm long): http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitting-accessories/1698-bamboo-knitting-needles-45mm.html

6mm bamboo needles (34cm long): http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitting-accessories/1369-6mm-34cm-sp-bamboo.html

Cherry Blossom Cotton Linen Blend Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/cotton-linen-blend/143-pastel-cotton-linen.html

Freesia Cotton Linen Blend Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/cotton-linen-blend/138-green-lilac-cotton-linen.html
Goldenrod Cotton Linen Blend Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/cotton-linen-blend/146-goldenrod-coneflower-cotton-linen-yarn.html
Grape Hyacincth Cotton Linen Blend Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/cotton-linen-blend/145-blue-cotton-linen.html
Hibiscus Cotton Linen Blend Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/cotton-linen-blend/144-lilac-pink-red-cotton-linen.html
knitshop.co.uk Cotton Linen Blend Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/21-cotton-linen-blend

Ladder Stitch Scarf pattern: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/2702-ladder-stitch-scarf-pattern.html

Passion Flower Cotton Linen Blend yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/cotton-linen-blend/142-passion-flower-cotton-linen.html

Product Of The Month: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/content/17-product-of-the-month

Lilac Flower Cotton Linen Blend Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/cotton-linen-blend/89-lilac-flower-cotton-linen.html

Wednesday, October 26

A little snatch at Autumn

As the British Autumn approaches fast, the leaves turn gold and the skies darken we all feel pleased to have a lovely project to be getting on with, keeping us warm and look forward to what the new season will inspire us with.

Le Rouge

This season's on trend colours are deep crimson, mauves, violets, peaches and reds. Coming together these colours will make for a warm autumn colour palette. I love this alpaca yarn in crimson. It's the ideal colour of the season. Warm colour matched with a warm texture, this is all you need to complete an autumn project. Alpaca Fino Yarn in pink.

One of our popular yarns in-store is this dark purple Chinese silk, the colour and sheen create a wonderful yarn that when knitted is sumptuous to all senses! Try using a dash of this lilac to smooth between the warmer colours. 100% this is soft to the touch and even used alone in a project, this is a wonderful colour to work with and one that is always popular from season to season. knitshop's Simply wool yarn.

This mulberry merino is perfect. A stunning shade, soft and easy to knit and crochet with, this yarn is a winner with me and represents the crimson colour palette perfectly.

The Canary

Other colours to also look out for are the blacks and greys with a splash of canary yellow to liven the palette. The mustard and grey linen blend is a great example of the palette trend, however I would add a darker grey or black for further contrast and impact. This zesty canary yellow alpaca is simply perfect to add a stripe of colour to projects.

For a touch of texture and dramatic effect, why not try the mohair in yellow. This yarn when knitted up will have a beautiful fluffy texture and the tiny yellow fibres will blend and merge into the black and grey dispersing and giving a wonderful subtle finish.

This mulberry silk silver would be a perfect match to the above yellows, and a gorgeous yarn to knit with. This is ideal for winter aran knits and more.

Indigo and you

But watch out for teals, indigos and greens as these will be taken us through from winter into spring. Again the cotton linen blend the knitshop.co.uk offer is ideal as the palette is already created for you. The subtle mix in teal and indigo dye knits-up wonderfully giving the fabric a shadow and depth that is beautiful. I also like the denim blue Chinese silk. I like the raw feel of the yarn and the slightly washed out look you would get with denim-wear. I find this yarn very inspiring and look forward to use it in future projects.

If you are looking for a merino wool, then look no further than this blazing neon blue. This is a statement colour, but definitely one worth using for your fashion projects as this is this winters must have sparkler! However, if this is a little too bright, then perhaps try the denim merino.

Gold

A classic British colour palette is always a safe bet, browns, golds, and creams. Of course the knitshop.co.uk have plenty to offer here too when it comes to yarns. Again the Chinese silk really stands out colour-wise. This gold is stunning, it has the right shine to it and is a little more unique than most browns and golds sold at the moment

This deep brown is really representative of the season and not to be missed out on if you are planning to use autumn shades. The softness of the merino wool will make your project lovely and easy to knit up and most importantly wonderfully soft.

Finally this antique gold mulberry silk will complete your palette or is perfect to be used as a single colour in your projects. Ideal for vintage patterns, the parchment colour is original.