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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 06/09/2026

If you haven't decided on a Yarn Advent Calendar this year, mine are still available to order! The theme is "tiny treasures" with colourways inspired by things like tiny beetles and miniscule flowers. You can find it at bluebellyarns.co.uk/advent

A collage of five photos of fine seaglass, an iridescent beetle, a tiny pink flower, small yellow mushrooms and tiny blue flowers.

Text which reads: Tiny Treasures. A yarn Advent calendar by Bluebell Yarns. Contains 12 or 24 20g mini-skeins inspired by tiny things.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 23/11/2025

Thank you! I love seeing all the wonderful things you make 😍

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Sue @veg-grower.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits 🧶 this week, Liv wants to see indie designers and dyers. My first indie dyer is Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk Lovely non-superwash yarns in gorgeous colour combinations. I have knit so many things in her yarns, below is just a small selection, patterns by indie designers too!

Pink variegated and dark blue used in a double knit cowl, pattern adapted from Reversible Owl Cowl by Cathy Dobson
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/reversible-owl-cowl
Yarn BFL/Shetland/Alpaca 4ply by Bluebell Yarns

Woman wearing pink specs wears a stranded pattern hat. The hat shows an owl and various leaves and flowers in dark blue, the background is a variegated yarn in light grey, several greens and lavender.
Pattern adapted from bunnymuff's Cherishing Every Aspect of Life sweater https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cherishing-every-aspect-of-life
yarn by Bluebell Yarns in Falkland Corriedale (Deep Blue Sea) and BFL/Masham 4ply in Woodland Clearing

A cowl lying on a stone floor. It is in stranded colourwork and shows a fox and a rabbit (or hare) and various leaves and flowers in dark blue, the background is a variegated yarn in light grey, several greens and lavender.
Pattern adapted from bunnymuff's Cherishing Every Aspect of Life sweater https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cherishing-every-aspect-of-life
yarn by Bluebell Yarns in Falkland Corriedale (Deep Blue Sea) and BFL/Masham 4ply in Woodland Clearing

A skein of yarn lying on a cream cushion. The yarn is Bluebell Yarns BFL/Shetland/Alpaca 4ply in Frangipani, a mix of bright pink, cream and orange

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 18/11/2025

I don't think I have any followers on here from #Dorset but just in case... I'm having an open day at my studio on Saturday in celebration of Bluebell Yarns' 10th birthday! There will be gifts, cake and lots and LOTS of #wool #yarn. Visit bluebellyarns.co.uk/open-day for all the info!

A background of yarn with the following text:
Studio Open day in celebration of our 10th birthday. Saturday 22nd November 10am-4pm.
Visit bluebellyarns.co.uk/open-day for location and information

Studio Open Day
We'll have cake, gifts and lots of yarn, plus every visitor will be entered into a prize draw to win a Bluebell Yarns Mystery Box!
I'll be joined by Moonfly's Emporium who willbe bringing her gorgeous crochet earrings and plushies.
Visit bluebellyarns.co.uk/open-day for all the details.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 09/11/2025

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.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 03/11/2025

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.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 01/11/2025

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 · 15/10/2025

#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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Sue @veg-grower.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

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 · 01/10/2025

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 · 12/09/2025

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 · 12/09/2025

#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 · 05/09/2025

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

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 31/08/2025

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 · 23/06/2025

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 · 22/06/2025

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 · 22/06/2025

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 · 22/06/2025

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 · 22/06/2025

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 · 21/06/2025

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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Dawn @dawngilldesigns.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

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 · 11/06/2025

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 · 29/04/2025

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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Sue @veg-grower.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

#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 · 25/04/2025

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 · 10/04/2025

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

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 08/04/2025

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 · 07/04/2025

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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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 07/04/2025

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.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 06/04/2025

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!

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 31/03/2025

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.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 29/03/2025

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.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 25/03/2025

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

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 21/03/2025

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

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 03/03/2025

I limit my news intake to a max of twice a day. I dedicate time to music rehearsals with people I enjoy spending time with. It requires so much concentration that I focus on the present and the joy of making music. I try to make a difference where I can, even if it's just a kind word to a stranger.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 03/03/2025

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!

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 14/02/2025

This particular pile of stuff is right in the middle, so unfortunately can't stay. Don't worry though, plenty of other bits for wildlife as we barely do any gardening 😂

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 13/02/2025

Also, it poked its tongue out at me. (Ignore the pile of stuff, we're working on it)

A fox in mid stretch, looking at the camera with its tongue out.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 13/02/2025

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.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 12/02/2025

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.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 09/02/2025

Thought I'd check in on how this went! I went for a walk, I finished the back of the jumper & started the front (I got it the wrong way round yesterday) & baked some biscuits. I didn't start the book, though I did listen to an audio book. No blackwork, but I relaxed, so that's ok.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 08/02/2025

I'm sure your mum will understand, I hope doing some crafting and reading helps you to feel a little better.

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 08/02/2025

I hope you manage to fit in at least a little time for yourself!

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 08/02/2025

1. Go for a walk 2. Work on last year's blackwork SAL 3. Start the book I've been meaning to read 4. Finish the front of the jumper I've been knitting 5. Bake something, maybe biscuits

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 08/02/2025

I'm going to have a "selfish" day and prioritise some of the things I never usually get around to because something "more important" always turns up. Anyone want to join me? If so, reply with a list of a few things you're going to do today. Then come back and reply to your post with your progress!

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 01/02/2025

Somehow I've managed to go two years of being in concert band and not having clashes with yarn shows. This year I miss two of our summer concerts (so far) because of yarn shows 😞

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Becca @bluebellyarns.co.uk · 01/02/2025

True on the snacks! Unfortunately the toilet is shared between me, the staff of the garden centre/nursery where the studio is and the public...

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