Jasper Pull-Over

Jasper Pull-Over is a great little knit for two- to seven-year-olds. The ribbed edges and contrasting colours add interest to this smart top design. Jasper is made from knitshop.co.uk’s Alpaca Fino Yarn, which is naturally hypoallergenic and soft enough for sensitive skin. The yarn also comes in a great range of shades – 20 in all – including Burnt Orange, Peacock, Dark Blue, Red, Green and Dark Berry.

Jasper Pull-Over a sweet tank top to keep children warm and cosy!

To make Jasper you’ll need three 100g hanks of knitshop.co.uk Alpaca Fino Yarn – two of the main colour plus one hank of the contrast colour. In our pattern we’ve used Alpaca Fino Yarn in Dark Blue for the main colour and Light Grey for the contrast colour around the armholes, around the waist and round the v-neck. You’ll also need a pair each of 3mm and 3.5mm circular needles. Both 60cm or 80cm circular needles are suitable. You might find it handy to use a stitch marker and a stitch holder too.

Jasper Pull-Over knitted in Alpaca Fino Blue and Light Grey

Jasper is knitted in the round using stocking stitch and a simple but effective rib stitch. It’s easy to knit, even if you’re new to knitting in the round. To create the stocking stitch body you just need to knit every stitch. Knitting this way is usually faster as you aren’t knitting alternate knit and purl rows (as you do with flat knitting). Another advantage of knitting in the round is that there are no side seams to sew up or to make the garment bulky. 

Jasper Pull-Over in the size 3-4 years.

Alpaca Fino Yarn is made from 100 percent alpaca yarn and knits to a tension of 23 stitches and 32 rows over 10cm on 3.5mm needles. Each 100g hank contains around 200m of yarn. Our Alpaca Fino Yarn usually costs £7.98 per hank, but because it’s our Yarn of the Month, you can currently get 15 percent discount – making each hank just £6.78 and the total cost just £23 including the Jasper Tank Top pattern.

Jasper Pull-Over in Dark Green and Yellow Alpaca Fino

Now the kids have gone back to school, why not make them a Jasper Tank Top in their school colours to slip over their uniform and keep cosy in the playground or to and from school?

Links to this blog:

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

Alpaca Fino Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/180-alpaca-fino

Alpaca Fino Yarn in Burnt Orange: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/alpaca-yarn/2819-burnt-orange-fino.html

Alpaca Fino Yarn in Dark Blue: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/alpaca-yarn/2934-dark-blue-fino.html

Alpaca Fino Yarn in Green: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/alpaca-yarn/1256-green-fino.html

Alpaca Fino Yarn in Light Grey: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/alpaca-yarn/903-grey-alpaca-fino.html

Alpaca Fino Yarn in Peacock: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/alpaca-yarn/1785-peacock-fino.html

Jasper Tank Top pattern:

3mm bamboo circular needles (60cm): http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitting-accessories/2518-3mm-60cm-bamboo-circulars.html

3mm bamboo circular needles (80cm): http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitting-accessories/1961-3mm-80cm-bamboo-circulars.html

3.5mm bamboo circular needles (80cm): http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitting-accessories/1879-35mm-80cm-bamboo-circulars.html

Knitting in the round: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitting-accessories/1961-3mm-80cm-bamboo-circulars.html

January Workshops continued

knitshop.co.uk lines up even more knitting and crochet classes

knitshop.co.uk has started the year as it means to go on – with a host of new workshops to get your teeth into, and several new patterns to try out.

If you can’t wait to start a new knitting project, there’s the Eve Skater Girl Hat and Wristwarmers Set, the cosy Chicago Vest Top and the Fino Tank Top to choose from.

We’ve also got lots more workshops lined up, so you can master new knitting and crochet techniques and finish your projects to perfection.

If your New Year’s resolution was to finally master crochet, we’ve got two great workshops for you to try. Our Crochet A Granny Square workshop on 17 January focuses on how to make and combine different crochet stitches in order to create a classic Granny square. If you’ve already mastered the basics of crochet, you’ll soon be able to crochet squares. If crochet is completely new to you, we’ll show you how to hold the needle and create a foundation chain before moving on to doubles, trebles and working on a simple pattern.

Crochet Granny Square

We’re also introducing our first ever Tunisian Crochet class, a needlecraft that has similarities with both knitting and standard crochet. Held on 24 January, Tunisian Crochet For Beginners will introduce you to the fascinating needlework technique in which each row is a bit like casting on and then casting off again in knitting. The result is a neat, firm stitchwork that is perfect for making bags, table runners and mats. As with knitting and crochet, you can knit flat or in the round and add cables and other patterns to your work. No prior knowledge of knitting or crochet is needed in order to attend this class. 

