The ‘simple’ granny square is a wonderful base for just about any modular project. Whether it’s a ‘stashbuster’ project (including bits and bobs of yarn left over from previous projects) or a special blanket, garment or accessory.     Granny...

Hello Yarnie! As we ease into the heart of the Festive Season, we are so excited to celebrate the end of the year with all of you – our lovely customers! If you’re in the Cape Town area and would...

It’s heading to “that time of year”… A very big thank you to EVERYBODY for your support so far in 2021! I am not sure where the year has gone, and can hardly believe that there are already festive decorations...

A very big thank you to EVERYBODY for your support so far in this strange year, 2020! Wow! What an unexpected turn of an entire year. So many plans made at the beginning of  the year went right out of...

Welcome to the Lily Rose CAL, by Liesl Kleu for Natural Yarns. We will be releasing the instructions over the course of lockdown, starting on Wednesday 1 April 2020. This cushion cover was inspired by a favorite painting by John...

We always have loads of fabulous felting supplies for wet or dry felting! You can find them: HERE  Last year I shared a video tutorial on how to make a needle felted star decoration or garland (which is also a great...

I am back from my trip to the UK and the Edinburgh Yarn Festival which took place last month (in snowy Edinburgh!) to see what yarnie fun people in the UK get up to! It was an amazing experience to see so...

On the train from London to Edinburgh, Gina met London based Allison from Yarn in the City and was interviewed about Natural Yarns and Knit and Breathe on the Yarn in the City podcast! You can listen to the interview here (from approx. 18 minutes)

Knit and Breathe had a fabulous retreat in the Magaliesburg in March! Besides the fabulous knitting workshops and mindful relaxation, our participants were spoiled completely as always with a beautiful venue, great food and goodies from our amazing sponsors!Have a look at the event...

 NEEDLE FELTING BASICS: OUR RANGE OF NEEDLE FELTING SUPPLIES: Clover Pom-Pom – Pen Style Needle Felting Tool R330.00 Add to cart Clover Pom-Pom – Needle Felting Tool R330.00 Add to cart Wooden 1 Felting Needle Holder R40.00 Add to...

Hello Natural Fibre Lovers! I trust that you are all well rested over the festive season and that you are inspired for a wonderful year of fibre-crafting! The year kicked off to a lovely start! Let me share some of the...

Hello, my name is Gina Ross I am the founder of Natural Yarns, a South African online store which stocks a wide range of local and international natural fibre yarns, as well as fibre craft tools. Whether you’re a knitter,...

Hello Natural Fibre Lovers! “Spring day” has come and gone and the season is slowly changing towards warmer weather in the usual “one step forward..two steps back” kind of way here in Cape Town! Natural Yarns HQ has successfully moved...

Hello Natural Fibre Lovers! There is snow capping Cape Town’s surrounding mountains ~The icy wind has been carrying the cold straight off those mountains and the sea, making for a very chilly time here on the Cape Peninsula. This means...

Hello Natural Fibre Lovers! We’re in the midst of a chilly Cape Town Autumn and I, for one, am so happy to have unpacked my “Winter woolies” to wear again in the cold! We have some lovely new yarn &...

The new Nurturing Fibres Eco-Cotton colourways have arrived & are available on our Eco-Cotton page. Eco-Fusion and Eco-Bamboo to follow soon!!  

Dear Natural Yarn Lovers The Winter cold has almost given way for warmer weather, but there are still some cool days ahead! Read about our new products, some information towards learning to spin on a drop spindle, and which yarns are...

Needles are one of those things that is all about personal preference – some people prefer steel, others carbon, bamboo, wood. (Note that I haven’t included plastic needles on the list. No knitter prefers plastic needles.) Those first beautiful needles I...

It was a particularly marvelous day when I discovered that you could actually use circular needles to knit back and forth and not just in the round. One of those knitting epiphanies. Changed my life. No losing needles, no dropping...

Knitting isn’t what it used to be. In the good old days when all the grannies were knitting – there weren’t all the brilliant little tricks and ways of doing things that we have now. There was one way to...