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Piles of stories

They started as a way of keeping the shop real and connected with knitters during the closed period of the pandemic, and then somehow the...
Knitsplaining

You *can* do the maths

A few days ago, this came in an email to the shop.. 'I would love to make the Burgos with the João but I don't...
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...