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10 day SALE starts Friday! 🎇

Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Shop Open image

10% off for 10 days! 10 for 10. As a thank you to all our loyal customers who have supported us, following the flooding in the Yorkshire Dales at the end of July, and to celebrate the reopening of our Shop in Leyburn on Friday 1st November, we are offering 10% OFF** purchases of our Wensleydale Longwool yarns and knitting kits. This…

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Kendal Wool Gathering | Xmas | Shop reopening! | Fleece 🐏 🎅 🎇

Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Shop outside view

We are at Kendal Wool Gathering It has been a busy few weeks for us with Wool Shows. Thank you all who who have supported us at these events. It means a lot to us. Our next show is in Kendal, Cumbria this weekend! Kendal Wool Gathering mixes demonstrations, fun activities and displays, all connected to the…

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Wool and Knitting Kits going to Woolfest 🚚🎪

Wensleydale Natural Black fleece wool locks

Woolfest Cumbria this weekend! We are busy this week with final preparations for Woolfest the ‘original British Festival of Wool’! It is always a super event, so join us in Cockermouth, Cumbria on Friday / Saturday if you can, the forecast at the moment is looking good. A great summer show. If you are coming to the show for…

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An Introduction to FairIsle knitting – by Helen Connington

FairIsle knitting example

FairIsle Knitting Course by Helen Connington   Helen is a lifelong knitter from Hull and in 2018 won the Kirsty’s Christmas Jumper competition with her amazing beaded, lace and FairIsle creation. In this class you will be taught the skills required to select colours and to knit two strand colour work and begin knitting your…

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NEW: Nona Jumper and Hat Kits + May Wool Shows

Wensleydale Nona 4 Ply Jumper kit pattern

NEW: Nona Jumper and Hat Knitting Kits   Wensleydale Nona 4 Ply Jumper We launched these Knitting Kits at Edinburgh Yarn Festival, now they are available from our Shop, Online and at Wool Shows. Wensleydale Nona 4 Ply Hat Knit these beautiful Fair Isle Jumper and Hat (sold separately), designed exclusively for us by award winning knitwear…

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See you in Edinburgh! | More yarn colours in stock | Natural Skincare products | Spring into Wool winner 🐏

Wensleydale DK and 4ply colours back in stock

See you in Edinburgh!… Having had a great Show last month at Unravel, we are heading north this week to Edinburgh Yarn Festival, ‘the UK’s premier Urban Hand-Knitting Show’. We know many of our friends and customers, from the UK and abroad, will be going so please call and say hello. If you want anything reserving…

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