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