Needle Food is an old-fashioned family run business.  Michelle is the dyer and head chef, Mike the bottle washer (IT and accounting guy), while Raven (18) and Summer (15) are excellent gophers.  Alex (5) and Luke (3) are great colour combo critics but are yet to carry their weight. We’re working on that!

 

We’re based in Christchurch, New Zealand where wintertime weather is perfect for knitting.  Keeping warm is a priority, and what better way than with busy fingers and cosy toes? 

 

We seized on the idea to create our own hand dyed yarn when it became obvious that satisfying Michelle’s yearning for sock knitting yarn from the US was just going to prove too expensive in the long term.

 

Brutal exchange rates and postal charges led to some true Kiwi ‘number eight fencing wire’ solutions, and we have come up with our own yarn instead.  It always seemed odd to be purchasing New Zealand wool from overseas vendors anyway.

 

Each skein is hand dyed to yield colour combinations that will be admired and enjoyed.  Our aim is to make you feel excited about your creations and the best way we can do that is by providing gorgeous yarn in delicious shades that have you craving to get back to the needles!

 

Our sock yarn is specially manufactured for us in New Zealand and makes full use of local merino.  The tempting combination of 23 micron merino wool with 20% nylon offers the unbeatable blend of soft handle for comfort and steely strength for longevity.

 

Providing products of quality is important to us and to demonstrate this we offer a 100% money back guarantee in addition to a free shipping offer on orders of $75 or more to Aussie and NZ.  This means you won’t have to factor in freight to your online purchase (always a big bugbear of ours).

 

Sometimes being in the Antipodes can prove challenging when it comes to accessing products from elsewhere in the world, so we have searched high and low on your behalf to provide complementary ranges of wool wash and needles, which you can now purchase right here in NZ.

 

And finally, we’re big on making you smile.  That’s why in every order you will find one or two small surprises, just for you, just for fun.

 

Welcome to Needle Food.  Bon Appétit!