Naturally dyed loveliness from Woolly Mammoth Fibre Co.
We have a brand new yarn! Woolly Mammoth Fibre Co. was debuted at Loop during Edinburgh Yarn Festival, and we now have it in our London store as well as online. We have two different yarns from Woolly Mammoth, and we’re so happy to welcome them to the selection of wonderful naturally dyed yarns we already have in stock at Loop. We are also running a giveaway this week, with a beautiful bundle of Woolly Mammoth Natural Sock minis up for grabs! Keep on reading to find out more.
Woolly Mammoth was founded in 2017 by Emma Robinson. All of the beautiful yarn is hand dyed by Emma in Northern Ireland, on the North Coast.
Emma is passionate about unusual or interesting sheep breeds, and this is reflected in the yarns she chooses to dye and to work with. All of the Woolly Mammoth yarns we have at Loop are non-superwash and breed specific. Both of the yarns we carry are a Blue Faced Leicester/Cheviot blend, which is soft and springy.
All Woolly Mammoth yarns are naturally dyed. Emma uses plants that have been foraged from her local area or home grown in her garden, or scraps that have been salvaged from kitchen waste.
The soft colour palette is inspired and informed by the Irish landscape on Emma’s doorstep.
Loop is carrying two yarns from Woolly Mammoth Fibre Co. We have the Natural Sock minis, which are sweet bundles of five 20g mini skeins, each a different colour, wrapped with a small piece of Irish linen. We also have the Natural Sock, which comes in 100g skeins, with 400m per skein, so there’s plenty to play with in just one skein.
The fibre for these yarns is 50% BFL and 50% Cheviot, and has been sourced and spun in the UK. It has a high twist, which means it is comfortable to wear against your skin, but it’s also very durable.
Woolly Mammoth Natural Sock is of course perfect for knitting socks, but it would also be wonderful knitted into a lightweight sweater or cardigan, or a beautiful shawl.
There is a wonderful write-up all about Woolly Mammoth yarns, and Emma’s practice, in the newest issue of Laine Magazine, which we have just restocked! Jonna of Laine came to visit us at Loop this week, and we were so thrilled to see her!
We’ve put together a few pattern suggestions for our newest yarn; we think these would be wonderful knitted up in the Woolly Mammoth!
First up, our Loop Toe-Up Socks are perfect for the Natural Sock base. This is a free pattern for toe-up socks with an afterthought heel, and is a go-to in the shop when we want to knit a sample in a new sock yarn. How cute would a stripy pair be, knitted with the Natural Sock minis?
The Under The Milky Way shawl would be gorgeous knitted up in the subtle shades of the Natural Sock – there are so many colour combinations to choose from!
And how about a breezy top for the Spring? We’d love to see an Ara Tunic knitted in one of the beautiful semi solid colours from Woolly Mammoth. This lightweight top from Quince & Co would be a great choice with the springy Natural Sock base.
As always, if you spot a colour from Woolly Mammoth that is out of stock while you’re browsing, please do send us an email and we can add you to our waiting list for the next delivery!
Now for our exciting giveaway! We will be giving away one set of the Natural Sock minis (previously pictured) to one lucky person this week. This giveaway will close on Thursday 11th April, and we will announce the winners on Friday 12th April. All you need to do is leave a comment on this post, and we will enter you to win! This is open to everyone, so no matter where you are in the world, we can post to you. Good luck everyone!
This giveaway is now CLOSED.
Beautiful soft colours x
Oooh I absolutely love the look of this yarn. . I was lucky enough to visit your shop last year in London and fell in love . I need to visit again soon to stroke some lovely wool and to adopt some more to live with me. Xx
Gorgeous looking yarn. Would love to knit something for spring with this. Hope I win! X
These look lovely!
What beautiful yarn. I’d love to enter the giveaway. Thank you.
I love the soft colors!!! Fingers crossed!!
Dye made from kitchen waste is intriguing!
I love this – will be thinking about the orchid colour way for the future…
This yarn is gorgeous!
What lovely yarns and gorgeous colours.
How wonderful are those colours all gorgeous lovely natural colours ! Simply delicious.
What lovely colours, so natural.
Love the natural colours!
I would love to knit some socks in this wool !
Really beautiful colors in this bundle! (Really!) :) My favorite colors muted!
Beautiful colours, and the. Exciting to try different breeds.
What lovely colours! And naturally dyed too. What a treat!
Beautiful! Thanks for featuring this talented yarn dyer
Love the colours and would love to try the yarn.
