Following on from the huge success of the Johnny Rotten Mitten kits which featured in Knitting magazine, brand new in the Skein Queen shopping establishment today – I am privileged to introduce the Anarchy in the UK Johnny Rotten Handwarmer Kit. With pattern designed by Alabama Whirly, and yarn dyed by my good self, you [...]

Here at Skein Queen hq, I like to be able to offer a wide range of luxury yarn bases for you to try and thought I’d give you a preview of some newcomers waiting in the SQirkshop, bare and naked and ready to be dyed. The yarn information pages have all been updated on the [...]

Since the kids are away staying with grandparents in Holywood for ten days (boo hoo, yay, boo hoo, yah – mixed feelings as you can tell), I spent five whole hours last Sunday trying to get a big batch of cashmere/silk dyed up. All will be listed on etsy by the end of the week [...]

Here’s this week’s offerings to gradually appear on etsy before the end of the week: This one’s called August because today was the first real sign of summer we’ve had and these hot summery colours remind me of a bright summer’s day. This is in the soft cashmere/silk 4 ply. Next is Plum Tree, also [...]

I have some new additions to list in my etsy shop over the next couple of days and here’s a sneak preview: First up, we have a beautifully, soft cashmere/silk which I have named Pitter Patter for obvious reasons: Next up is another pastel colourway, this time in the long-promised cashmerino which is so soft [...]

This is what I’ve been up to this week. I got myself onto Flickr at last. Here’s my Flickr page. Sure there must be some way of creating a mini link but will get to that some time. So far have joined 4 groups – Yarn Porn, For the Love of Fiber, Hand Dyed and [...]

Just about recovered from wild weekend – should not be happening at my age. My lovely Moo cards arrived today – 100 of them. Now I can feel like a proper crafty businessy-type person. Photos to follow in next post. One of the one-skein socks is coming on – nearly finished. Though it will be [...]

Very exciting week in the world of the Skein Queen for two reasons. Firstly, first wholesale order from China arrived: Lovely cashmere/silk, some cashmerino and a lovely soft worsted blend of lambs wool, dehaired angora and cashmere. Gorgeous! Look and drool! Just as well I placed that order, as they day before it arrived, I [...]

To support my etsy site, and for a bit of fun, I thought I’d have a go at adapting a Carosel socks pattern by Violet Green into ankle socks and see if they would knit up with one of my 55g skeins. So I reserved one of my Cupid’s Breath solid shade of pink for [...]

Yay! My new skeinwinder arrived this week. I ordered it from Maggie at Woolwing on ebay. I can make longer and better skeins now. I love it – except when I STILL get in a tangle, but I’m getting better. But the arrival of this new contraption means redundancy for my trustworthy Niddy Noddy. Reckon [...]