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     The plan for this week, from the 24th of June to 30th of June is to cruise from Stone to Great Haywood and be open there over the weekend of 29th and 30th of June. 

   

10 years ago on the 19^th of June 2009 we went to J C Brett's and bought the first yarn to sell from our narrow boat, at the time "Patty Ann" and last week on the 19th June 2019 we went back and bought some more...a lot more! 

    

    This started a great adventure that was to change our lives!

 

                     The Wellington girls visit the Wool Boat.

         

        on Tuesday the 11.6.19 a lovely group of ladies from Wellington in Shropshire had a day out which included a visit to us on The Wool Boat moored at Stoke on Trent.

        We are always open to arrange a appointment for a visit to the Wool Boat for a club, a knit and natter group, or a gang of friends at a place at time that is convenient for you and us, feel free to get in contact.     

 

                         The bargain bucket on The Wool Boat 8.6.19

 

All £2.00 per ball.

What's in there this week ? A selection of some shades of Twinkle dk, A ball of Top Value Tweed, some Legacy, and a few balls of Woolyknit Classics and Colour splash, all good yarns, but end of lines or discontinued lines, and some hand knitted small garments. Once it's gone it's gone

Sorry Teds mates rates don't apply to the Bargain Bucket

Pick up from the boat only.

                     

        The new Winwick Mum West Yorkshire Spinners sock yarn is now in stock.

                                  

     And is available when we are open ……. 

   

      A gem of a offer from us on West Yorkshire Spinners "Wensleydale Gems" 3 skeins for £24, mix and match shades, pick up from the boat or free delivery in the UK.

   E mail to colinandcarolescreations@yahoo.co.uk or ring us on 07931 356204 with your requirements and to check stock levels. Shades in stock are shown in our webshop                                              and a list of shades is here

 

    

             

Two new crochet books, Crochet Unravelled and Adaptable Crochet now available from The Wool Boat or through our webshop. 

      

Just finished, and I'm keeping this one for myself, Carole,

though I could recreate it as a commissioned garment.

                                

An adult's sleeveless hooded jacket knitted from J C Brett's "Tranquil" yarn.

The shade is number TQ07 which has shades of cream, lilac and light turquoise.

The yarn is wool and acrylic mix and we have all 6 shades available on The Wool Boat.

 

 

Colour by Carole is Carole's Etsy's Shop here

   

                         Extended range of Aztec Aran aboard.

    

                                    Lovely and soft, £3.25 100 gram ball. 

    New range of sock yarn aboard and for sale, James C 

       Brett's Funny Feetz, 4ply 75% Wool 25% Nylon

                                      

                                                      £6 100gram.  

      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 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.

        

       The only Wool Shop in on the canals that welcomes people aboard to buy their wool and yarn?

    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  

     

   

buyitoffaboat #wool #yarn #knitting #crochet #buyitfromawoolshop #Lancashire #LYS   

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.

#buyitoffaboat #wool #yarn #buyitfromawoolshop                   

                    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"

Here

        

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 board  

                                   Capt 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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  If you cant visit us this weekend, why not try searching on

"Where Can we Go" here for something else that may be of interest?