Gorgeous soft colours
Lovely bundle
Natural dyes make such lovely colours! The yarn looks amazing, just makes you want to start knitting with it! <3
Absolutely gorgeous colours
I love the soft muted colours
Such a lovely colors! A few months ago I learned myself to knit socks and I love it. Would like to try the toe-up pattern.
love these soft colors and a the little insight into the story behind
Just gorgeous!
Beautiful colours blending perfectly together
Scrumptious!!
Beautiful yarn xxx
Love those soft colour!
The palette of colours is so subtle and so beautiful.
Such sweet delicate colours!
The colours are really lovely. This is a beautiful bundle.
Love this natural sock base, my favourite pair of socks by far, and the colours mix and match so well together.
What lovely wool for your very first handmade socks
Lovely colours, so sweet.
Such beautiful colours
Oh, such beautiful colours and squishy wool! One day I will visit your beautiful shop in London, Brexit or not!
One of my favourite yarns, so exciting that loop is now stocking!
Such beautiful colors
What a gorgeous yarn – thank you for telling us all about the yarn structure and the inspiration for the colours. I would love to try out the yarn by making a pair of Loop toe-up socks for my lovely auntie Eva.
I didn’t make it to EYF this year but if I had, this is one of the yarns I would have tried to squish. Will just have to come to the shop to have a look instead.
Such beautiful spring colours!
Wow, these colours are amazingly beautiful. I’m already dream knitting.
I second what Kat wrote: I’m longing for a visit to your shop, come brexit or no brexit. And the yarn in this post Would love to get my hands on it!!
So pretty! Fingers crossed x
Lovely!
So beautiful!
Well hello little minis I have never made socks ever yet!! but wow what a beautiful yarn to make a pair with. Here’s to a lil Irish luck ❤️❤️
I love Emma’s yarn. Her sock base without nylon, superwash and naturally dyed to boot was a real revelation.
I think being non superwash is fabulous. I’m happy handwashing my handknits. I love the mini colour mix, so soft and gentle. Ive not knitted with BFL yet, would be interesting to see how different it is to merino.
I have used Emma’s yarn to make a shawl. I would love some more to add to my stash!
So lovely and beautiful colors!
Finger crossed
I would love to win this lovely give away for my mum as she is crazy over knitting,socks,sweaters anything really. She is my steady rock in this world!
Beautiful colors!
I am imagining this lovely yarn in my hands, on my needles and then on my feet.
Such wonderful soft colours. I can see the Irish in them.
Beautiful soft natural colours from Woolly Mammoth!
This look of muted shades is perfect. I Wish I lived nearer so I could come and feel the squishy!
Such amazing colors and it’s awesome that it’s all natural dyes!
Seeing this yarn makes my heart sing and my fingers wriggle!
Seeing this yarnmakes my heart sing and my fingers wriggle xx
The yarn looks lovely.
Lovely soft colours for spring !
Emma’s colours are dreamy, as is her commitment to produce low-impact, beautiful yarn
Such beautifully soft and delicate colours!
Fabulous looking yarn, and what amazing colours to bring from natural dyeing!
Here on the Isle of Man, we’re close to Emma’s home (can see the mountains on a clear day!) and I’m thinking of sourcing some of our local Loaghtan sheep’s fleeces to try out my own yarn next year. I’ll be ecstatic to develop anything as gorgeous as this.
Gorgeous colours – would make a lovely Gryer shawl
Wow I love these colours!!!
gorgeous colors!!
Wonderful!!!!
These are lovely! The natural colours and subtle shades are perfect.
Such beautiful colours!!!!
How wonderful it would be to knit with them.
These look soft and such on trend colours! Just looking at them makes my imagination soar! Thank you for choosing such lovely new yarns for your shop!
Oh my, apart from some scrumptious socks, I really do think that’s a perfect piece of installation art ❤️
Thankyou for choosing Emma’s beauty yarn to stock. I love how the soft naturally dyed colours look and non Superwash yarn is making my knitting more interesting these days!
Beautiful soft colours <3
We have all commented on the colours, they are lovely!
What a lovely bundle
I would love to knit with this wool. I have just started to knit socks again and realise I don’t have such beautiful naturally dyed high twist wool to knit with. The mini skeins would be perfect to play with the colours and discover favourites to buy for more socks. Thank you for this opportunity which has given me back my spark to knit again within the community
Lovely yarn, I already have bought some of her sock yarn and I would love the mini set. The colors are so soft en pretty!
Absolutely stunning! With the little bundles, what could you knit with one skein? I’m new to knitting and I’m still learning about gauges and skein length.
