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Here you will find our latest knitting and crochet yarn news, wool-based ideas and musings as well as Blacker Yarns product launches and occasional special blog articles featuring international and UK based knitwear designers and expert industry collaborators.

Machine Knitting with Pure Romney Guernsey 5-ply

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It’s the start of a new year and our design assistant, Katie has been very busy designing and producing these gorgeous sample hat and scarf sets, all machine knitted in our Blacker Yarns Pure Romney Guernsey 5-ply wool. The samples have been created to showcase our inhouse capabilities for our newly launched Yarn to Garment…

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Our Christmas and New Year Schedule

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Our office will be closed on Wednesday 1 January, re-opening with business as usual on Thursday 2 January 2025. It is still possible to place your yarn orders on our website whilst our office is closed. We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers a Happy New Year and thank you…

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Let’s Talk About Hand Knitting Socks 

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It’s all about the handle and durability with sock yarns. While we might prefer to design a strong, hard-wearing walking boot yarn for hand knitted socks you may find it too harsh to work with and instead a lovely soft yarn may be more suitable. Socks can be made of pretty much anything!  So the…

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Machine-Knitted Coastal Cardigan, inspired by Cornish Seas

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We launched the Coastal Cardigan in October, the first pattern for domestic machine knitting that we’ve introduced. Katie, our design assistant intern, designed and created the cardigan on a domestic knitting machine which is simple to use, makes knitting a lot faster with the ability to add interesting patterns and techniques. The machine works by…

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Get Crafting with 5 Small Knitting Projects

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Take a look at our selection of small knitting projects with easy-to-follow designer patterns, with each one under £50. These kits are ideal gift sets for anyone with a passion for knitting or for those wishing to pick up the needles again. We think it’s never too early to get started on those handmade knitted…

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How to Protect Your Wool Garments Against Moths

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We might not be the only ones with a fine taste for natural wool garments at this time of year. Clothes moths can nestle amongst our most treasured, recently made knitwear in undisturbed corners of our closets. Who hasn’t had that sinking feeling when you occasionally find little holes in your favourite handknitted jumper, cardigan…

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The Hashtag Mitts in Samite Silk Blend Featured in The Knitter

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We are delighted that our Samite Silk Blend 4-ply wool range is featured in Issue 202 of The Knitter magazine. The Hashtag Mitts (pictured below) by Mary Henderson are quick-knit colour work wrist warmers and  an ideal stash buster project. Made in our Samite silk blend 4-ply wool in Galahad and Nimue shades, with one…

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Knitting Magazine Featuring Cappucino Mitts in Pure Shetland Coffee 4-ply

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Knitting Magazine issue 250 is out (Thursday 7 March) and we are delighted that it features these very stylish Cappucino Mitts by Jo Allport, knitted in our Blacker Yarns Pure Shetland Coffee, 4-ply wool. The fingerless mitts will keep your hands cosy and warm all day long, and while you grab a coffee to go….

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Cones for Hand Dyeing and Weaving

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In early February we introduced some beautiful cones as our latest, limited edition, product range to launch on our website. Shetland and Jacob wool on cone is now available. Our Shetland and Jacob cones are a great way to purchase larger quantities of these beautiful yarns, and they’re  ideal for weaving or hand dyeing. Both…

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Jesse Cabled Pullover in Lyonesse DK by USA based, Cocoknits

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It’s the start of a new year and as we brace ourselves for the cold snap predicted in the next few days and weeks our thoughts naturally start to wander to the milder spring months ahead. In the meantime we’re indoors in the warm and enjoying developing lots of new ranges and offers for 2024,…

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