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Knit the Beechmast pullover

Cosy cables, textural moss stitch and a drop-shoulder silhouette make for a fun knit and a relaxed addition to your autumn wardrobe.

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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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Hand-dyed British wool top

Get spinning with hand-dyed colours of exclusive blends of native breeds British wool.

Braided bundles of hand-dyed British wool spinning fibre in earthy, muted tones, featuring colors like mossy greens, soft browns, dusky purples, and warm reds. The texture is woolly and slightly fuzzy and they are pictured on a wooden floorboard emphasising the natural, rustic feel.

Welanna Cardigan

Swooping cables and whimsical flared sleeves make this an elegant knitting pattern.

A from behind view of a woman wearing a handknit cardigan. It is made using a teal hand-dyed yarn and features intricate knitted cables along the sleeves and down the back.

The environment comes first

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
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.

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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.

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Marina is sitting knitting with orange yarn on an orange sofa, wearing a hand-knitted jumper

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Episode 65 of the podcast - Autumn beech trees, British wool & knitted cables

Episode 65 of the podcast - Autumn beech trees, British wool & knitted cables

A look at Beechmast, my latest knitting pattern release, along with some special edition autumnal hand-dyed, British wool yarn, a new knitted scarf design and...

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Mending knitwear – Swiss darning a worn-out elbow on my hand-knitted jumper

Mending knitwear – Swiss darning a worn-out elbow on my hand-knitted jumper

Spend a bit of time with me as I use Swiss darning to mend a worn-out elbow on a hand-knitted jumper. Swiss darning is basically...

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Plant-inspired knitting patterns – leaves, vines and flowers in colourwork and cables

Plant-inspired knitting patterns – leaves, vines and flowers in colourwork and cables

 A look at 13 of my knitting patterns that have been inspired by plants. Some have stranded colourwork vine motifs, others have cable patterns inspired...

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