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Great stories happen to those who knit them!
Welcome to our blog, where we celebrate the beauty of natural fibre yarns. Here, you'll find inspiring interviews with designers, expert tips and techniques, and in-depth explorations of different fibres and their unique qualities. Join us on a journey of creativity and craftsmanship and create your own great yarn stories!
Texture And Technique: Exploring The Wetlands Wrap Pattern
A textured wrap with lots of knitting interest. If you’re a lace wrap or shawl knitter then Emilie Hallet’s name is one you may have already come across. Designs such...
A Shawl-Lover Special: Boo Knits
Shawl lovers will already know about Boo Knits. With an extensive back catalogue of the most stunning intricate lace shawls as well as comforting, cold-weather shawls, Boo Knits has many...
Sarah Hatton Talks Cherry Bark And Inspiration!
Sarah Hatton is known the world over for her beautiful knitwear designs. Her work has featured in numerous books and publications having spent over 20 years working in the knitwear...
Yarn of the Month - Arranmore Light
This September we are celebrating our very first Yarn of the Month, Arranmore Light, and with it, we begin our yearlong celebration of yarn and knitting, The Almanac Series, a...
One Sweater V-neck
We are thrilled to share the latest addition to the One Sweater family: the One Sweater V-neck! The One Sweater is an ongoing design project from The Fibre Co. inspired...
13 Yarn & Colour Ideas for One Sweater DK
One Sweater DK is the second pattern in our One Sweater series, a living design project based on a classic raglan sweater. This new lightweight version of One Sweater is...
One Sweater DK: An Endlessly Versatile Wardrobe Staple
“When I first started working on the One Sweater project, I wanted it to become a continuum of ideas that would create a long, adventurous journey of sweater designs. It...
10 Quick & Cosy Hats to Make This Winter
After all that holiday gift making, it’s nice to start the year with a quick project for yourself. Here are 10 cosy hat patterns we’ve been admiring this Winter. 1....
Knit this: Caitlin Hunter’s Ninilchik Swoncho in Arranmore Light
Who is your favourite independent knitting pattern designer? We wouldn’t be surprised if many of you said Caitlin Hunter who designs under the name Boyland Knitworks. Visit any fibre festival...
L'Atelier de la Création: 3 Things to do in Lyon, France if you Love Craft
L’Atelier was born from friendship and passion. Alexandre and Thomas opened the first shop in 2006 in Paris and together, they opened a total of 3 shops in the city...
Abuelito Kits: A New Shawl by Melanie Berg in Arranmore Light
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,...
7 of our Favourite Summer Crochet Patterns
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...
Meet Knitwear Designer Carol Feller
It’s really exciting for us to see what a knitwear designer is inspired to do when working with our yarn. There is so much talent in the design community right...
Sweater Styling Options - Fell Garth II
With so many good sweater patterns to choose from, working with you own style and body shape is a good place to start decision making. Sweater styling options that are...
Fell Garth II - Thanking our Sample Knitters
It takes a special team to help make a new yarn and knitwear collection launch really go with a bang. We are very fortunate at The Fibre Co., to have...
Announcing Fell Garth II & Arranmore Light
Today, we are so excited to bring you the latest yarn by The Fibre Co., Arranmore Light. Arranmore Light is a DK weight version of our popular aran weight of...