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Understanding Yarn Weight: A Simple Guide for Knitters - Prosper Yarn

If you have ever stood in a yarn shop holding two skeins that look roughly the same size and foun...

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Understanding Yarn Weight: A Simple Guide for Knitters

5 Cosy Knits You Can Finish Before Winter - Prosper Yarn

The cold is coming. Your needles are ready. Here are five projects that will have you casting on ...

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5 Cosy Knits You Can Finish Before Winter

Why Autumn is the Best Time to Start Knitting (And What to Make First) - Prosper Yarn

There's something about the turn of the season that makes you want to make something with your ha...

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Why Autumn is the Best Time to Start Knitting (And What to Make First)

Yarn Substitution with Prosper Yarns - Prosper Yarn

Understand how gauge, meterage and fibre work together, to discover yarns that will suit a patter...

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Yarn Substitution with Prosper Yarns

‘There’s No Place Like Home’ April Sock Club - Prosper Yarn

Kia ora anō knitters! As you’ve no doubt noticed, it’s getting cold out there! The autumnal chill...

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‘There’s No Place Like Home’ April Sock Club

‘There’s No Place Like Home’ March Sock Club - Prosper Yarn

The last few days of March are spent relishing the still long evenings and balmy weather. And wha...

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‘There’s No Place Like Home’ March Sock Club

How to Care for Wool Sweaters and Handknits - Prosper Yarn

Make Your Knits Last a Lifetime You’ve spent hours choosing the pattern. Then the yarn and colour...

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How to Care for Wool Sweaters and Handknits

‘There’s No Place Like Home’ February Sock Club - Prosper Yarn

Where does the time go? February is upon us, and in true Ponsonby fashion, we’re bringing out the...

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‘There’s No Place Like Home’ February Sock Club

‘There’s No Place Like Home’ January Sock Club - Prosper Yarn

Fresh start, fresh air, and fresh flowers. Welcome to 2026, and our January ‘There’s No Place Lik...

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‘There’s No Place Like Home’ January Sock Club

Working with Cricket - Prosper Yarn

Cricket is our linen silk blend - a special treat just for Summer.  Linen is a plant fibre that ...

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Working with Cricket

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