What’s New at Gorgeous Yarns?
Whats new at Gorgeous Yarns? Hello Friends. I am very pleased to tell you that we now have Purely Gorgeous Aran back in stock, this time its a sumptuous 50:50 blend of Merino and Alpaca, … read more ›
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Gorgeous Yarns and Events this Autumn, 2018
Gorgeous Yarns are on the road again this autumn with an exciting series of events. We hope you can come and say hello and see our Gorgeous Yarns for yourself. Here are the events: … read more ›
Social Media and all that jazz!
Social Media is everywhere, all the time, whether we like it or not! Now some of you may already be asking me, why is she commenting on Social media when I expect her to chat … read more ›
Summertime, and the knitting is easy!
Summertime knitting and crochet should be easy and relaxing, nothing too complicated or tricky when its hot. I don’t know about you, but I also don’t enjoy knitting or crocheting with wool either in the … read more ›
Sunshine days and summer holidays
Hello again friends! Sunshine days are here and summer holidays are on the horizon. Are you going away on holiday, or like us, staying at home and having day trips out? We are very lucky … read more ›
You put Love in Every Stitch
You put love in every stitch. That’s what my Gran used to tell me, especially during my moments of frustration when I was learning to knit, or tackling a new pattern. Do you know what, … read more ›
A little of what you fancy does you good!
I think a little of what you fancy does you good! I’ve been seeing so much yellow in the fashion magazines, on the high street and even in the fields of daffodils round here, I … read more ›
Creating Colour on dull days.
Creating Colour on Dull days…. I’ve been creating more colour and its helped brighten these dull days. The endless rain, dark clouds and windy weather we have been having here in Cornwall has been quite … read more ›
Happy New Year, old friends and new!
Happy New Year! Gorgeous Yarns has lots planned for this new year: new shows to go to, new patterns and designs hot off the needles, a new pattern appearing in a magazine, new plant dye … read more ›
Old Friends and New Ones to be made….
Old Friends and New… I’ve been meeting up with old friends and making new ones these past few weeks. Gorgeous Yarns has been at 3BagsFull in Liskeard, and last weekend at Kelly House for their … read more ›
The Best Made Plan, of mice, men or otherwise!
I like to plan! I have a planner and lots of lists, and it helps me stick to the tasks I have to do each day rather than frantically flitting about doing a lot of … read more ›
That’s about the size of it! Getting the right size.
How do I get the size for my project right so it fits me? I’m often asked this, and so I thought we could chat about choosing the right size garment for your body shape, … read more ›
What Stitch shall I learn next?
What Stitch shall I learn next? What stitch shall I learn next? Hopefully, you are beginning to feel confident about the basic skills of casting on and off, and simple stitches like knit and purl, … read more ›
Been Dyeing to tell you about this….
I’ve been dyeing again! This time with black beans (from a health food shop) which surprisingly gave a soft green! It was meant to give a mid denim blue, but there’s a bit of skill … read more ›
Looking for ideas….. Can you help?
I’m looking for ideas…. Ideas of how to improve my blog for you….content you will enjoy reading….things you like and dislike…. I wondered if you could consider the following questions for me, and … read more ›
Another Happy Birthday Gorgeous Yarns!
Another Happy Birthday Gorgeous Yarns, 3 today! I’m delighted to say Another Happy Birthday Gorgeous Yarns! 3 years ago Mr Gorgeous and I set off on this business adventure, and its been a dream come … read more ›
