Yesterday we released another new pattern called Beaded Pine Winter Mitts. I made the mitts for a festive workshop last year and we have now updated the pattern to include three sizes instead of just one. We have created some kits for this design as they would make a perfect project to work on in the lead up to Christmas and you could always give them away as a gift if you get them completed in time!

You can find the kits for sale on a pre-order basis by following this link, or you can purchase the pattern separately if you want to source your own yarns and beads. If you want to work from download copies of the pattern you can find them via Etsy here and Ravelry here. ​

We are so excited to have been nominated in two categories of this years’ Yarn Industry Awards hosted by Craft World. Thank you so much to all those of you who took the time to nominate us. We are beyond proud to be listed in the Best Independent Pattern Designer category and the Best Online Personality one.

You can vote for all your favourite designers, yarn companies, websites, shops and brands by following the link here. By submitting your votes you could win a yarn bundle worth £450! ​

We now have kits in stock for the Summer Palace Wrap, which includes yarns from the gorgeous Baa Ram Ewe range of Pip Colourwork which is a 4ply British wool. ​

Glitzy Stockings

Beaded Decorations

Festive Decorations

Festive Mini Stockings

Twinkle Bunting

Welcome to our new Book of the Month blog series where I'll be exploring some of the latest publications in the world of crafting, and perhaps further afield, who knows! 

As December is the season for giving, I tried to find a book that might be inspiration for handmade gifting and I chose 'Learn to Crochet Gansey Dishcloths' by Britt Schmiesing, published in the US by Annie's in June 2024 (ISBN 978-1-64025-643-9). The patterns are written in US terminology but there are charts for each pattern too. 

The term Gansey refers to knitted sweaters that have been worn by fisherman for hundreds of years, with most coastal communities around the British Isles having a 'Gansey' derived from the original Guernsey, an oiled wool sweater originating on the island of the same name. Traditionally knit by the fishermen's wives, the patterns were often passed down through generations. 

According the introduction gansey crochet projects 'tend to be highly textured and feature combinations of 3-D stitching and flattering traditional stitches. The 3-D textured stitching is just perfect for scrubbing dishes!' There is also the suggestion that these dishcloths could be made as a swatching exercise for larger projects using the same stitch patterns. 

The book is a slim volume, coming in at just 32 pages, but I was impressed at how much information had been packed in, including a two page guide on how to read charts and a stitch guide with illustrations. There are 8 dishcloths to make and for each one there is a full page colour photograph so you can get a really good close up look at the stitch pattern. Then for each row or repeat there is a colour photo showing exactly what each should look like when completed. Each has a skill level of intermediate so this book isn't aimed at beginners. Having said that, where there are trickier stitches the book provides a QR code that can be scanned and will take you straight to a technique video for that particular stitch so even for the more experienced crocheter help is at hand if you are unfamiliar with a stitch. 

I decided to have a go at the Diamond and Ladder Dishcloth, the fourth pattern in the book, using some Drops Paris Recycled Denim cotton. I liked the idea of using a recycled fibre and felt that the nature of the yarn really suited the project type. I usually work in UK terms but as there are a limited number of stitches in the pattern I didn't struggle to convert as I worked and the step-by-step photos were very helpful in providing that visual reference that I was on the right track. 

Although I haven't quite finished the dishcloth I'm enjoying working through the pattern, which is clearly and concisely written. I'm planning to make a few more as small Christmas gifts.

If you enjoy adding textural features to your crochet this book will definitely give you lots of ideas that you could take beyond the dishcloths and add to blankets and garments for example. Although I was slightly surprised at how slim the book was when I first received it, it certainly didn't disappoint in content. 

The book is widely available online but if you are in the UK you can purchase this book, and others, through Search Press with a 20% discount and free delivery, by using the discount code DD88.

Search Press | Learn to Crochet Gansey Dishcloths by Annie's Publishing

I'll be back next month with another crafty book review. Until then, have a wonderful festive season (with lots of time for yarn)! 

Since sharing images of Rosemary's pelmet we get asked about this lovely piece often, and so we decided it was time to give you a little more information to help you make your own if you’d like to. It would certainly make a lovely addition to your Christmas decorations, but really could be used year-round!
 
