Today marks the start of National Wool Week – a celebration of all things woolly. So, if you needed an excuse to add to your woolly stash, then this week you have the perfect one (not that I know many knitters who need an excuse). I've treated myself to some pure, undyed organic gorgeousness in named breed colours from Garthenor in Wales
Of course if you're not a knitter you could always celebrate by supporting the lovely creatures that produce our wonderful wool. Saving Rare Breeds are aiming to raise awareness of declining rare breeds and their wonderful work deserves lots of support. You can even sponsor your very own sheep, I've chosen Noah No-Ears to be my special friend for this year but they are all equally lovely.
little cotton rabbits 
Those colours look lovely, very Autumnal! :0)
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Oh delicious yummy wool, in lovely bunny colours too!!
Have a good week Julie. 🙂
Vivienne x
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Scrummy yarn – I don’t need an excuse to increase my stash…..I’m abstaining for now and trying to work through what I already have!
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Wish I could get up to London – apparently there are sheep in Savill Row which has been turfed over! I told the sheep in our local field when I walked there this afternoon but they were unimpressed. Off to buy wool tomorrow.
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Oh what wonderful yarn. I love natural colors. And Noah No-Ears is quite a handsome fellow! K x
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I love the idea of sponsoring a sheep (or a pony or a chicken!) so thanks for popping us in touch with this worthy cause! Beautiful looking balls of wool you’ve got there too. I’m sure they’d make some very handsome bunnies. Nothing beats buying new wool – full of such promise!!
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I’m a bit worried about poor Noah not having ears poor thing… but I do like your natural coloured wools.
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Have visited Garthenor a couple of years ago. Such a lovely place to visit, and so nice to talk to. The wool is yummy – I came away with quite a lot!!
Liz Phillips
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i love Noah No – Ears 🙂
Quite fancy Wee Jimmy myself :>
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thank you for the mention julie and huge huge thanks for choosing noah – he is such a sweet boy and is coming along in leaps and bounds since we rescued him – i am now allowed to gently stroke his nose and he will eat from my hand – huge progress from the terrified moth eaten creature that arrived here!
you are a star and we have not forgotten that we promised you some boreray yarn – still trying to source a good spinner – thinking of investing and sending it all off en mass…
anyhoo – thank you from all of us xxxxx
ohh and parcel will be in the post this week 🙂
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Will you be yarnstorming?! My friend forwarded me a great article in the Guardian about National Wool Week today.
I’ve been rippling, if that counts?
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So glad it coincides with Rhinebeck this weekend here in the states!
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I can’t believe it’s undyed wool, such beautiful colours!
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Oh Julie .. that wool is just gorgeous! I’ve been treating myself to some lovely Rowan cottons from England. The Glace is (wait for it) $18.95 a ball here in Australia so it is way cheaper for me to buy it in England. Even with postage it’s almost a quarter the price.
I’ve had a dream of owning a few coloured sheep for years. I have the room now, but I can’t find anywhere where I can get little sheepie wellies!! Because I live on the coast, it’s way too wet and they would get footrot! So, I just love seeing links to places like Garthenor. Thanks for sharing it.
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what gorgeous wool and now i just have to buy some as it wool week. I used to keep Wensleydales, very much a rare breed and the most gorgeous fleece.
xx
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You are right who needs an excuse to add to their stash!!! I love your choices!
What a lovely idea of sponsoring a rare breed…I’m off for a look-see, would love a sheep for a year. My husband will love it even more for not living at our house!! 🙂
Have a great wool week Julie!
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Hi Julie,
What lovely wool. I had a look on the website at the range of yarns. I really fancy some of the Wensleydale yarn, being a Yorshire woman !
What are you going to knit with your yarn?
Love Carole from Rossendale xxxxx
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that wool you got looks lovely! reminds me of the wool I bought in Wales earlier this year!
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What lovely wool, I will definitely be checking out the link. Sponsoring a rare breed for a year is a great idea, I shall check out that link too.
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That wool is beautiful – like a plate of yummy biscuits 🙂
Just to say, I love your blog – your knitting is fabulous!
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Oo what an excuse to buy wool! Lovely colours – the darker one in particular. Brown isn’t really a colour I’d think to buy but it does look lovely together like that. Are you planning a majestic organic bunny, or something for yourself?
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Yummy wool…and a great link too…love the idea of a sponsoring a sheep. Happy Wool Week Julie!
Jennixx
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Oh well, now I simply HAVE to go wool shopping. It would be rude not to!
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Hi Julie,
I’ve just posted something on my blog for you! Have a look if you have a moment.
Veronika
http://www.lalomino.wordpress.com
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Wow! Those gorgeous balls of wool make me want to just pick them up and squeeze them! I’m taking a knitting and crochet class, so maybe soooon, I will be able to do something besides dishcloths! I can hope someday, just maybe, to do a cute little rabbit from one of your neat patterns!
Thank you so much, Julie, for making me part of your blogroll! Just wanted to let you know that my blog (Thinking About It) now has a new name (My Southern Heart) and a new site: http://www.mysouthernheart.com
Blessings,
Dianne
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Yarns from individual breeds? What a wonderful concept. They have such lovely, subtle colours. What will you make?
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