Anniversary, Girls Night Out, & LYS Day Coming Soon!

April 01, 2025

April has always been an eventful month for Yarn Folk -- our opening event was Spring Girls Night Out in 2013! (We'd planned to open a couple of weeks later, but got talked into a soft opening, and here we are twelve years later...) We'll be rolling out specifics for each event, but add these dates to your calendars; we've got fun stuff in store!

…mark your calendars

Social Stitching

Every Saturday, 2-4p

Bring your current project, and spend some time with others who really vibe on yarn!

Yarn Folk 12th Anniversary

Saturday, April 12, all day

Product exclusives, a special new kit, a fun pre-order, swag, and a party 🎉

Downtown Ellensburg Girls Night Out

Thursday, April 24, 5-9pm

In-store specials and a bonus social stitching night

Local Yarn Store Day

Saturday, April 26, all day

Pattern offers, kits, a Twice Sheared Sheep trunk show, and more

…new in the shop

Another plant fiber yarn arrived from Berroco last week:

Bozzolo is a 100% cotton yarn from Italy, and although it is a worsted weight, it has an appealing lightness. Our curated palette of eight colors is half solids and half gradients. If you want to use a solid and a gradient in a single project, there are some natural pairs, or you can use any of the colorways by themselves. See below for more on our shop sample.

We also restocked blocking boards from Finnish maker, Kainor, and a new product, Adjustable Beanie Blockers. Beanie Blockers are laser cut and stand up vertically, and the design allows you to choose your finished circumference. The design is open in the center to promote good airflow so that your blocked projects dry faster!

And we also have some sheep shaped (say that ten times) wraps-per-inch tools, with engraved grooves to help you estimate yarn size even before you wrap it to make a final determination.

…to inspire

We have taken another markdown on our Karbonz circular needles, and are looking at adjusting our tool offerings a little. We'd love to know what you think--can you take a few minutes for a four question survey?

...currently stitching

I finished this little cardigan a few weeks ago, and have been waiting for the arrival of Bozzolo to show you! Wren is a free pattern from Berroco by Åsa Buchta, and while it is written for DK, I went up a needle size (for both the body and trim), followed the 9 month instructions, and ended up with a cardigan that is in the 12-18 month size range. If I had been making an adult garment, I might have been a little fussier about calculating the size difference in advance, but when it comes to baby things, I have a "knit it and they will grow" approach 😊