The Woolshed

Rowan

One of the pioneers in the revival of hand knitting and still in the forefront with quality yarns and designs. The yarns in the online shop are the latest and most popular, but we have many others in stock.They will be added to the online list eventually, but in the meantime, if you are looking for a specific one which isn't listed yet, please call or email - we will probably have some.
Newer yarns which you might find interesting are British Sheep Breeds and the Purelife Organic wool and cotton - Rowan doing its bit to support both the traditional and the green.

Click here to access our large stock of Rowan patterns.

A range of undyed yarns spun from British sheep breed fleeces

The image is an "eco ewe". You can knit her from the pattern given in the product details.(click NEXT on the colour swatch)

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British Sheep Breeds DK Undyed

£5.60

This is a new yarn for Autumn Winter 2009/2010 from the Rowan British Sheep Breeds "family" of eco-friendly undyed yarns. Note the new marl colours, very striking.
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Calmer

£7.10

A slightly elastic cotton blend with a super soft, luxury feel. A great choice for anyone who is allergic to wool/animal fibres or anyone looking for something a little different to knit with.
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Cocoon

£7.95

Cocoon is a rugged luxurious blend of merino wool and kid mohair.

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Colourscape Chunky

£11.95

A multi-coloured lambswool yarn designed by Kaffe Fassett and produced in Yorkshire on special machines exclusively tooled for Rowan.

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Cotton Glace

£4.50

A mercerised 100% cotton yarn midway between a 4 ply and a double knit weight.
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Denim

£3.75

Rowan Denim Cotton will shrink and fade just like real Denim. Great fun to knit and wear.
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Drift

£7.95

Drift is a wonderfully soft roving yarn which is knitted on the same needle range as Big Wool.
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Felted Tweed Aran

£5.35

A new yarn from Rowan and a big sister to the Felted Tweed DK that has been such a consistant favourite for so many seasons. This yarn knits up to give the impression of a tweedy garment that has already been lightly felted.
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Felted Tweed Chunky

£5.35

An even bigger sister to Felted Tweed DK. This yarn knits up to give the impression of a tweedy garment that has already been lightly felted.
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Felted Tweed DK

£5.75

A lovely soft DK wool/alpaca mixture with a very good yardage.

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Fine Milk Cotton

£4.95

A beautifully soft cotton based yarn so called because it contains 30% milk protein.
(Milk is dehydrated and skimmed, the protein casein is extracted, fluidised and then spun and blended with cotton.
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Hand Knit Cotton DK

£3.75

Pure and simple. Wonderful range of colours. Ideal for summer garments and accessories.
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Kid Classic

£5.75

Classic and sophisticated, Rowan’s lightweight aran yarn is soft and sensuous, reflecting the quality and luxury of it’s fibres - 70% lambswool, 26% kid mohair, and 4% nylon for strength. From muted blues and greys, to much stronger oranges, just right fo
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Kid Silk Aura

£6.75

Kid Silk Aura is a luxurious chunky blend of Kid Mohair and Silk.

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Kid Silk Haze

£7.95

Kid Silk Haze is a versatile mix of Super Kid Mohair and Silk which can be cleverly adapted to create a lustrous, cobweb like finish of knitted double to create a fabric with more substance.

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Kid Silk Night

£7.50

Kidsilk Night is a mohair/silk blend shot through with metallic fabric to give it an added subtle sparkle.

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Pure Wool DK

£3.75

Pure Wool DK is a beautiful 100% merino wool yarn that has excellent wearability and is available in 42 shades. Machine washable and knits to a standard DK tension.

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