News from our Sponsors
Churchmouse Studio
Churchmouse Studio hosts two monthly knitting meetups online via Zoom. Both are free, and both groups are welcoming and interesting. Details here:
Knit with Kit on Zoom
This Saturday, 1 November, 8:30 am-10:00 am Pacific.
Use this link here
Our Monthly Ravelry Zoom
Next Tuesday, 4 November, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm Pacific.
Request the link via email here
Join Kit and make some new crafting friends.
Emerald City Yarn
We're now open!
Churchmouse Studio hosts two monthly knitting meetups online via Zoom. Both are free, and both groups are welcoming and interesting. Details here:
Knit with Kit on Zoom
This Saturday, 1 November, 8:30 am-10:00 am Pacific.
Use this link here
Our Monthly Ravelry Zoom
Next Tuesday, 4 November, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm Pacific.
Request the link via email here
Join Kit and make some new crafting friends.
Emerald City Yarn
We're now open!
Lavender Sheep
I will be teaching a Color & Weave rigid heddle weaving workshop at Clear Creek Farm on November 16th - https://clearcreekfarmduvall.org/instructor/yvonne-ellsworth/
The Knitters Studio
We have changed our Finishing Fridays to Happy Hour Knit-A-Longs, 3-5 pm. Current theme is PetiteKnit patterns or Hooded Scarves.
Join Us Fridays 3-5 pm and have fun with new friends working on your PetiteKnit pattern, Hooded Scarf, or any project you wish. Join in anytime!
We are also announcing being open on Sundays 11-4 pm starting Nov. 9th.
Makers' Mercantile
Here are some upcoming events at Makers’ Mercantile:
Knit (and Crochet) Knockers
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
9:00am – 11:00am -or- 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Learn what’s involved in creating these handmade breast prosthetics that donated through Knitted Knockers – PLUS get a $20 credit to Makers’ Mercantile when you complete and donate a pair! Yarn is included!
https://www.makersmercantile.com/module/class/602232/knit-and-crochet-knockers
Beginning Crochet: Fingerless Mitts
Friday, November 7, 2025
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Discover the fun craft of crochet! In this workshop you’ll learn the skills necessary to make your very own fingerless mitts! Materials are included!
https://www.makersmercantile.com/module/class/593070/learn-to-crochet-fingerless-mitts
Holiday Bazaar and Craft Fair
Saturday, November 8, 2025
10:00am – 3:00pm
Join us for our annual Holiday Bazaar featuring products from: It’s Elemental, Phat Girlz Fibre LLC, Positively Yarnie, Seattle Sky Dyeworks, and Teal Torch Knits! You’ll find these fun local vendors in our shop with tables full of fun temptations for gift making and giving!
https://www.makersmercantile.com/module/events.htm?pageComponentId=4686539&year=2025&month=Nov&day=8&eventId=4202570
Knit a Hat on the addiExpress Machine | Make & Take
November 14, 2025
10:00am – 12:00pm -or- 2:00m – 4:00pm
Experience the fun of the addiExpress Kingsize knitting machine while making a doubly-thick hat! All materials are included in this hands-on adventure.
https://www.makersmercantile.com/module/class/573116/knit-a-hat-on-the-addiexpress-machine--make--take
Bavarian Twist with Lisa Ellis
Saturday, November 22, 2025
10:00am – 1:00pm
Learn the joy of Bavarian knitting with instructor Lisa Ellis! In this workshop you’ll discover twisted stitches and cables that create stylish finished objects. You’ll learn a 2-color cast on, cabling without a cable needle, reading Bavarian charts and 4 Bavarian cable stitches!
https://www.makersmercantile.com/module/class/606605/bavarian-twist-with-lisa-ellis
Portuguese Knitting with Lisa Ellis
Saturday, November 22, 2025
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Here’s your chance to learn the fast and easy technique of Portuguese knitting! You’ll build confidence in the technique as well as explore a number of different ways this technique is done. Plus, you’ll get two imported knitting pins and a hat pattern in class!
https://www.makersmercantile.com/module/class/606602/portuguese-knitting-with-lisa-ellis
Seattle Sky Dyeworks
The big news is out, we're opening a mill and dyehouse! We've launched a pre-order campaign to help cover what the business loan will not; primarily the $16,000 needed to sign our lease. If domestic wool and supporting our local fibershed is important to you, we could use your support! Placing an order, sharing on social media, helping spread the word, every little bit gets us closer to our goal. Find us at WoolforthePeople.com, on Facebook as Wool for the People, and Instagram as WoolforthePeopleMill. Our pre-order campaign runs from now until November 16th!
