Hand-Dyed Yarn, Knitting Patterns, Slow Craft

Celebrating local British wool

From This Land: A Westcountry Collection

A capsule collection of 5 knitting patterns, using yarns produced by farms in the South-West of England.

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A white person in a green checkered handknit sweater made using hand dyed british wool yarn and white skirt stands smiling in front of a wall with gold decorations.

Passant Sweater Yarn Knitting Kit

From £91.20

2 colours available

Cover of the spring 2025, issue 13 of Making Stories magazine on a red background

Making Stories Magazine Issue 13

£27.00

A close up shot of Wandrian, a colourwork cowl knit using hand dyed yarn. It is being modelled by a white woman with mousy coloured curly hair wearing a grey knitted cardigan. The cowl design features abstract patterns of flowers and branches alongside some stripes. The colours used are very autumnal, a lovely teal complimented with a soft grey, a burgundy and a rust orange

Wandrian Cowl Yarn Knitting Kit

From £45.60

4 colours available

Marina, a dark haired, white woman stands facing the camera in a snowy outdoor setting, wearing a green hand-knitted sweater with an intricate botanical inspired colourwork design on the front. The sweater is paired with dark trousers, and the natural surroundings of snow-covered hills and sparse trees add a wintry charm to the scene.

Hedgebind botanical colourwork jumper knitting pattern

£7.50

From This Land - A Westcountry Collection of Knitting Patterns using local British Wool

£18.00

#OutOfTheDarkMAL2025

Make along with Marina

Bring a little joy to the dark of winter and join the Out of the Dark Make-Along, crafting with Marina Skua yarn, knitting patterns and fibre.

1st January–20th March 2025.

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Hand-dyed yarn skeins in rich autumn shades of brown, red, orange, blue, grey. Alongside is a sliver of a hand knit colourwork yoke jumper and a lit candle

A close up shot of 3 skeins of hand-dyed yarn skeins in autumnal shades of browny red, peachy pink and teal green. Brown leaves are scattered around, adding to the autumnal vibe.

Local natural fibres

Get your hand-dyed yarn fix, guilt-free

You won't find any synthetic or superwash yarn here. It's all natural fibres sourced locally in the South-West of England from happy, healthy animals.

My hand-dyed skeins are spun to a high standard by small UK mills and dyed by hand in small batches using environmentally conscious methods in my Wiltshire studio.

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Spring knitting project

Knit the Passant Sweater

All the hand-dyed British wool yarn you need to knit your own playful,
drop shoulder, colourwork sweater.

Designed by Eliza Hinkes for Making Stories Issue 13.

Shop yarn kit SHOP MAKING STORIES ISSUE 13

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Garment patterns

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Marina is wearing a knitted sweater made with hand-dyed yarn. It features a colourwork yoke design in earthy shades of brown and teal green. The intricate pattern resembles leaves or floral shapes, creating a rustic, nature-inspired look

Accessory patterns

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A close-up view of the back of a woman's head. She is wearing a hand knit hat with a lace pattern in warm, autumnal shades of red, orange, and brown.

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A matching set of cabled hat and fingerless mitts in dark pink hand-dyed yarn, with a hand-knitted jumper in beige undyed British wool

The environment comes first

100% British wool

My aim is to reduce ‘yarn miles’ wherever I can. All Marina Skua yarn is spun from locally sourced wool, grown by happy, well-treated animals on farms I’ve visited, local to my studio in Wiltshire in the South West of England.

My wool top for spinning is breed-specific, certified British wool from farms across the UK, processed in a small, family-owned mill in Gloucester.

A rolled braid of hand-dyed British wool spinning fiber in earthy, muted tones, featuring colors like teal blue, , soft browns, dusky purples, and mellow greens

Hand-dyed with care

All of my hand-dyed yarn and spinning fibre is dyed by me in small batches, using non-toxic dyes and ancillaries. While I do use synthetic dyes for consistency and colourfastness, sustainability is always a priority.

I always exhaust my dye vats completely, so no dye goes into the water system, and reuse the dye water as many times as possible to ensure nothing goes to waste.

A simple image of a brown paper package next to a roll of paper tape

Eco-friendly packaging

My sustainable practices extend right through to packing up your orders. All yarn and fibre is packaged by me in plastic-free unbleached paper.

This packaging is eco-friendly and easy to dispose of responsibly. It can either be recycled or fully composted at home, breaking down naturally without leaving a trace.