Welcome and thank you for visiting  Norfolk Yarn

We are currently in the process of updating our website, and we will soon be online with the much improved Norfolk Yarn site. Business continues as normal in the shop so please phone if you need up-to-date info on current stock.

For the autumn we are bringing in an increased range from Artesano Alpaca. The pure alpaca Dk and Inca Cloud are ethically resourced from South America, they knit up beautifully and are very reasonably priced at £3.50 for 50g. They also have very good pattern support from a range of designers including Jean Moss with a whole host of new patterns being realised for the new season.

We are also bringing in an aran weight alpaca/wool from Artesano, their best selling yarn, again well priced at £6.99 for 100g.

So pick up your needles and start knitting for autumn, the best way to save money on your heating bills this year.

Our shop is now open at

288 Aylsham Road, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR3 2RG, phone 01603 417001.

Our opening hours are Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9.30 - 5.00 with an early closing on Wednesday 9.30 - 3.30

We are a family business designed to bring exciting new and interesting yarns to the people of Norwich, and further afield. Both Christine and Becky, mother and daughter team, are keen knitters and interested in wool and various crafts associated with it.

We are very pleased to announce that we are now stockist of the wonderful Colinette yarns. We now have in stock of Parisienne, Tao, Point Five, Giotto, Fandango, Zanzibar and Cadenza in a wide variety of colours, all hand dyed and unique to Colinette. We also stock a wide range of Colinettes books and designs. Please phone for more details.

At the moment we are seeing a big increase in interest in our spinning courses, Ashford spinning supplies and felting supplies so we are looking to expand these areas further. As part of this we have recently received a whole range of fleeces that we are in the process of cleaning. They range from natural white mixed breed fleeces through coloured Welsh Mountain to Blue Faced Leicester and Shetland.  Please contact us if you have any specific requests that we might be able to help with.

On a personal front I have just returned from a wonderful trip to Peru, where I was taking part in a sponsored walk raising money for Action Aid. We took four days to Trek the Inca Trail through to Machu Picchu and had a fantastic time, and I still managed to get a bit of knitting done on the way. How's that for extreme knitting!

Not wanting to be outdone on the extreme knitting front, Christine  has been out on the North Sea in a sailing barge, the Albatross, and got a bit of knitting done on the way.

There is a lot more on offer than wool and needles. Have a look at our Events and offers  page for more details.