🐑Sunday sheep🐑 It’s been oh so very hot this week. We’ve felt it. Just imagine having to wear all that fleece.

Love this coffee art from a meeting the other day. Never seen an elephant - maybe need to get out more! #coffeeart

Still amazed at this coffee art from a meeting the other day. Never seen an elephant - maybe need to get out more!

🧶😃Just 12 weeks until Yarndale!😃🧶 Tickets, workshops and handy tips for planning your trip are all here on our website: yarndale.co.uk

🧶Is Tunisian Mosaic Crochet on your list to learn?🧶 If you fancy having a go then we have just the workshop for you with the fabulous Sharon Carter of Dragon Hill Studio. For all the details head over here: yarndale.co.uk/product/tuni...

A very jolly Yarndale Social this week. Angie’s been very busy - 230 colourful dots done! 😃🔴 yarndale.co.uk/.../yarndale...

🧶Loving our 2026 workshops programme🧶 If you're considering some classes at Yarndale have a look at what is on offer here: yarndale.co.uk/workshops/

🐑 Sunday sheep basking in a little sunshine. Can't help but smile 😊

We'd love your help making woolly dots for our Worldwide Creative Project in support of @unicef.org We need 100s of circles. Dig out your hooks & needles, yarn oddments & get creative. Think rainbows & sunny days. Thank you to everyone who joins our WWCP 2026. Together we'll make it special.😃

🧶 WIP Wednesday & we’re unpacking parcels of woolly dots.🧶 Thank you to everyone who has already started making circles for this year’s Worldwide Creative Project. This year we’re supporting @unicef.org You can find out more about how to join in here: yarndale.co.uk/.../yarndale...

🥾 We're hiring! It's a rare opportunity to play a central role in shaping the future of the Coast to Coast Path National Trail - how it's managed, experienced and valued for generations to come 👇 https://ow.ly/NlpN50Z6xke #YorkshireDales #CoastToCoast #Jobs

Been listening again to this splendid podcast - brings back good memories of Yarndale 2025. Especially lovely to hear Sue Maton. And a great interview with Julie about our Bursary & Sammy of Auspicious Stitch, one of the 2025 Bursary winners. Have a listen: makingstitchespodcast.com/2025/10/10/e...

🧶😃Last chance for Bursary Applications😃🧶 Apply today for the Yarndale Start Up Bursary in Memory of Amanda Bloom & Jenny Machin. Fantastic opportunity to bag a stand at Yarndale. Submissions welcome from all working in any discipline connected to wool/natural fibres. yarndale.co.uk/yarndal.../y...

😃😃We’ve chosen a name for our sheep!😃😃 🐑 Introducing Elsie.🐑 Elsie was the favourite by a long way & we think it really does suit her. Huge thanks to everyone who sent wonderful suggestions. We had so many to choose from & enjoyed every single one. She's looking forward to seeing you at the show!

Enjoyed some bank holiday knitting. Sock yarn from Oxfam, Skipton - one of the many donations made at last year’s Yarndale. We always like to pop in & see what’s in the baskets. Knitting a pair of summer socks (free pattern on our website). yarndale.co.uk/making-with-...

Come and spend two days in my studio learning to mend knitwear! I’ll teach you all the essential skills, with materials and homemade cake provided: www.collingwoodnorrisdesign.com/visible-mend... #visiblemending #repair #scottishborders #darning #scottishborders

🧶😃 How the heck - now less than 18 weeks till Yarndale 2026! 😃🧶 18 weeks of making circles! 18 weeks to plan your projects. 18 weeks to sort your stash. 18 weeks... yarndale.co.uk

Rivers and lakes can be extremely cold, deep and difficult to get out of. There may also be hidden hazards below the surface. Always check before you enter. If you find someone in difficulty in water in the Dales, call 999 and ask for Fire & Rescue.

WIP Wednesday - maybe a few more pinks & reds to add to the circles from Monday night. Join us on Mondays at Skipton Town Hall & make circles with us at Yarndale Social. On bank hols we’ll be staying home making circles in the sunshine 🤞🤞🤞. Back on Monday 1st June! yarndale.co.uk/making-with-...

The circles for this year’s Worldwide Creative Project were flying off the hooks on Monday night at Yarndale Social. We were turning these cheerful balls into many, many circles. This year we’re supporting UNICEF - all the details for how to get involved & help: yarndale.co.uk/.../yarndale...

🧶Worldwide Creative Project 2026🧶 Inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s interactive Obliteration Room we're making an array of bright woolly dots. We invite you to make circles to create swathes of colour at the show. Help us to support UNICEF & their vital work for children. yarndale.co.uk/.../yarndale...

Look out for our new postcard. Let us know where you find them. Pick one up and use it for notes or send it on. We’re wondering just how far our famous Yarndale postcards travel🤔😃

🌿 We’re looking for volunteers to join our western ranger team ! This is a hands-on role ideal for anyone who enjoys being active, working outdoors, and is interested in conservation. More 👉 https://ow.ly/MO9Q50YVtxx 📸 Stephen Garnett | #Volunteering #YorkshireDales

We’re looking for a Conservation Support Officer (Trees & Woodlands) to: 1️⃣ Lead on admin requirements for protected trees. 2️⃣ Coordinate and manage surveys and monitoring activities. 3️⃣ Support the administration of new woodland creation initiatives. https://ow.ly/KiAq50YSxAu

It’s a Thursday TADAH moment. Granny Square peg bag completed. Now if it can stop raining we’re ready to hang out the washing in Granny Square style. Classic Granny Square pattern is on our website here: yarndale.co.uk/.../classicG... #crochetsky

#WIPWednesday: joining a few granny squares to make a new peg bag. Granny squares are so versatile. Once you’ve mastered them they join to make the most wonderful and useful things. There’s lots of help & free patterns on our website & videos to get you started too! yarndale.co.uk/making.../ya...

