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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 1d

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

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Sue @veg-grower.bsky.social · 18d

#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

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 29d

Absolutely stunning!

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Sue @veg-grower.bsky.social · 29d

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.

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Faye ~ Tech Editor & Knitwear Designer @fayeperriamreed.bsky.social · Oct 1

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.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Sep 12

It looks fantastic! I may have to bring back Woodland Clearing, I haven't dyed it for a while and you've reminded me how nice it is.

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Sue @veg-grower.bsky.social · Sep 12

#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.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Sep 5

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

Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Aug 31

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 mini-skeins dyed a dark rainbow of pinks, greens, blues and purples.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Jun 23

That's exactly the feeling I was going for! I don't know if you saw but I did a set of Autumn colourways using greens and reds too for the different stages.

I started dyeing the semi-solids to pair up with variegateds like this but surprisingly few people use them that way.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Jun 22

I love how you paired Autumn Forest with an orange for Samhain, it makes it feel even more autumnal.

Autumn Forest was a bit of an exception to the yellow rule, it turned out to be more popular which is lovely, and means it'll be back at some point!

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Jun 22

That's so lovely, it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy to know people enjoy my yarn so much 😊

When you do get to release it with the original pictures let me know, I'll see if I can find a similar yarn base to dye up a few skeins in case anyone wants to make it in the original colour.

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Sue @veg-grower.bsky.social · Jun 22

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.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Jun 22

Thank you!

Unfortunately yellows don't get much love so I don't dye them very often at the moment.

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Sue @veg-grower.bsky.social · Jun 21

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.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Jun 12

Aw thank you!

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Dawn @dawngilldesigns.bsky.social · Jun 11

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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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.

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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

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Apr 29

I've made three of these! I extended one to long sleeved, and lengthened the body (the top most helpful projects on Ravelry give good info on how) on all of them. It's a great pattern!

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Apr 27

Aw thank you! ☺️

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Sue @veg-grower.bsky.social · Apr 26

#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.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Apr 25

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

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Apr 10

It's such a wonderful wool isn't it!

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Apr 8

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.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · Apr 7

There's a whole line of them. Right in the area of road that gets driven over most, often by huge lorries.

This has happened so often, I wonder why someone hasn't questioned the repair method, location, or simply why this is happening so often.

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