I recently took part in the Ravelry Giftalong2106, for which I have just completed the Pitch Cowl by KnitEcoChic. See pattern here. I opted for the longer version so I could wrap it round twice.

This was made with our sport weight 4-ply linen hand-dyed yarn in the French Navy colour way and and a OOAK pale blue/lime variegated yarn.

Just a reminder that we are discontinuing the DK weight in order to concentrate on the Sport/4-ply weight in our hand-dyed linen yarn. Consequently, we are selling all our 100g hanks at only £10 each until they are gone.

The latest addition to our hand-dyed sport linen yarn is Canary, a very pale yellow with subtle variations in shade. It already exists in the DK weight but we decided to include it in the Sport weight aswell.

The most recent colour to come out of the dyeing studio is Powder Pink in 4-ply/Sport weight.

Recent new additions to our range include a new colour in the 4-ply/sport weight: Fruit Salad.
A blend of juicy pink and tangerine orange.

We now also supply natural linen (undyed and unbleached) DK weight in 100g hanks. This has a much rougher and more rustic feel than the hand-dyed yarns.

 We have just released a new pattern for a linen spa mitt, now available in our shop.
This is a very easy knit and will make a great gift, or keep it for yourself!
Linen is ideal for spa cloths, given its healthy, eco-friendly, natural properties.
This pattern is free (with coupon code) when purchased with eco-stitch linen yarn (limited time only).

The Cheshire Fibre Festival will take place on Saturday Oct. 1st at Marthall Village Hall near Knutsford, WA16 7SB, 10am - 4pm.

​Taking part:

• Agrarian Artisan Designs – selling kits, patterns, yarn and crochet goodies. Val will also be running crochet workshops. I believe there are still places available, but please book in advance. More info here.
• Crafts from the Dungeon – rigid heddle weaving demonstration and and selling a fabulous range of kits across a range of fibre arts, plus woven items.
• Eco-Stitch – selling a range of hand-dyed 100% linen yarn, knitting and crochet kits.
• Jenny Barnett Needle felting – a needle felting workshop and selling felting kits and other goodies
• Yarns from the Plain – selling fabulous hand-dyed British yarn and fibre, and crochet kits.

​Knit and natter area 

Coffee shop run by volunteers raising money for Bloodwise.
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Entry to the festival is FREE and there is ample free parking.

A few new colours have been added to our range of 4-ply/sport hand-dyed linen yarn.

Our top quality linen is sourced from Europe and comes from just across the Channel.
Unfortunately, when it arrives, it isn't already wound in to neat hanks. We have to wind each of our skeins ourselves before dyeing them. Winding them one by one was just not an option. We needed something that would do several at once. So it was off to the drawing board, and here is what we came up with.

OK, it's not perfect, but I'm really proud of our winder. It is the result of a true family team effort. My father and I designed it and started to put it together, and my husband helped us to modify the design to make it more functional and finished off the assembling of the various parts. It is hand-made using wood and perspex. It might look like some weird contraption out of a Heath Robinson book, but IT WORKS.

My latest project is a long-sleeved linen sweater knitted with our sport weight linen yarn. The colour is ocean green (soon to be available in our shop) and it took 400g. It is an extremely simple design in plain stockinette with just a subtle hint of a cable running down the middle of the back and front. It features dropped shoulders and the back falls longer than the front, 

 We have issued a new pattern which is ideal for giving linen a try. This spa cloth can be made using a mini-skein of hand-dyed yarn, or you can make 2 with a solid dk 50g skein. If you are feeling more adventurous, a hand-dyed 100g hank will make 3 in DK or 4 in Sport weight.
I must admit that this pattern is quite addictive. It is a simple knit and easy to memorise.
Linen is an ideal fibre for spa cloths, since it is naturally exfoliating, as well as anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and hypo-allergenic.
Our linen can be washed in the machine on a gentle cycle (eg wool cycle) with a gentle detergent.
The linen itself doesn't mind repeated hot washes, but we recommend a gentle cycle in order to preserve the colours.
The pattern is FREE when you purchase our linen yarn. See the pattern page for the coupon code (offer available until 1/11/2016)

Our natural linen yarn (50g skein) has a rougher, more rustic feel than the dyed linen yarn.
It has the characteristic sliver beige colour of natural, undyed linen. 

 We will soon be adding solid colours to our product range. These will come in DK weight 50g skeins. They are pre-dyed 100% linen.
Here is a sneak preview of our first available colour: Cappuccino shown here with the Tangerine and Vanilla hand-dyed yarns.

Now the days are longer and there is better light, the conditions are finally more conducive to dyeing yarn.
Here is our Spring yarn at various stages of dyeing.

The Spring colour way can be found in our shop here. Also available as a mini skein.

Never tried knitting or crochet with linen yarn before?
Why not try a small project with our new mini skeins?
Mini skeins are ideal for trying out a new yarn or for projects which require small quantities of several different colours.
These small skeins weigh 32-33g each (each one is the equivalent to a third of a large 100g skein).
There is enough yarn to knit a small spa cloth. There are some patterns in our pattern section.
We have only shown a few select colours in the mini skein option for the moment. If you see a colour that you would like in the 32-33g option, please send us a message and we will add it if we can.

All our yarns at eco-stitch are reduced by 16% across the website for the rest of February and until the end of March.
​Take advantage of this discount to stock up for your warm season knitting/crochet projects.

Two new colours available in 4-ply/sport linen. French Navy and Bliss.
​Why not combine them both in your next project?