If you’re keen to take your knitting to the next level, we have several handy classes on making your projects look their best. One of the most commonly requested workshops is how to join pieces of knitting together so the seams don’t show. We’ll be looking at this in detail in our Finishing Techniques class on 25 January . You can also learn how to match your pattern up properly, how to sew a flat seam in our Kitchener Stitch grafting workshop on 18 January and which type of stitch to use when sewing up different shaped pieces of knitwork.

workshop at The Boutique Outlet

There’s a complete list of our January workshops here: http://knitshop.co.uk/241-january-workshops, plus a link to sign up to any of them. All workshops take place from 11am to 1pm on Fridays and Saturdays and cost £15 per head. Materials, patterns and a choice of yarns are provided, along with light refreshments. Workshops are held at knitshop.co.uk’s boutique outlet at 326 Lee High Road, SE13 5PJ.

Links to this blog:

January workshop schedule: http://knitshop.co.uk/241-january-workshops

Crochet A Granny Square workshop: http://knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2915-crochet-a-square-finishing-techniques.html

Tunisian Crochet for Beginners, 24 January: http://knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2924-beginners-tunisian-crochet-workshop.html

Finishing Techniques for Knitting: Kitchener Stitch, 18 January: http://knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2917-finishing-techniques.html

Finishing Techniques for Knitting: Seams, 25 January: http://knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2926-finishing-techniques.html

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

Chicago Vest Top pattern: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/2880-chicago-vest.html

Eve Hat And Wristwarmers Set: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/2929-eve-hat-wrist-warmer.html

Fino Tank Top pattern: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/161-knitshop-pattern

Knitshop January workshops part 1

Happy New Year!

Made any new year’s resolutions? How about learning a new skill or knitting technique? knitshop.co.uk has a full programme of workshops to choose from, all of which take place on Friday and Saturday mornings at our Boutique Outlet in Lee Green, near to Lewisham and Blackheath

Because it’s still the school holidays, our first two workshops are for kids. On Friday 3 January our Let’s Get Hooked class introduces basic knitting or crochet skills. We focus on how to hold the crochet hook and build a foundation chain. At the end of the two-hour class, attendees will know how to work their first crochet stitches and will have a crochet project to take home with them. Under fives are welcome to attend too, but we usually teach them finger knitting. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

 

kids as little as 3 years have joined our crafting fun
at the Boutique Outlet in Lee Green.

On Saturday 4 January, our Swing The Needles class covers everything beginners need to know about learning to knit. As well as learning how to cast on and knit your first stitches, you’ll find out how to choose suitable yarn and match needle size and yarn type so your projects come out the right size. You’ll have a choice of yarn and colour for your first knitting project, which you’ll be encouraged to complete at home. 

Swing The Needles - Kids Knitting Workshop

Granny squares are a classic crochet design and can be combined to make some fantastic homewares and accessories. Crochet A Granny Square is a great first class for anyone who wants to learn to crochet. It’s also ideal if you know how to make crochet chains but want to move on to a creative crochet project. The class is on Friday 10 January and includes all the instructions and materials you need. A second class, on Friday 17 January, also covers crocheting a granny square, but also looks at how to combine several granny squares to make a larger crochet project. 

one of the projects that you could make in the
Knitting in the Round workshop at the Boutique Outlet

 

If you can knit and want to move on to making hats, gloves, toys and garments you’ll find many projects easier to complete if you knit them ‘in the round’. Using this technique you knit in circles, so there are no bulky seams to sew up at the end. During our Knitting In The Round class on Saturday 11 January we’ll be knitting an elegant wrist warmer using four knitting needles. We’ll explain everything you need to know to complete them at home and give you the pattern to refer to.

January is packed with great new workshops so watch out for another blog about our end of January workshops coming very soon!

Meanwhile you can browse the Products of the Months and get your FREE download of the Month and keep knitting!

Links to this blog:

January workshops: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/241-january-workshops

Crochet A Granny Square workshop, Friday 10 January: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2913-crochet-a-square.html

Knitting In The Round workshop, Saturday 11 January: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2914-9-july-knitting.html

Crochet Finishing and Combining Techniques, Friday 17 January: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2915-crochet-a-square-finishing-techniques.html

What's on in January - Workshops at Lee Green

Happy New Year! If one of your resolutions for 2013 is to pick up a new skill, you’ve come to the right place. knitshop.co.uk holds regular classes on Fridays and Saturdays for adults and children keen on knitting and crafting. Classes include felted jewellery making as well as knitting and crochet.

New knitters and those who want to build on existing needle skills are well catered for. On Saturday 5^th January, we’re holding a Beginners’ Knitting Workshop. As well as finding out how to hold the needles, cast on and create your first stitches, you’ll learn how to make your first project. By the end of the two-hour class you’ll know how to create a knitted flower – or even a scarf! The £15 workshop fee includes all the materials you need, so you’ll be able to take the project home with you and finish it in your own time.

