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Becca
@bluebellyarns.co.uk
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Hand-dyed British, non-superwash, synthetic free yarn. When not dyeing or crafting with yarn, I'm usually playing the flute, reading, embroidering or walking. Based in UK. She/her
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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Mar 25
At Bluebell Yarns there are certain values I work to:

🐏 I only use British wool & alpaca
🧶 All fibres are synthetic free
🐏 None of the yarn I use has been superwash treated
🧶 My packaging is plastic free
🐏 I minimise waste and reuse as much as possible

#IndieDyedYarn #HandDyedYarn #Yarn #Wool
Bluebell Yarns logo with a check list below. British wool. Natural fibres - synthetic free. Non-superwash. Plastic free packaging. Minimised waste. The background is a wall of multicoloured skeins of yarn.
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Yesterday I had some unexpected time off. I've been working a huge amount lately as I've got so much on in November, and haven't taken much time for myself.

It was a beautiful day, so my husband and I went for a walk at our local National Trust place. I didn't realise quite how much I needed that.
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Introducing the Honey Be Good cowl by Claire Caillot.

Available as both a kit and as the individual pattern at www.bluebellyarns.co.uk/product-cate...

Made in two skeins of squishy, chunky Bluefaced Leicester, it's a quick, fun cowl to knit.

#KnittingPattern #KnittingKit #CowlKit #Knitsky
Honey Be Good by Claire Caillot. Pattern & kits available now at bluebellyarns.co.uk. Three images of a cowl, two have a dark autumn colour background with a cream honeycomb pattern. The third has a cream background with a red honeycomb pattern.
November 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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November marks the Bluebell Yarns' 10th Birthday!

10% off nearly everything at bluebellyarns.co.uk. Every order entered into a prize draw.

Visit me at my studio in Dorset, UK!

Enter your projects using Bluebell Yarns in my customer project gallery bluebellyarns.co.uk/customer-gallery-submission/
Bluebell Yarns is 10! November 2025. All month: Discounts & prizes. 10% off nearly everything. Every website order entered into a prize draw. All month: Project gallery: Submit photos of what you've made with Bluebell Yarns. I'll add them to a gallery for everyone to see. Everyone submitting gets entered into a prize draw. Sun Nov 16: Christmas Wool Show. 10am-4.30pm National Conference Centre, Birmingham. Sat Nov 22: Open Studio. 10am-4pm Near Wimborne Minster, Dorset. Message or email for exact location. More details at bluebellyarns.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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#WIPWednesday 🧶 I decided to experiment with double knitting, making a cowl using the chart from a stranded pattern: Reversible Owl Cowl by @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social Yarn is the wonderful BFL/Shetland/Alpaca 4ply by @bluebellyarns.co.uk in Deep Blue Sea and Frangipani. Progress is slow but fun!
My latest cast on is a bit of an experiment, turning a stranded cowl chart into a double knit cowl. The circle of knitting is sitting on a pale cushion. It displays both sided of a reversible cowl in pinks and oranges on one side, a dark blue on the other. The same Owl Cowl, with just a couple of rounds worked
October 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Not quite a Friday finish for my beanie, but it's done now, and I am v pleased with it! Lashed together from a couple of charts of the Cherishing Every Aspect of Life sweater, creating a useful swatch, this is a colourwork beanie using @bluebellyarns.co.uk 's lovely yarns. It still needs blocking.
An unblocked beanie lies on a pale cushion. It has a pattern of a seated deer/fawn and an owl amidst leaves, flowers and butterflies. The pattern is in dark blue and the background is a variegated yarn of greens, yellows and purples. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cherishing-every-aspect-of-life An unblocked beanie lies on a pale cushion. It has a pattern of an owl amidst leaves, flowers and butterflies, with just part of the seated deer/fawn. The pattern is in dark blue and the background is a variegated yarn of greens, yellows and purples. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cherishing-every-aspect-of-life A woman wearing pink spectacles tilts her head forward. She is wearing a colourwork beanie with a pattern of dark blue owl on a greenish variegated background. The beanie is a swatch for a colourwork sweater.
October 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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I have delicious new yarn to try out this week from @bluebellyarns.co.uk 💜 This is British Bluebell, 40% BFL, 40% Shetland Wool, 20% Alpaca.
The colour is even more beautiful in real life 😍
🧶 #knitting #knitsky #justknitting
A skein of hand dyed purple yarn is held up against a pale grey-blue wall. The label reads Bluebell Yarns bluebell yarns.co.uk and features a picture of some bluebells. The hand holding the yarn is white and wears black nail polish.
October 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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#FOFriday 🧶 It's Friday again, & I have a finish! Swatching for a colourwork sweater, but rather than just little swatches, I decided to knit a cowl using the sweater charts to test gauge. @bluebellyarns.co.uk
Pattern Cherishing Every Aspect of Life by bunnyfluff www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
A rectangular cowl lying on a stone floor. The cowl has a pattern of rabbits, foxes, leaves and flowers in dark blue, on a variegated ground of greens, yellows purples and greys Yarn: Bluebell Yarns 100% Corriedale in Deep Blue Sea & Bluebell Yarns BFL/Masham in Woodland Clearing https://www.bluebellyarns.co.uk The cowl as described in the first image, but arranged around the neck of a display model. The background is plants in a conservatory.
September 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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If you need a certain yarn or colourway but you can't find it on my website, please get in touch!

