Ideas for using up your yarn stash

January 5, 2024.Reading time 8 minutes.

Well it is New Year as I write this article, and the time when so many of us knitters, crocheters and drafters declare that we won’t buy any new yarn until we have used up our existing stash. However, such a resolution is atually completely boring. Buying yarn is after all a complete hobby in itself. It […]

New UK Tax Laws for Sellers on Vinted, Etsy, Ebay and More

January 2, 2024.Reading time 5 minutes.

Do you sell your knitting or crafts on a marketplace such as Etsy or Ebay? Perhaps you make extra income by selling your unwanted clothes or hand made goods on Vinted? If you do and live in the UK, you need to be aware of radical new tax law changes which came into force on […]

Why the price of Malabrigo yarn may be set to rise in the UK

November 30, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

If you are a fan of Malbrigo yarn, you will know that while a tad expensive, it is the most beautiful, colourful, soft, squishy yarn to work with. I am a huge personal fan of knitting with Malabrigo, and think it is a luxury yarn well worth its price. I do have a fear that […]