Tag Archives: Knitting

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 […]

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 […]

Half Term Madness

This week has been one of those crazy weeks that sneak up on you every once in a while.  It all started out so well with a weekend filled with sunshine and so we were finally all able to get outside and play in the garden which the little people love to do so much. […]

Rainbow Carlota

This week has been very eventful and  we were delighted to be invited to do a Q&A session with Max at Millamia as they wanted to showcase the Carlota dress. You can read the full interview below… It is so inspiring to us in the MillaMia team to see our designs out in the world, […]