Tag: Etsy

New pattern: Falling Leaves

February 20, 2023

Falling leaves is a set that I first created back in around 2016, before the days of Flora Fibres and learning about the world of all the fabulous plant based yarns. So I thought it was about time that I reworked the pattern to be compatible with both my new yarn and also the ethos of my company.

I have reworked the original pattern so that it looks just the same as it originally did, but is now designed specifically for my lovely DK weight Tencel yarn. As you may know this is a yarn which does not inherently have any stretch, which you might think would make it unsuitable for a garment such as a hat for which some amount of stretch is obviously necessary to keep the hat on your head! However it works very well with stitch patterns which give it the elasticity needed, such as rib stitch and lace stitches, both of which are used in this pattern. Tencel is also a wonderful choice for hats and scarves as it is a thermoregulating yarn which will keep you wonderfully cosy when it is cold out, but you won’t overheat on warmer days. I tested this myself by wearing my falling leaves hat to my children’s tennis competitions this week. As the rest of me slowly froze as I stood there, I was delighted to find my head and ears were perfectly warm and cosy!

The complete set uses 2 x 100g skeins of DK weight Tencel, with 50g needed for the hat, and 100g (or more if desired!) for the scarf, and is knitted on 3mm needles. The pattern includes 2 hat sizes: small for a head circumference of around 51-52cm, and medium/large for a head circumference of 56-57cm. The scarf as shown measures around 165cm, but includes instructions for making it both longer and wider to suit your needs. The pattern comes with both written instructions, and charts, and it includes tips on correctly blocking a Tencel hat to ensure the best fit.

The pattern set is available in both my Ravelry store, and from my Etsy shop, and for this first week (until Sunday 26th February) I will be running an offer in my Etsy store where if you buy both the yarn and the pattern at the same time then you will get the pattern free*!

(*Unfortunately I can’t set my Etsy shop up to give the pattern away free with a yarn purchase, so instead if you buy the yarn and the pattern in the same transaction then I will manually refund the cost of the pattern. This was the best way I could think of to achieve this, and works out the same in the end!)

New Yarn Bases!

June 11, 2021

Hi there! How are you doing? I hope that, like me, you’re beginning to feel like the end is in sight and some sort of normality is slowly returning to the world. Between getting my first dose of vaccination this weekend, and some yarn festivals tentatively planning to go ahead in the autumn , I’m definitely feeling my spirits start to lift.

All of which has helped kickstart my creativity, and I’m very excited to share my new yarn bases with you!

Recycled Cotton

First up is this fabulous, 100% recycled cotton. It is great for a wide range of projects, from cushion covers and scrubbies, to clothes and accessories. The yarn is very similar in looks and feel to yarns such as DROPS bomull-lin (which is a linen/cotton blend). It doesn’t have the smooth, shiny look of new cotton. This gives it a gorgeous matt texture and stops it from being a slippery yarn to work with. It is an aran or worsted weight yarn so works up quite quickly, making it ideal for quick projects.
See the whole collection here.

DK weight Tencel

The yarn Gods have finally listened to my plea to create a heavier weight Tencel yarn, and here it is in all its lustrous glory! As fabulously soft, shiny and drapey as the 4 ply version, these 100g skeins are DK (double knit) weight, and measure 225m each. This yarn is perfect for all your summery knits, from tank tops and tees to lightweight jumpers and shawls. But don’t discount it for cooler weather knits too, Tencel has excellent thermoregulation properties, keeping you cosy in winter as well as cool in summer.

For this first batch I have 80 skeins available, in 36 gorgeous dye lots. Whilst some of the lots are large enough for sweater quantities, most only have 2 skeins, so if you would like help putting together your ideal palette for your project then please just ask!

You can get yours here.

Oh, and there’s one more new yarn base still to come, but I’m not finished dyeing it all yet! It’s a fabulous aran weight Pima cotton, which I will share with you when it is available in the shop.

It’s Christmas in July!

July 25, 2018

I’ll be honest, I do love Christmas but I genuinely thought “Christmas in July” was just something the Girl Scouts made up when I was doing Camp America some years ago! But it appears it also exists in Etsy-land so I’m quite happy to embrace the Christmas spirit, despite the warm weather, and use today to launch my very exciting new advent calendars!



Yarn lovers advent calendar!

The ideal way for all true yarn lovers to count down to Christmas! Containing 24 days of individually wrapped and numbered, botanically dyed skeins, plus optional extras, this is a gift to make this festive season extra special, either for yourself or for your favourite yarn addict!

This is available with several different options, depending on how much yarn you want (either 10g or 20g per day), which fibre(s) you would like (organic cotton, linen, hemp and tencel), and whether you’ve got space in your project bag for just a few more helpful extras!

The boxes are now available to pre-order. All orders must be placed by the end of September (but the sooner the better as numbers are limited!), and the boxes will ship at the beginning of November.

Spinners don’t despair: I’ve got you covered too!

These boxes will also contain 24 days of individually wrapped fibre-y treats, made up of 22 x 25g of botanically dyed fibre braids (2 of each of rose, seacell, mint, bamboo, tencel, soybean, carbonised bamboo, ramie, hemp, banana, and flax), 25g of mixed fibre rolags, and a 25g mixed fibre batt.

As with the yarn advent calendar, this is also a pre-order and numbers are limited. These too need to be ordered by the end of September and will be shipped at the beginning of November in time for the festive season.

Get yours here!

Happy “Christmas in July”!