The shop is open but just taking a quiet moment to measure my first sleeve of the Erika Knight shawl collar cardigan Im making. #knitsky

Something about autumn just makes me want to wear big wooly jumpers and corderoy jackets while listening to Ronnie Lane and drinking real ale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ0A...

One of today's customers was nice enough to leave us some apples from their tree. A lovely taste of autumn.

Another week starts in the shop. Doors are open & the teapot is filled. Ready for the day ahead.

At flock we think its important to have a visual guide to British sheep breeds nearby at all times. You never know when it may be needed. #knitsky

20+ Knitters and Crochet Artists Stitch an Astonishing 3‑D Recreation of Picasso’s Guernica

A lovely book filled corner in our new shop. With a traditional gansey knitted by Harriet and an oak curlew made by Chris. #knitsky #interiors #shops

Its so heartening to meet so many people coming to the new shop wanting to learn to knit! Our classes will be held at the shop in St Leonards and can be booked online. www.flockworkshop.uk/classes-events #knitsky #stleonardsonsea

The wonderful Erika Knight book 'Texture' is now in store along with several of the designers original samples from the book. We love the deconstructed creative approaches of these patterns, its a flock favourite. #knitsky #erikaknight

For those of you interested in natural dyeing, here is our journal article on our visit to local natural dyer Vivienne Richmond of botaniq. Revisiting the wonderful colours of her garden workshop. #naturadyeing #knitsky www.flockworkshop.uk/journal/bota...

Stormy weather here over the last couple of days brings the pleasure of knitting on the sofa, in the window, listening to the crashing waves.

When life in the shop seems to all be in the same colour palette. #knitsky #tea

Today the flock window signage went up. We are so happy with the results. 💃

We love a coptic sock! Mostly because they make you look a bit like a duck 🦆

It's a wild and windy morning here in St Leonards and it feels like knitting weather. We are open form 10am today and have lots of lovely things, including an exclusive batch of natural dyed yarn from Annabel Williams created just for flock! annabelwilliams.co.uk #knitsky

We had a lovely 'soft launch' day on Saturday with so many new friends and customers. We were so busy I forgot to do any posts on here on #knitsky

We have the keys to our new shop and its starting to take shape 🧶💃🎉 #knitsky #hastings #stleonardsonsea

As we are currently are unable to ship to the USA we would love to hear about any small producers in the States that are making great breed specific yarn, especially small flocks. We'd like to spread the word to our US customers and learn about them ourselves. 🇺🇸🐑🇬🇧

Exciting News: We’ve been on the lookout for a bricks-and-mortar home for flock for quite a while now, and we’re delighted to say that we’ve found the perfect place! From September , you’ll be able to find us at 25 Kings Road, St Leonards on Sea. #knitsky

Like many small businesses in the UK we have made the difficult decision to stop shipping to the USA from Monday 18th August, due to the trade tariffs and the removal of the ‘de minimis’ exemption. We’re really gutted about this & we hope that it will only be a temporary pause. #knitsky #tariffs

Bradford a city built on wool & textiles is this years City of Culture. This BBC radio programme looks into the giant ball of yarn being made by artist Luke Jerram to roll through the streets by people of the city to celebrate its history and culture. #knitsky #yarn www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Making with real care is a wonderful thing. In this age of careless mass production and AI slop, skilled craft is an act of resistance.

I love yarn that is the colour of sheep. This traceable 100% Bluefaced Leicester yarn from Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cumbria. Made from field to fibre within 150 miles. www.flockworkshop.uk/shop/p/herd-... #knitsky

Sorry if we have been a bit quiet recently but we have been busy sorting out a location for our new shop! We open in September! More news soon 🎉

A soundtrack for a hot day, where you decide that the best thing to do is walk down through the woods and swim in the lake with your friends. New flock playlist available on Apple & Spotify. www.flockworkshop.uk/journal/floc...

How to wind a ball of yarn by hand. www.flockworkshop.uk/journal/how-... #knitsky

Love these postcards from the past @pastpostcard.bsky.social , shared with a line of text from whats written on the back. As Flock is based in Battle of Hastings territory this one seemed very fitting!

