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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!
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...
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...
Introducing One Sweater: a Wardrobe Classic in Cumbria
A simple sweater is universal: it’s the kind of garment that any wardrobe could benefit from. For makers who love to draw attention to a beautiful yarn, it also makes...
Our Favourite Projects Knitted in Lore So Far
Our newest yarn, Lore, has been out for just over two months now and we are so pleased with the warm welcome you have given it. One of our favourite...
Welcome, Lore and the Borrowdale Collection!
Today, we are delighted to finally share the newest addition to our range of yarns. Two years in the making, Lore is the yarn that our founder, Daphne, has always...
Form and Function: An Interview with Alice Caetano
If you look at the most popular patterns on Ravelry, you will notice that most of them have three things in common: they are interesting to knit, easy to wear...
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...
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...
The Fibre Co. - Road to China Light
This week on the blog, we’re focusing on The Fibre Co. Road to China Light. We’re talking you around the swatch, the fabric and recommending a few of our favourite...
Foundations, Tundra
Two weeks ago we released our first round of Foundations designs– simple patterns that called for 1-3 skeins of our yarn. Today, we’ve updated with 4 more designs and they’re...
New Sizing Options for Garments
One of the best things about creating a new knitwear collection is the freedom to define our passions and values as a brand. At The Fibre Co., we wish that...
6 Inspirational Knits for 2017
If December passed with you furiously knitting all the gifts in a complete frenzy to get everything bound off, wrapped and under the tree in time for Christmas, January is...
The Innisfree Collection
“I will arise and go now, for always night and day I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore”- The Lake Isle of Innisfree, W B Yeats...
Guest Post: Knitwear Designer Emma Wright
The knitalong for the Brenna Cowl, designed by Emma Wright has officially begun! We asked Emma to share her inspiration and tips to get you knitting along with us. Brenna...