About Us

The Wooly West opened for business in 1980. I had recently returned from time abroad in weaving school in Sweden and working as a nanny in France and knew it was time to settle down and do something serious. I never realized how serious it would get or how long it would last! I chose knitting as a primary focus, because I loved the portability of it (as opposed to weaving) and realized that knitting was accessible to everyone, the tools are, actually, few and the basic skills are easy to teach and to learn. Over the years, The Wooly West has encouraged more folks to knit than I ever thought possible.

My goal for the Wooly West has always been to offer fine natural fiber yarns, classic and traditional patterns, useful knitting tools and expert instruction to my customers. The retail store was sold in June of 2000 and now is focusing on mail order. Looking ahead, there will be (at least) an annual catalog and a web site with updates as often as possible. The Wooly West specializes in small projects, especially socks, and the patterns, yarn, and tools to achieve them with pleasure.

The Wooly West has always offered unique patterns and yarns. From one of the first shops in the USA to carry true Shetland yarn to sock yarn imported from Wales, I've tried to offer 'real' wool and great colors for projects to make any knitter proud. Now I have a collection of yarns I am devoted to and plan to add more as I find them. I also am offering patterns created by me, and also patterns from Utah designers as well as others throughout the country. You'll also find books, accessories and other goodies for the beginning to avid knitter.

Thanks for visiting me via this wonderful web and happy knitting.

Nancy Bush