Welcome to the new version of Artesanoyarns.co.uk. Here you will find news about our entire range of alpaca yarns and wool blends. You can also view all of our patterns and find out where your local or mail order stockist is located.
As well as our yarns, we are the European distributor for Brittany birch wood knitting needles and crochet hooks. You can see our range of needles and also our handy conversion chart for international sizes.
Artesano is also the UK distributor for Manos Del Uruguay Yarns. We have two new and exciting collections of patterns from Jean Moss and Marita Rolin in Wool Clasica and Silk Blend, bringing you innovative patterns in these beautiful
hand-dyed yarns.
Many of you will have seen our "Curves Collection" advertised in the Simply Knitting and in the recent supplement in Knitting Magazine. The launch of this exciting collection for sizes 16-24 has been delayed slightly until the end of September. To join our mailing list to receive info about Curves just email us or call 0118 9503350
Our alpaca ranges have really taken off and we have now have new collections of fun and fashionable knitting patterns for you to enjoy. Sue Hanmore has made a collection of designs for kids in our superfine 4 ply range.
Jeanette Sloan has designed more patterns in the popular Hummingbird DK and also in the NEW Hummingbird 4 ply. These include beaded patterns for the nimble fingered amongst you.
Sue Hanmore's collection of classic Aran patterns is available from September so watch this space for more details.
As well as in Simply Knitting, Knit Today, Knitting Magazine, Let's Knit and Knit Forward, our designs have been featured in People's friend and one of the Curves collection is going to be published in Womans Weekly in October.
You can use this site to find you local stockist, see forthcoming events from our stockists, or to get in touch to tell us what you think about our yarns. We also offer a section of free knitting patterns.
If you have any trouble using our site or would like to find out any more information, please feel free to contact us on +44 (0)118 9503350 or you can email us directly to info@artesanoyarns.co.uk