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Life in the day of a wool shop

Overheard in the Wool Shop this Week

The stars, moon and hearts were all aligned this week to create a magical coincidence of St Valentine's Day and the Late Night Knitty Lock-in....
What I'm thinking about when I'm knitting

Goldilocks and the 3 sweaters

I think it began with the Azor, a 4ply cardigan that I started last summer. I'd sped through the beautiful colourwork yoke in less than...
Pattern round-ups

3.. 2.. 1.. Sweaters!

Waking up when it's still dark, gloomy afternoons and wind that always seems to be blowing in the wrong direction - the Danes may be...
The shop

It’s a yarn shop – right?

Yes! Wild and Woolly is most definitely a yarn shop. But it's also other things which aren't always easy to get a handle on if...
The shop

Wool Wanted!

The milk pan, the lasagne dish, the salad spinner, the scales and the irritatingly small espresso cups have all been taken. I don't know who...
The shop

Looking back (through the windows)

Gift advice for what to buy the avid/newbie/lapsed uncles/sisters-in-law/nephews.. project-planning for surviving the week with family.. gigantic deliveries to restock our runaway yarns.. packing parcels...
Product highlights

Does what it says on the tin

Yeah right - What tin?? If I had a tin for everyone who says that it does what it says on it, I'd be a...
Product highlights

Worth a read..

The limited shelf space that we have in the shop means that Brontë and I spend a lot of time thinking really hard about which...
Life in the day of a wool shop

The windowiest window of the year

There's a hint of wistfulness that can set in when dismantling a window display. It's a bit like the undoing of a spell: the one...
Meet the maker

Soul Wool

"They are the most beautiful sheep you've ever seen. Both the ewes and the rams have amazing horns - a sort of swept-back affair." Jenn...
What I'm thinking about when I'm knitting

Reasons to Cast on now

To start something now or leave it for later? At Wild and Woolly we love lists almost as much as we love a cast-on, so...