We are having a few days off and the Wool Boat and our web shop are closed for a couple of weeks.
We plan to re-open in the 1st week of May.
Carole’s Sunday stitches will continue of course and Col will be adding pictures to his photo albums of our trip away.
Opening plans for this week for the floating Lancashire Wool shop
Hi all, here we go again with this week’s Sunday Stitches. Still on Emma Maye, as it’s been a cool wind here in West Lancashire today. But at least you get a look down the boat to the pans hung up in the galley. This week’s stitching is a stripey jumper for a mate. Based on a pattern from the Peter Gregory booklet AK10. Carole
It’s a blue Sunday Stitches today.
I’m Sunday Stitching away working on another shawl knitting with “Swurly Wurley” in shades of blues and greys known as “Stormy Sea’s”, from the pattern that I carry around in my head, never felt the need to write it down.
Stormy sea’s is quite apt today as the canal has been a bit wavey with the strong winds around here.
As spring is here and it’s generally getting warmer it’s time to get the leggings out, bought from Funky Fitness a couple of years ago. The t shirt is from the Tring brewery again bought a good few years ago.
And to top it all off to protect a new set of specs a blue glasses case from Spec Savers.
All of this blue just fell into place, no fashion planning involved!
A personalised baby blanket hand knitted to order by Carole Wareing, to order.
This weeks Sunday Stitches.
If you would like one knitting in your teams colours please get in touch, Carole
A retro style football scarf hand knitted by Carole Wareing from Colin and Caroles Creations and The Wool Boat.
Knitted in a style that your mum or granny may have created back in the day.
This yarn is in shades of red and white so could be used to show your support for a good range of clubs from Liverpool, Accrington Stanley, Brackley, Crewe, Sunderland….
The yarn acrylic so easy care, and the scarf is 64 inches long and 8 inches wide.
Further details of this new yarn are here on a new page
Sunday Stitches this week is the finished shawl from last weekend now with it’s new owner who was happy to have her pic taken wearing the shawl knitted from Swurley wurley. Thanks for the chance to take the pic. #sundaystitches Carole on narrowboat Emma Maye.
So Carole’s needles are a empty, if you would like a shawl knitting please get in touch
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We have added a new page to the website today, 3.1.2024, with the shades of Aztec Aran with Alpaca we have in stock, the page is here
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
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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
Any shares would be appreciated, thank you.
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
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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