Let It Snow - Snowflake

Winter is knocking on our doors, Christmas is just around the corner and it would seem that the snowy weather could be upon us in the next few weeks.

Just in time for the Christmas season Julieta is teaching how to make a crochet snowflake and she has designed a new snowflake pattern which will be released in time for the Crochet Workshop at the Boutique Outlet in Lee Green. This crochet workshop is an improver - advance class, it is best for candidates that have basic crochet knowledge and are looking to improve or refresh their skills. In this Snowflake workshop students will be shown the necessary techniques to achieve decorative snowflake textiles pieces.

Let It Snow Snowflake Pattern using fine crochet thread

Julieta and her knitshop.co.uk team will be focusing on the ideal way of holding yarn and needle, feeling comfortable as you crochet and achieving a smooth technique. The pattern uses basic crochet stitches as well as trebles and double trebles which are demonstrated by the tutor during the class. The two hour workshop will be a dedicated class with a maximum of eight students so that everyone goes at their own pace and as much attention as possible is focused on each student.

The class will also progress onto a variety of crochet techniques to achieve the decorative snowflakes. Each candidate will be able to complete at least one project during the 2 hour workshop or will be well instructed to finish the project in their own time and be able to carry on making snowflakes and similar projects at their own pace from home and beyond.

knitshop.co.uk will provide all materials necessary to complete one project and you'll be able to take home your work. The team at knitshop.co.uk are also keen to teach students to read patterns and charts so students skills can be applied to further own projects well after the class is over. Julieta and the team will be teaching students how to translate patterns into crochet and will answer and questions and qualms regarding this difficult, but useful, art.

If this workshop sounds like your kind of hobby, then come on down and take part. Whether it's for fun and make friends or if you are a keen crocheter. The next Snowflake workshop will be held on the 2nd November, from 11am until 1pm and again on the 7th December. This two hour workshop is a steal at just £15. All materials are provided as well as refreshments and smiles from the team!

Let It Snow Snowflake Pattern using 4ply cotton yarn

 

Make sure you book your place before the snow comes down! Call the knitshop.co.uk team, check-out online or simply visit in store to book your spot.

Can't make the workshop? We have plenty more workshops on offer to keep your cockles warm through-out the winter. But we are also offering a free snowflake pattern. Make sure you place this in your shopping basket online and checkout, to download your pattern, Free!

http://knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/1972-free-pattern-let-it-snow-snowflake.html

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FREE Crochet Snowflake Pattern
Crochet Workshops at the Boutique Outlet in Lee Green
Location and opening hours of the Boutique Outlet in Lee Green

Autumn treats

Autumn, the summer has past, leaves are falling and the days are slowly becoming shorter. Autumn is the time to craft and reflect after a busy summer full of activities and days out. A cup of tea in front of the fire place with candle light, lighting up the room, working on something precious that you keep to yourself or give to your loved ones as a Christmas present. Well, at least this is how I always imagined. I haven't got a fire place but I most certainly enjoy a cup of evening tea with lemon and honey and work on my aran cardigans and jumpers.

I think craft skills are something wonderful to have and I believe skills should be taught from a young age but equally you'renever too old to learn something new.

This autumn and winter, I will be teaching a range of different classes at our Boutique Outlet in Lee Green. The knitshop.co.uk workshop schedule includes beginners' classes, master classes and childrens' workshops as well as FREE Taster Sessions.

If you are interested in finding out more about the knitshop.co.uk workshop schedule for this autumn and winter, please visit our website www.knitshop.co.uk.  All workshops can be booked online, in person at the Boutique Outlet for via telephone. 

Here are a few workshops that I think are most exciting:

Kids Knitting & Crochet Workshops

Fridays and Saturdays during school holidays, 11am - 1pm

Traditionally in school holidays knitshop.co.uk is offering knitting and crochet workshops. We are dedicated to teach creative minds how to finger knit and crochet. We actively encourage students  to knit or crochet something to take home with them after the workshop. 

All childrens' workshops are priced at £10 for two hours and include all materials needed for the workshop.  These workshops are a brilliant activity to keep the children entertained during the school holidays. All students under 18 must attend with a parent, carer or guardian, who can also take part in the knitting fun!

Felted Beads And Necklace Making Workshop

Saturday 29th October, 3pm - 5pm

Our jewellery design workshop is available to all skill levels and are a great new skill to learn this autumn to create some unique and inspired jewellery. Participants will be shown the techniques of achieving three dimensional felted pieces perfect to create beads or sculptural shapes for decorative jewellery.

Taught by Julieta, the course includes all the materials necessary for the two hour workshop as well as a project to take home and keep you inspired and creative. The workshop is available to be booked online for just £19.00.

