Sally at Little Lamb Wool tells us about some fab new patterns and yarns, plus a lovely unexpected visitor!

I’ve had some interesting visitors into Little Lamb Wool this week, one of them being a robin. The little fella had been hopping about outside all morning obviously looking for food.

It was getting a bit warm (large windows, sun shining directly in) so I’d opened the door a bit to let some cold air in a few minutes later I caught something moving out of the corner of my eye, and he’d hopped into the opposite corner of the shop. It took a bit of whistling and gentle arm moving to usher him back through the door.

Sally Goodwill of Little Lamb Wool gets excited by the prospect of new springtime yarns and patterns.

Is Spring here yet? It seems so as I’ve just taken delivery of the new season’s stock, from Sirdar, Sublime and Debbie Bliss. 

It’s all lovely stuff but now the hard work begins, as I need to get everything on the Little Lamb Wool website! So over the next few days I will be taking lots of photos of balls of wool, including a new line from Sirdar ‘Baby Speckles’ and lots of new shades in other lines. 

Sally Goodwill from Little Lamb Wool let’s us know what she’s been up to.

Well it’s nice to be busy but don’t know whether I’m coming or going at the moment!

Business in the shop and online has been brisk and we’ve also been really occupied with preparing for a couple of local Christmas fairs – one at Welburn village from 2pm this weekend (tomorrow in fact!), and one at Slingsby village on Saturday 3rd December from 2pm. We’ve never done them before so we’ve been rushing about right until the last possible minute buying props and things to help display our wares to their best advantage!

We’ve got all sorts of lovely little things to tempt our buyers at the fairs, including masses of knitted goods such as napkin rings, baubles, chunky wrist warmers, toys, booties, and hairbands. Add to that our fancy scarf yarns and our lovely range of knitting kits, and there’s quite a tasty selection on offer!

Sally Goodwill from Little Lamb Wool talks us through her passion ofr Artesano yarns, for both ethical and aesthetical reasons.

We’ve just taken delivery of the scrumptious 100% alpaca DK & 4ply from Artesano. It’s a truly eco yarn produced in small co-operatives in Peru and Bolivia supporting local communities and shipped rather than flown to the UK. It feels really soft, so there’s absolutely no itchy scratchiness when you wear this one! They are beautiful yarns in their own right even without considering the eco value of them. 

Sally Goodwill at Little Lamb Wool is already knee-deep in knittery noel treasures. “Christmas is coming so the Little lamb Wool shop is filling up with patterns for toys and Christmas characters, Christmas jumpers, Christmas stockings and lots of ideas for gifts, including the new book from Debbie Bliss – ‘Knits to Give,’” she exclaims.

There’s also plenty to keep grown up shoppers happy, with as two news lines in store, Big Bamboo and Click chunky from Sirdar, making a total of 13 lines that can be used for grown up patterns. “These include Debbie Bliss Angel, Andes, Cashmerino Aran. Twilleys Freedom Purity, Spirit Chunky & Wool, Sirdar Squiggle and Wendy 100% Merino DK,” Sally says.