If you’d like to make your own version, here’s all the information you’ll need:

​The pattern: The pelmet uses the full and half-motifs that feature in either the Mystical Lanterns blanket or shawl pattern. Please note that the scarf pattern does not include the pattern for the half-motif, so we’ve not linked to that one.
 
The pelmet uses the edging described in either of those patterns, but Rosemary also added a final flourish with a row of 3ch picot in every other stitch on the top edge.

Yarn: This is another fab stash-buster project and the amount of yarn you need will of course depend on how big you make it.  Rosemary's version includes ten full size motifs and eleven half-motifs and is edged using the same edging shown in the blanket pattern. It weighs 150g (including adornments) and she used eight different yarn shades, so only very small amounts of each yarn were used. As we have said already, Rosemary used Stylecraft Organic Cotton, but any DK yarn weight will work.
 
​Adornments: You can add bells or other adornments to your pelmet. As a guide, the size of the bells on Rosemary's are 2cm (1 in). We found these pretty bells (shown below) on Amazon which we think would look lovely. You could choose to add tassels or tiny baubles or anything (or nothing) you fancy!

Rosemary also added beautiful Shisha mirrors to her full motifs and they measure around 2cms (1in) – click here for an example of what to look for if you’d like to add them to your project and we’ve made a little video to show you how to do that, which you can find here.

The motifs are joined using a simple double crochet (US sc) through the back loops: the only tricky part is making your head realise what fits where, as when you hold the motifs right sides together you need to make sure you’re holding the curves in the right places! This is explained in the pattern, so don’t worry too much and some judicious placing of stitch markers really helps here.

So there we are – we’d LOVE to see some more versions of this beautiful decoration out “in the wild”.
Have you made one? 
Would you?

​Let us know in the comments and of course, if you do post photos on social media, make sure you tag your photos with #janiecrow so that we can easily find them.

It's a tad chilly here in North London today but the sun is shining and the local countryside is looking so pretty with all the frost, so you find me upbeat as we head into another weekend. The weeks are passing at such a rate and I am flabbergasted to realise that Christmas is now less than a month away. Only a few preparations have happened here so far, but I have popped a wreath on the front door and sorted some food orders at least! 

Despite the rather slow start to getting Christmas ready at home, we have had a very productive couple of weeks here at Janie Crow, with a few new pattern releases and a festive workshop in the mix! ​ 

A few weeks ago we released the Glitzy Stocking project which originally featured in Inside Crochet magazine. ​

Magic Circles Scarf ​

​Summer Palace Wrap

We had a lovely time at our workshop in Bournemouth last weekend, despite the best efforts of Storm Bert, and our group really embraced the projects that Debbie and I had prepared for them. Here are a few images of work in progress on the Halley Beaded Pouch pattern. Quite a few of the group changed their bead colours and swapped about the yarn shades. Aren't the results just fabulous! ​

Over on Instagram this month Jane was getting very excited about the ever expanding range of Emma Ball/Janie Crow products. You can watch the reel here. The Spirit of Flora tape measure is one of our favourites. You can find all of the products over on the website, including some lovely gift bundles, which would make great presents.  ​

Gemma realised that it had been ages since we had a show and tell over on Facebook and lots of you took the time to comment with photos of your amazing work. Here are just a few of our very favourites. We particularly like seeing some of the projects that don't appear so often, such as the Blue House Blanket and the Indian Roses Blanket. Thank you to all of those who shared your work with us. ​

​Sarah Reaser's Blue House Blanket in progress

Kellie Bright, who plays Linda in Eastenders, was at the show making granny squares in aid of the Solving Kids Cancer Charity with £235 being raised for the charity too through the sale of raffle tickets. ​

Gemma popped along to the yarn show on Sunday, braving the awful weather of torrential rain and strong winds and look what she spotted - Rachel has used the Indigo Dreams pattern to make the most amazing cardigan, absolutely perfect for this time of year. Thanks for stopping for a chat and to pose Rachel, you looked great, with or without the lipstick! ​

Well, not setting a target is definitely the way to go for me - I made good progress this month! Perhaps it has been something to do with the miserable weather or the time of year but I've really wanted to get on with my blanket over the last few weeks. I have managed to complete all four of the Trinity motifs that border the central nine floral motifs and join in the little Omega squares to complete the corners. 

