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Echoes of Heather and Stone
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March 04 2017 – thisisknit
It's KAL Cast On Day!
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...
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October 28 2016 – thisisknit
And Our Two Winners Are...
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......
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September 02 2016 – thisisknit
Knitting with Rainbows
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...
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August 19 2016 – thisisknit
We know how to party!
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....
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August 18 2016 – thisisknit
Fljot for Free!
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...
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April 20 2016 – thisisknit
Name It to Win It!
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...
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September 29 2015 – thisisknit
Our 10 Day Flash Sale Continues...
There are buckets of bargains to be had in our Flash Sale. Deals must end at midnight this Sunday 4th Oct.
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July 17 2015 – thisisknit
Among the best
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...
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June 03 2015 – thisisknit
Happy birthday, dear Townhouse!
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...
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January 13 2015 – thisisknit
Many colours
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,...
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September 30 2014 – thisisknit
Good done!
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...
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August 12 2014 – thisisknit
Weights and measures
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...
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April 15 2014 – thisisknit
Counting down
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...
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March 04 2014 – thisisknit
What we're making: Nadia
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...
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December 17 2013 – thisisknit
Dashing through the snow
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...
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