I'm excited to release a new pattern - Salcombe. The Salcombe shawl is a beautiful circular shawl worked from the centre out using the ‘Pi Formula’ which makes the shaping easy, allowing you to focus on the lace pattern. The pattern includes links to several tutorials on page 2. Blocking tutorial can be found here. The Salcombe pattern is 25% off until end of April 2020. Use coupon code: SALCOMBE25. I knitted Salcombe in Laceball 100 (2 balls needed) and it used a total of 135g (1080m/1181yds) which means you can also use Lace Flower&n ..read more

In February Vanessa asked me to knit her a hat to match a scarf she had and she told me she wanted a chunky hat. I must admit knitting with chunky yarn is not my favourite. I was teaching at Wool On The Exe a few days later and picked out three yarn combinations: one set of luxury wool/silk blend 4ply yarns, one set of wool dk yarn and one set of wool chunky yarn.  Want to guess which was my preferred option? Vanessa chose the chunky set (hint: this was not my preferred choice). The advantage of chunky yarn is that it's quick to knit. Even with the long rib so it could be folded over, this ..read more

I hope you will join me in this fun, informal mystery knitalong. I’m designing this shawl as I share it with you to show you a glimpse into my design process. Because of this, the pattern has not been tech edited or test knitted. If you think there are mistakes please leave a comment in my Facebook Group - Love of Lace Knitting or e-mail me on yarnaddictcs@gmail.com. I have only planned out the beginning of this shawl so I don’t know exactly where we’ll end up. I will keep a step ahead of you so the clues I’m sharing will have been knitted by me before I share them with you. We’re in the middl ..read more

We're in the middle of some very difficult times at the moment. I've spent the last week trying to process everything that's happening and keeping my anxiety under control. I'm not sure whether I should be carrying on as normal or go into full panic mode. I'm sure many of you feel the same. I'm trying to not worry about the things I can't control which I'm normally pretty good at but it's a struggle these days. I'm sure many of you are in the same situation. Here in the UK, we've been told to self-isolate as much as possible but we're not in full lock down like some other countries. Shops, re ..read more

I’ve been wearing my new Trevalla cowl a lot and I’m excited to release the pattern today as well as a couple of tutorials. When I knitted the Trevalla cowl I learnt a new decrease I’ve never come across before. It is called the Bunny Ear decrease and I’ve created a short tutorial for you which you can find here (it’s also linked in the pattern).   In my Facebook group, Love of Lace Knitting, I’ve uploaded a new longer tutorial (look under Videos in the group) for the Trevella cowl. A lot of new members lately have mentioned that they’d like to learn to knit lace so I created a tutorial show ..read more

Beautiful Knitters and workshop below A couple of weeks ago I was in London for a few days. I was there to teach at Beautiful Knitters in Pimlico (not far from Victoria). Beautiful Knitters is a beautiful shop and well worth a visit if you’re in central London.   On one of the days we headed out to Richmond to visit Kew Botanical Gardens and Tribe Yarns which is also worth a visit if you’re in the area.   Tribe Yarns (above) and my purchase below In the last episode of the Confessions of a YarnAddict podcast I share some video from both Beautiful Knitters and Tribe as well as w ..read more

I've just released a new shawl pattern this morning. Hope Cove was knitted in one 50g ball each of Blacker Yarns Bluefaced Leicester Laceweight. I loved working with Blacker Yarns as they're a British yarn company based half an hour from where I live.  Hope Cove is a beautiful crescent shawl worked from the top down. An all over lace pattern is combined with wide stripes and a knitted on edging (tutorial link). If you prefer, the shawl can be worked in one colour. Get 30% off the Hope Cove pattern until 16 February 2020. Use coupon code: HOPECOVE30 Would you like weekly n ..read more

Do you knit Christmas decorations? Fancy a quick little free project to decorate your house or tree? These little balls are worked in the round using either double pointed needles or a long circular needles (magic loop technique).  I've got a set of four tutorials so you can knit along with me.  The Jul Christmas Balls pattern includes four balls - one stranded colour work, one stranded colour work with beads and two beaded designs. Jul is Christmas in Norwegian. Chart A  Chart A is a Christmas tree which is a simple and easy design to knit. Chart B Chart B is a beaded stranded ..read more

The Henwood beanie is knitted from the top down with a beaded lace edging and I-cord cast-off. Want a slouchier hat? Knit more rounds of stocking stitch before the lace edging (you may need more yarn).  Get 25% off the Henwood pattern. Use coupon code: HENWOOD25. Valid until 20 December 2019.  I've got a few kits too - Purchase Henwood Kits here. Adding beads tutorial and I-cord cast off tutorial. Henwood comes in two sizes which you can see on the pattern page. Would you like weekly news from the YarnAddict Studio as well as exclusive subscriber offers? Subscribe to the YarnA ..read more

Respryn is a stunning, large lace shawl. It's knitted flat but when laid flat creates a square shape.  Respryn is worked from the top down and starts with just a few stitches at the back of the neck. The first section is knitted in stocking stitch followed by a lace section. Large eyelets with a bead detail adorn the edging. Video tutorial for adding beads & for adding bead to the triple yarn over. I knitted Respryn in Vaxbo Lingarn 12/2 which is a 100% linen yarn from Sweden. I purchased my yarn from Knit With Attitude in London. You can of course use other fibres. Just look fo ..read more