We Love Wool

As the clocks have now gone back, there is no denying it is now officially winter time. So out come the lovely soft scarves and cowls.  As most of our winter warmers are made from 100% merino wool, we thought we might give you a few pointers on how to take care of your pieces.




CARE:

• Clean using a mild detergent in lukewarm water. Never use hot water as this shrinks wool. Also do not wring the piece as this will distort its shape.

• To dry, lay the piece flat and reshape if necessary allowing it to dry away from direct sunlight and heat. Do not hang as wool can adsorb a lot of water this will cause the item to stretch from the weight of the water.

• Do not dry in a tumble dryer as the heat will cause the wool to shrink.

• Wool should be stored in an airtight environment which is cool and dry.

Weekend Sales

Berry Button Scarflette, originally uploaded by Urbanknit.

Its been a while! So many exciting new things happening at Urbanknit so watch this space. In the mean time, have you had your eye on something in the shop? Have you seen all the new goodies that have been added to the site recently? Well this is your chance to get it for less.

Get a 10% discount on all purchases this weekend, starting from Friday the 26th of November till Monday the 29th.

Simple enter 'Weekend10' at check out and voila!

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Winter Collection

Grey XL cowl, originally uploaded by Urbanknit.

They are baccckkkk..... chunky, soft and warm. New scarves, cowls and scarflettes.

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Neckwarmer

Ginger neckwarmer, originally uploaded by Urbanknit.

Neckwarmer, snood, cowl, cuff, scarflette. Goes by so many names but is a really simple idea. Something that keeps your neck warm without getting in the way, falling off or getting lost.

I like to make them in chunky 100% merino wool. I have been experimenting with varying the stitching to give added texture. More here and here