Christmas Gifts from knitshop.co.uk

It is the Christmas spirit that we carry in our hearts that lights up the Christmas magic around us. It's been a while since knitshop.co.uk's last blog post, however we do want to keep the tradition of posting a blog about Christmas Gifts available from knitshop.co.uk.

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. By Norman Vincent Peale

Our number one Gift this year and every year is something given with love. Something you made for someone you love..... choose from a selection of patterns at knitshop.co.uk, here is some that you can still tackle until the big day:


Purple Velvet Wrist Warmer, using an aran weight yarn, a more experienced pattern as it combines lace and cable stitches at the same time.

Purple Velvet Wrist Warmer designed by Julieta Brandao
using Kolibri Wool Yarn.

Linen Light Ladder Stitch Scarf, this was originally designed for the Cotton Linen Yarn from knitshop.co.uk, however it looks gorgeous in absolutely any yarn, is easy and quick to knit up. Choose your loved ones favourite colour and give it a go!

Linen Light Ladder Stitch Scarf designed by Julieta Brandao
using Cotton Linen Yarn.

To name just two patterns, find more on our website, some of them to download for free. And do not forget to check out our FREE DOWNLOAD of the month.

We can also offer you a selection of books and magazines that are an easy stocking filler and always a joy for crafter's. Or choose from our great selection of knitting and crochet yarns.

As said by Julieta Brandao, the owner and founder of knitshop.co.uk and knitshop yarns:

"For a Knitter I believe it is true to say that Yarn weighs more than Gold!"

And last but not least you can always get a Gift Voucher from knitshop.co.uk.
What ever you choose to give to the special people around you this Christmas, be sure it is something special for them!

Merry Christmas!
Your knitshop.co.uk Team. 



Links to this blog:

Purple Velvet Wrist Warmer: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/2896-purple-velvet.html

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

FREE Download of the month: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/content/11-free-patterns

Books and Magazines at knitshop.co.uk: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/140-patterns-magazines-books

Knitting and crochet yarns: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/81-knitting-yarn

Gift Voucher from knitshop.co.uk: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/188-gift-voucher

Last-minute gifts for knitters

Stuck for what to buy a knitting or crochet fan this Christmas? knitshop.co.uk is at hand to help you choose a gift your creative friend or family member is bound to love.

We’ve got some simply irresistible yarns in the softest natural fibres – it’s all exclusive to knitshop.co.uk as we only sell our own yarns.

Velvet Purple knitted in our beautiful and colourful Kolibri Wool Yarn.

Our bestseller is Kolibri, a fairly chunky yarn that comes in 10 fantastic mixed shades and is sold in 100g skeins. One or two skeins of Kolibri is plenty for making a hat, scarf or pair of gloves or mittens. Check out our downloadable PDF patterns you can gift alongside this cosy yarn.

Eve Skater Set a downloadable pdf
knitted in Thick & Easy Wool Yarn

As well as our own pattern selection, we stock lots of books and magazines filled with patterns, techniques and ideas for needlecraft fans to savour. Vintage fans will be delighted to receive the Vintage Gifts To Knit book by queen of vintage Susan Crawford. It’s currently on special offer for just £11.20 rather than the usual £14. Those are ideal stocking fillers for your loved ones!

We’ve also got our own vintage cotton yarn, Coquette, which we produced in partnership with Susan. You’ll find lots of patterns for this yarn in the knitshop.co.uk pattern library including the easy to knit Reo Wrist Warmer.

REO Wrist Warmer knitted in Coquette Vintage Cotton Yarn

For a truly luxurious gift, consider our newly introduced Angora Soft Yarn. This snow-white yarn is simply the softest yarn available and is ideal for keeping a loved one wrapped up warm and for small heirloom knits. Our Angora Soft Yarn is ethically produced and is sure to be treasured by anyone receiving it.

Our brand new and absolutely gorgeous Angora Soft Yarn.

Knitters and crocheters can never have too many accessories and we offer a full range of circular, double- and single-pointed needles and crochet hooks. We stock felting needles and felting kits too.

We’ve just added a trio of oversized Addi knitting needles to our accessories range. These 12mm, 15mm and 25mm needles are used for super chunky knits, cost around £10 each and are great fun to use. Pair them with a bag of Merino Wool Tops and give them to a friend who either loves to make giant knits or who likes to spin or felt yarn. A 1kg Mixed Merino Bag contains four different shades while the Assorted Merino Tops Bag includes 20 shades.

Addi Knitting Needles now available online
at www.knitshop.co.uk.
visit the shop to find your sizes!

If you prefer to make your own gifts and are short on time you can also adventure into needle felting and try your hands on one of our Needle Felting Kits to make your own gifts this Christmas. Available are Flower, Butterfly, Jewellery - Necklace or Bracelet and a Felted Fairy.

