Simply Knitting - UK (2019-08)

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YARN COMMUNITY

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DID YOU KNOW?

Join a knitting club!

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Thismonthweintroduceyoutothesociablegroupofladieswho

lovetomingleandknitovera cuppa,HotPinsknitandnattergroup

Wool Warehouse

Everymonthweexploreoneof ourfavouriteUKyarnshops!

Shop of the month

Who’sincharge?Wehavethreeshopsupervisors– Chris,RaisaandPaula, and a
customerserviceteamwhoallworkinourshowroom.
Wherecanwefindyou?We'reinLeamingtonSpain Warwickshire.
Whendidyourdoorsfirstopen?August2012.
Whatisyourshoplike?Colourful,friendlyandburstingwithprojectideas.
Popularproducts?Wefindthata veryvariedrangeofproductsarepopularinour
showroom,fromsockyarntojumboMerinoyarnforarm-knitting.
Whoshopsatyourshop?Lotsofdierenttypesofpeople,fromlocalknittersand
crocheterstocrafterswhovisitusfromfurtherafield.
Topshoppingtip?Takeyourtimeandhavea goodlookaroundwhenyouvisit.Wehave
a sampleofeveryyarnwestockinourshowroom,sothereis plentytoexplore.
12 LongfieldRoad,SydenhamIndustrialEstate,LeamingtonSpa,Warwickshire CV31 1XB
Visit http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk or call 0800 505 3300 for more details.

TheSimplyKnittingteamrevealwhyyou

can’t beat shopping at a local yarn store

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YOURCLUBHERE?

Letusknowaboutyour

knittingmeet-upsat

simplyknitting

@immediate.co.uk!

Everyoneinmylocalshopissofriendly,and

they’llalwaysgotheextramiletofindyouwhat

youneed.There’sevena cutedoginstoreto help

youchooseyourwoollytreats!

DeborahBradley,Editor-in-Chief

I lovethefactthatmylocalshopisalwaysa calm

havenandthestahavetimetochattoyouand

evenpopthekettleon.It makesfora pleasant

andrelaxedshoppingexperience.

EmilyWaite,Designer

There’ssomethingwonderfulaboutleisurely

moochingaroundyourfavouritelocalyarnshop–

it alwayshasthatfamiliarsmell,andlotsoflovely

newballsandskeinstoexploreandsquish.

SophieJordan,OperationsEditor

FromeYarnCollectiveisfullofbeautifulyarn

andlovelyfriendlysta. I meetupwithMary

Henderson,oneofthedesignerswhoworkswith

SimplyKnittingandTheKnitter,inthereand then

wepoptoa coeeshopdown the road.

Kirstie Mcleod, Editor

H

otPinsknitandnattergroupmeetsonce

a monthattheirlocalnewsagents.The

groupformedin 2018 andoriginallymet

monthlyateachother’shomes,takingturnsto

host.Thentheproprietoroftheirlocalnewsagent

decidedtotransformtheshopandaddeda yarn

andhaberdasherysection.Theknitterswereinvited

toholdtheirmeetingsattheshopandweremade

tofeelverywelcome.Theythoroughlyenjoyedthis

arrangementandsoontheshopbecamea regular

fixturefortheweeklysessions,andthegrouphas

sinceusedit astheirpermanentbase.Teaandcake

alwaysfeature,asdoeshelpingcustomersinthe

shopwhoneedadvice on knitting and all things

yarn-related.

CHARITYKNITS

Morethanjusta socialevent,theirknitandnatter

sessionsarea focusforhelpinggoodcauses,as

theknittersenjoyknittingfora varietyofcharities

withinthecommunity.Theysupporttheirlocal

medicalsurgerytoraisefundstohelppurchase

medicalequipment.Theyalsoraisemoneythrough

knittingforDevonAirAmbulanceTrust, and ELF

RD&E Hospital in Exeter to help

LYSsusuallyhavea

fab range of products

A fabulousrangeofyarn

isavailableattheshop

where HotPins meet

HotPinslovetoknit

forcharity,including

theirlocalbabyunit

leukemiapatientsandtheirfamilies.Theirlocal

prematurebabyunitandInternationalAidTrust

ShoeboxAppeal are also recipients of the group’s

activities.

Wanttoknowmore?

Thegroupmeetsoncea monthatEvans

Newsagents,HighStreet,Crediton,Devon

EX173AE.Formoreinformationaboutjoiningthe

group contact Shelia Job on 01363 775210.