Channel 4 looking for contestants for its upcoming knitting and crochet competition TV programme

October 8, 2024.Reading time 7 minutes.

Game of Wool: Channel 4’s New Crafting Challenge Show Channel 4 is spinning up something special for all the crafty souls out there with its latest show, Game of Wool. This exciting new series aims to shine a spotlight on the vibrant world of wool-based crafts, from knitting and crocheting to felting and weaving. Whether […]

Baby Mittens Free Knitting Pattern

September 30, 2024.Reading time 7 minutes.

Written by Maz from The Knitting Times I am making an effort to use up leftover yarn. Like many, if not most, of you lovely readers, my home contains a rather a large collection of not only leftovers but new balls of delicious looking wool that were ‘accidentally’ purchased. Whilst collecting wool is surely the […]

A Skein of Yarn: wonderful or a bit of a pain?

August 30, 2024.Reading time 12 minutes.

In my possession I have quite a bit of yarn that has come in a skein rather than a ball. These skeins look so pretty – they show off the colours and textures within the yarn beautifully, and I have to say that there is an indulgent pleasure when one snips off the little bits […]