Crystal Palace Bamboo Silk: some colours restocked

A new box of Crystal Palace Bamboo Silk has just arrived, and we have several colours back in stock that had previously sold out: Buttercup Tones, Cherry, Plum Tones, Raspberry Tones and my favourite, the fiery Persimmon Tones.

I’m planning to restock most brands and colours in the next four to six weeks, as well as [...]

Free pattern: Joan's Simple Socks

I’ve substantially revised and updated the pattern for Joan’s Simple Socks after completing the test knit. They are basic top-down socks with a 2×2 ribbed leg and a stocking stitch foot. I’m pretty happy with the way the pattern has turned out, and have made a few more refinements to the detailed pattern format.

My completed [...]

Pattern for Alika Phone Sock

There is a new free pattern up on Yarnomat: the Alika Phone Sock. It’s a stretchy ribbed phone cosy, knitted in the round, with a flap to tuck your phone in snugly. Perfect for leftover scraps of sock yarn.

Even if you have no need or desire to knit a phone sock, I’d still love your [...]

Yarnomat on the intarwebs

If you have an account on Ravelry or Facebook, you can now see the Yarnomat pages on those sites.

If you’re a happy Yarnomat customer, you could make my day by leaving a comment on Yarnomat’s Facebook page, or adding yourself to the list of patrons on Yarnomat’s Ravelry page.

I especially love Ravelry and am mildly [...]

Two more days to grab discounted Crystal Palace sock yarns

I’m going to be away from home for the next couple of days. (My Mum had heart surgery last week. She’s doing really well, but is coming home from hospital today and will need constant company for a bit.)

So last week’s special of 10% off all Crystal Palace sock yarns is now extended until Tuesday [...]

Crystal Palace's Bamboo-Blend Sock Yarns

Yarnomat is now one month old, and it’s been an exciting month.

Thank you to everyone who has helped us to get off to such a great start. Sometimes I feel a little bit naughty because this is so much fun. Isn’t work supposed to be difficult and painful?

That’s not to say that the month has [...]