Knitting & Crochet Workshops

every Friday and Saturday 11am - 1pm
Our regular knitting and crochet sessions are running every Friday and Saturday. Do you want to learn to crochet, refresh your knitting skills or simply enjoy good company? - Visit our Boutique Outlet for one of our creative sessions and join the fun. Remember to book your place to get the discounted pre-booked rate, book now online or call 020 8144 4523.

We have some amazing new classes this autumn, but also our traditional classes that have been running for over 3 years at the Boutique Outlet. 

Crochet A Christmas Snowflake

Knit A Mobius Cowl - A Cowl With A Twist

Learn To Knit or Crochet

To name just a few, If you want to learn a new skill, book your space now at knitshop.co.uk and join the handmade craft revolution by making something for yourself or your loved ones!

Happy Stitching

Julieta and the knitshop.co.uk Team

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Patterns available at knitshop.co.uk

How to find the Boutique Outlet in Lee Green

October, November and December workshop schedule

New Season Cotton 4ply Shades

We've introduced four new shades to our mercerised ply cotton collection. The knitshop.co.uk team have been busy researching this year's trends and colour must-haves and we've developed these four beautiful colours to add to our yarn selection.

Rose Pink, Electric Blue, Canary Yellow and Pumpkin Orange are all welcome additions and we're sure you have a key project this year that will deserve a bold and intense colour such as these.

Mercerised cottons are popular for their finish and lustre but also for it's strength and how successfully it dyes, which is how we've achieved these intense shades. Knitshop's mercersied come in fabulous ranges of colours from primary colours to more unusual colours that can really help make knitting and crochet projects more personal and bespoke.

We offer around 15 shades in the cotton 4ply including scarlet, leaf green, coral pink and silver. These new colours will certainly war-up the collection and the shop is certainly bursting with colour at the moment!

Rose Pink
This light and yet hearty pink is ideal for girl projects from baby knits to girls hats, boleros, and more. The girls here are loving the pink option, of course, and we have a variety of projects underway with this pink cotton involved. We suggest blending it with the Pumpkin Orange.

Electric Blue
We know this blue will be used widely within projects as it is bang on trend this 2012. A very bold yarn, if you're not confident about using this within projects, perhaps think about using it as a stripe and not a block colour. We think this would be suitable for many of Susan Crawfords vintage knit patterns found in A Stitch In Time volume I and II.

Pumpkin Orange
Another trendy colour for the season, we just love this new addition. Almost sour, this again is intense and bold but fantastic to brighten darker shades such as greys, silvers and charcoals. A very uni-sex colour, we think it's an all round success!

Canary Yellow
Who does not like yellow? This is such a beautiful shade of yellow, it takes all the best of yellow and pours it all onto this cotton. Bright, intense, cheerful, what more do you want for a yarn. We suggest Tropicana by Just Call me Ruby.

The mercerised cotton 4ply is sold in pull out skeins of 50grams at just £3.90 for each ball!

Cotton Special offer:
£2.90 per ball if you buy 20 per colour or more. And £3.00 off if you buy 10 per colour online!

Keen to get stuck in and use these new yarns? We have a perfect pattern for you. The Lily Jacket pattern is available instore and soon online. A girly jacket, all the girls here are desperate to use the Rose Pink!

The Lily Jacket pattern designed by Meg Crowther from the knitshop.co.uk was first seen in Knit Magazine last year. We've been inundated with keen knitters writing in with images of their Lily Jacket project knitted up with our Mercerised cotton. Julieta's colour choice: bordeaux, oyster and pastel pink, making the jacket rather smart-looking. We're keen for more knitters to try their hand at the pattern and incorporate the new yarns.

Best of luck with the 4ply mercersied cotton!

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Rose pink
Electric blue
Pumpkin orange
Canary yellow
Cotton 4ply Collection

Interweave Magazines

Knitting and Crochet Magazines new to knitshop.co.uk

New to knitshop.co.uk are the Interweave Magazines offering a variety of reads including Knitscene, Knits and Crochet. We are offering several issues from all these stunning magazine series.

These quality glossy magazines are informative and provide a fresh view to the knitting and crochet art. The knitshop.co.uk team is particularly keen on the creative opportunities featured across the magazines offering plenty of projects and opportunities to knitters and crocheters to get involved, start new projects and improve their skills.

We are also keen on the technical aspect, these magazines offer lots of advice on developing techniques and including them in projects making the most of your knitting and crochet needles and adding a contemporary feel to your knitting and crochet.

The suggested yarns are all available at the knitshop.co.uk or we can advise on something similar to what the projects offer. We recommend these magazines as gift subscriptions or for treats to keep knitters and crocheters in the loop.

