This beautiful Peacock Feathers shawl was knitted by Marcy P out of Footscray. She intends to dye it after knitting – hopefully we will be able to see the shawl as well after dyeing. Marcy receives a $10 Yarn Workshop voucher.
The craze for Ishbel is sweeping the world, and Soozs has knitted a gorgeous one [...]
At the Sock Summit, one of our most popular yarns was Bomballa, mainly because people could see and feel this Clapotis that was knitted with Bomballa.
Because Bamboo is a cellulose fibre, it must be dyed with dyes that are designated as being suitable for cotton. It is easy to achieve a subtle variegation on Bomballa [...]
At Yarn Workshop, we love to knit with all our yarns, and I have recently finished two projects using Yarn Workshop yarns. Above is a completed Juno Regina scarf (free pattern) knitted with kettle dyed Geelong. The yarn was dyed with Jacquard Fire Engine red dye, and then overdyed with Ashford Brown dye. I made [...]
Here at Yarn Workshop, we love receiving pictures of your creations. We are constantly astounded by the beautiful things that are created by our talented customers. Knitabulous has created these socks out of Yarn Workshop Footscray. She dyed the yarn, and knitted them using Cookie A’s fabulous (and free!) Hedera pattern.
Not only is Knitabulous obviously a [...]
Mintheweaver has been a long time customer of Yarn Workshop, and receives $10 off her next order for having her yarns featured as a part of our blog! These yarns were dyed with Mother Mackenzie’s Miracle Dyes over a Footscray base, and knit up beautifully. Min appears at fiber festivals, and also sells her [...]
The hat above was knitted out of Footscray using the magic loop method, and only required about 30 grams of yarn. The pattern is being written up, and will be the first free pattern to be offered through Yarn Workshop.
You will have noticed our new e-commerce site. We are still uploading stock, and are offering an [...]
These yarns are all dyed by Biscotte & Cie (blog in French). Her yarns are available through her Etsy shop, and they are notable because of their beautiful presentation and colours. The first three yarns shown here are all dyed on our Merimbula base yarn, which is a 100% merino superwash worsted weight. Merimbula is also available [...]
These beautiful yarns have been created by Fire Lizard Studios using Yarn Workshop Footscray and Bambaroo.
Fire Lizard studios yarns can be bought through Etsy, and will soon be available through a stand alone website.
The knitting has been continuing here at Yarn Workshop, and I am proud to show off my husband’s new socks. The yarn for these socks was kettle dyed by me using Yarn Workshop “Footscray” and Ashford acid dyes.
Project Details
Pattern Primavera Socks (free Ravelry download).
Yarn Yarn Workshop Footscray hand dyed by me, using a kettle dye technique. I mixed [...]
These socks were completed by Cyclomania (her Ebay identity), who also happens to be my sister. They were knitted using Footscray and the Madder Ribbed Pattern (Ravelry link) from Knitting Vintage Socks; on our Addi knitting needles. They were made for her 11 year old son, who is also the model.