Whilst colour is a lot of fun to play around with, selecting colourways for a three-colour shawl can be challenging. Not only do they each need to complement one another, but the tones of the colours need be contrasting enough to pop individually. If you’re not confident with using colour, it can be helpful to […]
Abuelito Kits: A New Shawl by Melanie Berg in Arranmore Light Read More »
Swatching. The task that keeps us from casting on our knitting projects right away. But, whether you like it or not, swatching is essential – especially if you’re knitting a garment that needs to fit correctly. I can’t tell you the number of times I have heard knitters say that they don’t need to swatch
How to Knit an Accurate Gauge Swatch Read More »
We love to crochet all year round, but there is something about the summer that makes us want to pick up our hooks. If you’re itching to start a new project, here are seven of our favourite crochet patterns released in the last few months using The Fibre Co. yarns. Seven Modern Crochet Patterns to
7 of our Favourite Summer Crochet Patterns Read More »
Today, we are celebrating the second release of three mini-collections as part of this season’s Yarn Support Programme. Verena Cohrs is a designer you might be very familiar with, having designed for Pom Pom Quarterly, Laine Magazine, Taproot Magazine and Making Stories Publications. She is also an alumnus of our previous round of the Yarn
COLOURS 2018: A Playful Knitwear Collection by Verena Cohrs Read More »
Today marks the start of a month of mini-collections, released as part of our Yarn Support Programme. The first collection, released today, is by one of our favourite crochet designers, Nicole Knutsen who you might recognise as Naturally Nora Crochet. She has released over 150 designs since she started in 2012, many of which are
Crochet Carry-On Essentials: A Travel-Inspired Collection by Nicole Knutsen Read More »
Sustainability is a hot topic in the making community right now. When trying to improve our impact on the planet, it is only natural for many makers to reflect on how their creative practices play a part. We know how difficult it can be to find out exactly where your yarn comes from. That’s why
What does Sustainability mean to The Fibre Co.? Read More »
For people all across the making community, May is the month they celebrate their handmade wardrobes, both big and small, as part of Me-Made-May. As enthusiastic knitters, we joined the conversation this month by sharing some of our favourite pieces from our own handmade wardrobes. To mark the final day of the month, we have
Adding a Little Colour: Alex’s Bassenfell Shawl Read More »
Working in this industry, we are lucky enough to be surrounded by beautiful knitwear design every day. However, there are some designs that simply take your breath away. The Kaapa Shawl is one of those designs. Designed by Inese Sang as part of our Yarn Support Programme, the Kaapa shawl is a large triangular shawl
Kaapa Shawl: An Interview with Inese Sang Read More »
May is here and people all across the making community are celebrating their handmade wardrobes, both big and small, as part of Me-Made-May. This wardrobe challenge was created by Zoe of the So Zo, What do you know? blog nearly 10 years ago and it has now been embraced by thousands of makers as a
The First of Many: Clare’s Hay Sweater Read More »
Bérangère Cailliau is a talented knitwear designer living in Northern France. For the past 6 years, she has designed a large collection of knitting patterns that are fun to knit and easy to wear. Her latest sweater pattern, Daintree, was designed as part of the second round of our yarn support programme. It is an extremely
The Daintree Sweater by Bérangère Cailliau Read More »
May is here and people all across the making community are celebrating their handmade wardrobes, both big and small, as part of Me-Made-May. This wardrobe challenge was created by Zoe of the So Zo, What do you know? blog nearly 10 years ago and it has now been embraced by thousands of makers as a
On Replacing an Old Favourite: Emily’s Stillwater Cardigan Read More »
Today on the blog, we are showcasing the beautiful work of knitwear designer, Annika Wolke, who designs under her label, Annika Andrea Knits. We have asked her to tell us all about her new trans-seasonal pullover pattern, Vasilisa, which was designed as part of our Yarn Support Programme using Luma. She also shares a little
Vasilisa: An interview with knitwear designer, Annika Wolke Read More »
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