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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!
From Stage to Stitches: The Jetty Cardigan Designer, Cheryl Toy
From the dramatic sets of theatres to the vivid backdrops of movies, Cheryl Toy‘s journey as a designer has been a colourful expedition through the arts. However, it is with...
Åsa Söderman On Her New Pattern Double Act
Åsa Söderman, more commonly known in the knitosphere as Åsa Tricosa (Instagram: @asatricosa), is a Swedish knitwear designer based in Denmark. Her signature knitting technique is the Ziggurat Sweater construction....
Béatrice Mase Shares Her Inspiration For Milk Thistle
Béatrice Mase is a French designer living in Le Havre with her family. She is a 3D graphic designer by day and dedicated knitting designer by night. We were excited...
Yarn of the Month - Cumbria Fingering
England’s stunning north-western landscape with its deep blue lakes and sheep-grazed fells inspired this classic fingering-weight yarn made from fine Merino for softness, wool from the English Masham sheep for...
Gift Knitting - 6 Ideas for Gifts You Can Make
We’ve rounded up six patterns for gifts you can make the knit worthy people in your life this year. Is there anything more special than a handmade gift? We don’t...
Lowther - A Cardigan Knitting Pattern for all Genders
Lowther is a timeless cardigan knitting pattern for all genders, designed by Lotta H Löthgren in both The Fibre Co. Cumbria and Cumbria Fingering. Inspired by traditional workwear cardigans that...
9 Men’s Sweater Patterns We Want to Make
There’s nothing like making a sweater for a knit-worthy loved one. If you’re looking for sweater patterns to make for the men in your life, we have rounded up nine...
Adding a Little Colour: Alex's Bassenfell Shawl
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...
New Foundations for Cumbria Fingering, Meadow & Road to China Lace
Foundations is getting an update! Today we’re adding 18 brand new knitting patterns which include designs using The Fibre Co. Cumbria Fingering, Meadow and Road to China Lace. Foundations is...
The Fibre Co. - Cumbria Fingering
This week on the blog, we’re focusing on The Fibre Co. Cumbria Fingering. We’re talking you around the swatch, the fabric and recommending a few of our favourite projects to...
Meet the Designer... Brittney-Jean Bailey
We love to discover new designs that use The Fibre Co. yarns and, just as much, to find new designers who are using them too. This cosy sweater pattern from...
Fell Garth
Introducing Fell Garth, an 8-piece collection named after our Lake District family homestead and designed for long fell walks, farmers’ market Sundays and tea with friends. Discover the warmth of...