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  • How to Store Your Knits

    How to Store Your Knits

    Caring for your handmade garments is one of the most important parts of the whole making experience. Cleaning and storing your handknits or hand crocheted items correctly will have a huge impact on their longevity and ensure that they are looking as good as new for years to come.
  • Wednesdays Wrap Up- Venetian Tank, Herringbone Socks & Stormy Sky Shawl

    Wednesdays Wrap Up- Venetian Tank, Herringbone Socks & Stormy Sky Shawl

    This week we are getting excited about our Holiday Cast Ons! We find it very special to choose a new project to start on or just after Christmas and take some quiet time for ourselves during the busy season. Here are some of the patterns we have our eyes on to create these holidays. 
  • Wednesdays Wrap Up- ARNE & CARLOS Christmas Balls 2022, Christmas Bauble & Noel Rabbit

    Wednesdays Wrap Up- ARNE & CARLOS Christmas Balls 2022, Christmas Bauble & Noel Rabbit

    Here are our favourite patterns this week. We are in the full swing of creating Christmas decorations. We are loving both the knitted balls from ARNE & CARLOS as well as the bright crocheted ones from Carmen Heffernan. We are also slightly obsessed with how cute little Noel Rabbit is by Elena Alexeeva and plan to gift little fluffy Noels to all of our...
  • Crochet Cotton Face Cloths

    Crochet Cotton Face Cloths

    Crocheted cotton face cloths are a great project to always have on the go. Not only are they are compact and easy to travel with but they also make fantastic gifts and are always well received. Here is our pattern for an easy face cloth, crocheted in Morris Avalon 8ply.
  • Gift Knitting

    Gift Knitting

    Handmade knitted gifts are some of the most special and treasured items that we can give our loved ones. Each time their recipients use them they will be filled with the love and care that was knit into each precious stitch. While it is exciting to knit a gift, it can also be a little daunting not knowing if the gift will be ‘just...
  • How Much Yarn Should I Buy?

    How Much Yarn Should I Buy?

    How do you figure out how much yarn you need? Keep reading to know how! One of the most often asked questions in our stores is how much yarn is needed for various knitting projects. When shopping without a specific pattern in mind most people need a little help working out the quantities of yarn they will need. While we always recommend having a...
  • Casting On - The Basics - Free 'how to knit' guides

    Casting On - The Basics - Free 'how to knit' guides

    Morris & Sons 'How to' guides free learn to knit and cast on. Learn the basics fast and get knitting today. We also have many more free knitting and crochet guides coming soon. Sign up to our website for our email newsletters to get our newest and exciting content.
  • Knitting Lingo

    At the beginning or end of knitting patterns there is always an abbreviation section, telling you the meaning of terms used in the pattern such as ssk (slip, slip, knit) or k2tog (knit two together) but knitting enthusiasts have a whole other language of terms you might overhear that aren’t clearly defined in patterns. Here is a little story to show you how these...
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