Thanks for your guidence.
Ooh, these are beauties!
What could be better….100% British and 100% naturally produced and dyed?! Completely sustainable – Well done Loop for stocking this! X
To win those yarns, oh, such a wish!
To stroke to feel, and have a squish,
Then dreamy socks, so soft to knit
So ‘joy’ upon my face is writ.
Just love the colours!
Emma’s yarn is beautiful … and she’s a very lovely lady too!!
Beautiful colours
I would love to win this beautiful yarn!
Edible colours and it’s my birthday
Beautiful calm colors!
Beautiful soft palette of colours! The yarn seems to be very soft and squishy!
How I love the beautiful yarn and colours of Emma’s magical creations. Thank you for the opportunity and amazing discoveries you present us.
I love the colours, can’t wait to try some :)
What beautiful soft colours! Stunning yarn!
The yarn is so beautiful and the colors so delicate!
The yarn is beautiful and the colors so delicate!
At last! Truly how true wool should feel look and be a pleasure to use.
Beautiful colors. I would love to use this for the Ince Again sweater by Debra Gerhard.
Such beautiful, dreamy yarn. I would love to see socks made from this yarn. Ive been waiting to knit my first pair and this would be yummy yarn for that.
Ah these are so beautiful. I’ve just started knitting socks and I love the idea of minis! I’m doing my first toe-up pair at the moment and already know there’ll be another pair on my needles as soon as I’m done
This yarn looks wonderful – perfect for a bit of colourwork.
As always, everything in Loop appeals – the difficulty is holding back ;)
Such soft, neutral tones. I’m already dreaming up something lovely.
So lovely. Love naturally dyed colours!
Simply sweet!
I love Emma’s yarn and would love to have more of it! Thanks for the giveaway
Love the strong yet subtle colours
What wonderful colours – a summer shawl beckons!
Lovely yarn!
Love to knit socks , will try this heel next time
Beautiful light colors.
Happy Easter to all from Denmark
Beautiful colors.
I‘d love to use Emma‘s beautiful yarn one day. It looks gorgeous and I love her sustainable way of doing business.
Looked and touched the amazing Wooly Mammoth saturday, so pretty!!
Emma’s work is absolutely exquisite! She is one of my favourites! I’m so excited for this giveaway!
Thank you
Love the subtle colours. Fingers crossed.
Inspired to knit some stripey toe-up socks in this
Beautiful!
I love Emma’s commitment to locally sourced and naturally dyed yarns and the amazing colors she is able to achieve. I’ve been watching her podcast from the beginning and hope to be able to purchase some of her beautifully dyed yarn one day – here’s hoping!
Love the soft color of this beautiful yarn.
I love, love, love this yarn-so lovely! Some friends and I visited your shop for the first time last summer-it was worth the 4,000 mile trip:) My favorite yarn shop, hands down!
Oh this looks gorgeous……can’t wait to have a squish!!!
I would love to add to my growing collection of her yarn. She is such an inspiration!!
These colors are all so soothing and gorgeous! A dream to knit with.
Lovely colorw, I would love to win this set! :)
Beautifully subtle colours! How calming.
I love the soft gentle colours. I tend to gravitate to really vivid skeins, but the items I end up wearing are more often knit with a softer colour palette.
Love the subtle hues of these strands.
These are glorious ❤️ Happy knitting to the winner!
I was so lucky to get the chance to visit Loop in Jan of this year and spent tons of time (and money) there, petting and buying….
Loved my experience there! Thank you!!
Hi from Spain!!!
So beautiful colours!! Love it!!❤️❤️
I’m looking to try this yarn, some day :)
Emma makes a really good job!
Love the the Wooly Mammoth sock minis. The colors and fibers look delicious.
Thank you! I LOVE naturally dyed yarn and would be delighted to work with this one.
These are stunning :-)
Wow even in warm sunny California we love a hand knit sock this yarn looks wonderful…
This yarn looks so lovely
Anything naturally dyed is such a joy…
I’m especially taken by the peony-to-grey yarn shown…
This wool looks sooo gorgeous! Would love the opportunity of knitting with this one – a beautiful summer shawl!
Beautiful yarn and a lovely giveaway!
Lovely yarn! Thanks for doing a giveaway!
Amazing colors. Love to see these continuing explorations with natural dyes and breed-specific wool
Always in your shop. Very hard to resist coming out empty handed! Love these baby spring colours!
This new yarn is very special – beautiful colours. Would love to be able to feel it too.
