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Hello yarn-lovers! Here in London the weather seems to finally be heating up and it’s really keeping our spirits high; although we have to admit that the studio can become an oven whilst all the dying is going on and the sun is shining. Last year was particularly bad with most of the team melting by about lunchtime! But we are hoping the new studio will be a bit cooler and breezier, just in case it isn’t though, we think investing in a huge freezer full of Mochi ice-cream is the way forward!  As we have all been working hard...

We are on the cusp of releasing our newest pattern, The Mochi Sweater, and we couldn't be more excited. This will be our first adult garment and something we have been working towards for a long time. We want to give the sweater a proper introduction and we would love to give you a bit of back story, technical detail and colour suggestions, because who doesn't love putting a palette together?!  At Qing Fibre we are all influenced by many cultures and Layla, in particular, enjoys reading and researching Japanese cultures and traditions. The Kimono has always been an interest of...

We love to show you what knitting/crochet/yarn projects we have on the go on Instagram but we realise that you don’t necessarily want to read a huge caption about whats going on in the photo, so we thought we’d lay it out for you here!  Its pretty magic to be involved with a creative business, not only do most of the team knit or crochet but we also have weavers, printers and potters on the team which means there’s always plenty of inspiration and people to bounce ideas off. When it comes to knitting we can all discuss ideas and...

Mohair is a delight, mohair is luxurious and mohair is fluffy but sometimes you want a fluffy yarn that has a bit more weight to it, a yarn that isn’t in danger of making your loved ones itch around the neck and a yarn that feels like a comforting hug from your grandma. When searching for this unicorn we stubbled across the Suri Alpaca.  There are two types of alpaca, Huacaya, which is the more common of the species, and Suri which makes up about 10% of the population. They can be identified by their coats, the Suri’s coat is...