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Friday, July 22, 2011

Knitting with Julia

Celebrity PranksKnown for being a knitting fan Julia Roberts, fell for a knitting themed prank on the set of romcom Larry Crowne set up by actor/director Tom Hanks and crew. Check out this YouYube Larry Crowne promotional video - I think some of the boys are not taking this joke seriously!!!

Monday, July 18, 2011

Woollen coffins -video clip

If you have read our featured article on woolen coffins you may be interested in our short video clip - Anna has finished it and it shows the woollen coffins and how they look and and a insight into how they are made. Not read it yet? Then take a look now.

New season starts

Autumn Winter Season 2011Its mid July so its time for Rowan new magazine for Autumn Winter 2011. Issue no. 50 will not disappoint. Three themes: Wildwood, Finesse and Winter Essentials cover an entire wardrobe for the coming season, with autumn motifs and plenty of fairisle in Wildwood, trendy war...

Thursday, June 16, 2011

How to read knitting patterns

In response to some questions from lots of new knitters, I have written a short article on how to read a knitting pattern. With tips and pointers, it has been written for people that are new to knitting and don't have a knitting friend to call on. I have tried to explain the terms and what the pat...

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

31 May 2011

Free book with your orderIn our special Easter promotion, if you place an order online,you can receive a free knitting pattern book with your order (this offer is only open to UK delivery addresses). There are two lists, one for order over £35 and one for orders over £65 and there are s...

Thursday, March 24, 2011

24 March 2011

Two great new features lauch on 24 March 2011 on the Serenity Knitting website - Loyalty scheme and Gift vouchers. Returning customers will be able to benefit from purchases made on the website. If you attain a certain level of purchases you will be rewarded with a voucher which entitles you to 1...

22 March 2011

Size 10mm needles - that will be quick! Or so I thought. When final year fashion degree student Lydia got in touch and asked for some help, my knitting group agreed, super chunky yarn + 10mm needles, finished in a flash!Lydia has designed 3 knitted garments for her final year project and I agreed ...

Thursday, March 10, 2011

February 4 2011

First beads, now buttons!In response to queries I have had about buttons for projects, I have found Sewfabrics, who are making handcrafted covered buttons for me using the lovely prints of the Liberty Tana Lawn fabrics to cover the buttons. The buttons come in three sizes 15mm, 19mm and 29mm diam...

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

3 March 2011

More free knitting patterns! Artesano have just released a number of free patterns for their Manos del Uruguay Wool Clasica yarn. See link:http://www. artesanoyarns. co. uk/Free%20Knitting%20Patterns/free%20knitting%20patterns. htmlThis adds to their selection of free knitting pattern which cover...

Thursday, February 17, 2011

17 February 2011

Sale and clearance linesRegular visitors to the site will have noticed a new section in the shop - Sale and Clearance lines. In this section, we are offering packs of yarn at special discounts. The packs may be all the same lot no. and same shade or they may be mixed shades but of the same yarn a...