Threading the 91 Pewter beads onto the yarn for each of the Trinity motifs felt endless, but once it occurred to me that each of the 13 fans took 7 beads, I then threaded them on in groups of 7 and it seemed much less overwhelming! I was getting a bit nervous by the time I started the fourth motif as there didn't seem to be all that many beads left in the bag but all was well and there are even a few left to go into my stash. I might try making some of Jane's lovely Festive Crochet Decorations and use the remaining beads for those. ​

This month's biggest challenge was joining the Omega squares into the corner spaces formed when the Trinity motifs were complete. I found it really tricky to get the alignment correct while working the hook through the dc stitches of Omega and the slip stitches worked along the edge of Trinity, from the reverse side! In fact, confession time, after three attempts and some very painful fingers later, I actually made the decision to sew them into place. That meant that I could work from the front side of the blanket, which helped me to see that I was matching stitch to stitch correctly and the overall appearance of the join is the same as if I had used a dc join from the reverse side.  ​

I'm tempted to adopt the same approach this coming month with no target setting but I'm sure I'll be able to complete at least a couple of the motifs that are still on the list to make. I still need 4 Virginia motifs, 3 Fitzroy and and 2 Bloomsbury (the long striped ones that will form the outer square along with the remaining 4 Omega motifs). Of course, this time of year is very busy and with all good intentions I am hoping to still make a couple of hand-crafted gifts, so let's see how it goes.

Wishing you all a warm and happy festive month and I'll see you back here in a few weeks' time.   ​

This week's recommended recipe from Gemma is for Cinnamon Rolls, her ultimate comforting treat at this time of year. The thing with Cinnamon Rolls is that they take quite a bit of time to make and that's possibly part of the reason they are so good when they are finally ready and you get to sample your hard work! Gemma uses her breadmaker for the dough part so she can just leave it to get on by itself, but you can use a stand mixer as suggested in the recipe or knead by hand. They're great with or without the cream cheese icing! ​

You can read more about the world record attempt by clicking on any of the images. We are particularly loving the gingerbread cottage below! ​

I have been working on a few new projects over the last couple of weeks. I really like to have a few things on the go, so I have been doing some step-by-step photography for a pattern which will be re-released with two new versions in the new year and I have also been working on a couple of new blanket designs. I have finally started work on a garment design using my Mystical Lanterns motif too, so it's been great to dip into so many things. Working on a few projects at the same time helps me keep my focus and I tend to mix things up so that I can work on simple things when my brain is finding harder designs taxing!

I am still enjoying my knitting project, which I am working on in front of the TV in the evenings, so I am hopeful that my weekend plans will allow a bit of time for me to settle down on my cosy sofa! I hope that whatever you have planned you will have a lovely weekend too! ​

​Beaded Decorations

Festive Decorations

Festive Mini Stockings

Twinkle Bunting

​Persian Tiles - Peppercorn

As I said in the introduction, I have been embracing the colder weather and longer evenings and have been enjoying some time with my knitting in the evenings. Having my blankets around me is bringing me a lot of joy and I just adore seeing them piled up by the sofa ready to warm anyone who's feeling a bit chilly! In the image above you can see (top to bottom) Mystical Lanterns, Spirit of Flora, Persian Tiles Marrakesh, Skimming Stones and another Spirit of Flora at the bottom. My original Royal Garden blanket is on the chair - watch out for a couple of new versions of this blanket in the new year! ​

I was so lucky to tutor an amazing textile workshop trip to Peru during the summer. It is a truly incredible country, and I adored it! When I was designing the project for the workshops I was very mindful of not copying traditional patterns and I wanted to keep it relatively simple.  ​

When designing Spirit of Flora I thought it would be good to create a half motif that would enable crocheters to make either triangular projects, such as shawls, or a square blanket with a fancy edge, made from the half motifs. The Pair of Roses motif leant itself really well to also becoming a half motif and I am really pleased with how it turned out. 

You can find a free download document that contains guidance on how to make the Festival of Flowers shawl by clicking on the image above and you can find more information about the Spirit of Flora collection by following this link. You will need three of the Spirit of Flora patterns to make the shawl - they are Leaf Trellis, Evelyn and the Pair of Roses motif, which also includes the half motif instructions. ​

Last weekend I tested out this one pot lentil vegan version by So Vegan. It is really easy and the vegan 'cheese' (which is made from tofu) is not too bad, which is quite the compliment coming from me as I am usually not a fan of cheese replacements. I think my version could have done with a little more olive oil and (as I used pre soaked lentils and not tins) I also think I should have cooked it a tad longer - but none the less, a good recipe that I will definitely repeat! You can find it by following this link. ​

You can find more information about the trip by following this link - ignore the date in the header and in the http address as it says 2023! Dates for next year are 10th through to the 24th January. 

