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Hi and welcome to the online home of RiverKnits! RiverKnits is run by us, Becci and Markus, and we dye British wool yarns from our studio by the Grand Union Canal in Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire.

RiverKnits is all about hand dyed colour, combining the traditional material of wool with original dyeing techniques to create exciting new ways of making. We have a strong focus on sustainable sourcing and natural fibres. That’s why all RiverKnits wool yarn is grown, spun, and dyed in Britain.

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Saturday: 10am – 3pm

Wednesday Evenings: Stitch Folk

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Good morning! Do any local folk recognise the buil

Good morning! Do any local folk recognise the building in this print by @charlottes_arts? It was instantly recognisable for us!
Spaces are filling up for the beginner’s linocut print workshop with artist Charlotte Ashman, which is set to be a really enjoyable weekend.

The sessions cover; drawing for print, composition, mark making, transferring drawings to print, using a variety of gouges and how to choose appropriate tools, image problem solving, cutting lino, printing by hand, print problem solving, choosing materials for further work. We’ll be hosting in our historic grade II listed studio building, with loads of inspiration on site.

There is still chance to book your spot, and maybe one for a friend? Head on over to the RiverKnits website and you can find all the details under Events > Workshops.

#RiverKnits #CharlottesArts #LinocuttingWorkshop #LinocutPrint #CanalArt #GrandUnionCanal

We’ve had another smashing group in for one of o

We’ve had another smashing group in for one of our variegated yarn dyeing workshops. 🧶🎨 It’s endlessly fascinating how you all come out with totally unique and individual colourways! Aren’t these gorgeous? 😍

If you fancy coming along and having a go, we’ve put some more dates in our calendar for February, March, and April. You can find them under Events > Workshops on our website. ☺️

#RiverKnitsDyeWorkshop #RiverKnits #YarnDyeingWorkshop #VariegatedYarn

Oh hi! 👋 I finished my crochet jumper! 🥳 It

Oh hi! 👋 I finished my crochet jumper! 🥳

It’s the Kitzbuhel pullover by @nomadstitches and it features an all-over mosaic pattern. It was easily the most challenging crochet project I’ve tackled to date. In fact, at some points I feared I had bitten off more than I could chew, but I persevered until I got my head around all the new-to-me techniques! 💪

I have long admired Sandra’s @nomadstitches designs, so do check them out if you haven’t seen them before. I believe she has a book coming out soon too! 🤩

I used quite a mish mash of RiverKnits yarns to make it. The teal main colour is Gathering on Aysgarth, and I used Rainforest on Chimera and a dusky pink Nene 4 Ply mini for the contrast colours. I really love how they worked together. 🧶💕

Have you crocheted a garment before or tried your hand at mosaic crochet? How did you find it?

#KitzbuhelPullover #NomadStitches #RiverKnits #MosaicCrochet #CrochetSweater #SlowFashion #ChimeraYarn #MarlMagic

✨ NEW WORKSHOP ✨ We’re delighted to announc

✨ NEW WORKSHOP ✨

We’re delighted to announce that super talented waterways artist @charlottes_arts will be running a linocutting weekend workshop at RiverKnits on the 12th & 13th of March. If it’s a technique you’ve thought about trying, this is the perfect opportunity to get off to a good start with an artist who knows her trade. At the same time, you can enjoy being based at the Royal Ordnance Depot, a fascinating historic site in the heart of England.

The workshop is specifically designed to be an in-depth taught session to give attendees a good grounding in the art form. You can take your time producing a quality piece of work and embed the methodology and thought processes required to create a well balanced print.

Charlotte will also be doing a pop-up in our studio shop during the week following the workshop, so you’ll have the opportunity to see and buy her original artwork.

See our Events calendar on the RiverKnits website for all the details and ticket booking. There are spaces available right now!

#RiverKnits #CharlottesArts #CanalArt #WaterwaysArtist #Linocutting #LinocuttingWorkshop #RoyalOrdnanceDepot #WeedonBec #Northamptonshire

We made it back from @walthamabbeywool and put yar

We made it back from @walthamabbeywool and put yarn back on shelves. 🧶🥳 We had such a lovely time seeing people and Kate and Diana put on a lovely event as always - thank you!
For those who didn’t go, we don’t want you to miss this one ☝️

You may remember the Excalibur colourway from the @jarbontextiles Mill Open Weekend specials. We dyed it on their scrummy Appledore yarn. Since it sold out, we missed it so we decided to bring it back as a repeatable shade on Lyn DK.

The name Excalibur is a reference to a local plum variety and so fits in very well with others in the range such as Bramble, and Sloe Gin. We think it looks fab with them too! You know where you can find it, right? 😉

#RiverKnits #IndieDyedYarn #VariegatedYarn #BritishWool #MadeInBritain #SlowCraft

Waltham Abbey Wool Show - we’re all ready! @oin

Waltham Abbey Wool Show - we’re all ready!

@oinknomecrafts @walthamabbeywool #walthamabbeywoolshow #RiverKnits #YarnLove #BritishWool #IndieYarn

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