Today it is raining .. again. But yesterday was sunny enough to leave the shop door open. A little hint of spring that really lifted the mood.

Kat and volunteers come together to knit, crochet, mend, and embroider at the Rogers Park campaign office.

Kat and volunteers come together to knit, crochet, mend, and embroider at the Rogers Park campaign office. Volunteer showcased is almost done with their red crochet hat!

Kat and volunteers come together to knit, crochet, mend, and embroider at the Rogers Park campaign office. Volunteers showcased are working on scarves and hats.

Kat and volunteers come together to knit, crochet, mend, and embroider at the Rogers Park campaign office. Volunteer showcased is making good progress on a red knit panel for a scarf!

On days like today, with so much uncertainty in the world, I’m reminded why community matters so much.

Grateful we had our mutual aid knitting circle this morning to slow down, be together, and hold space for each other.

Flock Playlist February 2026 — flock | Knitting & Wool Shop A cinematic playlist inspired by the films Chris has been watching while hiding indoors from the winter weather. An eclectic mix of moody guitars,  swirling strings and electronic euro pop that c...

It's almost over, but maybe you need a February playlist? Here's a one we made for the shop, inspired by the moods my favourite indie films.
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Brightening up the shop today with some lovely daffodil yellow yarn from Portugal. Rosa Pomar Mondim ☀️

#knitsky #yarn

A big pile of colourful yarn sample cards from Rosa Pomar. Each one is wonderfully illustrated

Our first Rosa Pomar delivery is here! Including all these wonderfully illustrated sample cards. Lovely moment in a busy day, even their yarn labels bring such joy ! ❤️ #knitsky

Not been blueskying much as I've been enjoying an escape from the virtual and the shop has been super busy with lovely knitters. Hope you are all keeping as well as possible in difficult times ❤️

Stormzy calls reading a ‘superpower’ as he backs accessible books campaign The musician is championing the annual Quick Reads initiative, which will release six short, digestible titles for ‘nonreaders and lapsed readers’ in April for £1 each

Stormzy rocking a wonderful chunky knit talking about reading as a super power ❤️

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Brilliant! We do a new one each month, so there are lots more on the website. Glad you're enjoying the tunes!

Oh excellent! Enjoy

Flock Playlist January 2026 — flock | Knitting & Wool Shop Deep winter. Snuggle in with a warm drink and a project. It's the season to hibernate.

I've been taking my own advice recently and getting on with my knitting rather than looking at social media. If you are doing the same maybe pop our January playlist on in the background and give yourself a little space from the noise of the world:
#knitsky

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A photo-realistic illustration of a blue knitted pencil case with an erasure and some ink pens beside it

Beautiful everyday Ladybird things
Knitted pencil case

Artist: Eric Winter
(Knitting, 1972)

Jim Ghedi (and Friends) in Crookes and the Moss Valley

One of our new heroes is the wonderful musician Jim Ghedi. Here's a great episode of 'Folk on Foot' talking with him about his music and the landscapes and social history of Sheffield and the Peak District. Perfect to listen to while knitting:

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Flock Playlist December 2025 — flock | Knitting & Wool Shop A playlist created to escape from the damp and stormy British weather and venture into the cold, crisp, frost edged December days of my memory and imagination.

Escape the damp & stormy British weather & venture into the cold, crisp, frost edged December days of my memory & imagination. Grab your coat and that lovely scarf you made & let’s go and find a warm country pub with an open fire.

its the Flock December playlist
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Because Samuel Beckett knew how to wear a knitted sweater.

Back in May I wrote a newsletter about the fact that my home town of Ringwood in the New Forest was once well known for a style of knitted glove named after the town. Here is a pic of the pair my sister Susan made recently.
You can read more here:

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I remember making pompoms exactly in this way as a kid.

Flock Playlist November 2025 — flock | Knitting & Wool Shop Harriet's shop playlist for November. The clocks have changed and bonfire season is in full swing here in Sussex. Time to hunker down with a cup of something hot and work on a cozy project.

Oh, so you need something wintery to listen to while you curl up on the sofa with your needles and wool? We have just the thing! Harriet's created an atmospheric winter playlist for November:

www.flockworkshop.uk/journal/flock-playlist-november-25

you are very welcome. It's lovely isn't it. Love the way it highlights the links between the wool, the location and the people and how wool is such a sensory material.

Process: The Making of Uist Wool YouTube video by Measured Lines

Here's 3 mins of escape, which I'm sure many of us could use. This gorgeously made short film from Uist Wool always reminds me of the many, wider reasons I love working with such a wonderful material.

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www.uistwool.com

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A chunky rustic knit cardigan in deep rust orange lays flat across a wooden table top

My autumn/winter knit is done. A shawl neck zip up cardigan from an Erika Knight pattern. Knitted in Natural Meadow chunky (100% Suffolk wool) from Baa Ram Ewe in Pimpernel Orange.

Pattern can be found in 'Work in Progress' by Erika Knight

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*Correction this dress is from the fall winter "On Liberty" Collection

Vivienne Westwood Vintage F/W 1994 " On Liberty" Floral Knitted Top For Sale on 1stDibs - Iconic Vivienne Westwood Fall/Winter 1994 rare crochet top from 'On Liberty' Collection. Features raffia flowers around the neckline and sleeves. The composition

Oh yes! Its a wonderful technique with this particular thread. Reminded us of some of Vivienne Westwood's Cafe Society collection from the 90s: www.1stdibs.com/fashion/clot...

a slection of red and yellow ruffled crochet baubles hang from a metal jug filled with folliage on a wooden table.

I you fancy learning to make these lovely crochet festive baubles with Vivienne Richmond of botaniq, using natural dyed 'plant silk', you can book a place on our workshop on Nov 30th. The class will be held in our shop in St Leonards on Sea.

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#knitsky #crochetsky

amazing job! Wonky bits make things more human in my opinion.

The face a little woollen polar bear called Mouche peeks out from a knitting bag on a shop counter.

Nice to see a friendly face in project bag 😊.

#mouche #knitsky

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Two piles of Erika Knight knitting books sit on top of a pine table with two pairs of knitted gloves

We have a restock of 'Work in Progress' and copies of 'Indoors' by Erika Knight. She has also given us some new samples from 'Texture' to display in the shop.

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Natural Meadow Chunky by Baa Ram Ewe | British Suffolk Chunky Yarn — flock | Sustainable Yarn and Knitting Store Generous 100g balls of soft and lightweight chunky yarn in shades inspired by English wildflowers from Baa Ram Ewe.

It's Meadow chunky by Baa Ram Ewe in Pimpernel Orange. Its a really lovely yarn to work with.

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The shop is open but just taking a quiet moment to measure my first sleeve of the Erika Knight shawl collar cardigan Im making.

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Ronnie Lane and Slim Chance. How Come YouTube video by Pisspatch321

Something about autumn just makes me want to wear big wooly jumpers and corderoy jackets while listening to Ronnie Lane and drinking real ale.

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One of today's customers was nice enough to leave us some apples from their tree. A lovely taste of autumn.