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      • Aurora Chunky yarn created 16.9.2025.
      • James C Bretts Top Value Chunky yarn updated 11.6.2024
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    • Caroles Broken shoulder saga
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  • Our Customers creations updated 14.3.2024
  • Colin’s photography updated 2.9.2025
    • West Lancashire photo gallery updated 6.8.2025
    • Col’s general photography
      • Gas holder dismantling in Keighley in June 2022
      • Burscough Christmas Cards
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      • Allelys Moving a Transformer from Preston Docks 25.8.2024
    • Canal photograph gallery updated 15.7.2025
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      • Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival updated 31.7.2024
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    • The Burscough photo gallery updated 18.6.2025
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    • It’s been there for a while…..
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    • Traction Engine photographs updated 5.2.2025
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  • What went on in the past
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  • Carole and Colin’s Book Reviews
  • Sunday Stitches 2025 updated 14.9.2025
Colin and Carole's Creations.
  • Wool and Yarns up dated 17.9.2025
    • Aran weight yarn updated 12.5.2025
    • Aztec Aran with Alpaca yarn updated 3.1.2024
    • Double knitting weight yarns
      • James C Brett Double Knitting yarns
        • J C Brett’s Top Value yarn page updated 12.7.2025
        • James C Brett Aurora
        • J C Bretts Marble DK yarn up dated 19.4.2025
        • Misty yarn updated 15.9.2025.
        • James C Brett’s Stonewash DK Yarn updated 13.6.2025
        • It’s Pure Cotton up dated 25.2.2025
        • J C Brett’s Fairground yarn
        • Double Knitting with Merino up dated 6.5.2025
        • Baby Marble DK from James C Brett updated 10.7.2025
        • Party Time Stripes J C Bretts yarn up dated 7.1.2025
        • Swurlywurly Double knitting Yarn from James C Bretts
      • West Yorkshire Spinners DK yarns
        • Illustrious yarn from West Yorkshire Spinners
        • West Yorkshire Spinners Colourlab DK up dated 9.2.2025
        • WYS Aire Valley Essentials DK
        • West Yorkshire Spinners Croft DK updated 5.10.2023
    • Baby Yarns
      • Baby Twinkle Prints page updated 3.3.2025
      • James C Brett Happiness Baby yarn.
    • Chunky yarns
      • Party time chunky from James C Bretts up dated 3.8.2025
      • Aurora Chunky yarn created 16.9.2025.
      • James C Bretts Top Value Chunky yarn updated 11.6.2024
      • Chunky with Merino yarn from James C Brett’s updated 6.11.2024
      • J C Bretts Marble Chunky yarn up dated 5.5.2025.
    • Sock yarn
      • James C Brett Funny Feetz with Bamboo yarn
      • Opal sock yarn updated 18.9.2025
      • West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply solid shades updated 24.5.2025
      • West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply yarn updated 4.5.2025.
      • WYS Colour lab Sock Yarn
  • How to get your wool from us.
  • Welcome aboard, where are we?
  • About us
    • My account
    • Watching Southport F.C
  • Contact us, Privacy and returns
  • Latest news from on The Wool Boat Up dated 17.9.2025
    • Caroles Broken shoulder saga
  • Shop
    • Cart
      • Checkout
  • Our Customers creations updated 14.3.2024
  • Colin’s photography updated 2.9.2025
    • West Lancashire photo gallery updated 6.8.2025
    • Col’s general photography
      • Gas holder dismantling in Keighley in June 2022
      • Burscough Christmas Cards
      • Fairground pictures
      • Allelys Moving a Transformer from Preston Docks 25.8.2024
    • Canal photograph gallery updated 15.7.2025
      • Breach on the Leeds and Liverpool canal 12.10.2021
      • Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival updated 31.7.2024
      • The Leeds and Liverpool canal pictures updated 17.10.2024
      • Wigan flight of locks pictures
      • Lymm Transport Day 2025
    • Railway Photography updated 4.9.2025
      • Visit to South Wales August 2025
      • Track relaying between Parbold and Burscough March 2024
    • The Burscough photo gallery updated 18.6.2025
    • Derbyshire Photo gallery
    • North East photo gallery
    • It’s been there for a while…..
    • Lincolnshire Photo’s
    • Traction Engine photographs updated 5.2.2025
  • Carole’s knitted garments updated 15.3.2024
    • Modern Boatman’s Ganseys
    • The Gansey Page
  • The Links Page
  • What went on in the past
    • Floating Fibre Festival 2021
    • When Colin worked at Philips in Crossens
  • Knitting and crafting tools
    • Knitting and crafting tools
  • The Wool Boat special offers page up dated 12.7.2025
  • The Slipway Stitchers
  • Carole and Colin’s Book Reviews
  • Sunday Stitches 2025 updated 14.9.2025

