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An independent wool shop based in Lancaster, with a strong focus on natural fibres from the UK

Northern Yarn is an independent wool shop based in Lancaster, with a strong focus on natural fibres from British producers and selected yarns from further afield. Northern Yarn carries its own line, processed from local flocks of sheep and supports small, local producers and farm yarns. Not just a wool shop, you’ll find gifts from local farms and businesses; handmade soaps, shampoo bars and cards and prints from local photographers. With weekly social knit and crochet sessions and many classes and workshops, Northern Yarn supports a lively community of crafters - come and join the flock!

26/10/2026

Thank you so much Lancashire Telegraph for the lovely interview and article 🧶🧶🧶

What a lovely business! 🥰🐑

11/10/2026

Thank you for your understanding, all parcels from today will be posted Monday 19th October 🫶🏻

06/10/2026

You can never have too much sock yarn, fact. And here is WANDERLUST (having a strong desire to walk and explore the world - a lust for wandering 🤎) a brand new sock yarn from spun from Masham fleeces with 20% nylon. Named for beautiful walks around the British Isles, the shades are just gorgeous ⛰️ 100g - 468m £- 15.80 🧶

24/09/2026

Thank you Lancaster Guardian & Love Lancaster BID for the fab article this week! 🧦

Local sheep help Lancaster wool shop owner create first sock yarn 🐏🧶👇

17/09/2026

My jumpers are like buses it seems! Here is my (second) by - I used Northern Yarn - Ruth 🤎 held with Bérénice Cacao and I love it!!!! Using a 6mm needle it’s a fairly quick knit (very quick comparatively to the gansey!) I’m definitely set for the cooler weather now - and I’m knitting my second pair of Northern Yarn - Lune socks here, ina. Beautiful design coming soon 🧦

I knitted this as part of a knit-a-long which really kept me going - trying to be ahead of the game for the next meeting! It’s great to see all the different colours and lengths people choose. Fancy joining a KAL? Any suggestions for our next one?

15/09/2026

And the gansey is finished!!! I’m so pleased that after starting our knit-a-long June 2025 I was able to cast off last week and weave in my ends - ready for autumn 2026 🍂 For those not familiar this is a traditional fisherman’s gansey, designed by Beth Brown-Reinsel Eriskay incorporates shoulder straps, underarm gussets (proudly waving them around here) a channel island cast on and even my initials! Ganseys are knitted in 5 ply on fine needles (in this case 2.75mm) to create a really dense, weather proof fabric, another reason why it took a looooong time! Despite the weather not quite being cold enough yet, I’ve worn it proudly remembering each row with its many motifs and cables, and in awe of the women that could knit these jumpers walking along the shore, in homes with hardly any light and without written patterns. I’ve used Skipper yarn which has been spun specifically, with a high twist to make the fabric more durable and give better definition to the knits and purls! It’s lovely to knit with (even better to wear) and 100% British. Thank you to everyone who has knitted along with us, it’s been so good to have a support group on hand for technical tips and encouragement! 🌊

https://www.northernyarn.co.uk/products/baa-ram-ewe-skipper-5-ply-guernsey-yarn?_pos=3&_sid=97ea01e8f&_ss=r

07/09/2026

We are starting the week the right way - with a beautiful knitted up by Sharon McGuinness (design by ) We’ve been enjoying our summer KAL and it’s so good to see all the variations! Sharon used De Rerum Natura - Bérénice in Avoine & Ulysse in Biche - the fabric is incredible!!

Thank you for letting me share your beautiful new sweater Sharon 🧶

20/08/2026

Fancy trying your hand at knitting cables in the round? We still have a few places left for our Learn & Improve your Cables class Saturday 12th September. Ruth & Rachael will guide you through making a Clougha Pike Cowl (designed by Ruth) You’ll be a dab hand by the end of the day! 🧶

19/08/2026

Just 🧡 Ruth finished her first silk & mohair garment and it’s the cosiest hug of a cardigan!! Using Bio Balance & Edith, Ruth knitted up a Lush Cardigan by - thanks for letting me share Ruth! I love your hugs but will be going for lots more this autumn! 🍂

04/08/2026

International Bright Young Things!!! (Teens o’ the 90’s unite! If only I was allowed to play actual tunes on here again! No offence meant to Ruby here)

These beauties have just arrived from Ireland - hand dyed skeins of wonder from Life In the Long Grass 🍃 We’ve got singles and sock twist - Baroque and Hillside for me ♥️ All online and in the shop.

Address

9 Kings Arcade
Lancaster
LA11LE

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

Website

http://www.northernyarn.co.uk/

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