We thought we ought to do a Valentine's window and had a great time! I was shocked how many pinks we have and it made me realise how much yarn there is at 41 Crown Road....! I guess that whatever yarn we stock, there tends to be a version in pink and red and as long as there is then we are bound to stock it... we're just drawn towards those rosey hues. Kate, Susan and lovely Lydia have made some beautiful hearts for the window and if you look carefully you'll see some of Kate's ceramic hearts... look out for her ceramic buttons in the shop soon. This keeping-the-window-up-to-date thing is going to keep us on our toes.... we're having to think of Easter already which is most unlike us... we're more last-minute-dash-to-get-the-easter-eggs kinda gals, so it should be good for life in general. Wondering how well we're going to do with the Easter tones... somehow I can't believe we have this much yellow... but who knows.... We've got new things coming in every day - a selection of fyberspates sock and lace yarn to see what you all like arrived on Wednesday... it's not going to last long, but we'll be getting more in in the next few weeks...Malabrigo should be here soon........ Hope to see you soon. Karen

Well, the pom poms have come down from the window, so Christmas must be over. We had a lovely first Christmas and met lots of new people in the shop so we hope you'll all come back and see us again soon. Lots of exciting things coming up which you'll read about in our long-awaited first newsletter, but most importantly, we're going to start opening on Mondays from the 11th January. We hope this makes us more convenient for you and means less wasted journeys. We were really excited to receive delivery of Tante Sophie's beautiful individual patterns yesterday (see www.tantesophie.com). I'm already half way through the Mocha scarf which uses a skein of Blue Sky brushed suri... it's very soft and fluffy!! Just what you need when it's so cold outside. Our programme of lessons is beginning in the next couple of weeks, with Fiona Brooker teaching beginners knitting classes and Lydia Bates teaching creative sewing.... details to follow shortly. Hope you've got enough yarn to knit something snuggly over the weekend... see you soon...

Just a quick update to let you know that Addi Bamboo circulars have arrived after a bit of a wait. Worth it though, they're beautiful. We've also put together an Easy Peasy scarf kit for all those people who want to get back into knitting after a few years. We've got three designs, all really simple using Rowan Big Wool or Blue Sky Alpacas Bulky and Brittany Birch needles. They're so quick to knit and really gorgeous to look at and wear.. perfect for a pre-Christmas treat or a pressie for someone special. Hope to see you soon.

Wow, what a couple of weeks! We've been completely overwhelmed by all the good wishes from our lovely new customers. Thank you so much to everyone who has come in (some of you many times) and spent some time with us.

We have lots of new things in stock. Brittany needles have come in and virtually gone again - they've been so popular with SW London knitters. I wanted to let you know about some of the other things that we have in stock ... we're not just for knitters.

We've loads of haberdashery including beautiful VV Rouleaux ribbons - from classic satins and velvets to giant bobbles and wired organza. Clothkits have brought squeals of delight from those who remember wearing them as well as those who remember making them and there is a wholenew generation out there about to get kitted up in their designs. Clothkits also have some Liberty print bias binding that has been a real favourite as well as giant ric rac... what couldn't be improved by giant ric rac? Kid's gifts from Buttonbag and Blueberry Park are very popular and we're in the process of putting together Mrs Moon kid's kits for inspired Christmas presents. Also for smaller kids (well, babies) we've got lots of Anne-Claire Petit toys and have treated ourselves to the rather luxurious crocheted Bird Cage... see our window.... We had a lovely visit from Jane Brocket yesterday. We love her books and blog and hope that she liked our little bit of St Margarets heaven. http://yarnstorm.blogs.com/jane_brocket