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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!
Yarn of the Month - Tundra
Inspired by the far northern latitudes, Tundra is a bulky yarn with a pleasing, rounded appearance, blending fine Merino wool, baby alpaca and silk for a plump yarn with lots...
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...
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...
Becky Baker Talks About How To Get In The Flow
The new super cosy autumn cowl, In The Flow, was designed by a long-time friend of the Fibre Co. Becky Baker. We caught up with her to discuss her new...
Yarn of the Month - Lore
It is October (already!), and this month we are celebrating our second Yarn of the Month with Lore. As part of the celebrations, we have created a few short films...
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...
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...
How to Mend Holes in Your Handknits
Our mission at The Fibre Co. is to provide you with yarn for projects you are proud of. Once you’ve made those projects, we want to teach you how to...
Cirro - Tips For Working With This Soft Alpaca Yarn
We have recently had a few questions about Cirro, our super soft brushed alpaca yarn blended with Merino and cotton, so we put together a little video to share knitting...
The Marra Project Bag
When we came up with the idea to develop a project bag we knew Marra needed to be extremely functional, but it had to be very artful too – just...
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...
How to Sl1, K1, psso - left leaning decrease
Wondering how to Sl1, K1, psso? You’ll find this technique used in many knitting patterns to decrease one stitch. Follow these three simple steps or watch the short 1-minute video...
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...
How to Cable Without a Cable Needle: A Video Tutorial
Let’s be honest: cable knitting looks amazing but using a cable needle can be a bit annoying. It slows you down, gets lost down the back of the couch and...