Snufflebean Yarn - Blog

Big News! After 14 months of waiting, I am FINALLY able to stock the wonderful Finnish brand Novita. As some of you may know, I am half Finnish, and I spent every summer of my childhood on the edge of a Finnish lake in a little red and white summer cottage. One summer, my sister in law taught me to crochet, using a Novita cotton yarn (the name long escapes me), and a passion was born. I still have some of the crochet hats I made during my fledgling crochet years, I can safely say they are truly awful, but...

Hello! Big changes are afoot here for me. I have taken the rather momentous step of handing in my notice at my "proper" job to enable me to concentrate on running Snufflebean Yarn full time. I'll be honest and say I never in my wildest dreams expected the business to grow into something that could be my only income... but here we are! My last working day will be the 22nd June, so from the 25th June there will be a couple of changes. I plan to try and ship most orders placed before 1pm the same day, with all...

Hello! With the imminent launch of Cygnet Seriously Chunky Metallics, I thought it would be a good idea to pop a few links to some patterns you might like to use: Ribbed Blanket by Blossom Crochet UK (Youtube Tutorial) Double Bobble Hat by Cozamundo Crochets Quick and Easy Scarf by Lotties Creations Easy 30 Minute Hat by ThreadYarKnot The Galaxy Blanket by JolliJenni & Chlola Chunky Braided Cable Blanket by AllAboutAmi Alternatively any pattern that specifies a Super Chunky (or Super Bulky) weight yarn will work well. Please feel free to tag me in your finished makes on social media...