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Today at 3pm we'll be hosting the official TIK Spring KAL Cast On Party! We've a lovely afternoon of tea, cake and knitting planned. We're looking forward to welcoming our KAL knitters in to the shop for a few tips and tricks on their chosen pattern and for a bit of a general natter too. If you're just learning about...

We were overwhelmed with the response to our blog giveaway this week - with over 130 entries in response for our call for just two words to describe what knitting means to you.  It was tough to pick out our winners, but Terri and Sinéad's entries captured two wonderful aspects of knitting life, so we felt they deserved the prizes......

There's a lot of excitement around here lately, as one of our favourite designers has just released a new collection of patterns! Have you seen Carol Feller's Knitting with Rainbows yet? Would you like a closer look? In that case, you're *in* luck! Carol will be joining us from 3pm on Saturday 10th September for a Book Signing and Trunk...

It's hard to believe that our 10th birthday celebrations were just one week ago, especially when looking out the window at what seems like an entirely different season to last Friday! Our fabulous photographer Emmylie sent us lots of wonderful pictures of the festivities, and they are memories that we will look back on fondly for many years to come....

Gillian Harkness is a talented new indie designer from "up the road" in Co. Antrim. Her patterns are mainly accessories, aimed at the improver/intermediate knitter. As an enthusiastic photographer, all the designs have been captured beautifully by Gillian too and her Instagram feed is a must-follow for lovers of craft, colour and texture. Gillian recently designed the stunning Flj0t Shawl...

With just ten days to go until Yarn Shop Day the excitement is building here at This is Knit! And who wouldn't be excited? Just look at the gorgeous skeins of Fade St 4ply that Jenny has dyed exclusively for the celebrations! Just 10 skeins will ever be available in this shade, and it won't go on sale until our...

There are buckets of bargains to be had in our Flash Sale. Deals must end at midnight this Sunday 4th Oct.

It's that time of year again: the Irish Times has opened this year's nominations for its amazing Ireland's Best Shop awards. All over the country, people are proposing their favourite places, and the list already makes quite some reading! This Is Knit has been nominated before by you, our wonderful customers, but this year we're prouder than ever: we're in...

We've got reason to celebrate! Today, Townhouse Yarns is one year old! To mark the occasion, Jenny is launching a new range of gorgeous laceweight - a 55%/45% merino and silk blend. It's 800 metres of stunning colour and fibre, and it's called Trinity! And since birthdays bring presents to mind, we're giving a skein of Trinity away! The glorious...

It's early days, but 2015 is looking like a Big Year for colourwork! It all started with Kate Davies' adorable Epistropheid. There's been a wee outbreak of them among our customers, and we're jumping on that bandwagon with glee! Stranded colourwork is easy, fun to work and, best of all right now, so warm! Epistropheid is very fast to work,...

Saturday's HandmAid Craft Day was a terrific experience - up in the Damer Hall on the Green, there was yarn and cake and tea and classes from morning till evening, and at the end of it all a wonderful amount had been raised for the Laura Lynn Hospice. You can read about the day over on HandmAid's news blog, and...

We often get asked if there's a clever way of knowing when you're halfway through your yarn. It turns out that there's a couple of ways, so we thought it would be useful to share them with you here. First of all, when might you need to know such a thing? If you're making toe-up socks and you know the...

There's lots of ways of counting your rows, but here's one that was mentioned a while ago on Ravelry: sweeties! We were tickled by the notion, so we thought we should pass it on. The idea's very simple. Get some small treats, and count out one for each row you need to work. At the end of every row, eat...

Ever wanted to know what your favourite staff members are up to outside of This Is Knit? Well, you guessed it: we are knitting or crocheting most of the time. We thought you might like a little view into what we are up too, as most of our projects never make it up on Ravelry before they are gifted away...

Well, it's not actually snowing, but these little hats have the dashing part all wrapped up - if you need a quick project for a baby before Christmas, there's plenty of time to knit one (or even two)! This is the Little Scallops hat by Maria Carlander. You'll find a link to the free pattern at that Ravelry link. This...

This little charmer is Cute as One Button, one of This Is Knit's most popular patterns. It's easy to see why - it's a simple little garment which comes in two sizes and which knits up really fast. It's designed for Aran weight or worsted weight yarn, and this one is made from Malabrigo Rios - soft as a cloud...

If you're looking for a perfect marriage of yarn and pattern, then may we commend this beauty? It's Sivia Harding's Heart to Heart Beaded Scarf knitted in Debbie Bliss Luxury Silk DK, and it's lovely. First, the pattern. It's a very straightforward crescent-shaped shawlish scarf, knitted from one end to the other, with a clever and straightforward lace panel on...

We're in a particularly good mood - it's St Patrick's Day this weekend, the leaves are coming out on the trees and the days are getting longer. So we've decided to celebrate with a competition! We want photographs of your crochet or knitting in a uniquely Irish setting! It can be a finished object or a work in progress (we...