Happening Now!
The Salish Sea & Sky Fiber Arts Retreat is back for its fourth year! Early bird registration has opened and we are already at 34% sold out! Find out what all the hype is about and join us! This summer camp for fiber nerds is all inclusive. Come take classes, dye in the indigo bucket, go on a foraging walk, or spend the four days hiding in a hammock in the woods from your family. We are expected to sell out, so make sure you register ASAP: https://seattleskydyeworks.com/pages/salish-sea-sky-retreat
November 4th - 8th ~ Stilly River Yarns
Stilly River will be hosting a Seattle Sky Dyeworks trunk show!
November 4th, 11th, 18th ~ Seattle, WA
If you're reading this you're probably a yarn addict. Let's make it worse. Learn how to spin your own yarn! This three part class will teach you the basics of spinning, drafting, spinning singles, plying, and finishing your yarn. You'll finish class with a skein of your very own handspun! *Date is tentative
Register Here: https://seattleyarn.com/collections/spinning-classes/products/beginning-spinning
November 8th ~ Makers Mercantile
Maker's Mercantile is hosting a holiday market! Join us and other business members while we take over Makers! Shop for all sorts of goodies for yourself (and I guess others) at the holiday Market. The market runs from 10am-3pm located at Makers Mercantile in Renton, WA, right across from Ikea!
Skagit Woolen Works
It's the holiday market season! Find us at various local maker markets and pop-ups through the end of the year.
Trunk Show at Emerald City Yarn in November (exact dates TBD, follow their Instagram for all the details!)
Snohomish Harvested Market Sunday November 23rd, 10am-5pm at Snohomish High School. This is a huge local event and should be the perfect opportunity to stock up on produce for the holidays and get some early shopping in!
Bellingham Makers Market Saturday & Sunday November 29th-30th at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal. In the heart of historic Fairhaven. make a day of it with some holiday vibes and meeting local makers and artisans.
Valley Made Holiday Market Saturday & Sunday December 6th-7th. This couldn't be any more local for us - just a mile from the mill at their new location at Hillcrest Lodge in Mount Vernon. We love this market, now at a new ADA accessible space.
Arlington Makers Pop Up hosted by Liz Park Studios at the Arlington Pop Up Shop at the Innovation Center. Details TBD but expect us their hanging out with some of our favorite local artisans and makers December 12th-13th.
Save the date for St Distaff's Day Spin In January 3rd in Burlington hosted by the Bellingham Spindrifters. This is a beloved local event and just gets better every year!
Stranded by the Sea
Community Craft Along in partnership with the Edmonds Food Bank
Knit/Crochet a pair of "Helping Hands" Fingerless Mitts
I will be teaching a Color & Weave rigid heddle weaving workshop at Clear Creek Farm on November 16th - https://clearcreekfarmduvall.org/instructor/yvonne-ellsworth/
The Knitters Studio
We have changed our Finishing Fridays to Happy Hour Knit-A-Longs, 3-5 pm. Current theme is PetiteKnit patterns or Hooded Scarves.
Join Us Fridays 3-5 pm and have fun with new friends working on your PetiteKnit pattern, Hooded Scarf, or any project you wish. Join in anytime!
We are also announcing being open on Sundays 11-4 pm starting Nov. 9th.
Makers' Mercantile
Here are some upcoming events at Makers’ Mercantile:
Knit (and Crochet) Knockers
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
9:00am – 11:00am -or- 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Learn what’s involved in creating these handmade breast prosthetics that donated through Knitted Knockers – PLUS get a $20 credit to Makers’ Mercantile when you complete and donate a pair! Yarn is included!
https://www.makersmercantile.com/module/class/602232/knit-and-crochet-knockers
Beginning Crochet: Fingerless Mitts
Friday, November 7, 2025
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Discover the fun craft of crochet! In this workshop you’ll learn the skills necessary to make your very own fingerless mitts! Materials are included!
https://www.makersmercantile.com/module/class/593070/learn-to-crochet-fingerless-mitts
Holiday Bazaar and Craft Fair
Saturday, November 8, 2025
10:00am – 3:00pm
Join us for our annual Holiday Bazaar featuring products from: It’s Elemental, Phat Girlz Fibre LLC, Positively Yarnie, Seattle Sky Dyeworks, and Teal Torch Knits! You’ll find these fun local vendors in our shop with tables full of fun temptations for gift making and giving!