This will looks simply amazing and would knit up beautifully. I really hope I get a chance to try them out.
These colours are so soft. I’d love to add a bundle of these to my stash. There are so many yarns I want to try and Woolly Mammoth is high on that list!
Naturally dyed yarn is certainly taking responsibility for the future of our world. A very appealing concept.
They looked beautiful at EYF as did everything on your packed stall. I would love a set of minis, please.
So beautiful! It’s tough to decide between socks or seeing the colours together as a shawl
I love her sock base and have yet to get my hands on some of her minis (they’ve sold out every time I tried!).
Would love to visit Loop. Gorgeous yarns yet again
What beautiful natural shades. Fingers crossed! Thanks x
What a fabulous yarn, such beautiful colours. I would love some for this pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tegna
So gorgeous! I’ve been wanting to try her yarn—fingers crossed!
What a change to see a yarn from somewhere different, the colours look beautiful and subtle
Gorgeous colors–perfect for spring sock knitting!
Such an absolutely beautiful color pallet!!
I love how no matter which shades you mix, all naturally dyed yarn works well together! I’m sure they’ll fly!
Oh No! MORE gorgeous yarn to explore – I feel another ‘Loop Day’ coming on ……. 2 hours on a train to London, 2 hours in Loop, 2 hours on a train home. What bliss!
Lovely soft yarns!! I would be visiting Loop all of the time if I lived in London!!!
What a beautiful color combination. Gives me the feeling that spring really started
So lovely!
You find the colors of the earth + heart. Thank you. Cannot wait to be in camden Passage again and open your door.
The colours are really lovely and perfect for spring.
So lovely and I bet it feels amazing to work with and to wear. Thanks for supporting and offering this beautiful yarn!
Thank you for this giveway! I would love to knit this beautiful wool
I love these beautiful colours and breed specific yarns. And it is wonderful that they come from NI.
I love the look of this yarn, and am impressed that it’s non super wash. Bravo for managing to get great colours from natural dyes, not easy!
I love the soft colours! Perfect for Spring time!
Beautiful colors! Love that it’s naturally dyed yarn.
Just lovely! I love the colors and the twist of the yarn. The feel of the yarn is why I love knitting.
The colours of this yarn are so delicate. I would love to make a special gift with this yarn.
I have admired Woolly manmoth yarns for ages such gorgeous blends and natural colours a real treat! I’m so excited to see you are stocking it! I’m in London in a couple of weeks so will be squishing the yarn at last. Loop you are the yarn space a real utopia for all of us. You make our yarn dreams happen!.
Oh I love woolly mammoths yarn … it’s so beautiful!!
These are the most gorgeous colours. I love all the projects you suggested but the shawl is calling my name.
These yarns are so gorgeous!! Thank you for putting on this giveaway, fingers crossed! ♥️
Incredible and lovely yarns.
I’d be thrilled to win this. They look such beautiful yarns.
So beautiful! Fingers crossed I win : )
Beautiful yarn and, as always, gorgeous photos.
A beautiful yarn in a beautiful shop ✨
This beautiful yarn would give me the courage to attempt my first pair of socks!
Such beautiful colors.
Beautiful delicious yarns i would be delighted to win.
I love both: Wooly Mammoth yarns and Loop London!
How gorgeous is the yarn and colours
Thanks for such a generous offer
This yarn sounds so wonderful! I can’t wait to splurge on some!!
Your designs are so inviting. Choosing a color scheme would be so hard because you have delicious color ways for all of the! I’m in love!
Beautiful colors and I love that it’s non-superwash!
Absolutely beautiful, the colors are so soft and lovely
I love these beautiful soft colors.
Evoking the colors of the Irish countryside in this yarn makes my heart skip a beat. Such lovely lovely colors. Thank you for this chance to experience them myself. Fingers crossed!
Lovely colors!
Non superwash and naturally dyed… What more can a guy want?
Such beautiful, soft colors and combination of wool fibers. Looking forward to knitting with this yarn soon. Thank you for the giveaway.
Beautiful yarn!
These yarns look so soft I can almost feel them just by looking at the beautiful colours. Would love to knit a garment using all the colours because they are so gorgeous.
Great looking yarn! Next pair of socks on the to-knit list. And definitely in this yarn, north coast in NI is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been.
Beautiful fibres in delicate colours and a lovely giveaway. Thank you.
So pretty!
Love the colours. Wish my home dyeing came out like that.
Yes, I can see my poor old feet snuggled up in a pair of socks made in this delicious wool.
Those naturally dyed colors are so lovely!
