Last up date 14th of December 2018. The Wool Boat is in Parbold and will be open over the weekend. Col has had another picture published...he made the front page :-)
A new customers creation added to the Customers Creations page.
Weaving kits now available from our web shop.
WYS Christmas sock yarn now aboard and the weather forecast is for cooler weather so time to think about a new scarf and hat?
The temperature blanket tales page has been updated with the end of month eleven months pic and some exciting news.
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PLEASE RING 07931 356204 to find out where we are, and when we are open.
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Colour by Carole is Carole's Etsy's Shop here
The Wool Boat's will be open in Parbold on Saturday the 15th from 10-1
then Sunday the 16th open 10-3
and again on Monday the 17th open from 10-3.
New range of sock yarn aboard and for sale, James C
Brett's Funny Feetz, 4ply 75% Wool 25% Nylon
£6 100gram.
Sue Webster, one of our lovely customers has kindly knitted up some samples from a couple of the shades....
And the answer is.....89! shades of sock yarn available today.
Just added to our on line shop, a adults hat knitted from "Fairground"
This years West Yorkshire Spinners Christmas sock yarn, "Fairy Lights" is now available aboard The Wool Boat.
This years yarn is called "Fairy Lights" and is a limited edition yarn. Winwick Mum, Christine Perry has created a new pattern to go with the yarn and a free copy comes with each purchase of the "Fairy Lights" yarn.
It is recommended that a 2.5mm circular needle is used to knit the socks and we have Knit-Pro ones in stock as well.
New babies cardigan and hat set added to our shop.
Do you or have you considered using "Knit Pro" needles? we carry a small range of straight and circular needles, and we can order in what you would like at very competitive prices.
The Wool Boat has a new range of chunky yarn aboard, J C Bretts "Tranquil" at £3.75 per 100 gram and we have the patterns to support your creating. Details here.
Carole has knitted a adults hat from shade no TQ03 and says the yarn is nice and soft easy to knit with and knits up quickly.
The hat is now available from our web shop.
We can now take card payments, machine arrived yesterday, so you may have to be patient while we get used to it!
The only Wool Shop in West Lancashire?
Open regularly on the canal, providing it's not blowing a gale when it's not safe to move the boat, or we are caught in the ice!
Two new child's tops added to our shop
We have some new shades of Opal sock yarn aboard now, about 35 shades available, at £8 per 100gram ball picture here
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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.
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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 October 2018.
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.
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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 2018.
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.
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.
As always if your making a special trip give us a bell to make sure where we are.
07931 356204
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