Category Archives: Yarn & Yarn Shops

Reviews of scrummy yarns as I find them and my pick of online/ high street yarn shops

Moth Matters

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Onehandknits

They eat your yarn, they eat your clothes, read this salutary tale of moth infestation and tremble! Continue reading →

Posted in Beginner, Yarn & Yarn Shops | Tagged carpets, clothes, cotton, fur, garments, infestation, insecticide, insects, knit, knitting, knitwear, linen, moth, moths, prevention, protect, protection, rugs, save, silk, upholstery, wool, yarn | 3 Comments

Nest – Crouch End, N. London

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Onehandknits

Newly opened on a little side street off Crouch End Broadway, Nest is a handmade treasure trove of delicious yarn and fleece. Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Yarn & Yarn Shops | Tagged 4ply, accessories, affordable, alpaca, aran, blue-faced leicester, British, Buffalo Gold, buy, chunky, classes, crochet, crouch end, Debbie Bliss, DK, double knit, DROPS, Fabel, felt, felting, fibre, Fibre Harvest, fleece, Fyberspates, H.W.Hammond, JC Rennie, John Arbon, knit, knitting, lace weight, lambswool, Louisa Harding, luxury, Malabrigo, merino, natural, Noro, north london, online, organic, patterns, purchase, range, recommended, Rooster, Scottish, Shilasdair, shop, silk, Skein Queen, sock, tweed, weight, wool, yarn | 1 Comment