Welcome to our 'Help Us To Promoting Knitting' Page
Increasingly we are being asked by the media for contacts to enable them to create a TV programme/write an article or conduct radio interviews. We aim to supply details of knitting shops, people willing to be details of interviewed on any aspect of knitting/crochet, knitting designers and artists, knitting groups and clubs etc. and we would welcome your help.
Click here if you would be willing to be a knitting ambassador for your area
Click here if you would like your shop included when quoting current trends
Click here if you have any information that would help us to promote knitting
Groups
If you need to talk to a group of knitters in your area there is a comprehensive list of Knitting Groups on our Groups page
Click here to visit 'Groups' page
Knitting Artists
If you need to talk to a Knitting Artist, we are currently compiling a list of UK Artists
Click here to visit the 'Knitting Artists' page
Shops - London
All The Fun Of The Fair, for all the quirky knitted things that are 'must haves' in the world of knitting
Click here for website
Click here to contact Buzz about the London knitting scene
Loop, a knit salon, (Cross Street, Islington) opened in July 2005. Loop stocks all the latest yarn, runs courses and has already featured in many magazine and newspaper articles.
Click here for website
Click here to contact Susan about the London knitting scene
Stash, latest yarn shop to open in London, Putney (June 2006). For yarns from around the world, classes, knitting group and a room to try out some wonderful yarns.
Click here for website
Click here to contact Michelle and ask about what knitters are buying
John Lewis well known stockist of hand knitting yarns and has reported record sales of hand knitting yarn in 2005
Click here for website
The Crafts Council organised the highly sucessful Knit2Together exhibition
Click here for website
Museums
The Victoria and Albert Museum home to many hand knitted items. It also has a section on it's website devoted to hand knitting
Click here to visit website
Knitting as Therapy
Betsan Corkhill is currently involved with the research taking place at Cardiff University in connection with Knitting as Therapy.
Click here to contact Betsan
Click here for Knitting as Therapy page
Knitting for Quitting
Aneeta Patel is a professional knitting teacher with classes in various locations in London. She is currently involved with a group 'Knitting for Quitting' in relation to smoking.
Click here to contact Aneeta
Click here for Knitting for Quitting
By Area
Knitting In Bristol
Emma Rowlstone lives in Bristol and has been involved in seting up a Stitch'n'Bitch' group in her area. She's very keen to bring lapsed and non knitters together and hopes to set up a charity focus knitting group too.
Click here to contact Emma
Knitting In Cheshire/Manchester
Debbie Tomkies lives in Sale, is a long-time knitter, crocheter and designer, and has just had her first book published
Click here to contact Debbie
Knitting In Cornwall
Lynne Cornell has a shop in Porthleven in Cornwall and runs a knitting group there on a Wednesday evening
Click here to contact Lynne
Knitting In Derbyshire
Pauline Fitzpatrick has designed for Knitting Magazine and is an expert on 'Scumbles' (Free-Form Crochet)
Click here to contact Pauline
Knitting In Devon
Joyce Mason has always been passionate about yarns especially wool, angora fleece and alpaca. She's been spinning for 10 years and has her own sheep and angora goats. Her shop opened in July 2006 and since then has gone from strength to strength with people travelling from all over the country to attend workshops.
Click here to contact Joyce
Knitting In Devon
Alison Sambells is a life long knitting enthusiast who lives in Shaldon, Devon, where she runs lots of varied knitting workshops and two knitting groups
Click here to contact Alison
Click here for website
Knitting in Dorset
Tamsyn Spooner lives in Upton, near Poole and has taught herself to knit during the last two years. Last year she helped promote National Knitting Week locally by being quoted in her local paper.
Click here to contact Tamsyn
Knitting in Essex
Kerrie Altman from Great Dunmow, has turned her love of knitting into a successful business. Not content with being an expert knitter with a thriving blog, Kerrie created a cottage online business selling hand painted yarns for knitting and crochet. She has also written a book and launched a successful online knitting magazine.
Click here to contact Kerrie
Click here for Kerrie's blog
Knitting in Gloucestershire
Kirsty Thomson has her own Knitting Studio where she runs workshops and a knitting group.
Click here to contact Kirsty
Click here for website
Knitting in Lancashire
Pauline Lowther, with the help of a colleague, set up a knitting group two years ago (2006). The group now boasts more than 40 knitters and is heavily involved in many knitting for charity projects.
Click here to contact Pauline
Knitting in Lancashire
Dorret Conway lives in Preston and is the founder of Stitch'n'Bitch website, a directory of knitting groups and online forums. She has recently launched her own CD ROM knitting tutorial for beginners and has made several television appearances and live interviews on radio in connection with her love of knitting.
