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Steganography is the act of hiding secret information in an ordinary item so that it goes undetected.

Knitting lent itself beautifully to coded messages and espionage in times of war and was used during the American War of Independence and the two W

Our office may have been closed, but we've not been completely idle. We've sorted through more of our yarn and have updated the online shop with lots of new batches to tempt you!

Treat yourself for the New Year ! We have everything from Lace Weight

Beep! Beep! Happy New Year from everyone at KFP HQ! Wishing you a wonderfully creative time.

We love these little jumpers sent to us by a Knitter in Essex. Just the thing to raise a smile on a chilly morning!

Thank you, Knitter. These are our Kn

Once you venture down the history of knitting rabbit hole all sorts of interesting, but forgotten stories emerge.

William Lee, Jedediah Strutt ....... (and others I'm saving for future posts 😁)

Not names that you will probably recognise, but all

Monica sent us this cosy blanket in a lovely calming colour palette. We can easily imagine snuggling up underneath it. In her note, she said that she had found us through ChatGPT, which makes us feel very modern and up to date! 😁.

Thank you, Monic

A simple search will come up with a host of celebrities who knit. From Tom Daley to Patrick Stewart and from Marilyn Munroe to Catherine Zeta-Jones, but a deeper search will reveal the names of royalty involved in the craft.

Queen Elizabeth I favour

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All knitted donations including yarn & knitting supplies can be sent to:

Knit for Peace,
Radius Works, Back Lane, London, NW3 1HL

Please contact us to make enquiries

Tel: 020 7794 9835
We are open Tue-Thu 10am-5pm

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