Knitting patterns and books by Nicki, and yarn packs for these projects
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All the Fish sleeveless sweater
- Yarn pack for All the Fish sleeveless sweater The colours in the All the Fish sleeveless sweater are inspired by the eye-catching and colourful displays in shops selling tinned fish in many French coastal towns. The patterns continue the nautical theme: the lozenges of the large Fair Isle patterns have fishing net, star, and anchor motifs; these alternate with a…
- £55.00 – £79.00
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Anemone fingerless mittens
- These cosy fingerless mittens have been designed to be easy for someone new to the double-knit technique. They are worked in rows with no shaping; the thumbhole is a gap in the side seam. The pattern for Anemone fingerless mittens is available to purchase as a digital pdf download from the Being Knitterly Ravelry store, or here as a printed…
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Bubbles beanie
- Bubbles beanie is a cosy beanie knitted in chunky British wool. It features bubbles formed using a simple cable pattern. The bubbles rise from the rib and disappear on the crown. Bubbles beanie is quick to knit, so it’s perfect for gift knitting! The pattern for Bubbles beanie is available to purchase as a digital pdf download from the Being…
- £3.30
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Christmas Robin greeting card
- Christmas Robin The Christmas Robin greeting cards is a perfect Christmas card for someone who loves cute creatures. It is blank inside for your own message.
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Christmas Stocking greeting card
- Christmas Stocking The Christmas Stocking greetings card is a perfect Christmas card for someone special. It is blank inside for your own message.
- £2.00
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Colours of Autumn scarf
- Yarn pack for Colours of Autumn scarf Colours of Autumn is worked, as traditionally, in the round, starting with a provisional cast-on. The stitches of each of the open ends, at the bottom and at the top of the scarf, are separately grafted together, to make a reversible scarf. The colours in this scarf were inspired by memories of autumn…
- £56.50
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Doodle cafetière cosy
- Doodle cafetière cosy The Doodle cafetière cosy was inspired by doodling spirals. I added a simple border and a corrugated rib. Then I played around with lots of colours, until I was happy with my colour palette. You could make one for yourself, or as a gift or give the Doodle cafetière cosy kit to a coffee-loving knitter. The kit…
- £10.50
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Fair Isle Knitting and Design
- by Nicki Merrall Fair Isle Knitting and Design is a comprehensive guide to stranded colourwork as practised by the knitters of Fair Isle and Shetland. It is aimed at knitters who wish to learn or improve stranded colourwork techniques, as well as those who would like to create their own patterns and colour combinations. Order your signed copy here.
- £19.95
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Flowers, Hearts & Stars Fair Isle lavender bags
- Flowers, Hearts and Stars Lavender is one of my favourite flowers; the lavender in these kits is from Yorkshire and smells lovely. The kits for Fair Isle lavender bags are available in three designs: pink hearts, yellow and purple flowers or blue and white stars. Each kit contains enough materials to make two lavender bags, either identical or with the pattern…
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Granny Stripes greeting card
- Crochet Granny Stripes The fun and colourful Granny Stripes greetings card is perfect for many occasions. It is blank inside for your own message.
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Guinevere fingerless mittens
- Guinevere fingerless mittens Guinevere fingerless mittens were inspired by Arthurian tales and coastal walks. I'm imagining mythical figures galloping along windswept beaches. A maiden is on a clifftop looking out to sea, maybe searching for her lover, while below her people are foraging for seaweeds and coastal flowers. Maybe they used these plants to dye yarns in the colours of…
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Kairouan greeting card
- Kairouan The beautiful Kairouan greetings card is perfect for many occasions. It is blank inside for your own message.
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Knitted Bunnies greeting card
- Knitted Bunnies The Knitted Bunnies greetings card is perfect for someone who loves cute creatures. It is blank inside for your own message.
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Love and Hearts greeting card
- Love and Hearts This Love and Hearts greetings card is perfect for Valentine's day or just to give to someone you love! It is blank inside for your own message.
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Love of Lupins cowl
- Yarn pack for Love of Lupins cowl The colours in the Love of Lupins cowl were inspired by many colourful lupin flowers on a sunny summer day. A large Norwegian star motif forms an allover pattern. This is worked in several bright colours, which really make it sing, while the background is worked in a calming undyed white. Love of…
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Magic of the Circus greeting card
- Magic of the Circus The colourful Magic of the Circus greetings card is perfect for many occasions. It is blank inside for your own message.
