Natalie Fergie, the Edinburgh-based knitter behind both the gorgeous Yarn Yard yarns (and rovings – more on that later) also writes a Yarn Yard blog.
Now, knitting is usually a fairly gentle subject to read about online, but I've got to say: approach this blog with caution. Natalie has a habit of posting photos of her stunning hand-dyed yarns to her blog, just before they appear in the shop. This can cause severe yarn-lust and subsequent abuse of a nearby credit card, followed by an orgy of knitting (or spinning – more on that later) when the parcel arrives. It's delicious, but doesn't get the cleaning done.
The other reason we rather like Natalie's blog is because she knits with her own yarns – and others – and is quite happy to chat about how things are going, comments other people have made, and her latest knitting ideas (did you catch the bit where she knit with pencils?). And, of course, there's also the unspun fibre (see – I told you we'd get there).
Natalie also dyes and sells unspun fibre, and talks about it on her blog. This is rather unfair, as it's lovely stuff and has already caused one member of the Simply Knitting team (*cough* me *cough*) to break a certain promise not to start any new hobbies.
But it was worth it, as I'm sure you've guessed.
