Yarn Store Listings

Hi Guys,

We noticed that a lot of the threads in the Ravelry forums were about Local Yarn Stores. So we thought we’d make a page as a resource for people looking for wool shops. We’ve only got a few basic details on two small areas at the moment, but with your help we hope to make it bigger and more useful for fellow knitters/crocheters. It only intends to cover the UK, but if people from elsewhere want to list their LYS we don’t mind.

It covers a few shops in Staffordshire and North Wales/Chester, UK at present but there are lots missing at the moment. If you know details of any yarn stores in the areas we are covering, please comment and let us know and we’ll update the page. In addition, if you have compiled a list for your area and want to add it just let us know. wi

Hope you find this useful.

theknittedcupcake x

Yarn of the Week: 4

Wow, I just love the colours of this Lottieru yarn. It’s available on Babylongleg’s folsky.com shop here. It’s 4-ply Merino/Bamboo sock yarn and is machine washable although not advised. It’s available for £10. Check it out!

80% Merino Wool, 20% Bamboo 
436 yds/400m per 100g (enough for a pair of adult socks) 
Suggested needle size: 2-3mm 

 

Lottieru Yarn

 

Look at those colours!

 Hope you like this yarn and browsing folksy.com!

theknittedcupcake x

p.s. I’ve just seen the Gothika yarn, which is a similar colourway and just as cool!

Website of the Week: 1

This week, our website of the week is Stash. It’s based in Chester, England. They have moved to a bigger shop, which is just a short walk from the town, but unfortunately they don’t seem to be open at the weekend any more.

However, they do stock lots of yummy wool including Icelandic Lopi wool! Lopi is not the softest wool in the world, but apparently hard-wearing and good in harsh weather!

This is an Icelandic Sheep, bred for its wool (and other things probably!)

They also have a programme of knitting and crochet workshops, which include lunch and wool and look quite interesting.

Also, they currently have a sale! This includes the Jaeger Aqua yarn, which I love. Postage seems reasonable, so I may have to buy some!!!

They also have a blog so you can keep up to date with all the latest news!

Here’s the link to the site:

http://www.celticove.com/index.html