Crochet by Interweave

This seasonal magazine offers in each edition at least 20 projects to get your needles into. These well explained and illustrated projects are for all levels of crochet and will challenge anyone's fingers and needles. Techniques are explained and developed in a lovely section dedicated to improving crochet techniques. These should encourage crocheters to pick-up their needle and yarn and to experiment not just with the technique, but how to hold needles and yarn and more.

Available form just £4.99, four times a year, this will certainly keep you entertained throughout the seasons.

Knitscene by Interweave

Knitscene delves into the finer points of knitting focusing on technique, easing your knitting experience and making sure you become a confident and comfortable knitter.

Issued every season, four times a year, this magazine is filled with amazing tips and step-by-step advice for techniques that can be practised and applied to further projects. The magazine also includes several new contemporary designs and projects to get your knitting needles moving and get you occupied during that particular season.

The magazine has a fabulous social atmosphere with letters from knitters and discussions to get involved in and get you thinking.

The magazine explores every aspect of knitting from techniques, to finishes to complete patterns and various methods of knitting. A lovely all round magazine that we strongly recommend for any knitting fanatic.

Knits by Interweave

Similar to Knitscene by Interweave this magazine also focuses on techniques through step-by-step articles and projects within the magazine. Quarterly, this magazine takes a more traditional angle looking at historical knitting and bringing it into the modern world.

Both magazines are worth a browse and we feel that the strength in their projects and advice will sway your decision as to which one suits you that season. From just £5.99, it's not a sin to get hold of both magazines to really get your knitting juices flowing.

Enjoy!

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Knit scene Magazine & Interweave Knits 

Interweave Crochet

Mother's Day Treats

Mother's DayTreat


As March rolls in, Mother's day is just around the corner. And we here, at the knitshop.co.uk, are all keen to treat our mums. It's hard to find the perfect gift which will represent what our mums mean to us, but we've put together a few treats for mums, sons, daughters and more.


Roll-up, roll-up for our Mother's Day Taster sessions, free and ideal to spend some quality time with your mum or loved one. Held on Sunday 18th of March, this session celebrates mums, needles, yarns and more.

Put-together with mums in mind, these session will inspire families and teach new techniques to be carried away and used beyond the session. A priceless gift, absolutely free! Make sure you book your places well in advance to guarantee entry as they will fill-up fast.

Crochet Taster Session is from 11am. Designed for all levels of crochet abilities, turn your hands to to the crochet needle and loop some yarns into pretty pieces. The knitshop.co.uk team will put all students at ease taking you through each step and leading the class at everyone's pace. A fun environment, relaxed, so you enjoy the session with your mum. A full hour dedicated to mums and crochet, what more can you ask for? A Knitting session?

Knitting Taster Session, from 12.30pm, will have mums and daughters clicking their needles away. This taster session introduces all candidates to the art of knitting teaching all the basic techniques and taking students through, at their pace. All levels of abilities are welcome to the class, and we'll provide the rest. The one hour session will push students to knit-up a sample and learn basic steps to take-away with them and continue the art. More importantly the joy of the session, and time spent with you will be well worth the knots and loops of knitting.

Needle Felting Taster Session starts at 2pm sharp! Don't miss this woolly pleasure aimed at all level of abilities this class will teach the basics to needle felting, and you'll be able to take home any samples you achieve throughout the session. This relaxed class will be an fantastic opportunity to wish your Mum a happy Mother's Day and something a little different to usual Sunday activities.

So if any of these three sessions takes your fancy, or perhaps you can see you mum wanting to learn or refresh her skills then make sure you book your places in advance. You can book in store, by phone or online by 'checking out' the session.


All sessions are held by Julieta Brandao from the knitshop.co.uk, experienced in teaching children, adults and family teams! Julieta and the knitshop team will welcome all candidates on this special occasion to the knitshop.co.uk shop in Lee Green to enjoy a session and will provide all materials and tools necessary and you'll be able to take home any project you were working on. Light refreshments will also be included as well as a fun, care-free environment to make the most of the time between family.

These taster sessions are free, but still need to be booked.
326 Lee High Road,
Lee Green, London,
SE13 5PJ

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Workshops at knitshop.co.uk
Crochet Session 11am - 12 noon
Knitting Session 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Needle Felting Session 2pm - 3pm
Boutique Outlet - where to find us

Spring is in the Air

Colour Palette for your Spring Projects

As the snow drops and daffodils emerge from the frozen earth the knitshop.co.uk is looking ahead at spring and summer trends. Whatever you are planning on knitting and crocheting in the months to come, make sure you choose the right colours to make an impression.

We've been researching the latest trends, delving deep into books, magazines and trend conferences and we propose this springs' knitting colour trends.

