Musings

This time of year we get a lot of questions about books. People are packing for holidays and looking for some relaxing inspiration to take with them. The choice sometimes is overwhelming and so today we have a short video on some of our staff favourites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvHdO07Lp0w&feature=youtu.be You can find all of our books online here. Do you have a...

You've spent days, weeks, months creating your favourite shawl. You've created it with yarn you love and now it's time to show it off to the world. If you are in need of some shawl-spiration on how to wear your latest FO then press play on today's vlog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtGK29BC2Bg In today's episode, Jacqui takes us through ways of wearing different...

In this episode, Jacqui takes us through the needles and hooks in This is Knit. From straight needles and circular to different types of crochet hooks, Jacqui gives us a brief overview of the differences of each type. https://youtu.be/UInqRiz4Z4c We know that the choice of needles and hooks when you start out is overwhelming. If you're unsure, you can always...

Back in January I was lucky enough to attend the extravaganza that is Vogue Knitting Live in New York. When the tickets first went on sale I absolutely leapt at the chance to take a class with Andrea Mowry, especially as the topic was something I had been dying to get more experience with.  In "Beyond Brioche Basics" Andrea walked...