I love trying to create the perfect yarn for your project. It's one of my favourite parts of this job!

(I won't copy another dyer's work though, so don't even ask)

#IndieDyedYarn #HandDyedYarn
September 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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I've finally got all my mini-skeins available at bluebellyarns.co.uk/product-category/mini-skeins!

Two bases each of 4ply & DK in a range of colours, all British wool, non-superwash and synthetic fibre free.

#IndieDyedYarn #HandDyedYarn #Wool #Yarn #MiniSkeins
Three mini-skeins in a variegated rainbow of pastel colours. Three mini-skeins dyed variegated blue and purple with flashes of peach and cream. Three navy mini-skeins. Three mini-skeins dyed a dark rainbow of pinks, greens, blues and purples.
August 31, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Sad but true, but I love it, and loved knitting with the Sunny Day lace, I felt cheerful every time I picked the shawl up to knit it. I also used your BFL Shetland Alpaca DK for Samhain - the yellowy Autumn Forest colourway is so exactly right for an autumnal theme. www.ravelry.com/projects/flo...
A white display dummy stands against a stone wall. It has draped around its neck and shoulders a scarf/cowl fixed in place by a shawl pin in the shape of a leaf. The cowl is knit in a variegated yarn of golds, oranges, greens and browns depicting and Autumn forest. The edges of the cowl show a solid orange yarn as well, this is the reverse side of the double knit cowl.
June 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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A few years ago I designed and knit Solstice in a bright vibrant yellow lace handdyed by @bluebellyarns.co.uk The pattern was subsequently bought and published by KnitPicks, but once I have the rights again I'll self-publish with the original photos because I love the yellow so much!
A yellow poncho-type shawl is displayed on a white display model, standing in front of a slatted wooden gate. The shawl has radiating columns of large eyelets, with lace ladders in between. It's wide neckline is meant for casual summer wear. The wind is just picking up the exaggerated points of the edge of the shawl and making it dance.
June 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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I've made a couple of cardies with Becca's hand dyed wool. So comfy to wear, and zero colour bleeding.
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bluebellyarns.co.uk Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Jun 11
I've released this year's yarn Advent Calendars!

Hand dyed British, synthetic free, non-superwash yarn.

www.bluebellyarns.co.uk/advent

It always feels way too early to be thinking about this kind of thing, but they take a long time to make!

#YarnAdventCalendar #IndieDyedYarn
A dark sky background with six night time scenes and the text: Dark Nights. British Yarn Advent Calendar By Bluebell Yarns Pale green background witḣ pastel flowers and colour swatches with the text: Pretty Pastels. British Yarn Advent Calendar By Bluebell Yarns.
June 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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I've released this year's yarn Advent Calendars!

Hand dyed British, synthetic free, non-superwash yarn.

www.bluebellyarns.co.uk/advent

It always feels way too early to be thinking about this kind of thing, but they take a long time to make!

#YarnAdventCalendar #IndieDyedYarn
A dark sky background with six night time scenes and the text: Dark Nights. British Yarn Advent Calendar By Bluebell Yarns Pale green background witḣ pastel flowers and colour swatches with the text: Pretty Pastels. British Yarn Advent Calendar By Bluebell Yarns.
June 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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#ShowMeYourKnits 🧶 What a great prompt! I love yarns dyed by indie dyers. One of my favourites is Becca @ Bluebell Yarns @bluebellyarns.co.uk She specialises in non-superwash, which is my preferred yarn type, and the colours she achieves are glorious. Details in Alt text.
My design, Solstice, knit in Bluebell Yarns Falkland Merino Laceweight in Sunny Day - an absolutely perfect saturated yellow My design Samhain, a double-knit shawl/cowl, used two Bluebell Yarns BFL Shetland Alpaca DK - Pumpkin Spice (just peeking as the underside around the neck) and the variegated Autumn Forest A cake of Bluebell Yarns BFL Masham 4ply in colourway Woodland Clearing. I haven't discovered yet what this wants to be. Bluebell Yarns BFL Shetland Alpaca DK in Indian Summer. I really love this colour combination - pinks and purples and blues with a smattering of turquoise.
April 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Introducing my brand new yarn base, chunky Bluefaced Leicester! This is a gorgeously soft, squishy and lustrous yarn and I can't wait for you to see it! British, non-superwash, 100% wool. 🧶

