Skip to content

Blog

Tits Out Collective

Charity Yarn Release (#titsoutcollective)

On 1st July at 12pm (BST), something special is going to happen. I, along with over 200 others (the #titsoutcollective), will be releasing special yarns, patterns, bags and notions, with the aim of raising money for various charities. You can read more details at Countess Ablaze but here is a brief explanation. Back in March, Countess Ablaze was asked to provide yarn for a ‘charity’ event for nothing but exposure. In response, she dyed two special limited colourways, one of which… Read More »Charity Yarn Release (#titsoutcollective)

Sock yarn having a bath

Sock Yarn and a Newsletter

I’ve finally found it! I’ve finally got my hands on some British (well, mostly, more on that below), non-superwash, no nylon sock yarn! I say mostly British, because it isn’t 100%. After much thought and consideration, I have decided that this is a good enough compromise for now  until I find something better. The new sock yarn is a blend of 50% British Mohair and roughly 25% British Falkland Islands/25% South American Corriedale. As I said before, it contains no… Read More »Sock Yarn and a Newsletter

As yet un-named on BFL/Masham 4ply.

Massive Yarn Update

I’m realise I’m a day late with this post, but I’ve been busy, and photographing yarn always takes longer than I remember. On the plus side this means massive yarn update coming soon! On Monday 2nd April at 7pm over at my shop (etsy.com/shop/bluebellyarns) I will be doing a yarn update. Included will be Falkland Merino Laceweight, Falkland 4ply, BFL/Masham 4ply, BFL/Masham DK and a small amount of Merino/Masham marble DK. There will be semi-solids and variegated on the various bases. Here… Read More »Massive Yarn Update

Happy New Year!

This time last year I was making grand plans for Bluebell Yarns. While there were various circumstances that caused a lot of these plans not to come to fruition I can still say that it has been a good year for the company. This year’s advent calendars sold a record amount – 48! I’d initially only made 42 so that’s an amazing result. I’ve loved seeing pictures and videos of people opening their little silver packages. Everyone seems to have… Read More »Happy New Year!

Coming soon

This is just a quick update to say that on the 1st September I will be having a massive sale on all current yarns in my shop. This is to make space for some new yarns coming in October. I will also be opening a competition, which I’ll post more about on the day. In the middle of September, I will be opening orders for my popular yarn advent calendar. It will be a little different this year, in that there… Read More »Coming soon

January Competition Winner

Using the wonderful random.org I’ve drawn the January competition winner to design your own colourway. The winner is… Evie, who contacted me via email: “Picture this countryside scene. Big round bales of golden yellow straw in a field, green hedgerows line the field and a cloudy grey sky above it….. Maybe with a wee bit of blue peeking through here and there. I’ve yet to see a yarn reflecting this scene, and I think it would be beautiful.” Congratulations Evie!… Read More »January Competition Winner

Releasing my Valentines and Anti-Valentines Yarn Boxes

My Valentines and Anti-Valentines Yarn Boxes are now available for Pre-Order from my Etsy Shop. Valentines Yarn Box The Valentines Yarn Box is perfect for anyone who loves Valentines day and everything it involves. It will contain two matching 100g skeins of hand dyed sumptuous DK yarn on a 50% Falkland Merino, 37.5% British Blue Faced Leicester, 12.5% British Masham base, spun in Yorkshire. I will dye the yarn appropriate colours for the day. Also included in the box will be some Valentines… Read More »Releasing my Valentines and Anti-Valentines Yarn Boxes

Valentines box, and an Anti-Valentines box

A New Box From the Monday 16th January you’ll be able to order both the Valentines and the Anti-Valentines boxes. I wanted to create the Anti-Valentines box because I know some people just hate all the pink and fluffy stuff so I want them to be able to have something for themselves too. They will be available to pre-order in my shop, and are limited in number. They will be available until Thursday 9th February unless I sell out first. Valentines… Read More »Valentines box, and an Anti-Valentines box

Lots of new yarn, and a new competition

New Yarn Today I’ve posted lots of new yarn to the shop. Take a look here. Most of the yarns are a blend of BFL and Masham, with a few skeins of Falkland Merino. They are of course lovingly hand dyed, and have not been superwash treated. A Monthly Competition Lots of people have ideas on how they would like a yarn to look. As dyeing is a rather involved process, many of these people never get to turn their ideas… Read More »Lots of new yarn, and a new competition

2017

Looking Back, Looking Forward This year has been very successful for Bluebell Yarns. The advent calendar especially proved highly popular and sold out weeks before the pre-order cut off date. I plan to build on this success throughout 2017 and create lots of lovely new yarns and gifts for you to enjoy. On the 2nd January at 10am lots of new yarns will be available from my Etsy shop. They will all be British and non-superwash. As a first for Bluebell Yarns,… Read More »2017