All the best festive yarns, filled with twinkle, glitter and sparkle, and in all the best Christmassy shades!
Rico Creative Lamé DK 🢪
A plaited strand of shimmering light.
£3.79 for 25g, www.rico-design.de/en
Rico Ricorumi Lame DK ←
A shot of starlight for your projects. 79p for 10g, www.rico-design.de/en
🢩Rico Ricorumi Twinkly Twinkly DK
The perfect mix of cotton and sparkle. £1.59 for 25g, www.rico-design.de/en
🢫Stylecraft Wonderland
A tweedy mosaic of Christmas shades.
£6 for 100g, www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk
🢫Katia Gatsby Shiny yarn with metallised highlights. £4.99 for 50g, www.katia.com/uk
🢫King Cole Christmas Super Chunky Twisted plain and space-dyed shades. £4.79 for 100g, www.kingcole.com
King Cole Glitz DK Christmas ← The joy of Christmassy shades and sparkle in one. £3.79 for 100g, www.kingcole.com
Stylecraft Merry Go Round XL Holly & Ivy ← Quick-knit option for seasonal treats. £4.49 for 100g, www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk
🢫Bergére Louise Rouge
Soft halo yarn with fine sparkly threads. £7.25 for 50oz, www.bergeredefrance.co.uk
🢫Stylecraft Winter Magic XL
Smudges of festive colour and sparkle.
£6 for 100g, www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk
🢫King Cole Tinsel Chunky
Pure Christmas in a ball of yarn!
£2.59 for 50g, www.kingcole.com
.................... GET INTO GOOD BOOKS .........................
KNIT A MINI OCEAN by Sachiyo Ishii (£7.99, Search Press)
Knit 20 tiny, adorable sea creatures! Choose from a shoal of ocean favourites, including sharks, dolphins and orca, as well as dazzling blue tangs, colourful clown fish and even a few mischievous mermaids. The sizes range between 3 and 12cm, so these sweet little projects are perfect for using up your yarn stash. Complete with step-by-step sewing-up, stuffing and embroidery techniques.
THE NEW KNITTING STITCH DICTIONARY by Lydia Klös (£21.99, Stackpole Books)
Within this book’s pages, you will find 500 innovative stitch patterns to inspire your designs. The stitches are helpfully divided into sections to make it easier to find what you are looking for – whether it’s texture, lace, cables, bobbles, lifted stitches, Fair Isle or intarsia. This stitch dictionary will be an invaluable reference on your knitting bookshelf and a great source of inspiration too!
KNIT FOXY AND FRIENDS by Daniella Taylor and Venice Shone (£16.99, David & Charles)
