Stay up to date with the latest knitting and crochet news, plus honest yarn reviews from designer Jane Burns. From new yarn launches to memorable moments in the craft world, this is where you’ll find it all.
- Free Baby Bear Rattle Knitting Pattern and King Cole Itsy Bitsy Review
A free baby bear rattle knitting pattern using King Cole’s new Itsy Bitsy Cotton DK, plus my full yarn review. A quick, confident beginner knit, and the perfect first toy for a baby you love. - King Cole Firefly Yarn Review, Mesmerising Metallics & Pattern 6444
When King Cole kindly sent me some of their new King Cole Firefly yarn to review along with pattern 6444, I’ll be honest, the timing was perfect. I was isolating with Covid, I needed something achievable, and a quick aran weight knit with mesmerising metallic colours was exactly the right prescription. I spend most of my knitting life designing for babies and children. Eighteen years of DK weight, small stitches, and even smaller buttons. So knitting something for myself felt like a proper treat, and Firefly felt like the right yarn to do it with. I’d been eyeing up this… Read more: King Cole Firefly Yarn Review, Mesmerising Metallics & Pattern 6444