Having tutored this workshop quite a few times I can really recommend India in January. The warm weather, fabulous food and incredible sites set you up fabulously for the year ahead and the price of the holiday includes a donation to the charity, so you can feel ultra good about that too! ​

I joined my friends Jo and Suraya for a visit to the Make Joy yarn festival in Woolwich, London last weekend and had such a lovely time! We attended a couple of talks, the first by the amazing knit designer Sylvia Watts-Cherry and another by the fabulous crochet designer Helda Panagary.  ​

Janie x

I love designing crochet projects that use different shaped blocks to create blankets. My Persian Tiles design, for example is made using octagons and squares. Delft, The Blue House, Climbing Rose Wrap and Frida's Flowers are made using hexagons and Royal Garden is created by working diamond and triangle shapes. Creating tessellating blocks is something I really enjoy, but as a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to the finished shape of my projects, I often end up designing half and quarter motifs to ensure that they can have (at least two) straight edges. It is a personal preference of course, and I know many designers who like their projects to have shaped edges created by the motif contours, but too many wavy edges, or oddly shaped borders don’t really sit well with me.

​My most recent CAL projects (The Fruit Garden, Indigo Dreams and Spirit of Flora) have all been based on square shapes. Making projects using squares means that crocheters can easily adapt a design to suit them. They can make it bigger or smaller, square or rectangular by making just a few simple changes to my plan and differences in tension (compared to my pattern) are not the end of the world. 

​When designing my most recent CAL, Spirit of Flora, I thought it would be good to create a half motif that would enable crocheters to make either triangular projects, such as shawls, or a square blanket with a fancy edge, made from the half motifs. The Pair of Roses motif leant itself really well to also becoming a half motif and I am really pleased with how it turned out. 

You can find a free download document that contains guidance on how to make the Festival of Flowers shawl by clicking on the image above and you can find more information about the Spirit of Flora collection by following this link. You will need three of the Spirit of Flora patterns to make the shawl - they are Leaf Trellis, Evelyn and the Pair of Roses motif, which also includes the half motif instructions. 

I think it would be great to see the shawl made in alternative shades and you could always choose two other motifs to accompany the Rose edging pieces instead of those I have used. Or, if you want to make something a little plainer, you could use one of the free plain motifs for the main part of the shawl and just use the Half Pair of Roses motif for the edging? 

I look forward to seeing what you can come up with!

We had a bit of a blip with our stock of Della Q makers bags as the distributing company we get them from changed their shipping methods which resulted in our order being held up in customs for ages. The stock we have received is probably the last shipment we will get this year, so again, if you have been waiting for something to come back into stock, do take a look here to see if it's in! ​

I know we are only one day into November, but as the weeks fly by so fast and because making festive projects is time consuming, we will be releasing the pattern for my beaded Glitzy Stocking next week. The pattern will be available in UK and US terms, via download or as a paper copy. ​

October was Menopause Awareness Month here in the UK and as most of the Janie Crow team are in that stage of their lives Emma wrote a blog piece about it, which you can find here if you haven't read it yet and would like to. The blog post is full of tips to help manage the myriad of symptoms and also just celebrating the fact that we are starting to talk about it and don't feel that we have to suffer in silence. ​

Then of course there was the hugely exciting news that Stylecraft Special DK is coming home, with the addition of twenty gorgeous brand new shades to the already extensive colour range. The JC team had great fun making the teaser video. Gemma has finally recovered from someone being on the other side looking through when she took the library book off the shelf and Emma has decided that, much as she loves yarn, the apple was tastier! If you're wondering what on earth we are talking about, you can watch the video by clicking here and you can see the new shades below. ​

As always, it's hard to believe that another month has passed by already! We've launched full throttle into autumn and although the temperature here in North London is still quite mild, the trees are losing their leaves quickly now. The colours that nature gives us this time of year are quite something. I love all the russets, copper, orange and yellow shades and I think when the leaves are laying on the ground it's somehow easier to notice all the wonderful shapes they have. 