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Slow fashion

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  • Blue and grey Basket Weave scarf An adult sized scarf hand knitted by Carole Wareing from Colin and Carole's Creations. The scarf has a basket weave pattern knitted into the final 9 inches, at either end, whilst the yarn produces a natural striped pattern. The colours are light blues, dark blues and greys. The scarf is approx 64 inch/ 163 cm long and 6inch/15cm wide until the last 9 inches / 23cm on either end of the scarf where the basket weave pattern is and the scarf widens out to 8 inches/21cm The price is £20 including free postage to a uk address, or come and pick up from The Wool Boat. The yarn used for this scarf is an acrylic yarn from the James C Brett’s “Fairground” range, shade G9. The Wool Boat’s virtual mooring if you can’t get to us on a canal is www.thewoolboat.co.uk or Carole can be contacted on 07931 356204

    Blue and grey Basket Weave scarf

    £25.00
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  • The stitch details of a Deep pink shawl hand knitted aboard the narrow boat “Emma Maye” in Lancashire by Carole Wareing of Colin and Carole’s Creations. This unique garment will make a great handmade present for someone or indeed for yourself. This garment, an adult sized shawl. The colours are shades of deep pink with blue, cream and fawn flecks. The stitches used to create this shawl have produced a textured and ribbed structure to the garment.

    Deep pink shawl

    £25.00
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  • Pastel Fingerless mitts Pastel fingerless mitts in shades of pink, green and yellow pastel shades. A striped pair of fingerless gloves hand knitted aboard the narrow boat “Emma Maye” in Lancashire by Carole Wareing of Colin and Carole’s Creations. Great for an adult or teenager, Colour – pink, green and yellow pastel shades. Acrylic yarn, machine washable at 30 degrees C The price is £7.50 or £10 including delivery to a uk address

    Pastel Fingerless mitts

    £10.00
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  • Pink Dragon tooth Northern lights shawl A Dragon tooth scarf 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, knitted from a yarn available from The Wool Boat which is produced by James C Brett. The yarn used for this shawl is an acrylic yarn from the James C Brett’s “Northern Lights” range, shade NL8. The Northern Lights range has now been taken out of production though we do have a few balls left for sale on The Wool Boat as of 9.7.2022.

    Pink Dragon tooth Northern lights shawl

    £25.00
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  • Pink, grey and cream Jordan Scarf An adult sized scarf hand knitted by Carole Wareing from Colin and Carole's Creations. The scarf has a square ribbed puffy texture meaning it’s nice and warm. The colours are pink, grey and cream. The scarf is approximately 60 inch / 153 cm long and 8 inch / 20 cm wide. The price is £25 including free postage to a uk address, please enquire about overseas postage rates or come and pick up from The Wool Boat.

    Pink, grey and cream Jordan Scarf

    £25.00
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  • Prism Brights basket weave scarf Reared, sheared, spun and hand knitted in Britian. An adult sized scarf hand knitted by Carole Wareing from Colin and Carole's Creations. This scarf is a wool scarf, with the wool coming from British sheep and hand knitted on a canal boat on a British canal. The scarf has a basket weave pattern knitted into the final 7 inches, at either end. Lots of bright colours, hence the “Prism Brights” name The scarf is approximately 64 inch / 163 cm long and 5 inch / 12 cm wide until the last 7 inches / 18cm on either end of the scarf where the basket weave pattern is and the scarf widens out to 7 inches / 18cm The price is £30 including free postage to a uk address, or come and pick up from The Wool Boat.

    Prism Brights basket weave scarf

    £30.00
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  • Royal Blue leg warmers A pair of lovely cosy thick Royal Blue leg warmers hand knitted aboard the narrow boat “Emma Maye” in Lancashire by Carole Wareing of Colin and Carole’s Creations. These leg warmers will make a great handmade present for someone or indeed for yourself. They are adult sized being 10 inches long, knitted from a double strand of yarn, with a ribbed pattern and a cuff on either end. This is yarn available from The Wool Boat in a range of colours so you could have a pair knitted from the choice of shades we have aboard. The yarn used for this shawl is an acrylic yarn from the James C Brett’s “Top Value” range, shade 8472 “Royal Blue” The price is £10, come and pick up from The Wool Boat, or can be posted out to a uk address with postage included in the £15.

    Royal Blue leg warmers

    £15.00
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  • Tequila sunrise shawl 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 £25 including free postage to a uk address, please enquire about overseas postage rates or come and pick up from The Wool Boat.

    Tequila sunrise shawl

    £35.00
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  • An adult sized scarf hand knitted by Carole Wareing from Colin and Carole's Creations. The scarf has a basket weave pattern knitted into the final 7 inches, at either end, whilst the yarn produces a natural flecked pattern. The colours are purples and greys, hence the “Thistle” name

    Thistle basket weave scarf

    £25.00
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  • Sale! Yellow and beige wrap Carole has hand knitted this wrap from J C Bretts Cotton on yarn, which is a cotton and acrylic mix. Two shades have been used to create this garment, a solid yellow one and a variegated brown one to provide a nice contrast. The wrap is lovely and warm, great for keeping the wearer warm and toasty. This wrap would make a nice present for someone, for Christmas or birthday, or just to say I love you. The wrap is approximately 68 inches long and 15 inches wide. The yarn is machine washable Hand knitted aboard the narrow boat “Emma Maye” from where the wrap can be picked up or it can be posted out to a uk address.

    Yellow and beige wrap

    £25.00 Original price was: £25.00.£17.00Current price is: £17.00.
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