News and Events — yarn

10 summer holiday craft ideas

July 19, 2017 • kids • list • paper • summer • yarn

Projects and activities that primary school kids will love – from simple recycled crafts to creative projects for the arty children – that's the summer sorted!

8 homemade Father’s Day gifts for keen crafters

June 12, 2017 • concrete • fabric • fathers day • gift • list • news • wood • yarn

With a good range of crafts—from sewing, knitting and crochet to upcycling, woodworking and DIY crafting—whatever your crafty skill or interest, we hope there’s something in this selection for you to make for your dad this Father's Day!

Win a Mrs Moon yarn and Simple Chic book bundle!

February 21, 2017 • crochet • giveaway • knitting • Mrs Moon • yarn

Would you love to win 7 skeins of Mrs Moon Plump Superchunky Yarn (worth over £110!!) in your choice of colour PLUS the two beautiful books, Simple Chic Crochet and Simple Chic Knits by Karen Miller & Susan Ritchie? Enter here!

Top 10 online yarn stores

January 19, 2017 • crochet • knitting • list • yarn

With tons of knitting and crochet inspiration in our books and regular chatter with our authors, one topic that often comes up is where do we like to buy yarn? We include some recommended suppliers in each of the books to help you out, but here we’ve collected some of our favourite yarn stores into one handy list. With recommendations from Nicki Trench, Fiona Goble, Laura Strutt and the CICO Books craft editors, here are our top 10 yarn stores... Mrs Moon Mrs Moon sell their own beautiful chunky yarns made from the highest quality, ethically sourced, superfine merino and...