March 2025 Shop Update March 31 2025, 0 Comments

 

And we all blinked and another month has gone! We weren't at any shows in March but we did have our lovely Open Studio and I have been working on lots of exciting things behind the scenes which I hope to be able to share very soon, as well as a heap of wholesale dyeing that might be appearing in a yarn shop near you! If you have a local yarn shop who might be interested in stocking SQ yarns do ask them to get in touch as I currently have a little space for new wholesale customers.

It's been a big week for my daughter as she has finally chosen her GCSE subjects, and I think she will enjoy them after eventually going back to her first choices. I can't wait to see what she gets up to in textiles - the work produced by last years students looked brilliant and I wish I could join in.

Everything is on the website already. There are lots of non-repeatable colourways and slightly different bases this month. If you are looking for specific repeatable colours you can order those Dye to Order so you don't need to wait for them to appear in a shop update. This month we have Desire Marble, Flockly, Slinky Twist, Luminosity Lace and Voluptuous DK as well as minis and some small quantities of repeatable colourways. Oh and the sock kits I managed to miss off last month, sorry!

Read on for more details or jump straight to the preview page below but check back later as I'm still uploading stuff as well.

 

Luminosity Lace

        
This is a base I dye rarely so it's a bit of a treat. This is 100% silk laceweight with 800m per 100g and would make a beautiful shawl for a special summer event. There are only a few skeins left but 1 skein will make a good size shawl.

 

 

 

 

Fingering weight yarns

 

Flockly

If you are fairly new to our yarns you might not have had the chance to try Flockly yet. Its my absolute favourite base and would be the one I'd take with me if I was on a deserted island (Am I the only person who plans these things?) because it's versatile, you can knit garments or socks or shawls or even a hat to keep the sun off. It has a little bit of a woolly grabbiness for colourwork, a touch of silk for shine and is so soft! It had been out of stock for a while our the stockist which is why I hadn't dyed any for ages but its all back now and I dyed up 10 non-repeatable colourways in a selection of cheery spring/summer themes and some more neutral ones as well. Do try it if you haven't already!

 

Slinky Twist


This is another great all round yarn, designed as a no nylon sock yarn it combines silk and high twist structure for strength but it is equally good for drapey shawls or garments.

 

 

 

 

Desire Marble


This 100% merino yarn uses the natural black fibre to make up part of the yarn when its spun to give a really interesting visual texture where that fibre shows through the dye. Its all as soft as you expect from merino so you can't feel the black parts and would make lovely warm accessories.

The effect looks really interesting for crochet as well, although I don't have a sample of that, sorry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Voluptuous DK

 


This is the last of our custom spun Voluptuous for a little while. It will mix with the Sonsie DK as well if you are looking for more colourways and is a really nice woolly wool - 100% British, non-superwash.

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

 

 

 

52 Weeks of Scrap Yarn


You may have seen the new 52 weeks book from Laine is coming out next month. It looks really exciting and great for using up every bit of yarn. I can put an order in if there's enough interest so if you would like a copy please just reply and let me know. I need a minimum number to cover the shipping from Finland. It will be around £35.

 

 

 

Thank you for reading this shop update and hopefully I haven't forgotten anything this month! I hope the weather is improving where you are, try and get outside if you can, take care, stay safe and keep crafting,

Rachel x

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