Make time for a Great British Yarn Crawl

The Great British Yarn Crawl is back.This year it runs from Saturday 13 April to Sunday 30 June.For anyone who loves visiting a yarn shop, it couldn’t be easier to take part. A real treat and a great excuse for a yarnie road trip. You’ll be able to pick up a Yarn Crawl card from…

Learn at your yarn shop

Have you been thinking “new year, new yarnie skills”? If you’ve decided that now is the time to take on a new knitting or crochet challenge, your local yarn shops might be a good place to start. Whether you are looking for a formal workshop or support as you take on the big project or…

Knit in Public Day 2023

Worldwide Knit in Public day is on Saturday 10 June. We’re big fans of this international celebration of yarn crafts when knitters (and crocheters) gather outdoors or in public spaces to make together. And we’re delighted to see some of our premium shop members (and yarn crawl participants) taking part too. The Craft Cabin, PontyPool…

Settling in to knit at your local yarn shop

At UK Hand Knitting we are big fans of knitting and crochet groups of every type – in person and virtual. But right now, we’re really enjoying the return of yarn shop knitting groups. As with other knitting groups, those hosted in yarn shops offer a range of benefits to crafters. There is simply the…

Your yarn shop heroes

We recently asked you to tell us about the yarn shops who have gone above and beyond during lock downs and restrictions over the past year. Here is some of what you had to say. Helen Rutherford: “Knit2tog yarn shop in Reddish owned by the delightful Janet Davidson. Fantastic shop Janet provides a local delivery…

Join our virtual yarn shop treasure hunt to dig up some yarnie prizes

To celebrate many yarn shops preparing to reopen, UK Hand Knitting has launched a treasure hunt to help knitters and crocheters re-discover their local store. There are 14 quiz questions to answer which lead you on a virtual magical mystery tour  around the UK. All the answers can be found on the UK Hand Knitting…