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Hand-dyed yarn 🧶
Co. Limerick, Ireland 🇮🇪
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This is amazing, Susan! 😍
wildcottageknits.bsky.social Wild Cottage Knitting & Crochet 🇮🇪 @wildcottageknits.bsky.social · Jun 18
Mercy is wearing the versatile hairsnug/cowl I knit for her in The Burren colourway #yarn from local dyer @ballyhourafibres.bsky.social - pic 2 at The Burren coast! Easy pattern, Cashmere Crown by Denise Bayron. ##showmeyourknits #Knitting
Young black woman with long braids in a knitted cable type accessory for head/hair or neck, in a grey-lightbrown colour. She is holding a little Jack Russell dog The same woman wearing it along the rocky shoreline of The Burren
June 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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#ShowMeYourKnits hand dyed yarn! I haven't actually used any of my hand dyed yarn yet but I have plans for all of them! Starting with these gorgeous sock sets from @ballyhourafibres.bsky.social inspired by Irish and UK national parks which appeals to my ecology side 😍
A skein and mini skein of hand dyed yarn from Nallyhpura Fibres in the colourway "Connemara". It is predominantly brown, withe some green, maroon, and grey. The mini skein is a dark earthy green A skein and mini skein of hand dyed yarn from Ballyhoura Fibres in the colourway "Snowdonia". The main skein is mostly green with blues and browns, and the mini skein is grey
April 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Just a little appreciation post for Muckross House on Jacob DK and all of its woolly goodness! ✨

#ballyhourafibres #handdyedyarn #indiedyedyarn
11 skeins of variegated yarn with shades of blue, brown, and green on a cream coloured rug.
April 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Soothing my nervous system with flow-state knitting in the sunshine and pleasing colours by @piratepurlyarns.bsky.social and @ballyhourafibres.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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The results of a ‘just for fun’ dye session and the urge to use as many shades of blue and purple as possible! The name is tbd but I will have a handful of braids available at the Woolly Good Gathering this Friday and Saturday!

#ballyhourafibres #handdyedfiber
Seven braids of blue and purple variegated fibre on a cream coloured rug.
March 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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It’s time to share the moodboards for April, May, and June’s instalment of the National Parks Yarn Club: Ireland and the UK.

These will go live tomorrow night (28/3) at 8pm GMT over at www.ballyhourafibres.com

#handdyedyarn #handdyedfiber
A picture of Northumberland National Park for April’s instalment of the National Parks Yarn Club: Ireland and the UK. Under the picture are five different coloured rectangles: green, pecan brown, tobacco brown, mauve pink, and chocolate brown. It’s time to share the moodboards for quarter two’s instalment of the National Parks Yarn Club: Ireland and the UK! In April we are heading to Northumberland National Park. Northumberland will feature shades of pink and green, with splashes of tobacco brown and hints of purple! The coordinating tonal for April is Iron. Next in May, we head down to the southwest of England, to Dartmoor National Park. Dartmoor will feature shades of brown, with mossy green and soft pink throughout. Turmeric is the coordinating tonal for Dartmoor National Park. Finally, in June we head to Glenveagh in Co. Donegal, Ireland! Glenveagh National Park will have splashes of chartreuse popping out under layers of chocolate and pecan brown as well as sandy grey and blue. Its coordinating tonal is First Frost. The listings for Northumberland National Park and Iron will open tomorrow (28 March) at 8pm GMT for three days and ship by the 15th of April. The quarterly listings will also open at 8pm GMT tomorrow and will stay open for one week; these orders will ship by the 6th of June! A picture of Dartmoor National Park for May’s instalment of the National Parks Yarn Club: Ireland and the UK. Under the picture are five different coloured rectangles: dark taupe brown, mossy green, copper brown, light brown, and dusty pink. It’s time to share the moodboards for quarter two’s instalment of the National Parks Yarn Club: Ireland and the UK! In April we are heading to Northumberland National Park. Northumberland will feature shades of pink and green, with splashes of tobacco brown and hints of purple! The coordinating tonal for April is Iron. Next in May, we head down to the southwest of England, to Dartmoor National Park. Dartmoor will feature shades of brown, with mossy green and soft pink throughout. Turmeric is the coordinating tonal for Dartmoor National Park. Finally, in June we head to Glenveagh in Co. Donegal, Ireland! Glenveagh National Park will have splashes of chartreuse popping out under layers of chocolate and pecan brown as well as sandy grey and blue. Its coordinating tonal is First Frost. The listings for Northumberland National Park and Iron will open tomorrow (28 March) at 8pm GMT for three days and ship by the 15th of April. The quarterly listings will also open at 8pm GMT tomorrow and will stay open for one week; these orders will ship by the 6th of June! A picture of Northumberland National Park for April’s instalment of the National Parks Yarn Club: Ireland and the UK. Under the picture are five different coloured rectangles: dark brown, greyish blue, chocolate brown, sandy grey pink, and chartreuse. It’s time to share the moodboards for quarter two’s instalment of the National Parks Yarn Club: Ireland and the UK! In April we are heading to Northumberland National Park. Northumberland will feature shades of pink and green, with splashes of tobacco brown and hints of purple! The coordinating tonal for April is Iron. Next in May, we head down to the southwest of England, to Dartmoor National Park. Dartmoor will feature shades of brown, with mossy green and soft pink throughout. Turmeric is the coordinating tonal for Dartmoor National Park. Finally, in June we head to Glenveagh in Co. Donegal, Ireland! Glenveagh National Park will have splashes of chartreuse popping out under layers of chocolate and pecan brown as well as sandy grey and blue. Its coordinating tonal is First Frost. The listings for Northumberland National Park and Iron will open tomorrow (28 March) at 8pm GMT for three days and ship by the 15th of April. The quarterly listings will also open at 8pm GMT tomorrow and will stay open for one week; these orders will ship by the 6th of June!
March 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Here’s a look at January’s instalment of the National Parks Yarn Club: Ireland and the UK! We’re in New Forest National Park!

