Old Maiden Aunt Yarns

a few years ago, i took a gamble, and self-published a book of knitting patterns – six knitted accessories by some fantastic designers, plus a stitching pattern and an amazing cake recipe. i was, and still am, really happy with the book and super proud of its creation!! unfortunately, this gamble didn’t quite pay off {…Continue Reading}

well, it continues to be quite a strange time, doesn’t it?  it’s been a rough almost-two-years for a lot of us, and it seems like just when we think things might be starting to calm down, and we can maybe regain some equilibrium, the world starts to get rocky again.  running a micro-business during a {…Continue Reading}

the past eighteen months or so have been an odd time for small businesses.  first COVID-19, then the effects of Brexit, not to mention increased costs in just about every area of running a business – it’s been… interesting.  it’s definitely been very tough in a lot of ways, but it’s also given a lot {…Continue Reading}

dear EU customers, please read this post as it has some very important info re orders!!! ? starting on 1st july, the rules for sending to the EU from the UK are changing once again, and once again, none of the systems are in place yet to allow small businesses to deal with this in {…Continue Reading}

hey you! yes, you!! wanna buy some YARN???!? i’ve been doing a bit of a studio tidy, and have decided that some of this yarn has been sitting on the shelves for far too long, so i’m running a surprise spring-cleaning sale!! all older dyelot stock is currently 20% off – that’s essentially anything that {…Continue Reading}

earlier this year, i was contacted by Sarah, who organises the Flower Power Fund to raise money for Marie Curie.  if you aren’t already familiar with Marie Curie, they’re a charity organisation that provides help and support to people with terminal illness.  although their initial focus was associated with cancer care, they now provide help {…Continue Reading}

2020 has been quite a year so far, hasn’t it.  i don’t know about the rest of you, but it’s been feeling a bit like a rollercoaster to me, and there seem to have been a awful lot of downs and not so many ups.  we’re all just muddling through as best we can, and {…Continue Reading}

as most of you will probably already know from instagram, we recently had to say goodbye to our lovely old dog Finn.  he’d been with us for fifteen years so it was pretty heartbreaking, and we’re still adjusting to the huge empty space he left behind.  but we have so many lovely memories of him, {…Continue Reading}

i absolutely love a beautiful garden, i love gardens that look wild but planned, what’s known as a “cottage garden” style (i think!). i love seeing flowers popping up everywhere, spilling out of flowerbeds & onto paths, hearing happy bees buzz busily about. i am not, alas, a natural gardener. i don’t know when you’re {…Continue Reading}