Anyway, on to the subject in hand, it has been another slow month for me and Bohemian Blooms. Spreading my time over many commitments is challenging and yet somehow I seem to get more done that way than when I do (occasionally) have spare time on my hands. Last month I had managed to join the central 9 squares of the blanket and was ready to start adding the Unity motifs. I managed one! ​

I've decided that I'm not going to make any plans for what I might achieve on the blanket this forthcoming month, I'm going to take the pressure off myself and see where that takes me! Hopefully I will have some progress to show you next month. Until then, stay warm and well. ​

Have you ever noticed an Innocent Smoothie bottle in the shop with a little woolly hat on top? Well the company have just relaunched their Big Knit campaign again and are asking for crafters to knit or crochet the little hats to go on the Smoothie bottles in Autumn 2025. For every behatted bottle sold, Innocent Smoothies donate 25p to Age UK and since they started the Big Knit back in 2003 £3.2 million has been raised! You can find out more including how to join in here or by clicking on the image below. ​

October has been another busy month with lots going on here at Janie Crow. Within the next couple of hours you will be able to find our 'This was October' reel over on Instagram by following this link.

We had a fabulous evening yesterday with lots of trick or treaters coming to the door to celebrate Halloween. Honestly it was a tad crazy at times - I thought I had over done it with the treats, but in the space of about an hour the whole lot had gone! It was lovely having the little ones dressed up and excited on the doorstep though, and brilliant to know that a lot of kids will still choose a satsuma over a chocolate! Andy laughed at me for including them in my big bowl of treats, but he was proved wrong as they were a big hit and were chosen long before all the sweets had gone!

Emma is a really big Halloween fan and you can find the blog she wrote about it last week by following this link.

We live in a fabulously multicultural town here in North London, so it was fantastic to have Halloween coincide with Diwali celebrations. Last night there were lots of fireworks and our neighbours were busy preparing for family members to visit, with the little lights out by the door and in the windows too. I love it!

I found this brilliant link to a Diwali orientated online colouring book yesterday and managed to loose about an hour playing around with it - such a lovely thing to do and I really recommend it! One of my resulting pieces is below: ​

Can we talk about decorating because really that’s my second favourite part. My first favourite part is buying all the sweets for the trick or treaters, eating them, and then buying them all again!

There are LOADS of gorgeous Halloween crochet projects out there and still time to make them if you fancy a little seasonal side-hustle from your current big make! 
​
Let’s start here, with a Janie Crow adapted project.  We used a traditional Halloween pallet and re-made some of the beaded decorations. Honestly it was a little bit addictive! ​

Patterns are still in good demand and this week Andy has added an option to purchase the complete set of Spirit of Flora paper pattern brochures to the website. The full set, which includes 12 motif patterns and the Getting Ready document, is available for £29.95 from the website here.

I was tagged into the image above on Instagram recently by Sanne at Chaicrafts who made the most amazing version of the Spirit of Flora blanket and gifted it to her sister as a wedding present - isn't it just beautiful! ​

It is always a frustration when yarns get discontinued and it means we can no longer make up yarn kits to accompany my designs. Keeping on top of discontinued shades and ranges can be really time consuming, so sometimes we make the decision to drop some of our kits. This week however, I have some good news in regards to my Summer Palace Wrap design as Baa Ram Ewe have reinstated their lovely yarn Pip Colourwork 4 ply, which means we now have kits back in stock! ​

These major advances mean that Stylecraft can be more efficient with resources, using less water and energy and so reducing their carbon footprint. By manufacturing in Yorkshire, they are also reducing transport distances, cutting both fuel consumption and pollution. 

The new yarn range officially launched yesterday and you can find some teasers on our Instagram feed.
The yarns will be in stock with stockists from today and, if you want more info, you can find my blog post here. ​

Gemma's book of the month recommendation is not so much escapism as a busman's holiday as, ever keen to improve her knitting skills, she recommends Patty Lyons' Knitting Bag of Tricks: The Official Workbook. ​

All members of the Janie Crow team (except Andy obvs!) are at various stages of our perimenopause and menopause journey and so Emma has written a great piece about it. You can find it on the blog here.

