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Likely all of our knitwear and natural fibre garments we own will at some point be covered in tiny little pills – or worse. As hand knitters we dread the pieces that were knit for that [...]

Who knew I would end up being a knitwear designer and pattern writer?  I sure didn’t!  And you know what, I LOVE it.  That said, it’s important to know that I only design patterns to [...]

So here we are, online shopping for wools and knitting kits – it’s a bold new world…. BUT how do you know the squish is real?  For me shopping online for wool hasn’t [...]

Lets get to the bottom of the top three questions for caring for your wools: Are they machine washable? Will they pill? How do I look after my hand knit? 1. Are they Machine Washable? The quick [...]

When you are choosing fibres to make the ultimate NZ wool yarns, you have some very good options – but in our humble opinion, you can’t go past the incredible fibre from our Polwarth [...]

Being a test knitter certainly comes with it’s benefits – and here’s the thing, you don’t need to be a fancy knitter to be the perfect tester.  In fact, we love having [...]