Click here to contact Dorret
Knitting in Lincolnshire
Annette Watkinson lives in Brigg, Lincolnshire and loves knitting. She has recently set up a knitting club for like minded knitters.
Click here to contact Annette
Knitting in London
Kate Buchanan regularly designs for Simply Knitting Magazine and helps run the London Westender Stitch'n'Bitch group. She also has her own Knitting Accessories Business including the first UK kit to feature a CD-ROM with video clips.
Click here to contact Kate
Knitting in London
Rachael Matthews was the founder member of Cast Off and is involved in various knitting activities and writing books
Click here to contact Rachael
Knitting in London
Pauline Wall runs the Knitchicks website and helps to promote many of the London knitting groups
Click here to contact Pauline
Knitting in Merseyside
Val Buhagiar has been a fan of knitting for the past forty years. She lives in Wallasey, runs a shop called 'Made' and has her own knitting group.
Click here to contact Val
Knitting in Northumberland
Karen and Paul run an online knitting boutique and live in Alnwick. Already featured in many magazines, visitors are welcome and workshops planned. Contact Karen and Paul to find out what the knitting trends are in the North East.
Click here to contact Karen and Paul
Knitting in Northumberland
Dawn McMullen has owned a wool shop in Alnwick for the past 10 years. She and her team are all experienced knitters and happy to help out with knitting problems.
Click here to contact Dawn
Knitting In Nottinghamshire
Diane Macarroll has a wool shop in Southall and runs a Knit and Natter group there once a month - workshops with well known knitters are also planned.
Click here to contact Diane
Knitting In Somerset
Joanne Mulholland loves making things and especially knitting.
Click here to contact Joanne
Knitting In Suffolk
Samantha Morphew is a self confessed knitaholic who specialises in knitted handbags and is keen to bring Suffolk up to date with what's new and wacky in knitting
Click here to contact Samantha
Knitting In Surrey/Sussex
Jill Kirby has been knitting since she was a child and loves every aspect of the craft.
Click here to contact Jill
Knitting In Sussex
Sian Brown is one of our Knitting Artists. She would be happy to give information to people writing articles on knitting, or to be interviewed. Sian comes from a commercial knitwear background as opposed to always being interested in knitting. She has experience of current trends and new yarns.
Click here to contact Sian
Knitting In Worcester
Rosemary Threadgood is an enthusiastic and experienced knitter who now has more time to get involved with all aspects of the craft.
Click here to contact Rosemary
Knitting In Northern Ireland
Julie Gardner lives in Belfast and has her fingers on the pulse (and needles) of what's in and what's out in knitting.
Click here to contact Julie
Knitting In Scotland
Kirsty Duncan lives in Angus in Perthshire.
She works as the Arts Development manager for Perth and
Kinross Council and has contacts with
many creative groups in the area.
Click here to contact Kirsty
Knitting In Scotland
Jeanette Sloan runs a shop with the help of Carol Meldrum, who like Jeanette is a designer and writer of knitting books. Jeanette is very keen to spread the word on all aspects of knitting.
Click here to contact Jeanette
Knitting In Scotland
Linda Jaap lives in Fife and runs a charity knitting group called Loving Hands. She keeps a blog to let everyone know about the different charities you can knit for and is planning to set up more knitting groups in the Kelty. Kirkcaldy and Dumfermline areas.
Click here to contact Linda
Click here for Linda's blog
Knitting In Scotland
Katharine owns a shop in Glasgow. Knitting courses and a knitting club are important features of this shop.
Click here to contact Katharine if you want to know what's hip and what's not in the Scottish knitting scene
Knitting In Scotland
Laura and Peter run a Fibre Craft Studio in Newburgh near Perth, which offers supplies, equipment, workshops and classes in hand spinning, knitting, weaving, natural dyeing, felt making and much more.
Click here to contact Laura and Peter for their thoughts on knitting and Scottish knitters
Knitting In Scotland
Amber lives in New Galloway and is a mixed media artist who loves to knit
Click here to contact Amber
Knitting In Wales
Jan Price lives near Caernarfon, Gwynedd and has recently finished an HND in Design Craft, specialising in hand knitting. She is very keen to encourage young people to learn this craft.
Click here to contact Jan
Knitting In Germany
Jutta Vetter lives in Waldshut in Germany and has many years of knitting experience
Click here to contact Jutta
Knitting In France
Elaine Tower moved to Brittany, France 5 years ago and is a member of a local craft group, which includes knitting
Click here to contact Elaine