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KNITTING - for premature babies
It's a well known fact that knitting for babies is one of the most satisfying ways of utilising the time and talent of any knitter. But crafting tiny, beautiful items for premature babies whether you...
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DESIGN - Mother and Daughter Knits
Great fashion design always manages to effortlessly appeal across generations while achieving a timeless, classic status. It's what makes a Chanel suit as relevant today as it was in 1923, and why it...
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INSPIRATION - Easter knits
Ravelry is almost always a long, exciting fall down a rabbit hole for me. I meander over there with an idea for a project that I'm thinking about, and emerge clutching more than I need and a head...
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TUTORIAL - Magic Loop
There are a couple of techniques that have revolutionised my knitting life. Regular readers will already be saying 'mattress stitch' quietly to themselves - which makes me giggle as you all know what a...
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CULTURE - A Swedish Easter
If you are lucky enough to be invited to spend Easter with Swedish friends, be prepared for visual and gastronomic treats! Imagine a Smörgåsbord - with all its connotations of abundance and variety -...
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INSPIRATION - Girls Dresses
Easter always feels like a significant time of change in my knitting diary. With so much talk about new birth, eggs, chicks and baby bunnies I can't help but think about putting aside my heavy blankets...
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INSPIRATION - Shawls
If the weather has been miserable where you are this week, you may want to look away now. We don't often get the opportunity to boast about glorious sunshine in April here in the UK, but this week has...
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TUTORIAL - Pontus Pencil Case
When I took one of the very first copies of Finishing Touch home last year, both my teenagers were immediately rather taken with the Pontus Pencil Case. They loved the chunky texture, contrasting zip...
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TUTORIAL - 3 Ways to Cast On
You're all set. You've carefully selected your next project, bought yarn, pattern and needles (maybe a new project bag to keep it all in too), and you are finally ready to cast on! The pattern book is...
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FREE PATTERN - Celebrate the new royal baby!
As the delightful news of the latest royal birth flooded the headlines, the world let out a collective sigh of blissful satisfaction - well, there really is nothing nicer than welcoming a new baby,...
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LOVE YOUR YARN SHOP DAY - with Stitch Solihull
Ana Dugdale, owner of Stitch Solihull will tell you she is passionate about her business! She is a crafter, maker and yarn lover but she is also a staunch believer in the enormous benefits of communal...
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NEWS - so long and thanks for all the knits . . .
When the MillaMia team sat down to discuss the possibility of starting a Blog in 2012, I felt a thrill of excitement. I have always been a writer you see, and for me, the idea of combining two of my...
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Beautiful Butterflies
With apologies that we are a week late with the post (already missing Max's efficiency and whip cracking on blog posts!) we wanted to share a quick update from TNNA. Ideally we would have posted this...
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TUTORIAL - 3 Ways To Cast Off
The final few centimetres of knitting always seem to take longer than the rest of the project put together don't they? Like staggering over the line having run a marathon, or losing those last 2...
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Midsummer - a Scandinavian tradition
It was Midsummer on Friday 19 June this year. We Swedes love Midsummer - to us it symbolises the start of summer. Although when you are living abroad it sadly does not quite hold true as our schools...
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STOCKIST PROFILE - Ribbon Circus
Every so often we like to bring you an interview from one of our lovely stockists, as we firmly believe that the first step in keeping our local yarn shops alive and thriving is making sure you all...
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Anyone for tennis?
Tennis cupcakes - very sweet but deliciousAs England is gripped by Wimbledon fever, signs of tennis are emerging everywhere. Popping out for lunch near the MillaMia office today we were inspired to...
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INSPIRATION - Summer Knitting
Do the summer months see you putting down your knitting in favour of spending more time in the garden, entertaining the kids or picking up another craft that seems a little easier to manage in warm...
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Learning more about Tanya - our design assistant
Having been away it has been a while since we blogged. This month we thought it might be nice to get to know some of the creative team who help create the MillaMia designs. Here is an interview with...
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An amazing design in Naturally Soft Aran -Zenmon
I can't believe I have not seen this earlier - an amazing pattern from talented knit designer Kirsten Johnstone in Naturally Soft Merino. Max may have shared it last year but I wanted to revisit this....
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STOCKIST PROFILE - Sew-In of Marple and Didsbury
I first met David, his wife Karen and knitter extraordinaire Penny at the Stitches trade show back in 2011, and by the end of this first meeting I can say I was thoroughly enthralled by them! Not only...
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Knit, Play, Colour....
Knit Play Colour - with a title like that it is hard not to get sucked in! Especially at MillaMia where we love knitting, we love playing and we especially love colour (as anyone who has seen our yarn...
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Sharing the Love
We know we’ve been quite silent on our blog recently, but just in time for Valentine’s day we’re back to share the love with a brief snapshot of what we’ve been up to.Christmas and the New Year have...
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All about colour!
One of the things we know our customers love about Naturally Soft Merino and Naturally Soft Aran ranges are the vibrant colours. Every now and again we like to shake things up a bit by adding new...
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New Shade Inspiration
After a cheeky sneak peek last month of our 24 new shades, we finally released them this week, and couldn't be more excited about the feedback we've gotten from you! There's really so many to choose...
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