SHEEP JUMPER BECOMES IRONIC
First spotted in a fake vintage shop in Soho and now on Amazon, the sheep jumper , in it’s old age, has become hipsters kitsch menswear. Here it is available for a remarkable £24.99.
We don’t quite know what to feel about Princess Diana’s old favourite being described as “Mens’s kitsch ironic retro vintage style” but [...]
MASSIVE LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SALE
Yes, huge reductions, to rival Gap/Brora/Boden etc. starts tomorrow.
Amazing bargains, but hurry as we don’t have everything in every size. Have a look at our collection page and phone up or email to see what stock we have, the no is 01273736106
MUIR AND OSBORNE AT MADE IN BRIGHTON and other hot news
We will be showing our glorious cashmere knitwear, as well as cats, dogs, books and kits at Made at The Corn Exchange in Brighton on November 19-20th. We have both free and 2 for 1 tickets if you would like to come, do get in touch. Their website is http://www.brighton-made.co.uk/ it will have all the details. [...]
CAT AND DOG CLINIC
Need advice on how to knit your own dog or cat? Come and talk to Joanna Osborne at the City Books 25th Birthday Festival at the Old Market, Hove on Sunday 16th October from 2-3 p.m. If you bring a photo of your own dog or cat, Jo will help you to create a replica, [...]
Sorry to Izabelle and world shortage of boucle, any suggestions?
Sorry to Izabelle Cheung, in a moment of madness we misattributed her photograph of the magnificent Lily in her floral balaclava, to make up here’s the link to Izabelle’s fabulous blog. izznit.wordpress.com full of great stuff and excellent photographs.
While we’re here, does anyone know where you can buy boucle yarn? We are having trouble getting hold [...]
GUESS WHAT THIS IS?
It would be reasonable to assume that we are obsessed with dogs, but to prove that we welcome all animals here is a knitted…..?
Answers please, there’s a free Princess Diana Sheep Sweater pattern for the first, or any correct answer.
KNIT YOUR OWN DOG PUBLISHED IN USA on feb 23rd
Our book Best in Show, has been published in the USA with the new title of Knit Your Own Dog, don’t buy it twice, it’s the same book.
It’s been given a terrific boost by being mentioned in both Entertainment Weekly, and People. We were featured in People many years ago with our red sheep jumper, [...]
FOR ALL YOU SHEEP JUMPER KNITTERS
Just in case I didn’t put in a note with each pattern, the yarn we used is probably unavailable by now, as it was a long long time ago, but you can use any 4 ply. Good luck
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FREE TICKETS TO COUNTRY LIVING CHRISTMAS FAIR
We are offering 5 free tickets to The Country Living Christmas Fair to the first 5 people to contact us with the wittiest caption for this photograph of our knitted dogs. Here they are all ready to go off to our stand J50 where we will be selling them, our book Best in Show- knit your [...]
exciting times at muir and osborne
Thrilling times for us here at Muir and Osborne, our new book Best in Show, knit your own dog, was published on Monday by Collins and Brown. We hope to have an interview in the Saturday Telegraph tomorrow and with a bit of luck serialisation in the Sunday Mirror, we are slightly hesitant about this [...]
Best In Show Launch
Only five days to go….and not a moment too soon for my lurcher, Nell, who has stoically survived a year long invasion of knitted dogs only to wreak her revenge on a previously beautiful felted version of herself.
BEST IN SHOW – KNIT YOUR OWN DOG available from Waterstones, W H Smith, local bookshops and [...]
We Come To The Aid Of ‘The Lady’
We were delighted to be able to help the plucky Rachel Johnson in her bid to revive ‘The Lady’ magazine. We designed a special knit your own dog reindeer balaclava pattern for them before Christmas. She gave it another outing in the Channel 4 programme The Lady and the revamp.
Apropos of their flagging circulation figures [...]
More Strange Knitted Things
Here are some more strange knitted things from the wilder shores of the knitting imagination.
The decapitated horse head
The knitted heart, very valentine’s day.
And of course the knitted flex with plug, or perhaps it’s a USB cable.
Feel free to send us any of your strange knitted things.
Strange Knitted Things
To get you in the mood for our new book – out later this year, we would like to show you some strange knitted things.
a dissected lab rat
A turkey hat
These are described as “Crochet help for ugly children”
More about our book later
Reindeer Balaclava
Just in case you didn’t recieve your copy of The Lady last week, we would like to give you a chance to see our Reindeer Balaclava modelled here by the lovely Lily. It not only cuts a dash, but protects your dogs delicate ears from the deafening sounds of Christmas – crackers, shouting and of [...]
Sale
OUR WINTER SALE STARTS ON MONDAY 14TH DECEMBER 9.30
BARGAINS GALORE UP TO 50% OFF.
IT IS END OF LINE, SAMPLES AND SECONDS AND WE DO NOT BY ANY MEANS HAVE EVERYTHING SO IT’S BEST TO PHONE (01273-736106).
But there are some wonderful bargains.
Free Sheep Jumper Knitting Pattern
Now you too can dress like Princess Diana. We are offering a free handknit pattern for our red sheep jumper. Accept no substitutes – yes we mean you Chloe – this is the real red sheep jumper. Although quite challenging to knit, persevere to be on trend and join the Eighties fashion revival. Just send [...]
The Anti-Firework Dog Balaclava
This is Sandy modelling the prototype for the anti-firework dog balaclava. It’s nearly time to start thinking about making one in preparation for the doggy hell that is bonfire night.
And here’s another view of Sandy looking like a 50’s model, Barbara Goalen or Sally Croker-Poole possibly.
If you would like a free copy of the pattern [...]
Care For Your Cashmere
DON’T take your cashmere to the dry cleaners, the chemicals used strip the yarn of its substance – no slight to Johnsons.
DO machine wash your cashmere on the wool wash cycle. Although we recommend hand washing on the label (a precaution), our preferred method is machine washing. Cashmere is delicate but has a steely core [...]