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

Twist And Shout cowl pattern

We all love a quick knit that can be whipped up in seemingly no time but which immediately becomes a wardrobe staple. We think our brand-new Twist And Shout cowl pattern is destined to become just such a much-loved knit. The pattern gets its name from being a cowl with a twist. The ‘shout’ part of its name is because it’s knitted in superchunky yarn that you just can’t ignore. 

Twist And Shout by Marcia Hamilton.

Twist And Shout was designed for knitshop.co.uk by our very own Marcia Hamilton in super chunky Merino Wool Yarn/Roving. This all-natural yarn comes in a choice of 10 shades and knits best on 12mm needles. For this pattern we recommend using 100cm circular needles. 

large enough to wear it over your head!

knitshop.co.uk’s Merino Wool Roving Yarn comes in 200g hanks – you’ll need two for this cowl. If you prefer, you can make a two-tone Twist And Shout cowl using contrasting colours of yarn. The pattern includes instructions for when to switch colours. We’ve used White Merino Wool Roving Yarn for our version, while the two-colour version shown in the pattern uses Merino Wool Roving Yarn in Sky Blue for the contrast colour. The yarn also comes in striking shades such as Hot Pink and Yellow. 

Twist And Shout Version 2 in White and Sky Blue.

The cowl can either be knitted with a half twist to make a Mobius cowl, or with a full twist. Once you’ve joined your round and started knitting, you’ll find this rib stitch project grows ever so quickly. That’s the beauty of superchunky knitting projects. Because Twist And Shout is knitted in the round, there’s no sewing up to be done either.

What’s more, we’ve also got a perfect pattern to knit as an accompaniment to this fab cowl pattern. Our Roving Wrist Warmers were also designed to be knitted in Merino Wool Roving Yarn. These easy-to-make mitts can be knitted in a single colour or in two contrasting shades. We kept them super-simple and used stocking stitch for the Roving Wrist Warmers, but you could easily knit them in rib to match your Twist And Shout cowl. 

Roving Wrist Warmer Pattern.

The patterns cost £3 apiece and are available for instant download once you check out. As with all our patterns, full after-sales support advice is provided.

Links to this blog:

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

Twist And Shout cowl pattern: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/2937-twist-and-shout.html

Merino Wool Roving Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/105-wool-roving-yarn

Merino Wool Roving Yarn in White: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/wool-roving-yarn/420-white-roving.html

Merino Wool Roving Yarn in Sky Blue: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/wool-roving-yarn/610-sky-blue-roving.html

Merino Wool Roving Yarn in Hot Pink: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/wool-roving-yarn/419-hot-pink-roving.html

Roving Wrist Warmers pattern: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/1971-roving-wrist-warmer.html

12mm circular needles (100cm): http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitting-accessories/2907-12mm-100cm-bamboo-circulars.html

12mm single-pointed needles: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitting-accessories/1871-bamboo-knitting-needles-12mm.html

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