Under 18s can also learn to knit. We’ll be running a Swing The Needles workshop for kids in parallel with our Beginners’ Knitting class. Here, children over the age of five will be shown finger knitting. We also teach youngsters how to knit with two needles and how to crochet. Bring them along and see which of these skills they take to.

Swing The Needles costs £10 per child, while Knitting For Beginners costs £15 per adult. Both workshops run from 11am to 1pm and are held at knitshop.co.uk’s Boutique Outlet at 326 Lee High Road.

If you can already knit, but would like to learn new techniques, our Knitting In The Round workshop is a great option. Even if you’re rather rusty with the needles, you’ll soon pick up this great technique, which allows you to make items such as gloves, socks and hats without any seams. During the two-hour class you’ll learn how to make a pair of wrist warmers, a hat or gloves. Knitting In The Round takes place on Saturday 19^th January. Full details here: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2671-knitting-in-the-round.html

Accessories make all the difference to an outfit. Add to your knitting repertoire by learning to Knit a Flower Corsage. The workshop on Saturday 12^th January will teach you all you need to know. You simply need to know how to knit and purl. We can refresh your memory about these skills too.

Both the Knitting In The Round and Knit a Flower Corsage classes cost £15 and take place from 11am to 1pm at knitshop.co.uk’s Boutique Outlet at 326 Lee High Road.

If it’s crochet rather than knitting that you’re keen to learn, we have two workshops for you. Crochet novices can learn the basics at our Crochet for Beginners class on Friday 4^th January. Once you’ve mastered how to hold the hook and creating your first crochet chain, we’ll show you how to turn them into a flower.

On Friday 11^th January we’ll be showing you how to Crochet a classic Granny Square. This class is ideal for anyone who knows how to make a crochet chain using doubles and trebles, but can also be taken by those who have never tried crochet before. As well as working with several colours, you’ll learn how to read a crochet chart and follow a pattern.

Both crochet classes cost £15 and take place from 11am to 1pm at knitshop.co.uk’s Boutique Outlet at 326 Lee High Road.

Finally, we’re offering you the chance to make your own jewellery. Our Creative Jewellery Felting Workshop demonstrates how to make and apply wet felting. During the two-hour course you’ll make a necklace or bracelet with beads and felt. 

 

To book any of our classes, click ‘Add to cart’ and choose ‘self pick-up’ when you check out.

Happy crafting!

Links to this blog:

Creative Jewellery Felting workshop: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2673-bead-jewellery-felting.html

Crochet a Square workshop: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2667-crochet-a-square.html

Kids’ Knitting/Crochet workshops: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2659-swing-the-needles.html

http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2657-lets-get-hooked.html

Knit A Flower Corsage workshop: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2668-flower-corsage.html

Knitting In The Round workshop: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2671-knitting-in-the-round.html

Learn To Knit workshop: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/workshops/2658-beginners-knitting-workshop.html

Knitshop.co.uk workshop schedule: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/156-workshops

Competition

Knitshop.co.uk competition -
£50 of yarn to be won!

Fans ofknitshop.co.uk’syarns are pretty creative – and pretty competitive! 

So what betterway to see who has made the most incredible creations than to run aphoto-based competition to win some more yarn?

The naturalfibres of knitshop.co.uk’syarns are beautifulin their own right, but you also need skill and imagination for yourshowstopping knitting or crochet project. The winning entry willreceive a luxury selection of knitshop.co.ukyarns consisting of two hanks of AlpacaQuito Yarn,two hanks of Cottonplied Wool Yarn,a skein of knitshop.co.ukSock Yarnand four balls of Cotton4ply Mercerised.

To enterthe competition all you need to do is take a photo of an item you’vemade using knitshop.co.ukproductsand send it to us, along with a description, including the productsused,at info@knitshop.co.uk.We’ll post the shortlisted photos on our website and on ourFacebook page at facebook.com/knitshopand everyone can vote for which one’s the best.

Competitionentries will be accepted till 5 January, with the shortlistedphotos online from 6 January until 12 January. We’llannounce the winner on 14 January!

Everyonewho enters the competition will receive a free knitshop.co.ukpattern of their choice. Please state which pattern you would like toreceive when emailing in your photo entry and description. 

 

Links tothis blog:

Knitshop.co.ukcompetition prize details

One luckyprize winner will receive

AlpacaQuito Yarn– two hanks

Cottonplied Wool Yarn–two hanks

Cotton4ply Mercerised– four balls

knitshop.co.ukSock Yarn– one hank

Email aphoto of your knitshop.co.uk creation to info@knitshop.co.uk.