Last up date 23rd April 2018, The Wool boat plans to be open again on Thursday the 26th. A new garment added that is available as a commission.
Six new images of The Generation of Possibilities added to the photo art gallery.
Three new images added to the photo gallerys. Would you like a unique scarf that is a record of items you have owned?
Temperature blanket page updated to end of March 2018.
A special offer 50% off Wooly Knits yarn.
J C Bretts Woodlander no longer being produced, but we are taking West Yorkshire Spinners "Aire Valley" DK aboard.
Carole is working on her second, Temperature blanket this one for 2018. update with March pic and details posted on the Temperature tales page 2.3.18.
How much does it cost to own and use a narrow boat on the English and Welsh canals? see Capt Cols blog from 31.12.16.
Read Capt col's blog up dated 14.10.17 4 counties ring 2017 up to Day 103, the last day.
PLEASE RING 07931 356204 to find out where we are, and when we are open.
Boatman's Gansey Photo Art Exclusive Hand Knitted Garments Wool
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Please note that because we are on the canal, and thus can't always be confident of a mobile phone connection we can't take card payments....cash or cheques are great.
We plan to open the Wool Boat again on Thursday the 26th April near The Slipway on Crabtree Lane, Burscough L40 0RN from 1-4.
New garment available to be created by commission, details on the Hand knitted page
Colour by Carole is Carole's Etsy's Shop here
Two scooter jackets
Scooter Jackets.
Recently I finished these two scooter jackets which had been a commission from Gavin and Claire.
Gavin and Claire are both Lambertta enthusiasts with a good few of the machines in their collection.
Gavin had found the pattern and sent me a copy of it. The pattern is quite old, originally a 1960's one.
I sourced chunky yarn from the J C Bretts Chunky with merino range in the nearest shades to go with the pattern and then set about knitting the first jacket, having taken measurements of both Gavin and Claire.
Hope you like them, Gavin and Claire did, and are off to their first scooter rally of the season this weekend.
I'm very pleased with the finished garments and can recreate one for you if you would like.
Carole from The Wool Boat.
West Yorkshire Spinners 4 ply sock yarn
West Yorkshire spinner's signature 4 ply, ideal for sock knitting pink basket on The Wool Boat 11.3.18
The shade's are 529, Cherry Drop, 547 is called Candyfloss, 510 Cayenne Pepper
845 Pink Flamingo, 989 Candy Cane, and 545 Sarsaparilla, and we have a further 24 shades available.
The yarn is 75% Wool of which 35% is Bluefaced Leicester and 25% Nylon, so ideal for sock knitting.
100gram balls
400m/437 yards
3.25mm needles
Tension 10cm/4inch square 36 rows by 28 sts
Cost at 2.3.17 £7.25 per 100 gram ball.
Now available through our webshop, pack of 10 Wooly Knits countryside
tweed for £33 plus p and p, normally £65.
#buyitoffaboat #wool #yarn #buyitfromawoolshop
If you are making a special trip please give us a ring to make sure we are open, and of course we can always arrange a personal appointment to suit you and us if you can't make it to our planned opening place.
Colin and Carole The Wool Boat Nov 2017.
New Yarn aboard
J C Bretts Harmony DK yarn.
This yarn is 78% Premium acrylic and 22% Cotton yarn in a double knitting weight.
Each ball, of which there are six shades weighs 100gram and has 260 Meters or 284 yards in the ball.
This yarn knits to most DK patterns and we have 6 patterns that have been especially written for the yarn.
Each ball is £4.20, or £3.80 for Teds mates rate's J.
Image Cw 5053 copyright Colin Wareing of Colin and Carole's Creations
The Wool boats mascot "Brindley" has some new yarn for you.
J C Bretts Northern lights, "one ball-one shawl"
This yarn is 95% Premium acrylic and 5% Viscose yarn in a double knitting weight.
Each ball, of which there are five shades in the range, weighs 150gram and has 450 Meters or 492 yards in the ball.
On the ball band is a pattern for a adult sized shawl, which can be knitted from a ball.
Each ball is £6, or £5.40 for Teds mates rate's J.
#buyitoffaboat #wool #yarn #buyitfromawoolshop
Carole's latest hat
Other Colours available.
Picture taken as we travelled along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal through the
Douglas valley back to our winter mooring near Burscough
J C Bretts Party Time Chunky of which we have 8 shades available,
at £3.50 a 100gram ball.
See progress on Carole's Temperature blanket for 2017.
Don't worry if you do decide to purchase any of our lovely yarns it won't add to your stash….it's only a souvenir of a visit to the worlds only floating yarn and wool shop:-)
On the 17th of September 2016 a chap, Bryan Lomax asked if he could make a short
video about Carole and us, and the results is a U tube video "The Knitter"
We have recently updated our Wool and Yarns Page to include "Teds Mates Rates
Remember if you bring your teddy to meet our Brindley Bear
you'll get Brindley's mate's rate's on your yarn bill.
Have you thought about a personal appointment?
On a few occasions we have arranged a "Personal Appointment".
We arrange a day and time for you to visit "Emma Maye" the worlds only floating yarn shop, and so you can have a relaxing hour picking out patterns and yarn's with assistance from Carole the knitter, and we'll even give you a brew.
Please feel free to ring us on 07931 356204, e-mail us, message us, what ever and we'll look forwards to welcoming you on boardCapt Col is now on Twitter
The Burscough Fibre Festival's archive details here
About six years ago we started The Wool Boats knit and natter group in The Slipway, and since then there has been a meeting nearly every Thursday since, around the Burscough area, at the moment in The Farmers Arm's on New Lane. The meeting still goes on even if we're not there, so feel free to join them from 1pm.
We are now members of The Roving Canal Traders Association as we rove the canals
Shop opening times and Cruising plan here.
For service outside shop opening hours please feel free to ring us or e-mail us.
Carole is now providing knitting classes in a unique enviroment, on board Emma Maye, full details here
Our main yarn supplier, J.C. Bretts have their own web site, here.
This details all the yarns they produce and whilst we carry good stocks of alot of their range what we havn't got in stock we can order in for you, and remember that we will not demand that you take all of the pack that our supplies are delivered in, if you just need one ball thats all you'll need to complete your projects.
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As always if your making a special trip give us a bell to make sure where we are.
07931 356204
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