The best thing is that the girl’s range now includes a skirt which goes up to age 15 and they have brought back the padded ‘Farm’ Jacket although we are still waiting for those as they have run out.

Pop in and have a look!

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But…this year, there are some really tempting summer knits and yarns around which are not just the bog standard cottons that you normally see. In the window this week are 2 of best examples. The lemon cardi on the left is from Rowan Magazine 45 and is knitted in Cotton Glace. Yes, it is perfect for summer but also can carry through to all but the coldest weather with the 3/4 length sleeves. Perfect for layering.

The green cardi is the one on the front of the Rowan Lenpur Linen book. The Lenpur has beautiful drape and again is not just a summer knit. Penny is knitting another of the Lenpur Linen patterns and is loving it. It is knitting up like lightning.

The fantastic fabric and patterns in the trunk are mostly Amy Butler along with some of our new patchwork gadgets. I have just made Amy’s Barcelona skirt and it looks fantastic. I am definitely going to make another one as the shape is so flattering. Plus it’s really easy and quick to make.

The fantastic green cardigan is in Rowan Lenpur Linen, knitted by Pat and has been very popular. It’s on the front of the Lenpur linen book. We have also been selling lots and lots of copies of the Rowan Classic Reminiscence book for the tapered rib cardigan. You might be able to see the back of it in the picture, it’s a beige shade.  It’s knitted in Pima Cotton dk and is lovely. I started to knit it for the shop and then Rowan sent it as a sample so I stopped but I am going to finish it now as I feel like I’m missing out on something given how many people are knitting it!

We have some great Rowan wokshops coming up with a couple of places left on them for some lucky people! Sarah Hazell is doing a fairisle class making some mits. OK. It is Spring but you’ll have them ready for the winter and really, it’s about the knitting…

Sarah has been to us before and she is a truly excellent crochet expert and a lot of fun. All we could hear last time was lots of raucous laughter coming from the workroom!

2 of the ladies who were booked on have had to transfer to the July date so we have space! Please get in touch if you are interested. It is £39.95 for the day, 10am until 4pm. This includes materials, lunch and a 10% discount on purchases made on the day. There is a 5% discount on the workshop price if you are a Rowan member.

Pat and I went to a trade show last weekend at the NEC and at the Craft, Hobby and Stitch awards we won ‘Knitting Retailer of the Year’ 2009 for the Midlands and then went on to win the overall award for the whole country! It was voted for by the public, so we want to sincerely thank everyone who voted for us. We really appreciate your loyalty and support.

You may have seen that we had a discount card being given away with ‘Knit Today’ this month. The offer ends on 2nd March so if you are still contemplating your purchase there isn’t much time left! It is the first time we have had the capability to offer discounts on the website and it’s gone really well so please sign up to our newsletter to get details of future promotions.

You may have been lucky enough to bag some of the Rico pom-pom  yarn when it was fleetingly available in the shop! We have managed to secure further supplies which should be with us in a week or two so watch this space if you have been wanting more.

We also now stock the beautiful Knit-Pro symphony needles (formerly KnitPicks) which will soon be on the website.  As always, if you can’t wait please give us a call at the shop!

It’s almost valentine’s day and we have a fantastic limited edition ‘Love is…’ treat bag to celebrate. You will find it in the kits: hampers section. It includes a beautiful skein of handpainted sock yarn in a colourway which is all ours! We comissioned Artists Palette to dye 25 skeins in an exclusive colourway and it is delicious, rich and purpley-red (my favourite colour). With a ball of Rowan Cocoon, 2 sets of needles and our very own handwarmer pattern, these can’t be beaten as a winter pick-me-up. So start dropping hints to your loved one now or just buy it for yourself to be on the safe side. Hinting doesn’t work too well for me normally…

In the shop there is a bigger range of reduced fabric which never made it onto the website and also little goodies like reduced Knit-Lite needles and crochet hooks and some reduced accessories that we had in for christmas. We also have the Rico Pom-pom yarn as seen in Simply Knitting magazine. We have hardly any left so it’s only £6.95 now, not on the website so you’ll have to call in or give us a ring for that.

Our opening times are back to normal now as of today. Hope you all had a great christmas. I have been knitting Bainbridge from the Rowan Purelife British Breeds collection. It has been in my queue for ages and it’s a real joy to knit even though it’s huge! I am hoping to finish it in 4 weeks ready for a girly weekend away in February. I am on target. At the moment…

The Korknisse are available to buy in the shop for £1 each. The money is going to St James CE Primary School in West Malvern who are trying to raise £60k towards having a school hall. Each Korknisse is numbered and will be entered into a raffle for an as yet undecided prize. It’s a great cause. Hurry, we only have about half of them left!

We have updated the website with all of the Rowan courses we have booked for next year. Take a look, there are some great subjects, something for everyone. Also, we have our latest kits on too. Some great gift ideas and it’s not too late to Christmas shop! There are still 12 days left until last posting…