Seattle Area Yarn News:
Churchmouse Yarns & Teas
Though we permanently closed our yarn store in 2020, the year of the pandemic, we are still operating online at churchmouseyarns.com and offering Local Pickup from our Fulfillment Center at 179 Madrone Lane N on Bainbridge Island. All Wound Up - Chemo Hat Drive Our chemo hat drive is benefiting two local cancer centers in the Edmonds area. Charity Makers are encouraged to knit hats of all sizes for men and women. Please only use cotton or bamboo yarns (no acrylic or animal fibers). You may drop off your hats at All Wound Up. Stranded by the Sea - Charity Knitting Stranded by the Sea's Hook & Needle Knockers Group is collecting knit and crocheted "Knitted Knockers" for women who have undergone mastectomies or other procedures to the breast. Anyone is welcome to attend the group's bi-monthly meetings in the shop on the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 4:30 - 6 PM. Completed knockers made with approved yarns may be dropped off anytime at Stranded by the Sea. Our group will size and stuff the knockers for patients at the Swedish Cancer Institute in Edmonds. Click here for more information. National Nordic Museum - Ongoing events The National Nordic Museum in Ballard sometimes has knitting related exhibitions or events/classes in their schedule. Yoga for Knotted Knitters - Ongoing classes, Mondays 11 am - 12 pm Pacific Stiff neck and shoulders? Sore hands? Marcie Leek of Yoga for Knotted Knitters offers gentle yoga classes on Mondays from 11 am - 12 pm Pacific. If you've enjoyed the SKG sessions with Marcie, you know that these classes feel great, are beginner friendly, and all you need is a chair! Visit the website for more information. May 27 - September 5
Slow Yarn Crawl More information and participating shops may be found at slowcrawl.com August 6, 10 am - 6 pm August 7, 12 - 5 pm Acorn Street Shop Grey Drizzle Yarns Pop-Up Shop August 12 and 19, 5 - 7 pm Seattle Sky Dyeworks and Seattle Yarn Kasteyl of Seattle Sky Dyeworks will be teaching Weaving Basics at Seattle Yarn. No experience is necessary, and it's perfect for knitters as a new way to use up their beloved stashes. You can even rent a loom! Click here for more information. August 16 - 20, 10 am - 6 pm August 21, 12 - 5 pm Acorn Street Shop End of Summer Sale August 27 A Little Knitty Teal Torch Knits Trunk Show September 6 Seattle Mariners Stitch 'N Pitch September 23 - 24, 10 am - 6 pm September 25, 12 - 5 pm Acorn Street Shop Serial Knitters DyeHouse Pop-Up Shop September 23-25 Bazaar Girls Yarn Shop Gansey design workshop with Beth Brown-Reinsel Join us in person in Port Townsend for a three-day workshop with Beth Brown-Reinsel, coming to us from Vermont. Beth will guide you as you design your own Gansey sweater, based on historical techniques and motifs. The Gansey was the prevalent British Isles fisherman's sweater during the 19th and early 20th centuries, and Beth brings a deep knowledge of both the history and the knitting techniques involved in this timeless design. Click here for more information. September 24 A Little Knitty Jadawoo Designs Trunk Show October 24 A Little Knitty Wildstar Fibers & PNW Knit Designs Trunk Show November 12-13 Bazaar Girls Yarn Shop Encoded lace workshop with Bristol Ivy Join us in person in Port Townsend as we welcome Bristol Ivy, here in person from her base in Maine. Bristol has been experimenting with encoding words into lace knitting, so that you could, for instance, make a shawl that has the names of your children, or the words to a favorite poem. For instance, when she was experimenting with this idea, Bristol made a scarf that featured a knitted representation of the airport codes of all the places she traveled to in 2020. Click here for more information. |
Recurring Social Knitting in Local Yarn Stores: A Little Knitty Sit-n-Stitch Wednesdays, 12 - 2 pm Pacific Thursdays, 6 - 8 pm Pacific Last Saturday of the month, 10 am - 12 Pacific Acorn Street Shop Summer Knit Night Outdoor - subject to cancel if raining! August 11 and 25, 6 - 8 pm Pacific All Wound Up In Person Fiber Socials Wednesdays, 1 - 3 pm Pacific (limit 8) Registration Required Virtual Fiber Socials Thursdays, 6:30 - 8 pm Pacific Zoom Meeting Link Bazaar Girls Yarn Shop Information page Nip -n- Knit Thursdays, 6:00 - 8:00 pm Pacific Crafternoon Sundays, 2:00 - 4:00 pm Pacific Seattle Yarn Virtual Sit and Stitch 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month, 11 am - 1 pm Pacific Zoom Meeting Link 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month, 6 - 8 pm Pacific Zoom Meeting Link In-Person Sit and Stitch 1st Wednesday of every month, 6 - 8 pm Pacific Sundays, 11 am - 5 pm Pacific Stilly River Yarns Zoom-Baaaaa! (Virtual) August 1, 15, and 29, 8:30 - 9:30 pm Pacific Link on shop Facebook Events page Craft Brew Social Night @ SAAL Brewing Company August 11 and 25, 4:30 - 7:00 pm Pacific Link on shop Facebook Events page Stranded by the Sea In-Person Socials Tuesdays, 6 - 9 pm Pacific Thursdays, 11 am - 3 pm Pacific |