Williams Wools opened in August 2009 after lots of painting walls, making soft furnishings and stuffing shelves with fabulous textures and colours, and I absolutely love being here.

I’ve been a hobby knitter for years, originally taught by my Grandma, Mum and Aunties but started in earnest when I started my family. After a few years of being unable to knit I have returned to it with a passion, so much so that a friend and I started a knitting group that now meets at Burgundy’s Wine Bar on Lowther Street (every Tuesday evening from 7.30pm onwards.) I realized I was travelling quite far to find the high quality yarns I love to knit with and that I probably wasn’t alone in this. So what better idea than to open my own shop to stock all my favourites and brands that hopefully give other knitters pleasure too!?

Kirkland is a great destination area for specialist shops and is a wonderful retail community. The shop has a car park just next door so it’s in a really good spot to pop in for knitting essentials, or perhaps with a knitting emergency! I’m always happy to try and help with questions or problems.

I hold knit-alongs, workshops and classes. We often have knit nights in the shop - just give us a call if you would like to pop in and join us on the comfy sofas.

I was lucky enough to be brought up in a close knit family, and that’s how I learnt my knitting skills. I believe that in a small way our knitting group is building a community, we offer help, advice, encouragement and sometimes even a shoulder. I think we’ve made a “home” for a Williams’ Wools knitting family.

Come along and visit us, we’d love to meet you.

Adrienne