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Christmas Posting Dates 2022

HiyaHiya Direct has been made aware that Royal Mail changed their last Christmas posting dates over the weekend, with some of the new cut-offs approaching in the coming week. This will largely affect... Read More

Free for All Cowl

Free for All Cowl     Finished Free for All Cowl - knitted by Emilly I’ve been talking about cowls and linking you to cowl patterns for quite some time now, and I finally made one and docume... Read More

Five easy decorative crochet stitches

5 Easy Decorative Crochet Stitches    This week I decided to learn some new crochet stitches, some of which I have used before but hadn’t realised, and some that were completely new to... Read More

An Introduction to Cable Knitting

An Introduction to Cable Knitting Cable knitting looks amazing and creates wonderful textures, but is it as difficult as it looks? Once you get your head around the abbreviations I find that it’s actu... Read More

Your Must Have Crafting Accessories

Your Must Have Crafting Accessories    HiyaHiya Accessories If you are anything like me then you love all things accessories; I hoard them like I hoard yarn. With that in mind, this week I r... Read More

The Struggle for the Straight Seam

The Struggle for a Straight Seam So this blog has come from a place of frustration and a lot of frogging! Having struggled so much with achieving a straight seam, I decided I can’t be the only one and... Read More

Make your own Baby Yoda with Amigurumi

Make your own Baby Yoda with Amigurumi Finished Baby Yoda - by Emilly This week we celebrated Star Wars Day, May the fourth (be with you), and in honour of this wonderful day I decided to take on... Read More

My Top Tips For Colourwork, Stranding and Chart Knitting

My Top Tips for Colourwork, Stranding and Chart Knitting Last week I decided to do my first knitting project for HiyaHiya Direct - I’m a recent addition to the team - and keep you up to date on how it... Read More

Sock Knitting Patterns Perfect For Winter

If you’ve not done sock knitting before, knitting your first pair of socks can be a daunting task. From knee-high to yoga socks, vertical to lace, soft to chunky, this week’s sock knitting patterns ar... Read More

Chunky Autumn Knitwear To Inspire You

Autumn is all about cosy knits and autumn leaves. Sometimes chilly weather catches you by surprise and you need some new projects, quick! Fortunately, these patterns are easy to knit on big size needl... Read More