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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!

Our model, Joy, is wearing a Seacross colourwork sweater. It is mainly pale blue with pops of cream, yellow, turquoise and brown in the yoke.

Our Beta Knitting Team for Foundations AW19/20: Part 2

Have you ever fallen in love with a pattern, only to realise that you’ve actually seen it before but never took much notice of it? Sometimes, it is hard to...

Foundations AW19/20: The Comfort of Craft

Here, at The Fibre Co. HQ, we live, work and play in the beautiful English Lake District, which has inspired many great poets, artists and conservationists. The cultural landscape that...

Inese Sang is smiling slightly and is resting her chin on her hand.

Meet Inese Sang, the Designer of Dubwath and Lord's Seat

Inese Sang is an independent knitting pattern designer, living in Canada. We first met Inese through our Yarn Support Programme and loved her clever use of texture. When we were...

Close up of the Wythop yoke sweater in Acadia. It is knitted in hot pink and has little rosebud bobbles circling the yoke of the sweater. You can see the beautiful multitonal quality of the yarn.

How to Knit Bobbles

Bobbles are three-dimensional stitches that create fun texture on your fabric. They are very popular in traditional Aran-style sweaters, but you will also spot them as decorative features on lots...

Pile of Foundations AW19/20 designs folded on a wooden chair by a window.

Our Beta Knitting Team for Foundations AW19/20: Part 1

We understand that it can sometimes be difficult to envision how a design might look on you based on the pattern photos. If it’s not in your size or in...