Red Christmas Fairy Angel
now available as a kit to purchase from knitshop.co.uk

Last posting for Christmas is Saturday 20th December. After that we can’t guarantee your gifts will arrive on time. Our boutique outlet store is open this Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11am until 4pm where you can buy, browse or collect your orders. If you live outside London, a knitshop.co.uk gift voucher may be a more suitable gift. These are available in £20 and £40 denominations and can be used to buy items from our shop or to pay for one of our creative workshops.

If you’d like to give a knitting or crochet-related gift, feel free to call us for ideas and advice on 020 7099 8864 or email info@knitshop.co.uk.  

Links to this blog:
Addi knitting needles http://www.knitshop.co.uk/334-addi-knitting-needles

Angora Soft Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/333-angora-yarn

Coquette Vintage Cotton Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/323-coquette-vintage-cotton

Felting Kits: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/143-felting-kits

Kolibri Wool Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/176-kolibri-yarn

knitshop.co.uk Bookshop: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/166-book-shop

Knitting and Crochet Accessories: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/62-knitting-accessories
knitshop.co.uk Workshops: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/156-workshops
knitshop.co.uk Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/81-knitting-yarn

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

knitshop.co.uk Gift Voucher: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/188-gift-voucher

Merino Wool Tops:
http://www.knitshop.co.uk/merino-tops/2755-assorted-merino-bag.html

Merino Wool Tops 1kg Mixed Bag: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/merino-tops/2594-mixed-merino-bag.html

knitshop.co.uk Christmas Shopping Guide

What to buy the avid knitter? Yarn! Yarn! Yarn!

The softest, warmest yarns come from natural fibers – and knitshop.co.uk stocks nothing but. We’ve got handspun pure wool, exceptionally soft alpaca – ideal if you want to be sure sensitive skins won’t be irritated – merino, silks, mohair and more.

Step inside the knitshop.co.uk Boutique Outlet for some knitting and crochet inspiration.

Our best-selling Kolibri Wool Yarn is a vibrant mix of complementary shades. Jumpers, hats and scarves all look great knitted up in this lovely wool yarn. Choose from 10 very different shades. It knits up beautifully on 5mm or 6mm needles and also lends itself to felting.

For sheer luxury, it’s hard to beat the feel of knitshop.co.uk’s Mohair Silk Yarns. This exceptionally soft yarn keeps you really cosy yet hardly weighs anything. It’s ideal for wraps, scarves and anything lacy. A 125m mohair and silk skein costs just £5.95 and there’s a choice of nine pretty colours.

Knitting Kits

Knittingkits are always popular and have the advantage of being guaranteed to include everything the recipient needs to complete their project.

We’ve put together a chunky hat knitting kit based around our Kolibri Wool Yarn. The hat pattern, bamboo needles and a hank of Kolibri Wool Yarn in your favourite colours cost just £11.80.

Felting Kits

The Butterfly Felting Kit, for example, contains four colours of felting wool, a felting needle, instructions and a small punching pad so. If you prefer, we also have a Flower Felting Kit. Both are just £4.95 each.

CREATE your very own knitting, crochet or felting kit as a present - visit the Boutique Outlet and we will assist you in to create your own knitting, crochet or felting kits. Choose a pattern or a book of patterns  and enough yarn and the accessories to complete the project.

Gift-Wrapping Service

To make your gift of knitshop.co.uk products even more special, we can gift-wrap them for you. Our gift-wrapping option has proved popular with our online customers, so this year we are extending the service to items bought at the knitshop.co.uk Boutique Outlet. Whether you’re buying in person or online, we’ll gift-wrap items for you for just £2.

Gift Vouchers

Yet another option is to give a knitshop.co.uk gift voucher. Available in £20 and £40 versions, these allow the delighted recipient the chance to choose anything they wish to from our site and store. This includes all knitting, felting and crochet yarn, accessories such as needles, as well as our popular creative workshops.

Of course, it may be that you’re looking for something Christmassy to make and to give as a present. We’ve lots of ideas for you here, too.

Christmas Gifts to Make

Our pattern gallery includes gloves, scarves, mittens, jumpers, knitted camisoles and felted bags. We’ve also got festive knits such as our new Christmas Tree TeaCosy pattern and a crochet snowflake design

You’ll find even more designs in our Lee High Road Boutique Outlet. Stop by and see our complete collection.

knitshop.co.uk is at 326 Lee High Road, SE13 5PJ. We’re open 11am to 5pm Thursday to Saturday

Links to this blog:

knitshop.co.uk Boutique Outlet - http://knitshop.co.uk/content/6-about-knitshop

Kolibri Wool Yarn - http://knitshop.co.uk/176-kolibri-yarn

Needles & Accessories - http://knitshop.co.uk/274-knitting-crochet-accessories

Mohair Silk Yarn - http://knitshop.co.uk/57-mohair-wool-yarn 

Kolibri Hat Knitting Kit - http://knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/2666-kolibri-hat-knitting-kit.html

knitshop.co.uk Pattern - http://knitshop.co.uk/161-knitshop-pattern