Final Summer Night Market is this Wednesday! Open until 8.
August 19, 2025
The final Ellensburg Night Market of the summer season is this Wednesday, and we will be open until 8p, with a bonus Social Stitching time from 6-8p. This great downtown event takes place on Pine Street, an easy walk from our new location on Third Ave!
…mark your calendars
Social Stitching
Every Saturday, 2-4p
NEW! Every Tuesday, 10a-12p
Bonus Social Stitching August 20th, 6-8p during the final Ellensburg Night Market for the Summer
Bring your current project, and spend some time with others who really vibe on yarn!
Have a Ball Fall Crawl (Virtual)
September 20 & 21, 27 & 28.
Register here! Guest Designer Toni Lipsey will be chatting with the Six Ply Team on September 20th at 9a PDT/12p EDT, and Yarn Folk will be featured on September 28th at 9:45a PDT/12:45 EDT!
Marie Greene at Yarn Folk
October 10th (evening) & 11th.
We're thrilled that Marie will be here to talk about (and sign) her new book, Knit in One (releasing September 30th). Watch this space for more details about this special weekend, and you can pre-order Knit in One here, and we will have it available for you in time for the event!
Temporary Hours
August 26th, open 8:30a-3:20p
Closing early to attend Public Transit Advisory Committee meeting
September 10th, open 8:30a-3:30p
Closing early to see Jon Batiste at Chateau Ste. Michelle!
…new in the shop
Malabrigo's color collection for Rios this year is Amigas de Rosalinda. Rosalinda was introduced last year on a couple of yarn bases, but this year the color is the inspiration for an entire new palette in Rios. Because the number of colorways available in Rios is so large (105; we usually have 60-75 in stock), we had to make a separate product page for Rosalinda's Friends, as Shopify has a 100 variant limit!
Find them here. They are so pretty--which is your favorite?
PS--Are you thinking of joining Malabrigo's Barnstable KAL? It begins September 1, and is a great opportunity to try out Seis Cabos, if you haven't done so already! You'll need two skeins for the main color, and one for the contrast color.
…to inspire
The entry period for the Kittitas County Fair ended yesterday, and if you are a county resident, I hope you registered some of your fiber work! Drop off for Open Needlework (which includes knit and crochet items) and Fiber Arts (handspun yarn and projects made from it) is THIS FRIDAY, from 10a - 7p in the Home Arts Building at the Fairgrounds. (If you turn east onto 7th Ave from Chestnut St, you are able to drive into the Fairgrounds and park by Home Arts for drop off.)
I almost forgot! Thea Colman's new pattern, Sfumato calls for Julie Asselin's Leizu Fingering, a gorgeous wool/silk blend. Two to three skeins for the main color, and one for the contrasting stripes and colorwork. It's a terrific layering piece!
...currently stitching
I finally got to start something new!! (Last week's Bear Ears Beanie Hat notwithstanding.) I swatched Berroco Wizard prior to selecting a project, and Ozetta's Lakes V-Neck Pullover matched the gauge I prefered. The knitting starts with saddle shoulders, and then the fronts and backs are picked up and knit down from there before you join in the round to complete the body. I love using self-striping yarn for patterns that are knit in multiple directions, and stockinette stitch on US 10 needles is flying after the many, many cables of Oban!
Knitting with chainette yarns is a little different from working with conventionally plied yarns, and I posted a short video with some helpful tips over on Yarn Folk's YouTube channel last week. Check it out if you think it might be useful! (Much of the info also crosses over to crochet projects.)
