Max knits for all. He’s a creative, passionate about colourwork, and dedicated to putting the fun in knitting. Last month he released his latest pattern, the Gradient Descent Shawl, knitted up in our Preseli yarn. Read all about Max’s inspiration, journey, and motivation here.
This morning we’re running our electric machines in the Mill, which we drove 40 miles to get to, in a petrol car. What a shambles. Luckily we’ve offset double the carbon we’ve produced through a non-profit called Ecologi. Ecologi is an organisation which creates impactful climate solutions by planting trees and supporting carbon reduction projects.
We plant a tree for every single skein sold on our website and at shows, and we just crossed a massive milestone. 25,000 trees planted all over the world, all thanks to you.
A new season has rolled around and it's time to whip out the warmer knits. It doesn’t feel like a moment has passed since I wrote about spring knitting way back when I joined the team in March, but here we are! The sun is shining and my favourite time of year is upon us - bring on beach sunsets, salty hair, and sand between my toes. Keep up with the trends with Garthenor this summer with these shades…
Shearing is arguably the most important day of the year for us as fibre growers, it's the day that marks the ticking along of the farming calendar. We're writing a series of blog posts on all things shearing, this time around it's time to look at grading.
Shearing is arguably the most important day of the year for us as fibre growers, it's the day that marks the ticking along of the farming calendar. We're writing a series of blog posts on all things shearing, and today we're covering why our logo is quite so important to us.
Shearing is arguably the most important day of the year for us as fibre growers, it's the day that marks the ticking along of the farming calendar. We're writing a series of blog posts on all things shearing, in this first instalment we focus on the calm, chaos and calm of the shearing day.
The UK is home to a wealth of woolly knowledge and expert skills, here are some of the companies which we think are leading the way as local masters of yarn…
Today we’re having a look at Preseli and Number 2 - two polar opposite 4ply yarns. When stitched up, Preseli produces the most beautiful drapey garments with stitch definition to dye for (see what we did there…?), whereas Number 2 creates a much more woolly, rustic garment with much softer stitch definition. So whether you’re looking to make the drapiest shawl or a woolly jumper, we’ve got you covered.
We've compiled a list of our stockists in the United States for all our American customers, anyone who fancies a woolly road trip, or even any holidaymakers looking for their nearest yarn fix. Which one is the closest to you?
A clean, creamy white. The name Rigging was inspired by old sailing ships - the weathered white ropes of the rigging perfectly encapsulate this undyed shade. Not as harsh as bleached, artificial white.