Homes need winter woollies too!

The event is part of an initiative for Campaign for Wool, led by the Prince of Wales to reignite Britain’s love affair with all things woolly, highlighting the fact that it’s fashionable, eco-friendly and durable.

“The secret is to make wool look sleeker. It doesn’t always have to be used in a great big Aran sweater,” points out Nicholas Coleridge, vice chairman of the campaign.

A flock of companies have also given their backing including Marks & Spencer and John Lewis.

Sharp-eyed fashionistas, always ahead of the pack on trends, will have spotted Pringle and Dior embracing a knitted look on the catwalk, with pieces such as oversized woollies and long, winding scarves.

But a growing collection of woolly homeware will make it easy for the trend to move seamlessly out of the wardrobe and into your rooms.

“There’s a renewed passion for craft, and knitting is one of the biggest stars,” says ceramic artist Annette Bugansky, who’s just one of the designers producing innovative ‘wool-knit’ homeware.

“Initially I knit what are the equivalent of clothes for everything from vases and tea light holders to light shades, and then cast them to produce a mould.”

She finds people enthusing about the traditional, decorative patterns, like classic cable knit, used in such an unusual way, and says they “instantly bring a handmade dimension to rooms”. Her porcelain homeware featuring knitted patterns, starts from £20.

If you’re truly crafty you could join her, and the host of celebrity knitting fans like Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, and Madonna, and pick up your needles and produce your own woolly wonders.

But if you fear dropping a stitch, catch up with the new spin on wool in our guide to ‘knitting-out’ a home.

Woolly garments are turning furniture into cuddly cocoons, and just one piece would be enough to demonstrate your superior style credentials.

“I’ve always been inspired by knitting techniques and you can experiment so well with colour and pattern in wool,” says designer Melanie Porter whose knitted collection includes chairs, tables, lampshades and cushions, starting from £75.

A former fashion designer turned interior designer, she sources furniture from junk shops and antique markets, strips pieces down to their original frame and then gets knitting.

Woolly winners: Snuggle into Porter’s Bob Chair, from £2,000, which is a restored 1960s Egg chair wearing a cream, chunky buttoned cover. Or fly the flag with her Albert Vintage Armchair, in a red and blue cabled Union Jack design, from £2,500.

A Jumper Chair, £1,900, by designer Bertjan Pot, is slinky with a figure-hugging wool cover showing off its curves. It comes in a variety of colourways and is available from Established & Sons.

It’s traditional to turn autumn rooms into snuggle zones by layering beds and sofas with knitted throws, cushions, and of course, adding luxury for feet with sheepskin rugs.

“Softness and touchability are an overriding influence for the coming season, with texture in cashmere, wool and especially cable knit patterns featuring in all areas of soft furnishings for the home,” confirms Kate Mooney, founder of Occa-Home.

Woolly winners: The White Company has sheepskin rugs, and cushions and throws galore. Grey Berwick Cable-knit Throw, £250.

John Lewis’s Vita Throw, £80, and matching cushion, £25, comes in a creamy porridge colour, while Marks & Spencer favours dark mocha for a Knit Throw, £45, and Cushion, £25.

Laura Ashley’s Coniston Blankets, £75 each, are in soft, feminine pastels, and Dunelm Mill wins on price with a Cable Knit Buttoned Cushion, £12.99.

If you’re hesitating about being seduced by the trend you could opt for a single witty touch.

Cast aside a chandelier and opt instead for a Granny Pendant Light, from £251. It comes in two sizes and colours, off-white or raspberry, from the Aria shop. The wool’s treated to make it fire-resistant and repellent, to ward off moths that might munch through your investment.

Rume has a wonderful Italian design knitted clock, a Gomitolo, which starts from £235.

Pick a ‘W’ for wool from the knitted Luxury Love Letters cushion collection in lambswool, £65, from Jonny’s Sister.

No self-respecting hottie bottie is complete without a knitted cover, but a Knitted Warmer, in lambswool cable knit, £19.99, from Strawberry Fool, is a clever alternative. Its microwaveable wheat-filled insert is fragranced with soothing oils.

Knitted-look ceramics from Not On The High Street, include a cream vase, £60, and beaker, £29.50.

Woolly winners: Your style needn’t unravel even if the bank balance is a little threadbare. Knitted Cupcakes, £28 for a set of four, from Bombay Duck, could appeal to domestic divas, and just as sweet is a Hand Knit Hanging Heart, £11.95, from Not On The High Street.

Relax by the flickering light of a wool-look wax candle, large size £25, from Bougies La Francaise.

Alternatively, a knitted-style heart-shaped soap, can be bagged for the pocket-money price of £3.99, from Not Mass Produced. – PA Features