Coastlines by Debbie Bliss

SPECIAL OFFER - In conjunction with this month's issue of 'Knitting' magazine we are offering 10% discount on Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK, enter the code KM50 when placing the order.
SPECIAL OFFER - In conjunction with this month's issue of 'Simply Knitting' magazine we are offering 10% discount on Debbie Bliss Cathay, enter the code SKCAT08 when placing the order.
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Noro Mini Knits now in stock.

'Shades of Autumn' - new Rowan residential workshop in France with Debbie Abrahams and Jane Crowfoot book here.

Order the fabulous new Hanne Falkenberg kit 'Gloria' here.

ALL JAEGER YARNS and JAEGER PATTERN BOOKS, NOW DISCONTINUED, REMAINING STOCK REDUCED BY UP TO 50%

SPECIAL OFFERS ALL RECENTLY DISCONTINUED YARNS AND SHADES NOW REDUCED BY 40%.

Kangaroo Club Class - Join our exclusive new club Click here for full details

Baby Cashmerino 3 by Debbie Bliss. A delightful book of 14 designs for babies and toddlers using the supersoft baby cashmerino yarn. See Baby Cashmerino 3 here

Debbie Bliss Prima Collection. Book of 12 designs to support the new yarn for Spring 2008, Prima. See the pattern pages here

Debbie Bliss Coastlines. New book for Spring 2008 featuring 12 designs using Pure Cotton, Stella, Pure Silk, Rialto DK and Cathay. See the pattern pages here

ROWAN RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP IN FRANCE with Debbie Abrahams and Jane Crowfoot - 'Shades of Autumn' at Château de St. Julien l’Ars, 14th - 21st October 2008.

Join us for our fourth residential knitting workshop in France at this beautiful Château in the centre of the Poitou region, easily accessible by air, train or car. Château de St. Julien l’Ars is situated just east of Poitiers on the outskirts of the sleepy village of St Julien l’Ars. The village is just a few minutes walk away and has a boulangerie, grocery store, bar tabac and café. The beautiful château is owned by American Architect Nash Gubelman and his artist wife Linda Softing, their passion for the château and any artistic pursuit makes it the ideal venue for workshops. To see details of the history of the Chateau click here

The peace and serenity of the château can be felt the moment you pass through the large gates, beneath the 100 ft. Gothic spire of the village church and into the castle courtyard. The 56 acre grounds feature walking trails and private corners to sit and relax with your knitting or a book.

The total cost of the holiday is £575 per person for a shared room and £650 per person for a single room, this includes all workshop fees, accommodation, all meals and drinks on site, use of the bicycles, excursions, transfers between the Chateau and Poitiers airport or station and 10% discount on any purchases made with Kangaroo during the week.

What is not included: Travel to Poitiers from your home, entrance fees to places of interest and the restaurant meal on the evening excursion.

The workshops will be run by Debbie Abrahams and Jane Crowfoot and cover various aspects of knitting and design (see the programme below for further details). They are wonderful tutors and their enthusiasm for knitting is inspirational.

'Shades of Autumn' at Chateau de St Julien l'Ars - Workshop Programme

Tuesday - Arrive Poitiers. Transfer to Château de St Julien l’Ars (20-30 minutes) Meet your tutors and fellow guests for aperitifs followed by dinner


Wednesday - Full day workshop on basic knitwear design, tutor Jane.

Thursday - Study visit for design inspiration, venue to be arranged: Participants will be encouraged to take digital photos and sketch out ideas, explore the grounds of the Château. Evening presentation/slide show

Friday - Full day workshop to work on design ideas collected on Monday tutors Debbie and Jane. Participants will be asked to design and plot out intarsia/ fairisle designs and come up with their own design ideas to complete over the following two half day workshops. Evening presentation on crochet or finishing techniques

Saturday - half day workshop: Colour work. Afternoon excursion to Poitiers. Optional visit to restaurant for dinner (cost not included).

Sunday - Morning workshop: Beading. Afternoon: Felting.

Monday - Half day workshop: This workshop will be used to work through remaining design ideas and will include a reminder of the principles of knitwear design covered on day one. Afternoon excursion to Chauvigny. Evening review of the week, certificates for all the guests and prize-giving followed by aperatifs and dinner.

Tuesday - Depart for Poitiers.

In addition to the Workshop programme guests will be encouraged to join informal knitting groups and discussions in their spare time

Rowan Classic Knits for Men. A selection of classic styles with a contemporary twist using a selection of Rowan yarns. see the pattern pages here

Rowan Pure Wool Family Collection. 14 classic designs for all the family featuring Rowan Pure Wool DK and Pure Wool Aran see the pattern pages here