These days it feels like a simple act of repair is almost a form of self care as much as garment care. www.flockworkshop.uk/care-repair #darnit #stitchsky #knitsky

For all the knitters

Preparing the weekends orders to post. Including this lovely Romney Merino to hand deliver locally. Nice to know this wool has probably only travelled 21 miles from sheep to knitter. 🐑 #knitsky www.flockworkshop.uk/shop/p/100-b...

Whenever we can we re-use our suppliers boxes to send out our orders. This helps minimise waste and our environmental impact. Every little helps 🌍

“I made this.. this is a thing that I made” It may be a bit wonk with mistake or two, but they will be your mistakes. (A short note on making from the Flock newsletter archive) #knitsky #making tinyurl.com/y8zxv5zy

I'm very glad we have an emotional support chicken as part of the team at Flock. (She really is a great listener) 🥰 www.flockworkshop.uk/shop/p/fancy... #emotionalsupportchicken #knitsky #knitting

If you need some tunes for a warm summers evening here's the new Flock playlist. (that said, its a rather grey and stormy summers evening here in Sussex but nevermind) #hastings #stleonardsonsea #playlist www.flockworkshop.uk/journal/floc...

Oh this is excellent (we love PJ!) #dressmaking #sewsky pjharvey.net/news/the-dra...

We are currently looking at locations for our new shop, its all very exciting! A town needs a good knitting shop. #knitsky

Absolutely loving all the colours of our new range of laceweight yarn from Baa Ram Ewe. Linseed is a durable plant based blend, that's light and drapey with a slubby, rustic appearance : perfect for summer knitting. ♥️🌞 www.flockworkshop.uk/shop/p/baa-r... #knitsky #knitting #crochet

Little bit of sock maintenance last night. Darning while listening to some podcasts is a nice way to relax. If you're interesting in learning or need to resupply we stock darning supplies and repair books. www.flockworkshop.uk/shop/tools/d...

Am I alone in getting a nice feeling when I find a little bit of dried grass in my ball of wool? #knitsky #sheeplife

Looking forward to having a look around this at the weekend. #hastings #craft

Its a wet a grey morning out there today, watched the dark clouds come over the sea while havign my first coffee of the day. Would be the perfect day to sit on the sofa knitting and drinking tea but there are orders to post and new yarns to unpack. #notbadreally :)

May marks the point where we tip over into summer here in the UK. Shake off the last traces of winter and head deep into the verdant woods, where everything is humming with life at this time of the year. #playlist #folksky On Spotify & Apple Music www.flockworkshop.uk/journal/floc...

"As makers we all understand the value and reward of making something for ourselves. All the difficult, uncomfortable bits of the process are what eventually makes the journey so rewarding." In a recent newletter I write about why Flock doesnt use AI. tinyurl.com/bdeefnjd #knitsky

A moment looking out to sea this morning. Gathering thoughts and taking in the beautiful view. #stleonardsonsea #hastings

It's a lovely morning here on the Sussex coast! Going to walk along the beach to the studio to get the weekends orders ready to mail out. 🧶 🕺🌞

Really thinking about how, and from what, any object is made creates understanding and empathy for those involved in production. From hand made boats to the phone you hold in your hand

Our focus at Flock has always been on seeking out beautiful, UK produced yarns. For this reason we’ve decided not to restock some of the yarns in our shop that come from overseas. While stocks last, BC Garn Hamelton Tweed, Semilla Melange and Loch Lomond are 30% off. shorturl.at/giqaE #knitsky #yarn

Last year Flock had a trip to London to see the 'Abakans' - incredible woven/tapestry sculptures created by Magdalena Abakanowicz. If you are into textiles & don't know these huge, magical objects then you are in for a treat! youtu.be/Xrxx3tpEuco?...

Absolutely love our growing collection of vintage darning eggs & mushrooms. So much history of craft & care in such small objects. #repair #darning #knitsky

Thank you to all the lovely people that came to visit our Pop-Up over the weekend. As an online company it is really lovely to get out and meet our customers. We can't wait to have our own 'bricks & mortar' shop .. hopefully very soon 🧶 #knitsky #stleonardsonsea