I am so thankful to live at a time when we talk about menopause and can access help if we need it. It is no longer a taboo subject and there is so much research going on. I listened to this podcast on the Zoe platform on YouTube yesterday and I found it quite interesting to hear about the things we can do to help ourselves, such as making better decisions with food and getting more exercise. ​

Here at Janie Crow we have been struggling to keep a BIG yarny secret! None of us have let the cat out of the bag, and we didn't squeal under pressure over the last few days, but it is still a huge relief to finally be able to tell you this exciting news:

Spa Mill, the home of Stylecraft Yarns in the heart of West Yorkshire, has been home to spinning for well over one hundred years and it is so incredibly exciting to see them bringing state of the art technology back home to Yorkshire to produce their yarns in the UK.

The investment at Spa Mill includes a new dye house for acrylic and wool and new drying machinery for both. There are other new machines that are used to 'stretch break' the acrylic and 're-break' it, as well as a standard drawing line, a new assembly line, new twisting machines and a completely new balling plant. A combined heat and power plant, which produces electricity more efficiently than a normal gas fired power station and reuses the heat from the exhaust gases in the dye house, has also been invested in. The plant is also already hydrogen ready so it can move away from the use of natural gas in time.

These major advances mean that Stylecraft can be more efficient with resources, using less water and energy and so reducing their carbon footprint. By manufacturing in Yorkshire, they are also reducing transport distances, cutting both fuel consumption and pollution. 

The new home-made Special DK yarn is exactly as it has always been (although I think it might be even softer and squishier), with the weight and meterage the same as in the past. The really exciting thing for me is that the new yarns come in 20 extra shades that will join the existing range of 100 colours. I am already totally in love with Mistletoe, Purple Smoke, Pink Rhubarb and North Sea - they are just sooo good!!

Spectrum Yarns, the parent company of Stylecraft, have been producing worsted yarns for sports apparel (think golf sweaters and tank tops) for many years, so Spa Mill is already producing tons of yarn every year - a great thing given that so much of the UK's textile industry has gone abroad over the last few decades. Bringing the production of Special DK to the UK means that Stylecraft are the only acrylic manufacturer in Western Europe and they have taken a really big step by investing in British Industry. 
 
Andy and I were lucky enough to visit the mill a few weeks ago to see the production of the new Special DK colours in full flow and you can find some of my pics of the production line below. Doesn't that pink yarn look like candy floss? Or maybe a pink Mr Whippy ice cream? Yummy either way!

The twenty shades in the new Special DK collection have been chosen by Creative Director Annabelle Hill and the Stylecraft design team, as well as Lucy at Attic 24 who has a great eye for colour. The team looked at emails from consumers who recommended the type of shades they would like to see and then a final set of twenty were cherry picked from a broad range of one hundred shades. I love the fact that lots of the colours have names that link to Yorkshire, such as Mushy Peas and Pink Rhubarb, a name especially affiliated with the county as Yorkshire is famous for the quality of its rhubarb and back in its heyday there were 200 producers in the area!

Seeing the yarns in production was really interesting and I LOVED watching the really cleaver splicing machines that fix broken threads and the machines that slide the ball bands onto the balls of yarn - it was pretty mesmerising and I adored being surrounded by all that yarn and colour! Above you can see Poppy and below is Aquamarine - aren't they lovely!

Stylecraft hope that this new line of home-made yarn will pave the way for them to produce more yarns here in the UK and I would love to see some of the yarns with wool content coming through, such as my favourite Life DK.

As a designer I find choosing the yarns for a project is a bit of a juggling act. I want to source lovely colours that work in my designs (something that a huge palette like that of Special DK lends itself to brilliantly), whilst also considering the cost to my customers and the impact of it from an environmental perspective.

I see my projects as heirloom pieces and hope that home-made items such as my blankets will passed down through the generations. I hope that my choices do not align with those of fast fashion brands or throw away society and I am relieved to see that there has been a shift in perspective amongst the yarn buying community over the last few years, with more knitters and crocheters considering the environmental impact of their choices. Yarns like the UK produced Special DK are a big step in the right direction towards a more environmentally conscious yarn industry with lower transport costs, less waste and cleaner production at the heart of its production.

I have already started to use some of the new shades in the projects I am currently working on and I am looking forward to showing you what I come up with soon. If you want to get in on the act and source yourself some of the new yarns you will find the new range of Special DK colours in stock at your favourite yarn store from Friday 18th October. You can find stockists worldwide by following this link to the Stylecraft website and clicking on the map. 

I hope you will love it as much as I do!