https://www.makersmercantile.com/module/events.htm?pageComponentId=4686539&year=2025&month=Nov&day=8&eventId=4202570
Knit a Hat on the addiExpress Machine | Make & Take
November 14, 2025
10:00am – 12:00pm -or- 2:00m – 4:00pm
Experience the fun of the addiExpress Kingsize knitting machine while making a doubly-thick hat! All materials are included in this hands-on adventure.
https://www.makersmercantile.com/module/class/573116/knit-a-hat-on-the-addiexpress-machine--make--take
Bavarian Twist with Lisa Ellis
Saturday, November 22, 2025
10:00am – 1:00pm
Learn the joy of Bavarian knitting with instructor Lisa Ellis! In this workshop you’ll discover twisted stitches and cables that create stylish finished objects. You’ll learn a 2-color cast on, cabling without a cable needle, reading Bavarian charts and 4 Bavarian cable stitches!
https://www.makersmercantile.com/module/class/606605/bavarian-twist-with-lisa-ellis
Portuguese Knitting with Lisa Ellis
Saturday, November 22, 2025
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Here’s your chance to learn the fast and easy technique of Portuguese knitting! You’ll build confidence in the technique as well as explore a number of different ways this technique is done. Plus, you’ll get two imported knitting pins and a hat pattern in class!
https://www.makersmercantile.com/module/class/606602/portuguese-knitting-with-lisa-ellis
Seattle Sky Dyeworks
The big news is out, we're opening a mill and dyehouse! We've launched a pre-order campaign to help cover what the business loan will not; primarily the $16,000 needed to sign our lease. If domestic wool and supporting our local fibershed is important to you, we could use your support! Placing an order, sharing on social media, helping spread the word, every little bit gets us closer to our goal. Find us at WoolforthePeople.com, on Facebook as Wool for the People, and Instagram as WoolforthePeopleMill. Our pre-order campaign runs from now until November 16th!
Happening Now!
The Salish Sea & Sky Fiber Arts Retreat is back for its fourth year! Early bird registration has opened and we are already at 34% sold out! Find out what all the hype is about and join us! This summer camp for fiber nerds is all inclusive. Come take classes, dye in the indigo bucket, go on a foraging walk, or spend the four days hiding in a hammock in the woods from your family. We are expected to sell out, so make sure you register ASAP: https://seattleskydyeworks.com/pages/salish-sea-sky-retreat
November 4th - 8th ~ Stilly River Yarns
Stilly River will be hosting a Seattle Sky Dyeworks trunk show!
November 4th, 11th, 18th ~ Seattle, WA
If you're reading this you're probably a yarn addict. Let's make it worse. Learn how to spin your own yarn! This three part class will teach you the basics of spinning, drafting, spinning singles, plying, and finishing your yarn. You'll finish class with a skein of your very own handspun! *Date is tentative
Register Here: https://seattleyarn.com/collections/spinning-classes/products/beginning-spinning
November 8th ~ Makers Mercantile
Maker's Mercantile is hosting a holiday market! Join us and other business members while we take over Makers! Shop for all sorts of goodies for yourself (and I guess others) at the holiday Market. The market runs from 10am-3pm located at Makers Mercantile in Renton, WA, right across from Ikea!
Skagit Woolen Works
It's the holiday market season! Find us at various local maker markets and pop-ups through the end of the year.
Trunk Show at Emerald City Yarn in November (exact dates TBD, follow their Instagram for all the details!)
Snohomish Harvested Market Sunday November 23rd, 10am-5pm at Snohomish High School. This is a huge local event and should be the perfect opportunity to stock up on produce for the holidays and get some early shopping in!
Bellingham Makers Market Saturday & Sunday November 29th-30th at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal. In the heart of historic Fairhaven. make a day of it with some holiday vibes and meeting local makers and artisans.
Valley Made Holiday Market Saturday & Sunday December 6th-7th. This couldn't be any more local for us - just a mile from the mill at their new location at Hillcrest Lodge in Mount Vernon. We love this market, now at a new ADA accessible space.
Arlington Makers Pop Up hosted by Liz Park Studios at the Arlington Pop Up Shop at the Innovation Center. Details TBD but expect us their hanging out with some of our favorite local artisans and makers December 12th-13th.
Save the date for St Distaff's Day Spin In January 3rd in Burlington hosted by the Bellingham Spindrifters. This is a beloved local event and just gets better every year!
