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04/09/2026

The mystery is out!

MKAL 2026: Color Kaleidoscope Shawl by Stephen West from Westknits

And blimmen heck… this one is going to be FUN!

Stephen has gone BIG on colour this year. We’re talking 8 different colours of 4ply / fi*****ng weight yarn to create this kaleidoscopic shawl.

You’ll need:
8 × 50g skeins in 8 different colours
OR Stephen has shared 4 × 100g skeins can work too.

There’s also an optional Mohair Dare if you’re feeling brave! I always am very brave on the mohair dare!

And now comes our favourite bit…

Let’s play with colour!

We’re NOT making up kits for this one.

Instead, we want you to create your own colour story. Come into the studio and play. Pull yarns off the shelves. Put colours together. Change your mind. Try something completely unexpected.

Maybe you know exactly what you want.

Maybe you have a couple of colours you absolutely love.

Or maybe you’re standing there thinking “WHAT THE HELL DO I DO WITH EIGHT COLOURS?!”

That’s where we come in.

We’ll help you play, experiment and find a combination that feels like YOU.

If you are joining us Virtually for this, reach out, we want to know what colourways you are wanting to play with too.

We’ve already been having a little play ourselves and over the next few days we’ll be sharing some of our colour inspiration…

Pretty & Soft
Warm & Punchy
Deep & Moody
Colour Explosion
Quietly Naughty
…and, of course, my own wild card!

These aren't kits. They're ideas.

Steal one. Tweak one. Take one colour from each. Or completely ignore us and do your own thing!

The mystery unfolds
Clue 1 — Thursday October 1
Clue 2 — Thursday October 8
Clue 3 — Thursday October 15
Clue 4 — Thursday October 22

Four clues. Four weeks. One mystery shawl.

Already booked with us? You're on the list!

Thinking about joining us?

Come and have a play with some yarn.

Let's make your mystery yours.

Who's joining us for the Color Kaleidoscope?

Register here: https://croftersyarn.co.nz/products/stephen-west-mystery-knit-along-2026

We're Open tomorrow 10am to 1pm, there are a couple of seats remaining, or pop in to look at our beautifully curated walls of wool. We'd love to meet you.

A policeman spotted a person knitting while driving. "Pullover!" he yelled. "No, it's a scarf!" they replied.Tell us you...
01/09/2026

A policeman spotted a person knitting while driving. "Pullover!" he yelled. "No, it's a scarf!" they replied.

Tell us your favourite joke - bonus points if it's a knitting one!

We have had a number of people reach out about struggling to book their seat online. I have quickly whipped up a step by step instruction cheat sheet. The most important thing to remember is to go to your cart and follow through with payment to secure your seat. If you have nothing in your cart then you need to go back and try again 🙂

If you have a loyalty card, you would have received an email with a discount code to use at checkout.

Opening times for this week:

Tuesday - 12:30 till 3pm (Mackenzie and Graeme)

Wednesday - 10 till 12 (Mackenzie) 1-3 (Jane) 6:30-8:30 Arthur St School

Thursday - 10-12 (Mackenzie) 1-3 Toitu

Saturday -10-1 (Adam and Aurora)

Please reach out if you are needing anymore charity wool - we have plenty here! Mackenzie can drop some down to Toitu or Arthur St if needed - just let us know.

Jan is having some much needed rest after her surgery last week. Everything went well and she is doing great! Please, we ask that you allow her to rest during the community sessions so she can get back to 110%.

Happy knitting x

Have you tried the Soak wool wash? I’m a huge fan. The no rinse wash leaves a lovely subtle scent (unless you buy Scen...
31/08/2026

Have you tried the Soak wool wash? I’m a huge fan. The no rinse wash leaves a lovely subtle scent (unless you buy Scentless of course!!). I love the smell of the bubbles and the gentle wash it gives my precious hand knits and lingerie.

We’ve Fig, Pineapple, Celebration, Scentless, Yuzu & Lacey scents available. The bottles are $25 for the small, $35 for the big. A teaspoon per wash is all you need, so they go a long way.

Mackenzie and Graeme are in the studio tomorrow afternoon 12:30-3pm ❤️

Over the next week or so we’ll be quieter than normal in our socials.Feel free to pop into Crofters Yarnies and fill it ...
29/08/2026

Over the next week or so we’ll be quieter than normal in our socials.

Feel free to pop into Crofters Yarnies and fill it up with chatter, share your projects or just enjoy the community 🧶❤️🧶

Below are the hours and venues you’ll find us at, these are also going on our website & on a google web search for Crofters Yarn.

Hours & Venues:

Studio
Tuesday 12:30 to 3pm
Wednesday 10 to 12am
Wednesday 12:30 to 3pm
Thursday 10 to 12:30am
Saturday 10 to 1 pm
Don’t forget to book a seat on https://croftersyarn.co.nz/products/community-knits-session

Offsite
Wednesday Evening
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Arthur Street School Library
$5 per session

Thursday Afternoon
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Toitu, Queens Gardens
A gold coin donation for our Charity Knits is appreciated.

No need to book for these two offsite Community Knits.

We’ve also got our Events page published on our website. Head on over there to see what the next few months will bring.

Come and see what’s on the needles, what’s on the Wool Wall and what we’re dreaming up next.

Are you ready to join us for this years Westknits MKAL - Color Kaleidoscope.More details are found here: https://crofter...
27/08/2026

Are you ready to join us for this years Westknits MKAL - Color Kaleidoscope.

