Blog posts about yarn, knitting and fibre crafts

Spring green British wool and handspun yarn (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 70)

Spring green British wool and handspun yarn (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 70)

The garden is properly coming to life and full of green - and my latest spinning project matches! I'm so close to finishing an ongoing...

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I designed a Westcountry collection of knitting patterns using only local British wool (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 66)

I designed a Westcountry collection of knitting patterns using only local British wool (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 66)

An introduction to From This Land: A Westcountry Collection, my now published collection of unisex knitting patterns made using local British wool. An introduction to my Westcountry...

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Slow fashion: sewing a dress from hand-woven fabric

Slow fashion: sewing a dress from hand-woven fabric

I’ve been thinking about my wardrobe recently; the clothes I own, the gaps I’d like to fill. Over the last couple of years, most of...

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Halo mittens and Mendip 4-Ply

Halo mittens and Mendip 4-Ply

I've been wanting a new pair of hand-knit mittens since I lost one of my beloved Zik Zak mittens earlier this year, and the weather...

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Episode 15 of the Podcast – Squash bragging, Making Stories, blending different fibres

Episode 15 of the Podcast – Squash bragging, Making Stories, blending different fibres

In this episode I show off a few FOs: squash we grew this year, a couple of pairs of socks and my new pattern, the...

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Episode 14 of the Podcast – Waterhouse Collection, woad dyeing, late summer garden update

Episode 14 of the Podcast – Waterhouse Collection, woad dyeing, late summer garden update

In this episode I talk about The Waterhouse Collection of Mendip 4-Ply hand-dyed yarn; my recently-finished hand-spun jumper; a colourwork hat I've designed and am...

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Episode 13 of the Podcast – A giveaway, dyeing with calendula, resources for designers

Episode 13 of the Podcast – A giveaway, dyeing with calendula, resources for designers

In this episode of the podcast I talk about my current knitting projects, recent pattern releases, plans for a new design, and dyeing with calendula...

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The Skua Rhombille Jumper – Combining Yarns and Altering Sizing

The Skua Rhombille Jumper – Combining Yarns and Altering Sizing

At Yarnporium back in November, I told so many people how I loved the combination of my Mendip 4-Ply yarn in Fox (Stormy) with Caia...

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