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Welcome to Modern Knitting















Find everything you need for your 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 book - and remember: free UK postage on all orders over £20

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Sparkling sunshine.  We’ve a glittering collection of new yarns for summer.  Sirdar Ella is a glittery cotton DK blend with a great range of designs including the Chanel-inspired jacket and lacy cardies. Wendy Sparkle Supreme Cotton DK has a silver thread contrasted with 6 classic colours.  Bergere de FranceEclipse is a characterful two-tone aran yarn with a subtle sparkle.

Picking cotton.  Sirdar Americana is a cotton blend  DK in flecked colourways on natural white or cream; while Katia Belice is a cotton-rich DK with bold splashes of colour in sophisticated shades.  Katia Jaipur is a fine laceweight  cotton in gorgeous colour combinations, perfect for lacy knitting and crochet. Boheme from Bergere de France is a textured yarn with cotton which knits as a chunky – perfect for quick-knit lacy tops.

Summer classics.  Inc Sirdar Country Style DK in an inspiring range of colours, blended with wool and nylon to keep its good looks. Wendy Supreme Cotton 4 ply joins DK, with a new collection of colours for summer.  Bergere de France Cabourg DK has 30% hemp which gives is a soft sheen and great drape.  Check out new colours and designs acrossranges too – including new books from Bergere de France, Katia and Sublime.

 Sock knittingyarns
inc Opal, Regia,Trekking, Lornas Laces, Schoppel, Noro, Claudia, Socka, Austermann, Socka, Grundl, LanaGrossa, Katia Ole, Wendy Roam and Happy

Knitting yarns
inc Sirdar,Wendy, Patons, King Cole, Debbie Bliss, James Brett, Twilleys, Sublime,Katia, Cygnet, Stylecraft, Bergere de France

Knitting forbabies
inc Patterns, knitting booksand Sirdar Snuggly, Peter Pan, Filatura Di Crosa and Patons Fairytaleand Dreamtime knitting yarns

Knitting patternsand books
inc designs formen, women, children, babies, toys etc in 4 ply and finer, DK, chunky, aran andlace

Knitting needlesand accessories
inc metal and bamboo double pointed, circular and straight needles and accessories from Addi, Prym, Inox, Ivore abd Twilleys

Buttons
inc classic anddesigner buttons for any garment and shawl pins

Plus
the next generation of scarf yarns from Katia and Wendy













Scarf knitting update
Summers carves.
Printed fabric ribbons create luxurious ruffled scarves in Katia Tutu and Papillon – choose from flower or animal prints or classic polka dots. Guipur has the romance of lace, perfect for summer weddings; and Caroline is an airy mesh of colour on natural white. Katia Greta and Grace are the easy way to create a glittering bead border – perfect for bags, scarves or garments. Wendy Yeti is a classic fur yarn in great new colours – perfect for shrugs as well as scarves.
Baby knitting update
New baby knitting yarns.  We’re delighted to introduce two gorgeous new natural fibre DK yarns. Wendy Merino Baby is a luxurious, ultra soft pure merino baby yarn,machine washable at 30’. Sirdar Baby cotton DK is the softest pure Egyptian cotton – perfect for sensitive skins. Both can be used for any DK pattern. Hayfield Baby Chunky is a new nylon and acrylic yarn with a great collection of designs for babies and children. Baby Bonus DK is a great value supersoft and washable acrylic – check out Bonus DK for a wider range of colours.
Sock knitting update
Sock knitting. Regia Angora Merino is a luxurious new classic sock yarn – a deliciously soft blend with 10% angora in subtle solid colours. Check out the new limited edition self-patterning ranges from Regia – Poesie, Teatro and Fortunica; plus 6 ply (DK) Socka Mexiko Safari. New from Lorna’s Laces – Solemate is specially designed to wick moisture away and keep feet fresh.