The NEW Thick & Easy Wool Yarn

We are pleased to have it back in stock after such a long wait, the new Thick & Easy Wool Yarn has finally arrived. Anxiously we have been waiting to see the new colours and knit up a few samples. We would like to present to you, the new:

Thick & Easy Wool Yarn
100% pure wool yarn
Supplied in 100g hanks
Length approx. 110m / 100g
Recommended needle size: 6 - 7mm
Tension: 14 sts x 20 sts

Here are our first 11 colour choices for you:
Papaya Whip, Eggshell Beige, Olive Drab Green, Seal Brown, Cherry Red, Chilli Red, Cashmere Rose, Aubergine Purple, Teal Blue, Blue Black and Panther Black.

Colours from left top: Seal Brown, Eggshell Beige, Olive Drab Green, Papaya Whip,
Teal Blue and Blue Black

Patterns available for the Thick & Easy Wool Yarn:

Eve Hat and Wrist Warmer, a beautiful set for girls, enhanced with flowers and embellished with heart buttons. Girls love special gifts and the new colour range of the Thick & Easy offers you a lovely choice. Watch out for a new version in the new Thick & Easy Wool Yarn. Pictures and pattern description are available on our past blog post about Eve.

Eve Hat and Wrist Warmer knitted in Thick & Easy Wool Yarn
Aubergine Purple, Papaya Whip and Cashmere Rose.

Samuel's Waistcoat, this sleeveless waistcoat with V-neck finish and a cord to tie is perfect to keep the little heart warm. Very quick and easy to knit, pattern ranges from 4 - 11 years. Read more about Samuel's Waistcoat here

Samuel's Waistcoat knitted in Panther Black Thick & Easy Wool Yarn.

 

World Cup Scarf, using White Natural Wool Yarn and Black Thick & Easy. You could go for a colour combination of Eggshell Beige for the main scarf and make the Black stripes in Cashmere Rose, Cherry Red, Teal Blue and Aubergine Purple. Want to find out more about the pattern, click here to read the previous blog about it.

Purple Velvet Wrist Warmer, originally using the Kolibri Wool Yarn. Our new yarn alternative is the Thick & Easy Wool Yarn. Two years ago in November we had a blog about this pattern, click here to read it.

Giant Christmas Mitten, originally knitted in our super chunky Merino Wool Yarn, as alternative for a smaller version it can be knitted in the Thick & Easy. We also had a past blog about the Giant Christmas Mitten

Giant Christmas Mitten knitted in Thick & Easy Wool Yarn
Cherry Red and Papaya Whip.

Cable Nation, originally designed in the Kolibri Wool yarn, however also perfect to be knitted in the new colours of the Thick & Easy for a more settled version. You can read our previous blog about the Cable Nation here.

Triology Scarf, another one of our favourites! Choose 3 colours of Thick & Easy, for example: Olive Drab Green, Papaya Whip and Blue Teal. The scarf is knitted in 3 panels, which are joined on one side and left loose on the other.

Twist and Shout Cowl, this was designed to be thick and warm. Here you could make a more elegant version in the Thick & Easy Wool Yarn, just keep going a little longer to get the same length. For pictures of Twist and Shout click here.

The new Thick & Easy is our Product of the Month for December and this month we are offering you a 100g hank for only £5.92. That's 25% off the original price!

And if that is not enough, today until the end of December we will give you one of the patterns above for free with every purchase of Thick & Easy Wool Yarn.
Simply add the yarns to your basket check out your order and let us know which pattern you have chosen to receive.

With a beautiful stitch definition, it is very easy and quick to knit up. Currently only available in a limited stock range until the new dye lot is ready to arrive in the shop. Shop now with 25% off the Thick & Easy and a FREE pattern on top!

Seal Brown, Cashmere Rose, Cherry Red, Aubergine Purple,
Olive Drab Green, Eggshell Beige, Blue Black, Teal Blue and Papaya Whip

Links to this blog:

Thick & Easy Wool Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/106-thick-easy-yarn

Patterns available from knitshop.co.uk: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/161-knitshop-pattern

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

Why Wool?

Wool Week promotions from knitshop.co.uk
Wool Week is back 5 - 12 October!

Why Wool? This question and many others are answered on the website The Campaign For Wool. At knitshop.co.uk we are all about wool and natural fibres. Wool week is now running in its 5th year and hosts a number of activities to showcase the best wool has to offer. 

One of the most spectacular events is the Wool Ride. More than 300 wool-clad cyclists will take a ride around historical parts of London as well as wool famous areas such as Jermyn Street. Celebrate wool interiors is running for one week and one day at Southwark Cathedral in London for you to visit and admire this year's most beautiful wool moment. 

Wool Week 2014 - 5 - 12 October.

with a host of activities planned to showcase the best wool has to offer - See more at: http://www.campaignforwool.org/news-item/wool-week-is-back/#sthash.PQP4nahv.dpuf

with a host of activities planned to showcase the best wool has to offer - See more at: http://www.campaignforwool.org/news-item/wool-week-is-back/#sthash.PQP4nahv.dpuf

with a host of activities planned to showcase the best wool has to offer - See more at: http://www.campaignforwool.org/news-item/wool-week-is-back/#sthash.PQP4nahv.dpuf

with a host of activities planned to showcase the best wool has to offer - See more at: http://www.campaignforwool.org/news-item/wool-week-is-back/#sthash.PQP4nahv.dpuf

Wool Week is a week dedicated to natural yarn that exactly chimes with the knitshop.co.uk ethos. If you didn’t already know, we sell nothing but natural fibre yarns. To celebrate Campaign For Wool’s annual championing of natural fibres, we’ve got some fantastic promotions for you.

