We are getting nearer Christmas and Carole’s order book is full for this year.
Opening plans for this week for the floating Lancashire Wool shop
The Wool Boats plans for the Sunday 10th of December 2023.
We had hoped to get into the village on Sunday, but as the swing bridge at Carabtree Lane is broken again we can’t turn around so will be open again near The Slipway from 12.30 to 3
Did you know that Capt Col operates a local delivery service, within 5 miles of Burscough. Delivery is free for orders over £10, so save coming out in this nasty wet weather have a look on our website for what we have in stock and give us a ring.
You may be pleasantly surprized at our prices compared to some other local stockist or shops on the internet.
If we are available, you may well get your order within an hour!
Carole and Capt Col 4.12.2023
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A nice warm glow to this week’s Sunday Stitches. Back on the boat, note pad ready, glass of red handy and some ColourLab green yarn on the needles. What’s on everyone else’s needles, still Christmas orders or presents? Carole.
This was Friday, Getting down to -4 tonight. We expect to be iced in in the morning so will be open here again near The Slipway Bar & Restaurant from 12.30 until 3 and won’t be going to Burscough Wharf. At least the footpath is not muddy.
Carole has recently produced a new hat, and this one is a bit special.
She has knitted this one from a pure wool yarn which has been produced from wool, reared, sheared and spun in Britian.
The yarn has been produced with a donation from each ball sold going to the Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity.
So your new hat will be helping British sheep famers and a breast cancer charity.
The hat is available from our website here, or come and pick it up from The Wool Boat.
Five new shades of West Yorkshire Spinners Colour lab DK in stock on the Wool Boat.
Further details here
On the road again for this week’s Sunday Stitches. A wet trip over the pennines to the east where we are now in a hotel for a few days. Working on a hat knitting with the Future Dreams Wool from West Yorkshire Spinners. For every ball they sold they donated £1 to the Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity. We still have a few balls of this yarn left if you would like some. Wishing everyone a good week and with a bit of luck Southport Football Club will win for Capt Col, that’s the reason for the trip. Carole
Everyone is welcome to join the Slipway Stitchers on a Thursday afternoon, just bring along you’re knitting or crochet from 1 pm and have a nice relaxing afternoon.
Did you know that Capt Col operates a local delivery service, within 5 miles of Burscough. Delivery is free for orders over £10, so save coming out in this nasty wet weather have a look on our website for what we have in stock and give us a ring.
You may be pleasantly surprized at our prices compared to some other local stockist or shops on the internet.
If we are available, you may well get your order within an hour!
Carole and Capt Col 11.11.2023
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We have a new West Yorkshire Spinners Colour lab DK in stock called “Future Dreams”. This one is a bit special, a yarn to support the work of the Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity, who provide practical, emotional and psychological support for those touched by breast cancer.
For every ball bought, West Yorkshire Spinners will donate £1 to Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity.
On each ball band is a pattern to either knit or crochet a flower.
Carole and Capt Col 23.10.2023
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This week’s Sunday stitches is five hand knitted scarves awaiting delivery to continue their onwards journeys to their forever homes. Christmas presents? Not all knitted in one week but all from Fairground yarn. Carole on the narrow boat “Emma Maye” on the canal in Lancashire.
We have a new West Yorkshire Spinners Colour lab DK in stock called “Future Dreams”.
This one is a bit special, a yarn to support the work of the Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity, who provide practical, emotional and psychological support for those touched by breast cancer.
For every ball bought, West Yorkshire Spinners will donate £1 to Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity.
On each ball band is s pattern to either knit or crochet a flower.
More information and free down loadable patterns are on the West Yorkshire Spinners web site here
All the shades of Colour lab DK we have in stock are here and the price is £6.75 a ball
Carole and Capt Col 9.10.2023
Any shares would be appreciated, thank you.
ring 07931 356204
6 New shades of Marble chunky added to our stock and available now.
Sunday stitches this week, a finished baby blanket
A lovely soft hand knitted baby blanket in colours of pastel and twinkly shades of pinks, lilac, green and lemon. The blanket has a chevron pattern knitted into it with the bottom border having a scalloped edge. The blanket is easy care, being machine washable at 30C and measures 19” by 24” (47 by 65 cm) and has been created from James C Bretts “Baby Twinkle Prints” acrylic double knitting yarn, shade Btp 23.
Carole Wareing has designed and hand knitted this blanket, this is Carole of Colin and Carole’s Creations based on a narrow boat named “Emma Maye” and also known as The Wool Boat that is based on the Leeds and Liverpool canal in Burscough in West Lancashire.
Garment 637 Image Cw 8443 copyright Colin Wareing
Available to purchase from the Wool Boat, or our shop on here
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New WYS “Nut cracker” sock yarn in stock, and have a look at the special offers on our website.
it’s the time of year again when West Yorkshire Spinners launch their Christmas Sock Yarn.
It’s Nutcracker and it’s here today on The Wool Boat
Newly released on Monday, the 31st of July 2023, 4 new shades of Country Birds Signature 4 Ply from West Yorkshire Spinners. 75% Wool – 25% Nylon. The wool content contains 35% luxurious Blue faced Leicester making this one of the most sumptuous 4 Ply products on the market. all ideal for socks! The four shades are Jay, shade 1167, Swallow, shade 1168, Starling, shade 1169, and Green Wood Pecker, shade 1170.
These four new shades have been added to our stock of the Country Birds Collection today the 31st July 2023
The new shades are Left to right Jay shade no 1167 Swallow shade no 1168 Starling shade
and 1169 Green wood pecker shade 1170
Further details and pics of the yarn knitted up are here
Back on Board, “Cotton on” from James C Brett, details here
New shades of West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply yarn aboard The Wool Boat 20.4.2023.
From the left is shade 234, Honeysuckle
240, Butterscotch
1001, Sunflower
1003, Amethyst
1004, Amber
1006, Spruce.
West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply yarn that is also great for sock knitting as it contains Nylon and polyester to make it hard wearing.
These are 6 of the approximately 60 shades of this yarn we have available from stock on The Wool Boat.
The yarn is 75% Wool of which 35% is Bluefaced Leicester and 25% Nylon.
100gram balls
400m/437 yards
3.25mm needles
Tension 10cm/4inch square 36 rows by 28 sts
Price at 20.4.2023 £8.50 per 100 gram ball available from The Wool Boat or we can post the pair out to a uk address but will have to charge P and P
Just added to our shop
A Dragon tooth shawl hand knitted aboard the narrow boat “Emma Maye” in Lancashire by Carole Wareing of Colin and Carole’s Creations. This handcrafted garment is an adult sized shawl, one of Carole’s exclusive and unique range knitted, from a discontinued wool based yarn that was produced by West Yorkshire Spinners. The yarn used for this shawl is 75% Wool and 25% nylon and so nice and warm. The colours are oranges, reds and creams. The stitches used to create this shawl have produced a textured structure to the garment. The shawl is 62 inch long and 11 inch deep at its widest point and has about 57 dragon’s teeth. A big thank you to Carolyn for modelling the shawl. The price is £35 including free postage to a uk address,or come and pick up from The Wool Boat.
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