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Scarf knitting
We've got scarf knitting all wrapped from Katia Triana to Sirdar Firefly scarf knitting yarns
Lace for everyone
From beginners to experts you will find a pattern and lace to suit inc Helen's Lace, Claudia, Regia.
Welcome to Modern Knitting
Find everything you need for you latest knitting project. Choose from thousands of knitting patterns, great value knitting yarns, a huge range of sock yarns, lace yarns, everything for baby knitting and a wide selection of knitting needles and books 
Summertime, and the knitting is easy - with our fantastic range of summer yarns. Sirdar Rafaella is a lightweight textured cotton blend DK with a choice of great designs. Sirdar Snuggly Baby Speckle is a new cotton blend DK to keep babies cool and cute. Luxurious Sublime Egyptian Cotton DK comes in gorgeous spicy shades, backed with a great collection of designs, plus new Silk Tussah DK jewel colours and designs. Wendy brings a new dimension with pure cotton chunky Wendy Supreme for fast summer knits.
Katia continues to innovate – Gemini is an amazing new ‘ruffle-when-you-want-to’ yarn, perfect for holiday wear, while Malindi is a bulky, lightweight rope for fun instant knits. New Orleans DK and Alabama aran join Mississippi 4 ply, all 50/50 cotton/ acrylic yarns, soft and practical with a fantastic colour range. Lustrous, drapey Isis DK joins Brisa 4 ply, both perfect for evening wear, while Temis is a summery thick and thin yarn for unique lacy cover-ups in no time
We’re continuing our European love affair with the introduction of Bergere de France. Their Oceane DK is a lustrous ribbon yarn with linen while Cherie is a fresh aran yarn with cotton and silk. Cotton Fifty is a 4 ply cotton blend, perfect for babies. Plus Bergere de France classics including Ideal wool blend DK in a great range of colours, Lima supersoft wool and alpaca, Magic+ and Baltic chunky and the irresistible soft and shaggy Plume
Sock knitting yarns
inc Opal, Regia, Trekking, Lornas Laces, Schoppel, Noro, Claudia, Socka, Austermann, Grundl, Lana Grossa,Katia Ole
Knitting yarns
inc Sirdar, Wendy, Patons, King Cole, Debbie Bliss, James Brett, Twilleys, Sublime, Katia, Cygnet, Stylecraft
Knitting for babies update
Patterns, books and yarns inc Sirdar Snuggly, Peter Pan, Filaturs Di Crosa and Patons Fairytale and Dreamtime
Knitting patterns and books
inc designs for men, women, children, babies, toys etc in 4 ply and finer, DK, chunky, aran and lace
Knitting needles, accessories and buttons
Inc metal and bamboo double pointed, circular and straight needles and accessories inc Addi and Prym
Buttons
Bergere de France Baltic
Bergere de France Cherie
Bergere de France Cotton Fifty
Bergere de France Ideal
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Katia Gemini
Katia Isis
Katia Azathar
Katia New Orleans
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Need a quick update for your summer wardrobe?
Check out the latest scarf yarns. Katia continue to be the leaders in the field – Bossa Nova is a multicolour version of Sole with lavish, lustrous ruffles, or choose Rocio in sophisticated silvery colourways. Crisp lacy Azahar is the first of a new generation of scarf yarns which can be used either to produce the classic ruffled scarf, or which can be easily combined with knitting or crochet to create instant lacy garments and wraps (watch out for more of these in the autumn).
Rumba Fantasy is an unusual scarf yarn from Designer Yarns, and there are glitzy new colours in Woolcraft Tango, plus Bolero with a scalloped edging. Check out the jewel colours of Sirdar Firefly for a glittering evening cover-up
The romance of lace
Not just beautiful, a lace wrap is perfect for holiday evening wear or a special occasion. New Debbie Bliss Rialto Lace comes in subtle shades with a great collection of designs for garments and accessories, and check out Austermann Merino Lace and Filatura di Crosa Nirvana for even more colours.
Grignasco Merino Silk Lace is unbeatable value, or for something really special choose luxurious handpainted silk yarns from Lorna’s Laces and Claudia. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, you’ll find just the right pattern on our Lace Shawls pattern pages. New Katia Syros is perfect for crochet lace, with beautiful drape and sheen.
Any colour as long as it’s green
We’re delighted to welcome new eco-friendly yarns, joining established favourites Twilley’s Sincere cotton DK and Debbie Bliss Ecobaby 4 ply. Sirdar has introduced Simply Recycled Aran alongside new colours and designs for Simply Recycled DK – good for your purse as well as your conscience. Twilley’s Echo and Katia Revive DK go a stage further, using recycled fabrics in carefully selected colourways to avoid the use of chemical dyes and processing
Knit your own masterpiece
Get creative with Opal Vincent van Gogh and check out the newest Opal releases, Fairies and Elves and Nightlife. Regia Garden Effects is selling fast and for summery socks, check out the new colours in Wendy Happy bamboo blend.
New in – Hjertegarn ombre-shaded sock yarn from Denmark. Sock-knitters on a budget will love Woolcraft Heritage sock yarn, not forgetting the unbeatable value of King Cole Zig Zag.
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....Woolcraft Heritage 4ply and DK hardwearing and supersoft blend of wool/nylon/acrylic in great value 100g balls.
....Wendy Poppet 100g balls of baby DK at an unbeatable price.
....Hayfield Bonus Aran 400g and 100g balls of DK - top quality acrylic yarns – perfect for anyone who doesn’t like wool.
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.... love Scandi-crime and the jumpers that go with it? We’ve got Hjertegarn pure wool DK, as worn by Sarah Lund in Killing 2, plus Sirdar’s interpretation of the classic snowflake sweater from series 1.
....we hear the jumper is blue in Killing 3 - watch this space...