Knitting

If you are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new addition to your family, you might be wondering what you can do to welcome your new bundle of joy into the world – and what better way than a handmade Knitted gift? Here at Calico Laine, we have lots of customers who are always knitting for babies; from their own...

Now that we’re getting into May, the weather is slowly but surely warming up and heading towards the glorious summer full of sunshine. You might think that it is time to stash those winter woollies away for the year until we hit winter again, but what do you wear on those colder days that are just a bit too chilly...

Although it is now the month of May and we are all hoping that the weather will continue to improve, knitting is still the perfect task to keep you entertained during the May Day Bank Holiday, this weekend. Here at Calico Laine, we have recently been very busy expanding our Wool section online and in-store. The Knit Pro Waves Aluminium...

As you may know, it is not only fabrics and haberdashery for which we here at Calico Laine are known for; we also stock a fantastic collection of top quality Wool and knitting accessories and as we have seen such high demand for our gorgeous Yarns in recent months, it is this area of our stock inventory we have devoted much of...

As a huge Liverpool fan I was quite excited to hear in the news, last week, that Luis Suarez was testing out the world's first knitted football boots. Knitted from Wool, the Adidas Samba primeknit is the next level in football boot design. The Wool provides a comfortable, 'second-skin' fit to the boot while still providing strength and performance. The...

Now the cold weather is on it's way and the wind starts whipping up, what better way to fight off the dark nights and the bite of the icy winter weather than with a snug jumper or a classic cardigan? Here at Calico Laine we stock a fantastic range of excellent quality Wool from world renowned manufacturers including Stylecraft and...

As Autumn approaches we will soon be in the winter months and will need to wrap up warm for those inevitably cold nights. Here at Calico Laine we stock a great range of Knitting Wool that can help you create some winter garments to keep you cosy on those chilly days. In our store we stock two brands of Knitting Wool...