More details are found here: https://croftersyarn.co.nz/products/stephen-west-mystery-knit-along-2026

We promise you some fun along the way - this year’s shawl takes inspiration from fragmented geometric shapes and reflective colour contrasts, creating a KALeidoscopic journey full of twists, turns and unexpected combination - woohoo! Bring it on October!

Tomorrow we're open 10 to 1 pm - come choose your wool, (we'll know more about quantities after the release on 3rd September).

That is half the excitement right there!! Don't you think?

Don’t forget to book a seat on Saturday or for any other day you want to join our In Studio Community Knit https://croftersyarn.co.nz/products/community-knits-session

Or just pop in and see our fabulous Community knitting along, and Adam and Aurora will be there to help you out with your colours.

Awe you knitters make me feel very emotional when we get these sorts of posts coming up.You kids look amazing ❤️🧶❤️Thank...
27/08/2026

Awe you knitters make me feel very emotional when we get these sorts of posts coming up.

You kids look amazing ❤️🧶❤️

Thank you RR Kindy

Adam and Aurora had a bit of fun with some Wild Earth Yarns sock yarn and Ashford's CMYK Dye kit over the weekend.What d...
26/08/2026

Adam and Aurora had a bit of fun with some Wild Earth Yarns sock yarn and Ashford's CMYK Dye kit over the weekend.

What do you think? There's a great looking garment in there I'm sure!

We cannot wait to see what journey these 2 go on with their dying fun. I know they will be adventurous and thoughtful along the way.

Today you'll find us in the Studio 10 to 12pm.

Then at Toitu from 1 to 3pm, this session is open to our community, no need to make a booking.

Saturday we will be in the Studio 10 to 1pm.

If you want to join us for a Community Knit in the Studio, you are welcome to book on the link below.

If you want to come and peruse our wool, needles, patterns etc, please just pop in.

https://croftersyarn.co.nz/products/community-knits-session

Today you will find us in the studio 10 to 1pm, 12:30 to 3pm then at Arthur Street School 6:30 to 8:30pm. Wednesday's a...
25/08/2026

Today you will find us in the studio 10 to 1pm, 12:30 to 3pm then at Arthur Street School 6:30 to 8:30pm. Wednesday's are an incredible day full of amazing Crofters Yarnies, projects and heaps of chatter or yarning.

On Monday we put a call out for those who want to join us for this years Westknits Mystery Knit Along, we have had a great response. If you are sitting on the fence, come join us, this is one adventure we enjoy every year.

We're also doing our best to load the Wool Wall wool up to our website so you can start looking at the colours you might like to dream about knitting your shawl with.

Here's the message that went out Monday night:

Crofters Yarn and Westknits Mystery Knit Along 2026 is happening again!

This is a call for your Expression of Interest to join us.

Are you keen to join us In Person or Virtually for this years Westknits Mystery Knit Along.

If so, please complete our Expression of Interest Form. During the weekend we will be back in touch with you after Westknits have released the MKAL information.

Please complete this form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/eTt9jFbgYg

It's a very exciting October coming up again!

A huge thank you to everyone who has registered your interest, we are going to have an amazing time full of colour, a bit of frustration, learning and a lot of fun!

Below is a sample of a few of our shawls created so far, the tutorials that come with this project are inspiring and helps us create these incredible shawls.

Crikey, it's like someone has catapulted me into a crazy working phase!I've cast on a project in case I want to knit in ...
24/08/2026

Crikey, it's like someone has catapulted me into a crazy working phase!

I've cast on a project in case I want to knit in hospital, I only have to go round in round, so hopefully my brain will let me do that!

I've downloaded a couple of Audio books, have you any suggestions? If you have not listened to Theo of Golden yet, please do so, Michelle G recommended I listen to it, and man I still can't get those characters out of my head. A movie is being mooted, I'm on for night out when that is released!

Our studio space is being looked after by Mackenzie, Jane, Adam and Aurora, and I had better not forget our Kitchen Bitch and Security Guard, Mr CY. Between all of these amazing human beans, our studio and off site activities will keep going as usual. I have promised my family to do as I have been told and rest for a few weeks! It will be hard, but the team above will help keep my mind at rest ###

There might be a wee pause in the Charity Knit basket travelling around our events for a week or two. If you want wool or have goodies to deliver, the 'Extension' - our garden shed beside the Crofters Studio door is open all the time. You are welcome to pop in, pick up wool or drop off your garments. Or reach out to us, our messages are being checked daily.

Our next Train chapter is released on Wednesday night, if you don't receive the notice, and you have registered your interest, please do PM us, we will sort you out as quickly as we can.

We have released the Expression of Interest for our Annual Westknits MKAL. Another update with a booking form will be released to all who have completed the EOI on Saturday.

And while we're onto What's Happening, please don't forget to pop in your diary our Annual 'Strut Your Stuff 27', this is taking place Saturday the 14th of November, early afternoon. We always have so much fun! If you have any items we could add to our raffles for this year, please let us know. This is our major annual Charity Knits fundraiser.

If you would like to join us this afternoon, there are 2 seats available, book here https://croftersyarn.co.nz/products/community-knits-session?variant=48354046509277

Tomorrow we are in the Studio:
10 to 12pm and 12:30 to 3pm, there are seats available for both sessions. In the evening 6:30 to 8:30pm you will find our Community Knit at Arthur Street School Library

Thursday we are in the Studio:
10 to 1pm, in the afternoon 1 to 3pm, you will find our Community Knit in front of Josephine at Toitu.

We'd love to welcome you in the studio and out in the community.

Address

27 Edgar Street, Wakari
Dunedin
9010

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12:30pm - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 12pm
12:30pm - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 12pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

Telephone

+64224658915

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