Circular Needles, is the hype real and how do I do it? This is a commonly asked question and I am here for it! My own journey started with circs when I was pregnant and suffering from Carpal Tunnel in my wrists - rendering me non-knitty able... when I should be getting my stash of [...]

Knit for WOOL? Yes please!  But how does it work? Well thanks for asking!  As this business is on the GROW I have become unable to do all of the MAKING this business needs, so that’s all the samples needed for shows, trunk shows and photo shoots.  So I need the help of my community […]

Why are Limeade and Iris Sumptuous a Different Size? Smaller Balls? Yes, the two new shades of 2021; Limeade and Iris, have been made into 50grm balls not the standard Sumptuous size of 75grms. This was definitely not planned, but in life mistakes happen and this is one we are going to roll with.  To […]

Likely all of our knitwear and natural fibre garments we own will at some point be covered in tiny little pills – or worse. As hand knitters we dread the pieces that were knit for that ‘comfy-yet-sophisticated’ vibe looking somewhat disheveled.  Especially if we have worked with special yarns. Now there are options for depilling, […]

Who knew I would end up being a knitwear designer and pattern writer?  I sure didn’t!  And you know what, I LOVE it.  That said, it’s important to know that I only design patterns to work with my own lines of knitting yarns AND I love seeing the wools I’ve carefully designed used in the […]

So here we are, online shopping for wools and knitting kits – it’s a bold new world…. BUT how do you know the squish is real?  For me shopping online for wool hasn’t always been a success, sometimes the colour isn’t what I thought and worse sometimes the wool isn’t all that great. As a […]

Lets get to the bottom of the top three questions for caring for your wools: Are they machine washable? Will they pill? How do I look after my hand knit? 1. Are they Machine Washable? The quick answer is “no” but lets explore what that means…. here at the Woven Co we make natural yarns, […]

Welcome to Knitting!  Let us help guide you on your journey learning to knit - whether this is a return after many years, or a new journey, we are delighted to help. Getting Started My most commonly asked question for new knitters, is "Where to Start?"... so let me share my thoughts.  I think learning [...]

When you are choosing fibres to make the ultimate NZ wool yarns, you have some very good options – but in our humble opinion, you can’t go past the incredible fibre from our Polwarth Sheep. Our NZ bred Polwarth are very genetically similar to our famous Merino, so we can call them cousins… but the […]

Being a test knitter certainly comes with it’s benefits – and here’s the thing, you don’t need to be a fancy knitter to be the perfect tester.  In fact, we love having newer or developing knitters, rather than just the advanced – thats because when you’re new to phrases, techniques and technical language, you are […]