We Will Remember Them
As we approach Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday, we often see people wearing knitted, crocheted or felt poppies - small hand crafted items that symbolise so much. Then, there are...
Remember, Remember…It’s Also Wovember!
The start of November means one thing - it's time to celebrate Wovember. The Wovember campaign was started in 2011 by knitwear designers, Kate Davies and Felicity Ford, as a...
Backing British Breeds
In October, so many important events within the craft community occur and all probably deserve a blog post of their own. It begins with National Knitting Week in association with...
What is Socktober?
So, we're a third of the way into October already and my knitter friends are frantically casting off socks, turning heels and talking about fish lips whichever way I turn....
Yarn: The Movie
Yarn (noun) - a continuous twisted strand of natural or synthetic fibres; yarn (verb) - a story or entertaining narrative. Two distinct dictionary definitions is what 'Yarn', the new documentary...
Join the Ganny Lock KAL
As keen supporters of The Campaign for Wool, Baa Baa Brighouse is launching the Ganny Lock Knit-A-Long (KAL) to celebrate UK Wool Week 2016 and encourage knitters everywhere to support...
New Autumn/Winter Baa Baa Brew
Have you heard? Baa Baa Brighouse has launched two brand new shades of Baa Baa Brew for the Autumn/Winter 2016 season. Baa Baa Brew is a 100% British Bluefaced Leicester...
Yarndale 2016
Baa Baa Brighouse has just exhibited at the fourth annual Yarndale, held in Skipton, North Yorkshire and what an amazing festival of woolly loveliness it was! The event, held at...
Put Some Baa Baa Brew On Your Bonce!
Back in June we launched the Sprig Beanie Hat Knit Kit featuring our very own Baa Baa Brew DK hand dyed British Bluefaced Leicester yarn. Of course, June wasn't exactly...
From Harris to Heather and Heath
It's no wonder that for generations the Isle of Harris has been home to hardworking crofting families and weavers that produce the world famous wool cloth, Harris Tweed - just...