The Snail of Happiness

10/09/2026

And we're back! What a great trip to Harrogate and the Knit Show... and we may have also found our way to Diane (and Ed Shearing) in Knaresborough and World of Wool in Huddersfield.

We'll post more about our trip over the next few days.

Knit Night tonight!

07/09/2026

can be yummy!

07/09/2026

Hooray for ! Here we are at Bettys for afternoon tea!

06/09/2026

The Snails at the Bee! We're at Sunny Bank Mills to see a potential yarn supplier, and gaze at the 1912 Mill.

05/09/2026

The Snails are off on their annual road trip, but this time we're joined by one of our customers!

04/09/2026

Did you know that we have an etsy shop?
It's a bit different to our other outlets - we sell some quirky vintage things on there that are not available anywhere else. Here's just a little sample of some of the things we've got for sale there.
Link in the comments, if you want to check it out. Orders will be processed when we're back next week.

02/09/2026

What's the news, Daisy?
- Knit Night returns this week. Thursdays at 6.30
- the shop is closed on Saturday 5 September and Wednesday 9 September
- our latest class list is available in the shop and from our web site
-autumn classes start next week
Watch this space for lovely new stock in the coming months!

31/08/2026

Today, I've been out on the road...
Congratulations to all the entrants in the Llanfair Clydogau village show. Being a judge is always difficult and I had some hard decisions to make. What a creative lot you are!

30/08/2026

We are sorry to report that West Yorkshire Spinners (WYS) have ceased production and is currently on the market (29/08/2026). At the moment, we can order from their remaining stock, but many colours are now out of stock so when we run out, that’s it. This may be your last chance to get what you want from the Colourlab, Signature, Retreat, Elements and Wool Revival ranges.

We have been introducing some new yarns over the last couple of months as the uncertainty has grown.

We are so sad for all the people who have worked to build WYS to the powerhouse they were. It is clear that it will not continue as before, as its mill is for sale (should you have a spare 3.65 million to hand) and all the production staff have been laid off.
We hope to be able to stock high quality British yarn but some WYS products currently have no direct British equivalents. We will continue to evolve our ranges keeping to our principles of sustainability and minimising environmental impact.

So, there’s a short chat about how The Snail of Happiness is dealing with the current West Yorkshire Spinners situation on our YouTube channel -

We are sorry to report that West Yorkshire Spinners (WYS) ceased pr...