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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...

Symmetry in Stitches: Anniina Juuti's Festive Mistletoe Socks Knitting Pattern
Knitting enthusiasts and designers play a vital role in shaping our knitting project lists, creating unique patterns that combine our favourite skills and colours in new ways. One such designer...

Knitting with a Twist: Unravelling the Deep Sea Dickie Design
The Deep Sea Dickie: A Distinctive and Captivating Accessory Knitting is a craft that allows for boundless creativity, and one designer who is making her mark in the knitting world...

Waves of Creativity: Chatting with the Laguna Veneta Vest Pattern Designer, Emma Ducher
A Stylish layering Piece Whether you wear the Laguna Veneta Vest over a long-sleeved shirt or blouse, under a jacket, or even on its own, it’s the perfect layering piece...

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...

One Sweater KAL - Video Tutorials
The One Series started out from one basic principle: ‘a simple sweater is universal: it’s a garment that every wardrobe benefits from.’ So far in our One Sweater Series, we...

One Sock Knitting Tutorials
Handmade socks are rewarding knitting projects which make wonderful gifts for you and those knit-worthy people in your life. If you have never knit socks, you may not know that...

Gift Knitting - Quick Gifts You Can Knit Now
If you’re running out of time for gift knitting, The Fibre Co. Tundra is the yarn to reach for. Here we have seven ideas for quick gifts you can knit...

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...

Glykos - An Asymmetric Triangle Shawl Knitting Pattern
Wrap yourself up all year round in Glykos, an asymmetric shawl knitting pattern designed by Dawn Henderson using The Fibre Co. Luma. Luma is a lightweight yarn that’s great for...

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...

Spring Knitting Inspiration from our Beta Knitters
Celebrate spring with Foundations SS20: a six-piece collection designed by Safiyyah Talley, Clare Devine, Megan Nodecker, Xiaowei Bourdet, Becky Baker and Allison Jane. In it, you will find breezy silhouettes,...

Foundations SS20: 6 Knitting Patterns for Spring
Today, we are excited to share our Foundations SS20 collection with you, featuring patterns in Canopy Fingering, Road to China Light, Meadow and Luma. Taking inspiration from the botanical world,...

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...

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...

Building a Handmade Wardrobe Using Make Nine
In December of 2015, Rochelle from Home Row Fibre Co. decided that she needed to make some drastic changes in her life. She was buying a lot of “fast fashion”...

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...

Emily's Me Made May Handmade Wardrobe
The Fibre Co. team have all been taking part in Me Made May ’17, a challenge started by Zoe of ‘So, Zo…What do you know?’, and one of the themes...

Clare's Me Made May '17 Handmade Wardrobe
The Fibre Co. team are all taking part in Me Made May ’17, a challenge started by Zoe of ‘So, Zo…What do you know?’, and today we’re talking about finding...

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...