THE PRIZES

The Categories

● Best baby yarn brand

• King Cole
• Debbie Bliss
• James C. Brett
• Stylecraft
• Sirdar

● Best independent yarn brand

• Truly Hooked
• TOFT
• Bam Ram Ewe
• West Yorkshire Spinners
• Dye Candy

● Best value yarn brand

• Stylecraft
• Drops
• James C. Brett
• King Cole
• Sirdar

● Best luxury yarn brand

• TOFT
• Sirdar
• Rowan
• Debbie Bliss
• West Yorkshire Spinners

● Best sock yarn brand

• Stylecraft
• Debbie Bliss
• Opal
• West Yorkshire Spinners
• Regia

● Best overall yarn brand

• Sirdar
• King Cole
• West Yorkshire Spinners
• Stylecraft
• Rowan

● Best brand for British yarn

• Jamieson & Smith
• Baa Ram Ewe
• West Yorkshire Spinners
• TOFT
• Blackers Yarns

● favourite pattern house

• Stylecraft
• Sirdar
• Rowan
• King Cole
• TOFT

● Favourite knitting designer

• Kate Davies
• Debbie Bliss
• Kaffe Fassett
• Louisa Harding
• Martin Storey

● Best chain store/multiple

• John Lewis
• Hobbycraft
• Abakhan
• C & H Fabrics
• Boyes

● Best online shop

• Wool Warehouse
• Black Sheep Wools
• Deramores
• Hollies Haberdashery
• Loveknitting

● Best local independent yarn store
   (South east of England)

• Knit London, London
• Jenny Wren’s Yarns, Ipswich
• Loop, London
• Sconch, Braintree
• The Sheep Shop, Cambridge

● Best local independent yarn store
   (South west of England)

• Get Knitted, Bristol
• Pins & Needles, Devizes
• Spin A Yarn, Devon
• The Slipped Stitch, Sherborne
• The Woolly Beader, Okehampton

● Best local independent yarn store
   (North of England)

• Magnolia Tree Crafts, Stockport
• Purl & Jane, Skipton
• Black Sheep Wools, Warrington,
• Treacle Wool Shop, Morpeth
• Yarn etc, Harrogate

● Best local independent yarn store
   (Wales)

• La Mercerie, Cowbridge
• Red Apple Yarn, Lampeter
• Rosemary’s Wool Shop, Aberaeron
• SMD Knitting, Llay
• The Wool Croft, Abergavenny

● Best local independent yarn store
   (Ireland)

• Mullans Fashions, Portstewart
• Parlour Yarns, Carrickfergus
• Selections, Carrickfergus
• Love Wool, Portadown
• This Is Knit, Dublin

● Best local independent yarn store
   (Midlands)

• Christine’s Wool Shop, Bournville
• Knit Nottingham, Nottingham
• The Wool Zone, Oakham
• Hollies Haberdashery, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
• Woolyhippo, Hinckley

● Best local independent yarn store
   (Scotland)

• Ginger Twist Studio, Edinburgh
• The Wool Shop, Dalkeith
• The Yarn Cake, Glasgow
• Threads Wool Shop, Dumbarton
• Wool for Ewe, Aberdeen

● Best knitting needle range

• Addi
• Clover
• HiyaHiya
• KnitPro
• Pony

● Best knitting accessories range

• Pony
• KnitPro
• Clover
• HiyaHiya
• Addi

● Best ready-to-use kits

• The Little Knitting Company
• Deramores
• TOFT
• Wool & The Gang
• Wool Warehouse/Attic24

● Favourite knitting blog

• Knit Nottingham
• Black Sheep Wools
• LoveKnitting
• Winwick Mum
• Kate Davies

● Best website

• Ravelry
• Deramores
• Black Sheep Wools
• Wool Warehouse/Attic24
• LoveKnitting

● Favourite knitting book (2016/17)

• Inspired by Islay – Kate Davies
• Knitting From the North – Hilary Grant
• Hygge Knits – Nicki Trench
• The Book of Haps - Kate Davies
• The Sock Drawer - Verity Castledine

● Best knitting show event (2016/17)

• The Knitting & Stitching Show, AllyPally, October
• Edinburgh Yarn Festival, March
• The Knitting & Stitching Show, Harrogate, November
• Wonderwool Wales, April
• Yarndale, Skipton, September

● Favourite charity campaign

• 60 Million Trebles
• Cherished Gowns for Angel Babies
• Innocent Big Knit
• Octopuses for Premature Babies
• Woolly Hugs, Mumsnet

● Best yarn shop day experience 2017

● Best yarn for crochet

• Stylecraft
• Sirdar
• Scheepjes
• TOFT
• King Cole

● Favourite crochet designer

• Lucy, Attic 24
• Jane Crowfoot
• Kerry Lord
• Verity Castledine
• Sue Pinner

● Best crochet store

• Wool Warehouse
• Black Sheep Wools
• Knit Nottingham
• Hobbycraft
• TOFT

● Favourite crochet blog

• TOFT
• Sue Pinner
• Bella Coco
• Attic24
• Look What I Made

● Favourite crochet book

• Edward’s Crochet Imaginarium – Kerry Lord
• Granny Squares and Shapes – Sue Pinner
• Sophie’s Universe – Dedri Uys
• Cute Crocheted Animals – Emma Varnam
• Rainbow Crocheted Blankets - Amanda Perkins

● Best crochet accessories range

• Fleabubs by Lala
• Tulip
• Clover
• KnitPro
• Pony