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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

Can Can from Rico Has Arrived!!

Can Can is an amazing yarn which knits into a curly wurly waterfall scarf automatically!! Quite brilliant - one ball knits one scarf and at just £9.95 this is perfect for a new look scarf and Christmas gifts (either a ball for a keen knitter or a fab scarf for a loved one). Knit one and you'll be hooked!
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New Yarns from King Cole!

King Cole has 2 new fabulous yarns for autumn/winter 2010 - multi-coloured DK "Riot" and brushed DK "Haze". Judging from the way they've been received in the shop, these two yarns are going to be very popular for this season and beyond.
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Rico - New To Knit Wits!

Knit Wits is delighted to have become a stockist of Rico yarns from Germany. A particular favourite at the moment is Poems Aran weight - which looks remarkably like Noro! It also felts beautifully (being 100% wool) so we're sure it's going to be a big hit.
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New Yarns and Pattern from Stylecraft for Autumn/Winter 2010

Autumn/Winter 2010 new yarns are starting to arrive and the first are from Stylecraft. New colours in the phenomenally popular Life DK, a new Life Prints DK, a brand new Life Super Chunky (for those quick essential knits) and a new multi-coloured yarns called Phases. Click on the Stylecraft Brand to see these new yarns and their corresponding patterns.
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