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Queen Inspired Knits Queen Inspired Knits

We’ve had great fun delving into the Rowan archive to find our own tributes to some of those recognizable style statements.

June 2022

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Blog best of british landing page Best of British

This year, 2022, Her Majesty The Queen celebrates 70 years of service with a Platinum Jubilee. Here at Rowan, we are celebrating this historic milestone with a special collection of Jubilee-inspired knits using one of our British yarns Moordale.

MAY 2022

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Landing Page Denim Revive Yarn Lifestyle 14 copy Fibre Awareness

To have an understanding about where a yarn has come from and the journey it has been on, is rewarding. Here, we take a look at the stories behind some of our yarns.

MAY 2022

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Orient Express. copy Debbie Abrahams' 2022 Mystery Cushion Club

This year Debbie Abrahams begins her 12th Mystery Cushion Knit Along.

APRIL 2022

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Fibre focus landing page image Fibre Focus Summer Cottons

Here at Rowan, we love to knit and wear cotton in the summer, and the large colour palettes in our range of cotton yarns can certainly attest to that.

March 2022

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georgia 97 Knit Along Coming Soon

Join us as we take a trip around the world with Georgia Farrell

MARCH 2022

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Landing Page Image Support for Ukraine

We stand with Ukraine and all those impacted. If you would like to wear a Sunflower to show your support, you can download our free pattern to knit or crochet Sunflower Brooches.

MARCH 2022

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Pebble Island Lifestyle 4 The Colours of Pebble Island

Erika Knight tells us about how the island way of life and natural landscape inspired her colour and design process

NOVEMBER 2021

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Merino-Sheep landing Fibre Focus Merino

Merino is one of the most popular fibres, not only with hand-knitters but for the fashion industry as a whole.

OCTOBER 2021

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rowan magazine design process The Rowan Magazine Design Process

When you receive your new Rowan Magazine, either as a subscriber or from your local yarn shop, a lot of work has gone into it!

SEPTEMBER 2021

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Summer Style Landing page How to Style Summer Knitwear

From light sleeveless tops to perfect layering pieces, discover our top tips for styling summer knitwear.

JULY 2021

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Tom Daley Tom Daley

We caught up with one of our newest knitters—champion British diver, TV personality, and YouTube star Tom Daley.

MAY 2021

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The Big Rainbow Knit Landning page image THE BIG RAINBOW KNIT

The Big Rowan Designer Square Competition

18th MAY 2021

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Meet the Bloogers MEET THE BLOGGERS

Meet the bloggers behind the first MODE at Rowan Bloggers Edit.

MARCH 2021

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An Interview with Erika Knight Blog Post INTERVIEW with ERIKA KNIGHT

Get to know the legendary designer and learn about her design ethos.

MARCH 2021

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Baa! Blog Post BAA!

Vist a Rowan store in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

MARCH 2021

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Arne and Carlos Crochet TALES FROM LOCKDOWN

Check in with our designers and their creative endeavors during lockdown.

MARCH 2021

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