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STOCKIST PROFILE - This Is Knit, Dublin
In the second of our series featuring our MillaMia stockists, I caught up with Jacqui and Lisa Sisk - the mother and daughter owners of destination yarn shop, This Is Knit in Dublin. They are both...
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MILLY THE SHEEP - a great pattern for beginners
As a beginner knitter mastering the basics of knit and purl can seem daunting enough, but pair this with reading a pattern, shaping and sewing up and the task at hand can seem almost impossible. There...
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TECHNIQUE - knitting single row stripes
Have you ever been tempted to knit a garment in single row stripes and then, with a sharp intake of breath, thought ahead to the mammoth task of sewing in a zillion ends, and hurriedly decided that...
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OUT AND ABOUT - visit to The new-look Knitting Hut
A stunning display with our very own Kerstin KimonoFor a knitter with a serious yarn-habit, I count myself VERY unfortunate that I don't have a local yarn shop in my town. Like many knitters, I rue the...
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TREND - stripes
Spring/Summer 2013 is all about stripes. Hot off the catwalk and hitting the high street are a plethora of stripes in such a wide variety of colour, width and form that there is something for every...
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TNNA 2013 Columbus - Part 1
I must begin this post with a WARNING! If you are adverse to all kinds of shameless, gushing talk about yarn, knitting celebrities, self-flushing toilets and ice cream - then dear reader, look away now...
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INTERVIEW WITH LOUISA CROMPTON - former MillaMia Design Intern
Louisa Crompton is graduating from Huddersfield University with a First class BA (Hons) in Textile Crafts, specialising in knit in 2013. We were very lucky to have Louisa intern for us at MillaMia in...
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TNNA Columbus 2013 - Part 2
After the mayhem of Sample It! and the majority of Friday spent setting up the stand, we were whisked off to dinner by some friends of Katarina and Helena who live in Columbus.They had taken us to The...
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OLLE HAT - featured in the Telegraph Saturday Magazine
Every now and then a pattern comes along that takes knitters of all generation by their needles! It's not usually the most complex, intricate or challenging pattern - rather more often it is a...
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KNITTING FOR A PRINCE
We were all so thrilled and delighted here at MillaMia to see the wonderful pictures of William and Kate with their new baby son leaving hospital earlier this week, and want to add our heartfelt...
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EMILIA - FREE PATTERN!
You would be forgiven for thinking that Christmas has come early as we have another stunning pattern to give to you for FREE! We know that the weather here in the UK has been so splendidly sunny that...
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A smile for a thank you
I think I have blogged once already about how amazing it has been receiving these fantastic knitted gifts for Johan - and I am conscious that there are many that I have yet to say thank you for....
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FIBRE EAST - report
Those of you who attended Fibre East last year will remember only too clearly the horror of worm armageddon and the unrelenting rain. I know that the mud seeped at least a foot up the legs of my jeans...
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TUTORIAL - Mattress Stitch
You will all know by now that I'm a stickler for exemplary finishing. I invest an enormous amount of time, effort and knitting energy in my projects and I truly believe that taking that extra time to...
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PHOTO SHOOT - Behind the Scenes
As the autumn/winter knitting season fast approaches here in the UK, we at MillaMia have been busy behind the scenes, preparing our fabulous new Limited Edition colours and patterns due to launch later...
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KNITTING - my selfish year
Last year I decided that I wanted to take a selfish knitting sabbatical - a 'holiday' from knitting for everybody else in order to knit exclusively for myself for a whole year. You may think that this...
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DESIGN - Yumiko for Chinti and Parker
Before coming to intern at MillaMia I spent 6 months at the beginning of last year as a Design Assistant interning at Chinti and Parker. I really enjoyed my time with them, and was thrilled to be...
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LIMITED EDITION - Helena on Design and Inspiration
Wow - what an indulgence to spend days lost in colour research! I love colour and often struggle to limit how many I want to play with. Working on the Limited Edition colours was so freeing as I was...
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WOOL AND BUTTONS - Knit & Natter
As we have mentioned before, we are incredibly lucky to have so many wonderful stockists across the world. Many of them are the centre of a thriving crafting community, running workshops, gathering...
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NEW COLOURS - Helena on Design and Inspiration
Not only have I recently been playing with our new Limited Edition colours but I have also had the pleasure of developing 3 new shades to add to our permanent range of colours!These colours are the...
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