Today was different.
As usual I left the WI hall, heading back to my car, when a poster caught my eye. A poster for the wool boat! The Wool Boat is a barge which sells wool and other knitted goodies. During the winter months, it moors up in Burscough, heading up to Parbold once a month. Over summer, it travels along the waterways of England providing yarn addicts with a little treat.
Of course, I headed there straight away, with Mum in tow, and yes we did buy yarn. Eventhough it is a smallish barge, it carries a good range of yarns: acrylic, wool, bamboo and cotton can be found aswell as buttons, books, hooks, needles and knitted items. The owners are super friendly and we had a lovely chat about my need to sniff yarn before I buy it! I bought a ball of very bright variegated yarn and some subtle variegated pink yarn.
If you ever get chance, it is well worth a visit, even if it is just for the novelty value of buying yarn on a barge!!
