Category Archives: News

Woolaballoo Advent Socks (introductory blog post)

Deck the halls with boughs of holly!Fa-la-la-la-laa-la-laa-laaa-laaaa.‘Tis the season to knit socks!Fa-la-la-la-laa-la-laa-laaa-laaaa. That’s right – it’s the season to knit socks!  And as winter fast approaches, we’d love it if you’d join us in knitting THE holly-est, jolliest socks in all the land! But there’s a catch.  The pattern is top secret!  A small snippet […]

Autumn vibes

Icarus Blanket

I think we can all agree that it has been a strange few months.I love this time of year however, and the gentle changing of the seasons is perhaps one of the few constants that we can cling onto in this ever more unpredictable world.I love the idea of taking walks in the crisp autumnal […]

Love Your Local Luxury

Firstly, Happy New Year to you, you lovely lot! I’m quite excited to be writing the first Woolaballoo blog of 2018, especially as it’s been a while since I last checked in with you all. As some of you may remember, I’m Sara, an enthusiastic novice when it comes to all things wonderfully woolly. I […]

The secret shame of yarn addicts

Woolly words #3: Ahhh, we’re in the thick of the Great British Summertime. It’s August and the rain is coming down in biblical amounts. Not that I mind, it’s perfect weather for snuggling up with a wonderful woolly project. The only problem is deciding which woolly wonder to crack on with… At the end of […]

Woolly words #2: Hooked on a Feeling…

Crochet is a dark art… A few months ago I could not crochet. I had always wanted to learn but no one in my family was a crocheter and often, by the time we get to being a grown up (a term I use very loosely!!!), we decide that things are very difficult and come […]

Woolly Words #1: Adventures in Woolly Wonderland

Welcome to the Woolaballoo guest blog spot. By way of introduction Woolaballoo is a lovely woolly wonder of a shop hidden away in Langley Park, County Durham. The proprietor is one Lucy Bush who runs various workshops and drop in sessions each week, is a wife and mother of two little darlings, marks exams, studies […]

Have you discovered Woolaballoo, Langley Park’s hidden gem yet?

Just whereabouts IS Woolaballoo hiding? It’s a question that we address every day so perhaps we’d better spill the beans and make it less of a treasure hunt for all those seeking us out… Relocation, Relocation Back in September we relocated our woolly wonderland to a vibrant creative quarter in the heart of the village […]

Autumnal air

The weather is definitely beginning to turn, the night’s are starting to draw in and there is a distinct chill in the air.  This week I have been trying to take some time out and enjoy the autumnal air before silly season kicks in.  Over the half term week we have been taking long walks […]

The winds of change

This week the winds of change have been blowing, from the Independence Referendum through to the changing of the seasons  – this week seems to have had it all. We have achieved so much and feel ready to embrace the challenges that lie ahead.  We welcomed a new tenant into our Hexham hub and the […]