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

Football World Cup Scarf

Football World Cup Scarf Pattern – show your team support

Calling all sports fans: knitshop.co.uk has designed a scarf just for you. Just knit it in your team’s colours (or put in a request from your favourite knitter for a Football Scarf and be sure to remind them which team is yours).

Even if you don’t follow a particular team, it’s impossible not to appreciate the two-tone design of the Football Scarf pattern – its hexagons look just like those on a match ball.

Knitted from knitshop.co.uk’s Thick and Easy Wool Yarn and Natural Wool Tweed Yarn the incredibly cosy Football World Cup Scarf is made from pure wool and knits up on 7mm needles. There’s a choice of 23 colours, so you’re bound to find one in your team colours. You’ll need 100g. For the white sections of the scarf, you’ll need 200g of Natural Wool yarn or white Alpaca Quito Yarn.

The Football World Cup Scarf uses stocking stitch throughout, so you simply need to know how to knit and purl. The clearly written instructions indicate exactly where you need to change from the main colour to the shade you’ve chosen for the ball. And since this is a scarf, you don’t need to worry about tension. The scarf should end up around 190cm long – plenty for wrapping round your neck and tucking into your jacket. If it ends up a little longer or a little shorter, it won’t really matter.

Wrap the Football Scarf around your neck as you sit on the terraces waiting for your team to score and you’ll barely notice the icy winds. When the ball hits the back of the net, no one will be in any doubt which team you support.

Armchair football fans, this pattern’s for you, too. You can be knitting away while Hanson and Motty provide their half-time match analysis or while the mid-fielders are wasting time passing the ball to each other. If you’re a fast knitter, this extra-chunky scarf might even be knitted by the end of extra time!

Look out for some delicious new colours of Wool Tweed Yarn being listed at the knitshop.co.uk from 10 April!

Links to this blog:

Knitshop.co.uk Football Scarf pattern
http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/1669-world-cup-scarf.html

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

knitshop.co.uk white Natural Wool Yarn
http://www.knitshop.co.uk/natural-wool/1831-white-natural-wool.html

knitshop.co.uk white Alpaca Quito Yarn
http://www.knitshop.co.uk/alpaca-yarn/78-white-quito.html

7mm Bamboo Needles
http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitting-accessories/1605-bamboo-knitting-needles-7mm.html