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 [...]
Psychedelic Sheep
We all know that dogs reign supreme in every possible way and have proved to be a timeless image but Reindeer have become ‘the animal’ of the past few years. Antlers and deer heads cropped up last year on, or as, every imaginable object from candles, wrapping paper, coat hooks to lamps. Our [...]
AT WAR WITH MOTHS
AT WAR WITH MOTHS
*A moth is a dangerous insect especially if you are a knitwear designer with a room stacked high with gorgeous, highly desirable to moths, cashmere knitwear.. If we were blighted by moths it would a little like a farm being infected by foot and mouth. We cannot let it happen and have [...]
NATURE’S BOUNTY
NATURE’S BOUNTY
People who work in textiles are frequently inspired by natural forms, working in textiles as we do we would like to join in.This is something I found growing on a saucer at the back of the fridge,
I think it’s fruit based, can we exploit it in any way?
Sheep Jumper returns
As you can imagine, we have mixed feelings when we saw in September Vogue that the Sheep Jumper was making a comeback, We designed the original black sheep jumper which was worn by (the then) Lady Diana Spencer at a polo match, The Sunday Express have kindly credited us with creating the original http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/123803/Diana-s-darn-good-efforts-in-vogue-again. We were delighted [...]