First off, we’re giving away a fantastic free pattern specially written for our Thick And Easy pure wool yarn. The Samuel Waistcoat is just the thing to keep boys or girls snug and the pattern is straightforward enough for anyone to knit. The pattern includes instructions for knitting the Samuel Waistcoat in sizes to fit kids from four to 11 years old. You’ll need no more than three balls of knitshop.co.uk Thick And Easy Yarn. Choose from 16 different solid shades including Blue Denim, Aubergine, Dark Red and Dusky Rose. This chunky yarn knits up on 7mm or 8mm needles and comes in 100g balls of roughly 100m. 

Samuel Waistcoat Pattern using 100% pure wool yarn.
Free to download this week only!

We’re also giving away the pattern for our Silk Merino Yarn vest. An ideal cover-up for teens and adults, it looks fantastic knitted in contrasting colours. We designed the pattern for our Mulberry Silk Merino Yarn which contains 50% of each fibre, making it strong but warm. This comes in vibrant shades such as Peacock, Bright Purple and Antique Gold, as well as more muted options such as Silver-Grey and Lavender. Each 100g skein contains 300m of this wonderful yarn. You’ll need two of the main colour and one of the contrast colour in order to knit your Silk Merino Yarn vest.

If you prefer an all wool yarn, try our Simply Wool Yarn. It’s slightly chunkier than the mulberry and merino yarn but is ideal for use with the 3.75mm needles that the vest pattern recommends. Simply Wool Yarn comes in 200m balls, so you’ll need three for the main colour and one for the contrast trim to knit your cosy vest.

All about wool. Simply Striped Waistcoat and Beanie Hat
is knitted in 100% pure wool, the pattern is available to download from the website.

Both patterns use the knitting in the round technique for a seam-free finish. If you’ve yet to master knitting this way, why not sign up for our Knitting In The Round workshop on Saturday 18 October – for this month only, our Saturday workshops cost just £7.00 each.

ALL ABOUT WOOL! - knitshop.co.uk is offering a wide range of
natural, quality designer yarns.

Links to this blog:

knitshop.co.uk: http://www.knitshop.co.uk

Campaign For Wool: http://www.campaignforwool.org/news-item/wool-week-is-back

Knitting In The Round workshop: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/3103-knitting-in-the-round.html

Mulberry Silk Merino Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/29-silk-wool-blend

October workshops list: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/250-october

Samuel’s Waistcoat pattern: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/2838-samuels-waistcoat.html

Simply Wool Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/126-simply-wool-yarn

Silk Merino Vest pattern: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/2745-silk-merino-vest.html

Thick And Easy Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/106-thick-easy-yarn

Samuel’s Waistcoat – a smart but snug top for kids of all ages

Exclusive knitshop.co.uk pattern to download

Samuel’sWaistcoat is a fast-to-knit chunky top that’s perfect for autumn and looks great on boys and girls of all ages. It’s made using our popular Thick & Easy Yarn and will fit kids aged four to 11.

knitshop.co.uk owner Julieta originally designed the pattern for her daughter when she was four years old and has recently made her another version now she’s nine.

The pattern mainly uses rib stitch (alternating knit and purl stitches), with some easy shaping. It’s a one-piece knit that only needs to be sewn at the sides. You knit the front of the waistcoat first and then continue knitting the fronts without casting off. This makes for a smooth shoulder line. Since you can’t knit the left front and right front at once, you simply slip the stitches from one side of the neck on to a stitch holder until you’re ready to use them. You can even slip the spare stitches on to the cord of a circular needle – they’ll be kept safe by needles on either end.

Samuel's Waistcoat knitted in Black Thick & Easy Yarn
using 9mm needles

The waistcoat has a cord to secure it at the waist. We clearly explain how to make the cord and whenever you should knit two stitches together to make holes to thread the cord through.

To make Samuel’s Waistcoat you need just three 100g balls of knitshop.co.uk Thick & Easy Yarn, costing just £17.70. There’s a choice of eight solid shades including burgundy, light blue, forest green, a soft grey, beige, white, bright green and orange.

For an alternative look, you could also knit Samuel’sWaistcoat in our Handspun Wool Yarn, which we used in the multi-coloured version of the pattern. This yarn is currently available in either variegated Burgundy or Mango shades. Handspun Wool Yarn is usually used with slightly smaller needles, but can also be used with the 9mm needles we recommend for this pattern. 
 

If you’re using an alternative yarn to the one in the pattern we suggest you knit a tension square first (see this wiki link for details of how to make one). A tension square is used to check that the needle size you select takes a certain number of stitches and rows to knit a standard size 10cm x 10cm square when knitting in stocking stitch.

Thick & Easy Yarn knits to a tension of 10 stitches over 19 rows on 9mm needles. Change to a larger or smaller needle if your tension square needs more or less stitches than this. Since Samuel’sWaistcoat is a loose-fitting garment (and kids grow so fast), don’t worry too much if your tension is a stitch or two different from ours.

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Links to this blog:

Samuel’s Waistcoat pattern: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/2838-samuels-waistcoat.html?utm_source=Samuel&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=samuel

Thick And Easy Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/106-thick-easy-yarn?utm_source=Samuel&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=samuel

9mm bamboo needles: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitting-accessories/1352-bamboo-knitting-needles-9mm.html

9mm circular bamboo needle: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitting-accessories/1755-9mm-100cm-bamboo-circulars.html

Instructions for how to knit a tension square: http://www.wikihow.com/Understand-Tension-in-Knitting