Crafting Charts and Guides

Bramble & Fleece Pattern Information
Tension and gauge, blocking, measuring and sizing, abbreviations and wash care for every Bramble & Fleece knitting pattern - the reference page all 24 designs point to.

How Much Yarn Do I Need?
Not every yarn purchase starts with a pattern. Sometimes you just fall in love with a yarn with no plan beyond wanting it in your stash. Eit...

Knitting For Olive - Yarn Combinations and Gauges
What is a Yarn Combination and Guages Chart?
When you knit from a pattern, it will tell you the gauge (also called tension) the designer used—usual...

How To Knit Socks
Learn how to knit socks step by step with Thilde's video guides from The Orry Mill. From casting on to the heel turn — everything a beginner needs to get started.

Common Complete Beginner Mistakes and how to fix them
Learning to Knit? We’ve Got You Covered.
If you’re new to knitting, you’ll know that mistakes happen — and that’s completely fine. Every dropped st...

How To Knit - Complete Beginner One
Learn to Knit with Yarn School at The Orry Mill
Your complete beginner’s guide — from your first stitch to your first beanie.
Welcome to Yarn Scho...

Knitting Top Down in The Round
Knitting Top Down in The Round
It is only a few years back that knitting in the round top down became a thing in the UK. And we have found that the...

Common Knitting Pattern Abbreviations
Knitting patterns are written in shorthand. Rather than spelling out every instruction in full, designers use a standardised set of abbreviations t...

Yarn Fibre Types & Guide
Yarn is simply ANY long continuous length of interlocked animal, plant or synthetic fibres. Most commonly used in crafting.
We will explore below yarns used for crochet and knitting.

How To - Download a digital pattern
Download a digital 'PDF' pattern
Once you have selected your downloadable pattern, click ‘Add to cart
Your product will now be available withi...

Shoe Size Conversion Chart
Children's Shoe Sizes
UKSizes
USASizes
EuropenSizes
4
5
20
4½
5½
21
5
6
22
6
7
23
7
8
24
8
9
25
8½
9½
26
9
10
27
10
11
28
...

Clothing Size Conversion Chart
The following tables include clothing size conversion information for the UK, USA and Europe.
The tables can be used as a reference guide to help ensure you are working to the correct sizes for each region.
