Category: Local Yarn Shops

Sockalong knit n natter meet up

What are you up to next Wednesday morning between 10am and 12pm?  That’s the 19th of July, and if you’re anywhere near Culcheth in Warrington and fancied coming along to Black Sheep Wools Craft...

Knitting birds with Arne and Carlos

It was a bright, sunny morning on Wednesday when I dropped small daughter off at school and headed the couple of miles from Winwick to Black Sheep Wools in Culcheth.  It always feels very...

Welsh wedding

We spent last weekend in Wales at a family wedding. It was a whole weekend of families, parties and being away from it all, and it was lovely. The church was tucked away from...

Yarnbirds at Whaley Bridge

It’s Yarn Shop Day at the end of this week so it seems quite appropriate that I should be visiting yarn shops at both ends of the week! On Saturday, I drove to Yarnbirds...

Therapeutic Knitting – Betsan Corkhill workshop

Back in October, I wrote about my conviction that knitting was good for our well-being, and I was very glad to be able to pick up my needles in those few weeks after my...

More Northern inspiration – Arne and Carlos workshop and lecture

Whatever your knitting or crocheting project preference, there can’t be many people who haven’t heard of the Norwegian design duo, Arne and Carlos.  From flowers to slippers, socks to jumpers, Easter bunnies to Christmas...