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Five skeins of variegated yarn and two braids of fibre with on a cream coloured rug. They all have layers of blue and green with splashes of grey and olive brown. It’s time to share January to March's instalment of the National Parks Yarn Club: Ireland and the UK ahead of quarter two launching later this week! Up first is New Forest National Park in England! I am particularly smitten with these first three months on my BFL Fibre base! I will share February and March's colourways as well as the palettes for quarter two this week ahead of Friday's launch! Five skeins of variegated yarn on a cream coloured rug. They all have layers of blue and green with splashes of grey and olive brown. It’s time to share January to March's instalment of the National Parks Yarn Club: Ireland and the UK ahead of quarter two launching later this week! Up first is New Forest National Park in England! I am particularly smitten with these first three months on my BFL Fibre base! I will share February and March's colourways as well as the palettes for quarter two this week ahead of Friday's launch! Three braids of fibre with on a cream coloured rug. They all have layers of blue and green with splashes of grey and olive brown. It’s time to share January to March's instalment of the National Parks Yarn Club: Ireland and the UK ahead of quarter two launching later this week! Up first is New Forest National Park in England! I am particularly smitten with these first three months on my BFL Fibre base! I will share February and March's colourways as well as the palettes for quarter two this week ahead of Friday's launch! A sock set on a wooden plate. The variegated colour has shades of blue and green with splashes of grey and olive brown. The mini skein is a pale pink. It’s time to share January to March's instalment of the National Parks Yarn Club: Ireland and the UK ahead of quarter two launching later this week! Up first is New Forest National Park in England! I am particularly smitten with these first three months on my BFL Fibre base! I will share February and March's colourways as well as the palettes for quarter two this week ahead of Friday's launch!
March 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Currently on my needles ✨

1. Woodwardia Pullover
2. Sophie Shawl
3. Classic Ribbed Hat
A blue woolly jumper, the start of a cream coloured shawl, and a multicoloured handspun hat on a white rug. Earlier this month, I shared that I was working on two samples using my new BFL/Shetland/Alpaca Aran and Shetland DK bases. I am loving these new additions to my lineup, and this may or may not be a sneaky peek at a few colourways coming to a certain fiber show in August in Seattle. I knit a Woodwardia Pullover a few years ago and have been itching to cast another one on! When my sample skeins of BFL/Shetland/Alpaca Aran arrived, I immediately knew it would be the perfect base for this jumper! I am using my all-time favourite tonal, Lake Muskry! My second WIP is a Sophie Shawl, I am using the colourway Woollen on Shetland DK; it is so squishy and lovely! My last project is a Classic Ribbed Hat using the colourway Isle of Rum spun on my Galway Fibre base. This is my first handspun project, and I have loved every step of making it!
March 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Muckross House