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Meltwater shawl
- Meltwater shawl The interlocking pattern in the Meltwater shawl is inspired by the diamond window panes in the Gherkin building, as it is familiarly known, in the City of London. The pattern for Meltwater is available to purchase here as a printed pattern or as part of a kit. Alternatively, you can purchase it as a digital pdf download from…
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Noel greeting card
- Noel The Noel greetings card is a perfect Christmas card for anyone who loves traditional textiles. It is blank inside for your own message.
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Painterly greeting card
- The beautiful Painterly greeting card is perfect for many occasions. It is blank inside for your own message.
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Painterly shawl
- Painterly shawl One of the joys of visiting an art gallery is that you can look at paintings close-up and see the painter’s brushstrokes. The stitch patterns and colours used for the Painterly shawl were inspired by the bold brushstrokes and colours used by Vincent Van Gogh. The pattern for Painterly is available to purchase here as a printed pattern.…
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Rose Petal mittens
- Yarn pack for Rose Petal mittens The Rose Petal mittens are inspired by a beautiful bouquet of roses in many colours. The brighter colours are used for the floral pattern and the softer colours for the background. The Rose Petal mittens pattern is for traditional-style mittens knitted in the round from the wrist up. The cuff is worked in a…
- £19.00
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Tesserae fingerless mittens
- Yarn pack for Tesserae fingerless mittens The Tesserae fingerless mittens pattern is suitable for knitters new to Fair Isle knitting because only a few colours and techniques are used. The background is in one colour, and each peerie pattern is in a different colour. There are no more than three adjacent stitches worked in any colour, so the only stranded…
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Your bespoke one-to-one crochet tutorial
- Thank you for reserving your one-to-one crochet tutorial with Nicki. To complete your booking, please follow the instructions below. Crochet tutorials cost £32.00 per hour. Click "Add to basket" once if you wish to book a one hour tutorial. Change the number to "2" and click "Add to basket" once if you wish to book one two hour tutorial or…
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Crochet Drawstring Bag workshop
- A one-day workshop with Nicki Merrall 10:00–16:00, Saturday, 13 July 2024 Being Knitterly Studio, Loughborough, Leicestershire Seven places - booking open
- £60.00
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Fair Isle knitting workshop
- A one-day workshop with Nicki Merrall 10:00–16:00, Saturday 10 February 2024 Being Knitterly Studio, Loughborough, Leicestershire Seven places - two places available or 10:00–16:00, Saturday 6 April 2024 Being Knitterly Studio, Loughborough, Leicestershire Seven places - booking open or 10:00–16:00, Saturday 15 June 2024 Being Knitterly Studio, Loughborough, Leicestershire Seven places - booking open There are three levels to the…
- £60.00
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Quattro from Lang Yarns
- Quattro cotton yarn This is the yarn I use when teaching crochet. It's popular with my students, several of whom have asked to buy some, so here it is! Quattro is a 100% mercerised cotton popular that is popular with crocheters. Mercerisation gives it a lovely sheen. It's available in a wide variety of colours.
- £2.85
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Shetland Spindrift from Jamieson’s of Shetland
- Shetland Spindrift yarn Students who come to my Fair Isle knitting workshops will know that I love using Shetland Spindrift for colourwork. Shetland Spindrift is spun from 100% pure Shetland wool, grown and spun on the Shetland Isles. It is popular for colourwork knitting, in particular, Fair Isle patterns. It comes in a large colour range which includes natural undyed…
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Sock knitting workshop for beginners
- A one-day workshop with Nicki Merrall 10:00–16:00, Saturday, 16 March 2024 Being Knitterly Studio, Loughborough, Leicestershire Seven places To do this workshop you need to know how to cast on, knit, purl, work in stocking stitch and rib and decrease. Details below.
- £60.00
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Sparkly Crochet necklace
- Sparkly Crochet Necklace kit These sparkly, delicate beaded crochet necklaces look fantastic and couldn’t be easier to make. The necklace has been designed for new and beginner crocheters, but crocheters of all levels can have a go. Each kit contains enough materials to make one sparkly crochet necklace. See below for further details.
