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The 2025 Spring Taster Box has sold out during our Early Access Event. Thank you for your eager response to this beautiful tradition!

A beautiful tradition, the highly anticipated 2025 Spring Taster Box! This thoughtfully curated box is loaded with 675 grams of some lucious and woolly yarns that will make your knitting feel absolutely indulgent.

The 2025 Spring Taster Box is certainly a special one. Our boxes are always in high demand so we offer an Early Access Shopping period.

What's in the Box?

All the Woolly Goodness

  • 100g of The Grey Sheep Co. Stein Fine Wool ® Double Knitting
  • 100g of Whistlebare Yeavering Bell, 4ply
  • 100g of WoolDreamers Saona
  • 100g of Jamieson & Smith 2ply Double Knitting
  • 100g of West Yorkshire Spinners Fleece Bluefaced Leicester
  • 100g of Garthenor Organic Number 2
  • 75g of Tukuwool Cashmere Silk
  • Digital Pattern for Thistledown Scarf by Susan Mills for TWT
  • The Woolly Thistle Key Chain by Katrinkles
  • Spring Stitch Marker Set
  • Pattern Suggestion Card
  • Free US Shipping!!

The Woolly Thistle's 2025 Spring Taster Box Yarns

The Grey Sheep Stein Fine Wool® DK

The Grey Sheep is a small farm raising pedigree fine wool flocks of Gotland, and Stein Fine Wool®. The fleece is hand-sorted and hand-dyed in a beautiful and springy colorway that is exclusive to the 2025 Spring Taster Box! There is an exclusive pattern offered for this gorgeous skein.

DK Weight

1 skein; 273 yards

Tukuwool Cashmere Silk 4ply

The timeless beauty of cashmere is perfect in this Cashmere Silk 4ply from Tukuwool. It's low carbon footprint and cruetly free silk, this is a standout among cashmere. It's so soft and so natural with a beautiful sheen and luster. This durable and soft yarn is one to love and treasure.

Fingering Weight

3 balls; 285 yards total

Wooldreamers Saona

Saona blends the softness of Spanish Merino Wool with the cool, breathable touch of Andalusian Cotton. The result is a yarn that feels as effortless as it is beautiful. In a range of subtle colors, you'll enjoy the light, smooth, and beautiful texture of Wooldreamers Saona!

Light DK / Sport Weight

2 balls; 480 yards total

WYS Fleece Bluefaced Leicester

West Yorkshire Spinners is a favorite among Thistlers and this UK Heritage breed is perfect. With its soft and silky texture in beautiful rich hues, this 100% wool shines with its lustrous finish and beautiful drape. You'll love the great stitch definition especially in cables or lace!

1 skein; 246 yards

Garthenor Organic Number 2

Garthenor Organic leads the way in certified organic yarns. Garthenor Organic Number 2 is a sport weight yarn with a lofty texture and a slightly looser twist. The result is a woolly yarn that is cozy and soft; the natural undyed shades are a purely delight!

Sport Weight

2 skeins; 372 yards total

Whistlebare Yeavering Bell 4ply

Right from England and a true unicorn, we have Whistlebare Yeavering Bell 4ply! This fingering weight yarn is 80% Mohair and 20% Wensleydale, both from Whistlebare's own flocks. The fleece has a long staple and high luster making this yarn luxurious, drapey, and the colors are absolutley stunning.

1 skein; 383 yards

J&S Double Knitting

Our beloved Jamieson & Smith 100% Shetland wool is here with its rich history and heritage. This Double Knitting is perfect for colorwork and your Taster Box will have a curated collection of colors for a beautiful colorwork project that will bloom beautifully in your Shetland project!

DK Weight; Coordinating colors

4 balls; 328 yards total

Exclusive Design and Colorway

The Grey Sheep

We are so excited to work with The Grey Sheep to offer a gorgeous and exclusive colorway for the 2025 Spring Taster Box. This springy colorway is called The Bluebell Trail and we are in love!

Your 2025 Spring Taster Box also includes a Free Digital Download for an exclusive pattern! Thistledown Scarf by Susan Mills for TWT is a perfect one-skein project that is versatile and fun!

Included in each Box

Treasures

We love to top off these boxes, with a little extra fun and in this case, sparkles! Along with 675 grams of some of the finest yarn, you'll also receive:

  • The Woolly Thistle Keychain by Katrinkles
  • The Woolly Thistle Spring Stitch Marker Set by Katrinkles (one set of three)
  • Digital Pattern for Thistledown Scarf by Susan Mills for TWT
  • Pattern Suggestion Card - includes free and paid pattern suggestions for the yarns included in the 2025 Selection Box
Whistlebare

Yeavering Bell 4ply

The secret is out! Whistlebare is the 2025 Spring Taster Box!!

Whistlebare yarn is spun on a small Northumberland farm from the fleeces of Whistlebare's own Angora goats and Wensleydale sheep. Rarely available outside of their own shop, we are delighted to include this yarn in the 2025 Spring Taster Box.

With it's long-staple shine and worsted spun drape, this fingering weight yarn is the ultimate in strenght and softness, an indulgence in your stash and on your needles.

Hand-dyed on the farm and wrapped in Whistlebare's lovely label, we can't wait for this yarn to be in your hands!

Here's the SCoop!

We are so excited to share the important details about the 2025 Spring Taster Box. Here's the overview:

  • 675 grams of woolly wool and some (full-size skeins of some yarns you know and love and many that are brand new to The Woolly Thistle)
  • We'll choose a wide range of gorgeous colors just for you!
  • Digital Pattern for Thistledown Scarf by Susan Mills for TWT
  • Sparkly extras to show your TWT love
  • Pattern Suggestion Card for inspiration
  • Early Access available May 21st for those who sign up!
  • Great value at $295.95
  • Free shipping within the US

What our Customers say about our curated boxes

★★★★★

Well, I’m in 7th heaven, I received my Spring Taster Box! I enjoyed every minute of slowly unpacking it. Woolly Thistle, you’ve outdone yourselves!

Dolores
★★★★★

I received my Taster Box yesterday! The yarns are lovely, I can hardly wait to use them, and the extras are quite the treat…thanks so much!

Sandy
★★★★★

My very first Taster Box. So excited and absolutely love it all!

Pam
★★★★★

Wuhoo! Came home today and my spring taster box had arrived. Especially excited because it contains the variety of bright colors I was hoping I’d score. Now I can start dreaming of what to add to my queue while I finish a few WIPs.

Loralie
★★★★★

Delighted to receive my 2024 Spring Taster Box today in Keene, Ontario. Such a beautiful smell of pure wool when you open the box.

Mary