So…when I am knitting stockinette, this is how I knit: close to the needle, minimal movement. @kollagesquare.bsky.social needles, of course. How do y’all knit, #KnitSky?

Interesting! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, @yarnaddictanni.bsky.social

Love the curiousity of lambs - got to check out all the culinary delights!

In just 20 weeks the doors to this year’s Yarndale will be open and the Auction Mart will be buzzing with woolly and yarny folk. Have you got your tickets yet? yarndale.co.uk/buy-tickets/ #knitsky #crochetsky

Looking back today to last year’s Worldwide Creative Project and all the beautiful mandalas that were sent from all around the world. Splendid. #ThrowbackThursday

Last night at Yarndale Social we talked circles & made squares, shared patterns & appreciated yarn choices. Karen mended Claire’s cardigan. Even a little sing-a-long! Meet at Skipton Town Hall Mondays 6.30pm til 8pm. Except bank holidays - so not next week. No need to book, it’s free to join in!

Love this pic. Can you spot the lamb?!

Happy Friday! If you're in or around the National Park this weekend please: 🚌 http://dalesbus.org for bus & train info 🐕 Please keep dogs on a lead as it's lambing and ground nesting bird season 🚮 Take your litter home

⭕️🟠🌀Going round and round in circles. Make sure you sign up to our newsletter to find out what we’re up to and how to join in.🔴🟢😃 yarndale.co.uk (Link is at the top of the homepage)

We've received some fabulous name suggestions for our new sheep. Thank you all! As always it’s going to be difficult choosing...

I have about 1600 to 1800 yards of Malabrigo Rios Arco Iris, worsted weight. I want to knit a sweater, but it needs to be rather plainer than the cabled designs I'd planned on knitting next but it can't be so plain that I'm bored to tears. Suggestions? 🧶

Here it is, my annual reminder: don't spray spring dandelions with roundup. One flower can be visited by 100+ bees in a day, and your chemicals will kill all of them. 🌻

Time to introduce our 2026 Sheep! Spring is the perfect moment to join our flock with the fields here full of lambs. The colours may look familiar as the tiny squares of this fleece are made with the different colours from our sock yarns. 36 colours in total! Now all we need is a name. Over to you…

🧶Working with British Wool🧶 We champion British wool: brilliantly varied, versatile & renewable. As the heart of the UK’s wool industry, British Wool ensures that every fleece is valued, from farm to finished product. And we’re keen to support their work. 1/3

WIP Wednesday: working on The Plan. A wonderful jigsaw of woolly talent. It takes time, a whole lot of time & patience, to get it just right. Off to the Mart tomorrow to check a few things. Always good to tick BIG things off a list. What are you working on? Love to see your colourful woolly WIPs. 🧶

🧶😃 Applications for the Yarndale Start Up Bursary in Memory of Amanda Bloom & Jenny Machin are open! 😃🧶 A fantastic opportunity for a stand at Yarndale. We welcome submissions from all working in any discipline connected to wool or natural fibres. All the details: yarndale.co.uk/yarndal.../y...

😀🧶24 weeks until Yarndale 2026😀 The weeks are ticking by...Have you planned your weekend yet?

If you're in the National Park this weekend, please: 🚮 Take your litter home 🐕 Please keep dogs on a lead as it's lambing time 😊 Have a great time Thank you! 📸 Andy Kay | #YorkshireDales #Weekend #StepIntoNature

So saddened to hear of Sue Maton's passing. She shared her passion for colour & design with the Yarndale community brilliantly & her talk last year was packed out. Sue will be much missed & her work treasured. Emma just finished her Crojo Retro blanket. Sue will be remembered in every stitch.

Throwback Thursday & this week we’re heading back to 2016 when Flora joined the Yarndale Flock. Aww - just look at her tail! #ThrowbackThursday #knitsky

Been busy with this year’s Worldwide Creative Project. Testing crochet & knit patterns etc. It’s a simple one this year, so gather some leftover yarn in all the colours of the rainbow ready to join in. Newsletter subscribers will be first to find out so hop over here to sign up: yarndale.co.uk

🧶😃 Goodbye winter & hello spring! 😃🧶 Just 26 weeks til we open the Yarndale doors again. Have you got your tickets yet? The first timeslot on Saturday has now sold out so be sure not to miss out on all that is Yarndale & hop over to our website to book your tickets now. yarndale.co.uk/buy-tickets/

Not enough time in this week's podcast youtu.be/YZT2Z2YvjYc

🧶😃2026 Bursary Applications😃🧶 Applications for the Yarndale Start Up Bursary in Memory of Amanda Bloom and Jenny Machin are open. We welcome submissions from all working in any discipline with a connection to wool or natural fibres. For more details: yarndale.co.uk/yarndale-opp...