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It's all about a crazy little thing called yarn...

...and three women with an obsession for colour and natural fibres!

About Us

Dublin's destination yarn shop. Stocking quality, natural-fibre yarns of wool, silk, cotton, cashmere, and more - together with inspiring patterns and a wide range of tools and accessories. Our friendly and experienced team members are ready to help both in store and online. Home of Townhouse Yarns - Hand Dyed in Ireland. We ship worldwide!

We're a family-run small business, located in the centre of Dublin City in the beautiful surrounds of the Powerscourt Townhouse.  We've been on this magical fibre-filled adventure since Jacqui and Lisa set up their first market stall back in June 2006.

Where we started...

Back then This is Knit was simply a mother-and-daughter team, with high hopes of discovering other natural-fibre-knitting enthusiasts "out there" on the island of Ireland.

Luckily for us there were quite a few of those enthusiasts to be found, and with their support the business grew from that first market stall, to a small shop in the suburbs, to a teeny city centre premises, and finally to This is Knit's current home.

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Along the way...

...we have met so many wonderful customers, teachers, designers, and suppliers and we're proud to call them our friends too.

We've hosted world-famous knitwear designer workshops, book launches, and yarn tastings, and thrown quite a few great parties too (if we do say so ourselves)!

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Branching Out

In 2013 Jenny joined the wider team, and This is Knit became a mother and daughters business. Initially covering just a handful of shifts on the shop floor, it wasn't long before Jenny became equally captivated by all the textures, colours, and sheer possibilities of that crazy little thing we all love so much called yarn.

She was so captivated in fact, that in 2014 she began experimenting with dyeing yarn in her own kitchen. Before the year was out, she had launched the shop's own brand of luxury hand-dyed yarns: Townhouse Yarns

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And then came Woollinn!

Over the years we have hosted guest workshops with international tutors, vended at international shows, and successfully created our own in-house yarn brand.

In 2018 we went one step further and created Woollinn, Ireland's Festival of Yarn.

Together with our sponsors and partners, we have developed an event that shines a light on the skills and creativity of independent yarn producers, designers, and fibre artists from all over the world, and that celebrates the wealth of local talent here in Ireland.

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So what's next for This is Knit?

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The TIK Team

Jacqui

Most often seen knitting: Ever more intricate shawls...

Super power: Creating winning colour combinations

Coffee of choice: A triple shot Americano!

Lisa

Most often seen knitting: Designs by Carol Feller

Super power: Kitchener Stitch & Finishing Techniques

Coffee of choice: Flat White

Jenny

Most often seen knitting: Brioche, in all the colours of rainbow...

Super power: Dyeing yarn!

Coffee of choice: Large Cappucino

Maureen

Most often seen knitting: Stylish hats, with the fluffiest of pom poms!

Super power: Customer service, and remembering everyone by name.

Coffee of choice: Cappucino

Joy

Most often seen knitting: With Townhouse Yarns.

Super power: Speed knitting - blink and Joy will have completed another project!

Coffee of choice: Tea! ;)