I dyed a special colourway in collaboration with Kyle of @vikingfiberco.bsky.social for his Ireland collection! The preorder opens tonight at 8pm GMT and will stay open for one week with a turnaround time of 2-3 weeks! Peep the new British and Irish certified non-superwash bases! 👀
When Kyle asked if I would be interested in dyeing up a colourway for his Ireland collection, I immediately said yes! I had so many ideas left over from my own collection and was so excited to create a colourway inspired by Muckross House! Bestowed in 1932 to the Irish nation, Muckross House became the cornerstone of Killarney National Park, the first national park in the Republic of Ireland. Muckross House features layers of green with swirls of blue and brown throughout! It will be available on 4ply Sock, Merino DK, and my new non-superwash bases; swipe to get a better look at them, as well as my Galway Fibre base. The preorder for Muckross House will open at 8pm GMT on Monday, the 17th of March. The preorder will stay open for one week unless my dye capacity is reached. There will be a quick turnaround time of 2-3 weeks! Muckross House on BFL and Romney Fingering, Jacob Fingering, 4ply Sock, and Shetland Sock. Muckross House on BFL and Romney DK, Jacob DK, Merino DK, and Shetland DK. Muckross House on Galway Fibre.
March 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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I am so excited to share all of my new non-superwash bases with you all! I am bringing in eight bases and they are all 100% Irish or British certified wool! The base page on my website has all the base details!
Eight skeins of undyed yarn on a cream rug. Six are cream coloured and two are grey. 16 skeins of yarn. The eight on the left are dyed a deep blue. On the right side, there are eight undyed skeins, six are cream coloured and two are grey. 16 skeins of dyed and undyed yarn in the background with text over the skeins describing the wool content. BFL and Romney Fingering BFL and Romney DK Jacob Fingering Jacob DK Shetland Sock Shetland DK BFL, Shetland, and Alpaca DK BFL, Shetland, and Alpaca Aran
March 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Here’s a look at March's instalment of the National Parks Yarn Club: Ireland and the UK! We are in Connemara National Park this month, it’s coordinating tonal is Boreal!

Both listings will open tomorrow night (27/2) at 8pm GMT and stay open for three days. Orders will ship by the 15th of March!
A picture of Connemara National Park on the left side of the photo. On the right side, writing that says, ‘March’, ‘Connemara’, and Ireland’. Underneath there are five colours- olive brown, burgundy, green, beige, and grey. Five dark green skeins on a cream rug.
February 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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So lovely!! 😍
February 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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I am so excited to properly introduce you all to my new Irish fibre base. Galway Fibre is 100% Galway Wool. I am planning to have a small in-stock update at the end of February on some of my older colourways; let me know if there are certain colours you’d like to see in the update!
Six braids of fibre in varying shades of purple on a cream coloured rug.
February 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Swatching for something new while I wait for yarn for my next test knit.
#knit 🧶 This beautiful yarn is from Cierra @ballyhourafibres.bsky.social
It’s the Wicklow Mountains National Park colorway. Here’s to beautiful beginnings.
Bridget is keeping me company tonight. 🫶✨
February 9, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Did you hear? We’re organizing a fiber tour of Ireland in June with stops at @thisisknit.bsky.social @ballyhourafibres.bsky.social @betsycornwell.bsky.social

What is your dream location for a fiber arts tour?
January 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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The listings for February’s instalment of the National Parks Yarn Club: Ireland and the UK open tomorrow at 8pm GMT (27/1)! North York Moors NP will feature layers of purple and mauve with a touch of pink and green! It’s coordinating tonal is Olive Branch.

#BallyhouraFibres #HandDyedYarn
January 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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This looks so cosy! 😍
missyleone.bsky.social Missy Leone @missyleone.bsky.social · Jan 21
Now that I’m back home I can finally properly block my Checkerplate Sweater from Lily Kate Makes. Look at that awesome texture!

#showmeyourknits #knitting 🧶
Sweater laying flat on counter top. Close up of texture on sweater.
January 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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I am so excited to share that I will be vending at two shows in the UK this year! First up is @eastangliayarnfestival in March; I am looking forward to meeting you all there! If you plan to go, let me know if there are certain colourways you'd like to see!

#BallyhouraFibres #EastAngliaYarnFestival
January 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Yay! 😊🧡
January 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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The Ireland overflow in-stock update is live! www.ballyhourafibres.com/collections/...

#BallyhouraFibres #HandDyedYarn #IndieDyedYarn
January 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM