We’ve added lots of new knitting and crochet patterns to the website this week. Keep yourself warm this winter with some beautiful crochet blankets or a lovely knitted cardigan.
For less chilly days, and the change of seasons.
Beautiful blankets which are a pleasure to make and snuggle under.
Have you seen Adriafil’s fun and creative Pintau Aran yarn! It’s so colourful, we knew we had to make a little something to jazz up even the most boring outfit and keep us a little warmer on a chilly spring day.
This yarn has been discontinued. We would recommend any of the following yarns as a substitution:
Pintau Leg and Wrist Warmers
Tension = 18st and 25 rows over 10cm on st.st.
Materials:
2 x 50g Adriafil Pintau for legwarmers
1 x 50g Adriafil Pintau for wristwarmers
1 x 5mm double pointed needle
Legwarmers (make 2)
Cast on 42 sts.
Join in the round, place marker at beginning of round.
Next round: k1, p1, rep. till end.
Cont. in k1 p1 rib until rib measures 5cm.
Next round: k to end.
Cont. working in rounds. Knit every round (st. st.) until legwarmer measures 22cm.
Next round: k1, p1, rep. till end.
Cont. in k1 p1 rib until rib measures 5cm.
Cast off.
Wristwarmers (make 2)
Cast on 30 sts.
Join in the round, place marker at beginning of round.
Next round: k1, p1, rep. till end.
Cont. in k1 p1 rib until rib measures 5cm.
Next round: k to end.
Cont. working in rounds. Knit every round (st. st.) until wristwarmer measures 11cm.
Thumb divide
Next row: K to end of round, turn.
Work back and forth in straight rows to divide for thumb as follows:
1st row: P to end.
2nd row: K to end.
Keeping st. st. pattern correct and ending on a knit row, work back and forth in straight rows on all 30sts for 5cm.
Rejoin in the round.
Next round: k1, p1, rep. till end.
Cont. in k1 p1 rib until rib measures 5cm.
Cast off.
Our annual celebration of yarn is changing!
This year, for the first time, we are launcing Woolly Week! Instead of our yarn discounts lasting just one day, we’ve got lots of fun and goodies on offer from 18th – 24th March.
Whether your creative passion is knitting, crochet, felting or just careful curation of yarn and accessories, as well as great offers & freebies here are some more good reasons to come and visit us during Woolly Week
| Woolly Week Special Offer 10% OFF (in store only) Vanessa Bee Designs Bags, Mugs & Coasters |
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Purple boots is usually a name linked with Powertex and messy art but I do love a bit of yarn! I couldn’t help buying some of the beautiful new yarn that just hit the shop – Dreamcatcher.
Dreamcatcher is the first of the new yarns from Stylecraft for 2019. It is available in six shades and is a beautiful, DK weight mélange of colours in a roving style yarn with 10% wool. The colour change is phased so that the shades shift gradually, making it perfect for the trans-seasonal designs.
I have grabbed my hook and a virus shawl is well on the way. I love the way that there is a far wider variety of colour in the yarn than there first appears by looking at the side of the cake. I often add a plain stripe to my virus shawls but I am pretty sure this won’t need one as the contrast is so good. Watch this space for updates as my shawl develops.
Prefer knitting to crochet? Have a look at some of the gorgeous cardigan and sweater patterns for Dreamcatcher yarn on our website.
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Stylecraft Jeanie Aran
Stylecraft Jeanie is an exciting yarn that captures the spirit and heritage of the denim trend. Inspired by the timeless and classic hues of denim, with colours ranging from rich deep vintage indigos to lighter blues plus the addition of a pastel range including white. Jeanie is an aran weight yarn, its cotton acrylic blend means that it is soft to the touch and it can be machine washed and tumble dried. NOW £3.44 per 100g Ball Offer ends 29.1.2019
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Stylecraft Jeanie Aran Patterns
Stylecraft Jeanie patterns featuring a collection of stylish ladies garments. Use the Denim shades for Winter Warmers and the pastels for early Spring Warm. NOW £2.34 each Offer ends 29.1.2019
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A delightful design – these slippers are easy to make. They fit your feet snuggly and best of all, they are very portable. Just fold them up and take them on holidays.
Materials:
3.75mm needles
100g of any double knit yarn.
Suggested yarns:
Stylecraft Life DK 100g – 75% acrylic & 25% wool
Stylecraft Highland Heathers – 100% acrylic
Adriafil WoCa – 70% wool & 30% hemp
Adriafil Knitcol 50g – 100% merino wool
Sizing:
The sizing of the slippers is altered depending on how many stitches you cast on and how many rows you work for each square.
Ladies Size 4 Each square should measure 3”. Cast on 16 stitches and work 19 rows
Ladies Size 5 Each square should measure 3 ¼”. Cast on 18 stitches and work 22 rows
Ladies Size 6-7 Each square should measure 3 ½”. Cast on 19 stitches and work 26 rows
Stocking Stitch Square (make 4)
Cast on according to size.
1st row: knit
2nd row: purl
Repeat until you have completed the correct number of rows for your size.
Rib Stitch Square (make 4)
Cast on according to size.
1st row: K1, P1 to end of the row
2nd row: P1, K1 to of the row
(Each row starts with the same type of stitch as the last row ends on)
Repeat until you have completed the correct number of rows for your size.
Moss Stitch Square (make 4):
Using the same technique that helps form the rib stitch, you can knit this striking effect. Moss stitch is essentially a 1×1 rib stitch.
Cast on according to size.
1st row: K1, P1 to the end of the row
2nd row: P1, K1 to the end of the row
(Each row starts with the opposite type of stitch as the last row ends on)
Repeat until you have completed the correct number of rows for your size.
Making up:
Step one:
Take 2 of each square to form each slipper, and sew together as in the photo. Two stocking stitch squares form part of the slipper base. Two ribbed squares form the base and sides. Two moss stitch squares form the heel and front of your slippers.
Make sure that you sew in the ribbed squares exactly as the picture shows so that the cast off edges form part of the opening of the slipper.
Step two:
Take the two moss stitch squares and sew to the edges of the stocking stitch squares as shown. You have now formed the heel and the toe. Now take one of the moss stitch squares only. This will form the front of your slipper. Sew up a third edge to the side edge of the ribbed square. Now sew up the fourth edge to the edge of the other ribbed square.
Finishing – To edge your slipper, crochet a chain around the opening of the slipper, or make an i-cord and sew around the opening.
I-Cord:
Step 1: Cast on a few stitches. I-Cord is usually made using 3-5 stitches.
Step 2: Knit one row
Step 3: Do not turn the work, just slip your work to the other end of your double
pointed needle. Your working yarn will be at the “wrong” end of your work.
Step 4: Pull the working yarn tightly along the back of your work and knit the
next row.
Step 5: Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have an I-Cord that will fit around the slipper opening with a slight stretch. Sew in place.
Decorate with buttons as we have done or embroidery, beads, ribbon. There are endless possibilities.
This unusual looking scarf takes approximately one hour to make. Perfect for whipping up an evening, or in a long queue!
Requirements:
One set of 15mm straight needles
Cygnet Seriously Chunky Prints, or Stylecraft Merry Go Round Super Chunky.
Loop st: Insert needle into stitch knitwise, wrap yarn around needle twice. Pull yarn through, and leave both loops on right needle. Slide stitch off left needle.
Instructions:
Using 15mm knitting needles, cast on 5 sts.
Row 1: Loop st across all 5 sts.
Row 2: K all sts, treating each loop wrap as 1 stitch.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until the scarf is the length
required, or you have 30 cm of yarn remaining.
Cast off loosely.
Making up: Wrap scarf around neck, and pull
through a central loop near end of scarf to secure.
We’ve knotted the ends of our scarf just to give it a little extra weight at the ends!
This pattern can be adapted to any yarn. Our
recommendation is to use needles larger
than the yarn indicates and that the yarn should
have some variation in it. The number of stitches
can also be altered till you get the width you need, although wider scarves will use more yarn!
Once the new year starts, we all start to evaluate just how much fabric and yarn we have stashed around our house. This scarf is the ideal stash buster. Perfect for chilly spring mornings, it has pointed ends, and is nice and quick to knit. You can use any yarn and each scarf will be unique!
We recommend: 1 x 50g ball of Adriafil Sfumato
5mm needles.
Pattern Row 1:
Tudor Rose Patchwork is supporting DMC to make the World’s Biggest Pink Ribbon which will be on display at The Handmade Fair 2016. The ribbon will be made up of lots of little pink projects made by hundreds of crafters from across the country.
The project is to raise money and awareness for The Pink Ribbon Foundation which supports UK Breast Cancer charities.
It’s so easy to get involved, all you have to do it is pick up any pink DMC product and embroider, crochet, cross-stitch, tapestry or stitch a little something (10cm X 10cm max).
It can be any design or technique you like, as long as it’s pink! You can also make as many as you like! Even something as small as a Pom Pom or tassel will fit the bill, so now mater what your crafting ability is you can get involved!
We will be collecting all projects until the 26th August, then they will be sent as a group to The Handmade Fair. We will also include a card signed by everyone you donates a project (you can remain anonymous if you wish).
Thank you in advance for your support.
Happy stitching!
N.B DMC will not be able to return any of the donated projects.