Stranded by the Sea
Community Craft Along in partnership with the Edmonds Food Bank
Knit/Crochet a pair of "Helping Hands" Fingerless Mitts
CommunityCraft Along Dates & Times:
First Cast On Session at Stranded by the Sea: Thursday, Nov 13th at 11am or 5pm
Support Session at Cascadia Art Museum: Monday, Nov 16th 1-3pm
RSVP at https://www.cascadiaartmuseum.org/cascadia-stitching-club/
Support Session at Brigid's Bottleshop: Wednesday, Dec 3rd at 5-7pm
Cast Off and Help Session at Stranded by the Sea: Thursday, Dec 11th at 11am or 5pm
Last date to drop off donated mitts: Saturday, Dec 13th
Participants are asked to bring a canned food item to donate when they attend any support session.
Stranded by the Sea will be collecting donated food items for the EFB anytime during shop hours for the remainder of the year.
Helping Hands Yarn Kits are available in:
Special Hand-Dyed "Helping Hands" Colorway for $30
or Cascade 220 Superwash Aran Merino for $22
Stranded by the Sea will donate $6 to the EFB for each kit purchased.
Each kit includes a skien of yarn, pattern, a special EFB Artichoke stitch marker made by Stranded by the Sea.
Of course, people may make as many pairs of mitts as they wish and may use their own stash yarn as well.
Finished Mitts may be donated at Stranded by the Sea by Dec 13th and will be given to Edmonds Food Bank Customers for the December Toy Shop.
An important part of this Craft Along is also community building and outreach to the allow the Food Bank Customers to participate and craft along with the community and knit or crochet themselves. Cascade Yarns has generously donated 100 skeins of yarn for Food Bank Customers to participate for free! Anyone may help by covering the cost of knitting needles or crochet hooks with a Give-A-Tools-Set for for $12, which provides knitting needles or a crochet hook, tapestry needle, and stitch markers for a Food Bank Customer. Donations of Knitting Needles in Size US 8 (straight or circular) or 4.5mm Crochet Hooks also welcome.
Find all the details at:
https://www.strandedbythesea.com/helping-hands-craft-along-rsvp.html
Yarn Dragon
Yarn Dragon has created a new Facebook Group called Quick Knit Reminders. It's the place for short vids when you need a quick refresher on how to do a stitch.
When you're in the group, click the media tab and then videos to see them all. Check them out here!
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1GoGYv3VoE/
First Cast On Session at Stranded by the Sea: Thursday, Nov 13th at 11am or 5pm
Support Session at Cascadia Art Museum: Monday, Nov 16th 1-3pm
RSVP at https://www.cascadiaartmuseum.org/cascadia-stitching-club/
Support Session at Brigid's Bottleshop: Wednesday, Dec 3rd at 5-7pm
Cast Off and Help Session at Stranded by the Sea: Thursday, Dec 11th at 11am or 5pm
Last date to drop off donated mitts: Saturday, Dec 13th
Participants are asked to bring a canned food item to donate when they attend any support session.
Stranded by the Sea will be collecting donated food items for the EFB anytime during shop hours for the remainder of the year.
Helping Hands Yarn Kits are available in:
Special Hand-Dyed "Helping Hands" Colorway for $30
or Cascade 220 Superwash Aran Merino for $22
Stranded by the Sea will donate $6 to the EFB for each kit purchased.
Each kit includes a skien of yarn, pattern, a special EFB Artichoke stitch marker made by Stranded by the Sea.
Of course, people may make as many pairs of mitts as they wish and may use their own stash yarn as well.
Finished Mitts may be donated at Stranded by the Sea by Dec 13th and will be given to Edmonds Food Bank Customers for the December Toy Shop.
An important part of this Craft Along is also community building and outreach to the allow the Food Bank Customers to participate and craft along with the community and knit or crochet themselves. Cascade Yarns has generously donated 100 skeins of yarn for Food Bank Customers to participate for free! Anyone may help by covering the cost of knitting needles or crochet hooks with a Give-A-Tools-Set for for $12, which provides knitting needles or a crochet hook, tapestry needle, and stitch markers for a Food Bank Customer. Donations of Knitting Needles in Size US 8 (straight or circular) or 4.5mm Crochet Hooks also welcome.
Find all the details at:
https://www.strandedbythesea.com/helping-hands-craft-along-rsvp.html
Yarn Dragon
Yarn Dragon has created a new Facebook Group called Quick Knit Reminders. It's the place for short vids when you need a quick refresher on how to do a stitch.
When you're in the group, click the media tab and then videos to see them all. Check them out here!
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1GoGYv3VoE/