I loved the sock yarn yesterday. Considering I live in London Ontario Canada, it will be a little difficult to visit your shop. I would love to knit with it though.
What beautiful work, both the yarn and the patterns are lovely. I would be gifting this to my Mom, if I were to be lucky enough to win. Thanks for the chance.
Absolutely gorgeous yarn, would make a very special pair of socks
Beautiful colours and an interesting blend!
I’d love to add these to my collection of yarn!
Looks lovely to knit with..next visit I will stock up! And could it be true..a pop up in NYC in November?? I’m so there, yes!
I just love the fact that Woolly Mammoth is not too far up the toad from me over here in Northern Ireland and is sourcing such wonderful yarn in such gorgeous colours locally!
I like the whole wool and natural dye ethos here and would love to win the natural mini sock bundle, tied with Irish linen of course and it would be extra special as my mother’s mother came from Noethern Ireland!
The colours are so gorgeous! All the suggested knits are lovely but the shawl is calling my name.
When Irish dyes are smiling, and yarns have bounce and spring,
And Woolly Mammoth’s natural sock all this, to us does bring
when knitters hearts are happy all the world seems bright and gay
Knitting socks and shawls and other things to steal your heart away
Emma’s yarns are so beautiful. I love that they are natural and non-superwash. I managed to snag a few skeins at Alterknit (a woolly shop near Bristol), when they hosted Emma’s trunk show. The skeins are some of the most special in my stash, and I’m hoping to knit them into a lovely sweater design, I’ve had my eyes on, later this year. Thank you for this great giveaway! I’m keeping everything crossed.
I love the natural colours that so positively represent and reflect our own natural environment. So harmonious!
Am plucking up confidence to attempt to knit a pair of socks. Your giveaway wool looks perfect to use for this “beginner sock knitter.” Thank you.
Ahh these colours are so pretty! Would love to try these out on some socks or mittens!
Beautiful yarn….you always have the most interesting patterns and yarn on your FB page
Wonderful blog post!
Oh these are just gorgeous! I’ve only worked with self-striping yarn with socks so I’m very excited to try working with these gorgeous colours to create unique socks.
Those colours are just stunning. I love they are dyed in Ireland- I’m going to visit in September this year.
This would be amazing to win!
I was lucky enough to do a test knit with Emma’s yarn. I absolutely love it! These shock minis would be a great addition to my stash
These look so squishy, imagining fabulous projects to use them for!!
I would love to win this. I am going to be visiting London in early December and will head to your store again. Love visiting your store! Cindi
Very pretty – looking forward to visiting your store in October this year.
I love the delicate shades of plant dyed yarns.
Yummy yummy yummy yarn…….and those colours(I must admit though….I wouldn’t use the yarn for socks….I‘d make a romper for one of my amigurumi dolls…….or a dress….or dungarees…..)
they are all beautiful
Gorgeous colours!
Ooooh what a wonderful bundle of beauty! I would probably go for a pair of stripy socks, or even my favourite mitten pattern :)
Beautiful soft colours, I would love to knit socks using these
Beautiful subtle colours dyed by the natural fauna of the landscape – fabulous!
Such blissful colours! Would love to make stripey socks.
Wonderful yarns, such beautiful colours!
Absolutely gorgeous colours
Love the colours!
How very lovely! She has such soft colours.
Gorgeous soft colours, hmm a colour work cowl perhaps.
These colours are so beautiful and calm, thank you for the giveaway, Loop!
Beautiful yarns and colours.
These soft colours are everything and the base sounds very intriguing too
well hello!!! Now these babies look delicious…. Mmmm I need to seriously learn how to knit socks these are madly gorgeous ❤️
Such beautiful colours!
Those colors- just so dreamy! They look so lovely individuals but so perfect together in the mini sock set!
So beautiful colors and all natural!
Such beautiful colours and perfect for spring!
Love your blog, always inspiring.
I have a couple of skeins of Emma’s yarn and it is beautiful!
Love love love this yarn not least because its from my homeland. It is so squishy and knits up beautifully. So hope I am lucky
Love the colors ❤️ They are beautiful.
Thank you for another wonderful giveaway!
Love that this is a British yarn
I shall get a skein for socks next time I’m at Loop because then I’ve always got a new pair of socks to cast on.
Thank you, Susan x
Such a soft, beautiful, and versatile colour palette!
I have NEVER attempted socks-but this would force me to try them! !
Lovely beautiful yarn! Thanks for the chance!
I absolutely love these and would love to try this yarn. Very hard to get here in the states :(