A crafter’s treasure trove in St Ives Update: The Craft Tree has now sadly closed in St Ives. However you can visit The Saltwater Yarnery just a few miles away for a crafter’s treasure trove in Hayle instead! Whether you
Yarn advent calendars can often be spotted for sale any time in the year from Spring through to Autumn. Have you ever wondered why that is, and what you might get in a yarn advent calendar?
In this blog post I’m going to take you behind the scenes of my previous years yarn advent calendars, so you can see exactly what you can expect to find in one, and how I create them for you.
Each indie dyer’s yarn advent may be a little different, so this is a guide to the kind of yarn quantities and types you may find.
Another new yarn is making an appearance at Cornwoolly in less than 2 weeks time! Meet Sport Suri – a sportweight 50/50 Suri alpaca and merino blend yarn. So what exactly is suri alpaca? Suri alpacas are part of the
A yarn I started stocking and dyeing recently is this gorgeous DK Silky Smooth yarn, and I’m totally in love with it! Shown here in the beautifully wearable shade ‘Soft Denim’, this yarn is supersoft and smooth to touch, with
In preparation for cooler days (hopefully not for a while yet though!) we’ve launched our new Speckle Yarn collection! We have small limited edition batches of three colourways, each dyed onto a different yarn base, all available to purchase from
We’re well and truly into wedding season and our latest colourway is proof of it! Champagne Wedding is the result of a custom dye request from a lovely local customer. It’s a beautiful shimmering blend of golden yellow, lemon, and
Finally (fingers crossed!) we seem to be heading towards warmer weather, which of course will affect the projects and yarn you want in your hands and lap. One of the most useful summer garments I ever knitted was a cap-sleeved
Another new addition to the 2018 Perran Yarn collection is the gorgeous DK Silky Smooth. This supersoft rounded yarn is comprised of 50% superwash merino and 50% silk, so has warmth with amazing drape and sheen. Each 100gram skein has