Tangerine

Deep oranges, tangerines and intense yellows will be a pivitol colour theme in all knitwear. This will be an ideal tone to inject in between contrasting colours. The bright orange Thick & Easy offered by the knitshop.co.uk is ideal for injecting stripes of colour into your work.

Sun-yellows and golds

Add some brightness and boldness into your knits with some intense yellows and mustard golds. Luxurious and glamorous, this Mulberry Silk Merino Wool yarn in sun yellow is stunning and beautiful knitted up.

Lilacs and mauves

Majestic mauves and delicate lilacs will make for beautiful block coloured knits. We just love this wine red Chinese silk, bold and full of character

Cabaret

Similarly, this rich dark purple Chinese silk is stunning and majestic. A wine filled cabaret colour perfect for jumpers, gloves, sock and more

Navy Blue Indigo

A classic, Navy Blue is always a great colour to use an all knits. Rich and traditional Navy Blue is winner.

This light weight Mulberry Silk yarn is a great yarn for luxurious spring and summer garments. Or this Steel Blue cotton Dk is an interesting twist on indigo blue

Greens

Green is a difficult tone to choose, it can be a little off putting if not the correct shade. But this leaf green cotton 4 ply is simply attractive and intriguing. Great for striping and edging.

Teal

One of my favourites is an intense teal green/blue. The knitshop.co.uk offers a gorgeous choice of teals to choose from

A beautiful turquoise Simply Wool and this fabulous teal Mulberry Silk Merino Wool and again, another Chinese silk

Oyster

This rather unique shade is sumptuous, we can't get enough of this and if you're keen to use a new original shade this Spring then this is the one cotton 4ply mercerised in oyster or this antique gold, luxurious and unique antique gold Chinese Silk

Whatever colour you choose this spring - keep knitting and please send us your stunning results for our customer gallery!
Lots of Happy Knitting - Julieta and the knitshop.co.uk Team

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Thick & Easy bright orange
Mulberry Silk / Merino Wool Yarn sun yellow
Chinese Silk wine red
Chinese Silk dark purple
Mulberry Silk Yarn navy blue
Cotton DK Yarn steel blue
Cotton 4ply mercerised leaf green
Cotton 4ply mercerised oyster

Valentine's Treats

Warm the cockles of your hearts with the knitshop's Valentine's treats and ideas.Outside it's freezing, and as we await the snow, ice and chilly winds, we here at the knitshop have some great projects to keep you warm at home and knitting loved-up treats for lovers, new dates, friends and more.


Felted flowers for your lover
Saturday 11th of February the knitshop team have a special felting session, to help you design and make your own felted flower. Using merino tops, you'll be walked through all the techniques for wet felting so you can carry-on making beautiful decorations at home. Include shimmering beads, a mix of colours or your own twist on the design, this makes an ideal gift for a lover.

Or how about bringing your date to the session? From 3-5pm, this relaxed, fun and exciting workshop is ideal to get to know a new partner. At £19 for this two hour workshop, with materials and refreshments included, its a worthwhile activity to bring out the romance between a found love.

Roses for your date
What better way to say 'I Love You' than an enormous bouquet of roses. Download knitshop's roses pattern and knit up a flower for your date. A free pattern, easy to follow and with everlasting roses, your love will be eternal. All you'll need is needles, 2.5mm and Cotton Mulberry 4ply, in any colour you choose. 'Check out' the pattern for free on the knitshop.co.uk website and get knitting.

Red V's Pink
For your own Valentine's projects, whether it be a knitted scarf, a warm jumper, a felted scene or something more unique, we've got some hot reds and pinks for your projects.

This warm and cosy red Alpaca brings out romance, love and importantly warmth this cold February. The beautiful pink Mulberry Silk / Merino Yarn is easy to knit with a great for love hearts and more. Tomato Red DK Simply Wool is ideal for hot romantic knits and we're hoping it may also keep your fingertips cosy and warm too.

The ideal gift
If you're at a loss of what to demand from your lover this Valentine's day, then insist on this beautiful knitting book with a heated sock theme! Knit two socks at the same time and have a pair of socks knitted in next to no time. Ideal for the frost and ice coming our way!

knitshop.co.uk include a host of gifts to indulge a loved one this Valentine's Day, but if you're at a loss of what to get someone, maybe vouchers is the best move! knitshop offers a variety of vouchers, get in touch or get online!

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Workshops at Lee Green for knitting, crochet and felting
FREE Knitted Rose Pattern to download
Gift Vouchers from knitshop.co.uk
Alpaca Yarns, 100% 4ply and aran-chunky alpaca
Mulberry Silk / Merino wool yarn, 50% silk & 50% merino DK yarn
Simply Wool 100% DK Yarn