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Knit Wits On Line Wool and Yarn Shop.

Knit Wits On Line Wool and Yarn Shop is rapidly getting a reputation as one of the foremost wool stockists in the south-west; based in Penzance in the far west of Cornwall it is owned and run by Julia Hopson, also well known for her Guinness World Record Knitting Needles, which are on view in the shop.

Our online wool shop is the culmination of nine months' work trying to copy the wool shop experience as closely as possible on-line. To this end, you can search this site by brand, colour, pattern and yarn weight - just as you can in the shop itself. In addition, our unique "yarn convertor" will convert how many balls of yarn you will need when you want to knit an item in a different yarn to the one specified on the pattern - just as the staff would do in the shop.

We hope you will enjoy our on-line shop and will get the chance to visit us in Penzance in the near future.
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yarn converter

"how many balls of wool will I need if I use a different wool?"
Our unique Yarn Converter works it out for all our stock.
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knitwits news

WE MADE IT!!

Matt and our two boys (Guy, 17 and Tom, 15) left John O'Groats on July 11th and arrived back at Land's End on July 24th. It was an eventful journey and you can read all about it on our daily blog - just click on "Julia's Blog" above. Julia cast on the first ever "End to End Sweater" at John O'Groats and was wearing it at Land's End - she finished it with just 2 hours to go! Donations to Help For Heroes can be made at www.justgiving.com/TheHopsons
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The John O'Groats to Land's End Challenges for Help for Heroes

Julia, her husband (Matt) and her boys (Guy [17] and Tom [15]) are leaving Penzance on July 9th to drive to John O'Groats, which they will leave on July 11th for the epic journey home. The "boys" are cycling and Julia is driving the backup camper-van and undertaking the first (so far as we know) "End to End Sweater" challenge.
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Julia's Paper Bag!

Julia has designed a "Paper" bag using Katia's yarn "Paper", which really is made from - Paper! The pattern is free when you buy a ball of Paper. You, too, can knit your own paper bag!!
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Julia's Giant Knitting Needles

Report on Tregenna Castle Knitting Event
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