Sirdar Jewelspun Chunky With Wool makes self-striping simple — bold colour transitions develop automatically as you knit, with no joining or colour management required. An 80/20 acrylic-wool blend at chunky weight, 200g and 300m per ball at £11.99, machine washable. In this post we cover how the self-striping effect works, why the 200g ball format matters, what the wool content adds, and the nine dedicated Jewelspun patterns we stock at £3.50 each — from the one-ball Marbled Hat and Mittens to the raglan Metamorphic Cardigan. Stocked at Craft and Canvas.

Stylecraft Naturals Pure Wool DK answers the question many Special DK knitters have been asking — what if it were pure wool? The answer is 100% superwash wool in a 31-colour palette drawn from the beloved Special DK shade range, fully machine washable at 30°C, with outstanding stitch definition for cables, colourwork, and textured patterns. In this post we cover what superwash wool is and why it matters, how Naturals Pure Wool relates to Special DK, what it excels at, and the full colour palette. 50g and 110m per ball at £4.45 at Craft and Canvas.

Sirdar Embers is a new DK yarn that achieves its colour effect not through dyeing but through construction — coloured fibres spun into the solid main shade during manufacture, producing a subtle, rich tonal depth that is present in every stitch without being dramatic or busy. A lightly brushed 80/20 acrylic-wool blend in eight colourways named for light and fire, 100g and 335m per ball at £6.00. Nine dedicated Embers patterns from sweaters to a hat and scarf set are stocked at £3.50 each. This post covers how the colour effect works, the full colourway range, the pattern collection, and everything practical you need to know.