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Star socks
- Star socks Star socks are ideal for beginners to sock knitting; they are knitted seamlessly from the top down. The pattern for Star socks is available to purchase as a digital pdf download from the Being Knitterly Ravelry store, or here as a printed pattern. This pattern is available in two versions: there's one written for those who knit left-handed…
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Striated cowl
- Striated cowl I love the fresh green of spring leaves and cheerful spring flowers. Although the weather can be a bit chilly, I’m usually ready for a change from winter woollies. The Striated cowl is light and can be worn as a single loop or doubled up for extra warmth. The pattern for the Striated cowl is available to purchase…
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Sweet Dreams socks
- Sweet Dreams socks are ideal for lounging or sleeping, or just showing off. These gorgeous socks are knitted in sock yarns with added silk for luxury or angora for cosiness. They are knitted from the top down using stitches chosen to show off a self-striping yarn, although they also look lovely in a single colour. The pattern for Sweet Dreams…
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Twist Collection
- Twist Collection Twist Collection comprises a “paper-bag” style hat with cute pom-poms, a cosy cowl and a choice of mittens or fingerless mittens. All are knitted in a chunky yarn that shows the texture of the stitches beautifully. All are worked in the round so there are no seams to finish. You can purchase all the patterns in Twist Collection…
- £3.30 – £8.60
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Addi circular knitting needles
- Originally known as Addi Turbo, these circular knitting needles are available in lengths from 40 to 150 cm and diameters from 2.0 to 15.0 mm. Perfect for knitting in the round or flat.
- £6.10 – £12.95
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Addi Comfort Grip crochet hooks
- Hooks with a comfortable handle, available in diameters from 2 to 6 mm. Colour-coded for size, as well as having the size stamped on the handle. Popular with my customers who have arthritis.
- £3.50 – £4.40
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Addi Sockwonder knitting needles
- Addi Sockwonder knitting needles are short circular needles designed for knitting items with a small circumference, such as socks. Available in diameters from 2.0 to 5.0 mm. Perfect for travel knitting!
- £6.50 – £7.25
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Addi Swing crochet hooks
- Ergonomically designed hooks, available in diameters from 2 to 8 mm. Colour-coded for size, as well as having the size marked on the handle. Loved by my customers who crochet for hours at a time!
- £8.35 – £12.00
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Knitwear Finishing Techniques workshop
- A one-day workshop with Nicki Merrall 10:00–16:00, Saturday 18 May 2024 Being Knitterly Studio, Loughborough, Leicestershire Seven places This workshop is suitable for you if you have knitted one or more garments and would like to improve your finishing techniques. If you have never made a garment or followed a pattern before How to Knit short course for improvers would…
- £60.00
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Modular knitting workshop
- A one-day workshop with Nicki Merrall 10:00–16:00, Saturday 27 January 2024 Being Knitterly Studio, Loughborough, Leicestershire Seven places Level 1 is suitable for knitters new to mitred squares. Confident with casting on, casting off, and working in garter and stocking stitch. Level 2 is suitable for knitters who have knitted basic mitred squares (in garter stitch with one mitre). Confident…
- £57.50
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Fair Isle Steeks workshop
- A half-day workshop with Nicki Merrall 10:00–13:00, Saturday 24 September 2022 Being Knitterly Studio, Loughborough, Leicestershire Seven places This workshop is suitable for you if you have tried Fair Isle knitting and wish to cut and finish a steek. Details below:
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How to Knit short courses
- Evening classes with Nicki Merrall Evenings, dates to be confirmed Being Knitterly Studio, Loughborough, Leicestershire Each short course comprises three classes and costs £48.00. Each class takes place from 19:00–21:00. Book your course by adding each of your chosen three dates to the basket. There is a maximum of five students per class. To do the beginners’ short course you…
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How to Crochet short courses
- Evening classes with Nicki Merrall Evenings, dates to be confirmed Being Knitterly Studio, Loughborough, Leicestershire Each short course comprises three classes and costs £48.00. Each class takes place from 19:00–21:00. Book your course by adding each of your chosen three dates to the basket. There is a maximum of five students per class. To do the beginners’ short course you…
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Creating Colour Palettes workshop
- A one-day workshop with Nicki Merrall 10:00–16:00, date to be confirmed Venue to be confirmed 10 maximum. Nicki will guide you through a variety of activities that will help you develop your sense of colour and create colour schemes. You will leave with plenty of ideas to continue your adventures with colours, whether you are a knitter, crocheter, spinner, weaver…
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