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Winnie's Blog
Flying Saucers No its a new yarn
Posted: July 30th 2022The delivery arrived from DeBondt and as usual there was a buzz of excitement- what had Marina ordered this time? After we had unpacked the latest sock yarn, lots of Catona and Chunky monkey we ...
Three Knitted Friends
Posted: July 30th 2022Three friends at Winnie’s were busy a bit
Discussing their summer plans to commit
Should ...
Knitting for the Seasons
Posted: May 15th 2022By Sandra Dunkin
As the days grow longer and the temperatures begin to warm up, many of us put down our needles and hooks in the belief that knitting and crochet are cold ...
To block or not to block; that is the question.
Posted: April 8th 2022Some people never do it; others don't consider the project finished until its blocked. It is all a matter of preference.
So what is blocking? Well, it is when you set the shape of your ...
Crochet tips & tricks
Posted: January 23rd 2022Stitch markers! These little pieces of plastic genius are very convenient to have at hand when crocheting, especially when starting out and you haven't learned how to read your ...
Modern Crochet
Posted: January 23rd 2022Did you ever think you'd like to crochet and immediately you are transported back to the 1970's brown and orange crochet blanket that was on your granny’s sofa? Crochet ...
The Queen of Socks
Posted: January 7th 2022- by Jackie Hayes
I grew up thinking socks were the Mount Everest of knitting. Any time I heard knitting socks mentioned it was always full of mentions of 'turning the heel'. Unlike ...
Lifelines - not only for lace
Posted: January 7th 2022- by Jackie Hayes
We've been thinking about lifelines here a lot at Winnies. Not the ones on parachutes and for mountain ...
We received an early Christmas present
Posted: December 20th 2021We have just received the news that we have been voted Best independent retailer in the Republic of Ireland 2021! These awards are organised by the Let’s Knit ...
Studio Donegal
Posted: December 10th 2021By Sandra Dunkin
I first encountered Studio Donegal yarns at a small yarn shop in ...
We have received some lovely news
Posted: August 7th 2021Let's Knit magazine run awards for the knitting and crochet community each year. One of the categories is Best Local Independent Yarn Store and we have been nominated in the Republic of ...
Coming soon...
Posted: August 7th 2021We are whispering it, but it looks like we may be able to offer some classes again from the beginning of September!
We have a new knitting instructor who has recently arrived from ...
Now offering counter service
Posted: June 28th 2021We are delighted to announce that you can now come and visit us and buy at our counter from Tuesday – Friday between 10.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. We can show you all the wool that you want to ...
Merino Madness
Posted: September 22nd 2017The kids are back at school, the temperature is dropping and the nights are drawing in. From now until the 7th October, there is 30% off Drops Baby Merino, Drops Cotton Merino, ...
Craft in the Classroom
Posted: June 4th 2016Here at Winnie’s we believe that the value of bringing craft into the classroom is undisputed and we would like to encourage as many people as possible to join in.
This summer, ...