Available at www.bluebellyarns.co.uk/product-cate...

#HandDyedYarn #Yarn #BritishWool #NonSuperwashWool
A picture of four different yarns. From top left: Variegated navy, orange and purple. Variegated blue-green and purple. Semi-solid dark blue-green. Variegated cream, pink and purple. At the top are the words Brand New Chunky Bluefaced Leicester. At the bottom is the website address bluebellyarns.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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A little look at a new yarn base that I'll be bringing to The Sodbury Yarn Over this weekend.

Bluefaced Leicester chunky is so deliciously soft and squishy it has to be felt to be truly appreciated. It'll be available online as soon after the show as I can manage! #HandDyedYarn
Three skeins of chunky yarn next to each other horizontally. They are dyed a variegated colourway of blue, pink, orange with flashes of undyed cream.
April 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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To get to my studio I have to drive down an A road. The main A road between my part of Dorset and Devon. So you know, not a busy road at all...

Every month or two, a manhole cover collapses. Temporary traffic lights are added and it takes them about a week to repair. It causes so much traffic.
April 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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I played in an epic sci-fi & space themed concert last night. Not only did we play excellently, we had a tardis, Daleks, K9, R2D2 and loads of excellent other guests! Every concert with this band is better than the last and I have no idea how we're going to beat this one!
April 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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So much yarn in the dye pots today as I'm under two weeks from my next show!

Some yarn I ordered hasn't even been dispatched, and more I need isn't even in stock to order.

I'm sure everything will be fine, I may just be a bit short of some things.
March 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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There's still some yarn left in my clearance sale! 🧶

www.bluebellyarns.co.uk/product-cate...

#HandDyedYarn #HandDyedWool #BritishYarn
Clearance sale. Including texel chunky, BFL & Masham 4ply & British Blend laceweight. Bluebellyarns.co.uk/sale. Colourful twisted skeins of yarn border the text.
March 29, 2025 at 9:56 AM
bluebellyarns.co.uk
At Bluebell Yarns there are certain values I work to:

🐏 I only use British wool & alpaca
🧶 All fibres are synthetic free
🐏 None of the yarn I use has been superwash treated
🧶 My packaging is plastic free
🐏 I minimise waste and reuse as much as possible

#IndieDyedYarn #HandDyedYarn #Yarn #Wool
Bluebell Yarns logo with a check list below. British wool. Natural fibres - synthetic free. Non-superwash. Plastic free packaging. Minimised waste. The background is a wall of multicoloured skeins of yarn.
March 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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I've decided to discontinue a few yarn bases to make room for some lovely new ones, so I'm having a clearance sale!

bluebellyarns.co.uk/sale

Lots of lovely stuff from Laceweight to Chunky, all hand-dyed, non-superwash and synthetic free. 🧶

#indiedyedyarn #handdyedyarn #wool #yarn
Colourful twisted skeins of yarn create a border at the top and bottom. In the middle it says: Clearance Sale. Including Texel Chunky, BFL & Masham 4ply & British Blend Laceweight. bluebellyarns.co.uk/sale
March 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Had an all day band rehearsal yesterday, followed by quiz. We came last, however got the question about a sheep breed (Mouflon) right. It would've been very embarassing if we didn't, considering how much of my life is based around wool and therefore sheep!
March 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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I don't know who was more surprised. I just got home, opened the gate, and...fox!

It then tried going back to sleep but I had to get by which scared it off, even though I tried bribing it with food to just move over to another bit of garden.
A fox is curled up, with it's head raised to look at the camera.
February 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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You may have seen that I broke a single interchangeable Chiaogoo and cable a couple of weeks ago.

The replacement arrived today, and I got the whole set.

I'm hoping the shorter needles mean less stress on the joints while sock knitting.
A red case labelled ChiaoGoo. Next to it is a set of 12 needles in a black case, a pack of cables and a bag of accessories.
February 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM