Our Yarns

Fine Yarns from across the British Isles

The yarns we stock here at Kathy’s Knits are some of the finest from across the British Isles, a few of which are exclusive to our shop in the Edinburgh area. While much is centred around Scottish breeds, our stock includes yarns from the Shetlands to Guernsey from hand-picked producers.

Here are just a few examples :

Kathy's Knits - Orkney Texel

Orkney Texel DK by Kathy’s Knits

Orkney Texel 4ply by Kathy’s Knits

Orkney Texel 4ply
by Kathy’s Knits

Kathy's Knits breeds - Blue Faced Leicester

Blacker Breeds
Blue Faced Leicester Lace

Blacker breeds - Pure Shetland 4 ply

Blacker Breeds
Pure Shetland 4 Ply

Kathy's Knits - Jamieson Smith Shetland 2 ply

Jamieson & Smith
Shetland Supreme
2 Ply Lace Weight

Kathy's Knits - Jamieson Smith Shetland Aran

Jamieson & Smith
Shetland Aran

Kathy's Knits - Jamieson Smith Shetland Heritage

Jamieson & Smith
Shetland Heritage

Kathy's Knits - Jamieson Smith 2 ply Jumper

Jamieson & Smith
Shetland 2 Ply
Jumper Weight

Kathy's Knits - Hebridean Mohair

Hebridean Mohair
4 Ply
by Kathy’s Knits

Kathy's Knits - JCRennie Cashmere 4 ply

JC Rennie
Supersoft Cashmere
4 Ply

Kathy's Knits - JCRennie Unique Shetland 4 Ply

JC Rennie
Unique Shetland
4 Ply

Kathy's Knits - JCRennie Cashmere

JC Rennie
Supersoft cashmere DK

Kathy's Knits - JCRennie Chunky Aran

JC Rennie
Chunky Aran 4 Ply

Kathy's Knits - New Lanark Chunky

New Lanark
Chunky 100% Wool

Kathy's Knits - New Lanark Aran

New Lanark
Aran 100% Wool

Kathy's Knits - New Lanark Aran - 90% Wool 10% Silk

New Lanark
Aran 90% Wool, 10% Silk

Kathy's Knits - New Lanark DK

New Lanark
DK 100% Wool

Kathy's Knits - West Yorkshire Spinners Aire Valley DK

WYS
Aire Valley DK

Kathy's Knits - West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply

WYS
Signature 4 Ply

Kathy's Knits - West Yorkshire Spinners Bo-Peep

WYS
Bo Peep Luxury Baby

Kathy's Knits - West Yorkshire Spinners Exquisite

WYS
Exquisite 80% Falkland 20% Mulberry

Best of British Yarns

Our yarns are sourced from a select group of British farmers, suppliers and hand-dyers. These include Blacker, New Lanark, J C Rennie, Jamieson & Smith, Woolyknits, baa ram ewe, West Yorkshire Spinners (WYS), Abercairn Yarns, Ripples Crafts and Uradale Yarns.

All our suppliers have been carefully chosen for their superb quality, range and reputation.

We specialise in natural fibre and hand-dyed yarns in beautiful colours, shades and textures to satisfy even the most demanding knitters. As part of our quality control, we regularly visit our suppliers and input ideas into product development.

Rare Breed Hebridean Sheep

We stock 100% natural wool from some of the rare Scottish and English breeds, the Channel Islands and the Falklands. Kathy’s Knits own brand Hebridean yarn is of the highest quality and our Hebridean/Mohair 4-ply blends mohair with the natural dark Hebridean fleece to enhance its softness and ability to work with dyes. When available we stock yarn from St Kilda sheep.

As well as Shetland, other breeds include Blue-faced Leicester, Romney and Wensleydale. As a result we have a varied range of weights, colours and textures for all kinds of hand-knit and machine knit projects.