Tuesday, July 14, 2015

are you curious?


i know you are. i get questions every day about what i'm up to and what my plan is for the shop.
  1. are you closing? 
  2. are you moving? 
  3. when are you going to get more yarn? 
  4. your inventory is low - are you not going to carry [insert yarn name/weight]? 
  5. are you going to stop carrying needlepoint canvases?
the simple answers are
  1. no
  2. not this year
  3. soon
  4. yes, maybe, no (depending on the yarn)
  5. no
but as we all know, answers are usually not that simple. over the past few years, the YARN mart has been going through some major and some minor changes. ownership has changed. technology has advanced (and continues to advance). and the yarn world is vastly different.

you are demanding more from your local yarn shop and from the yarn industry as a whole. you are smarter and savvier knitters, crocheters, and needlepointers. and after 50 years in business, we have a standard to maintain as well as a future to forge. i have a tons of ideas - more than i can accomplish in my lifetime but i'm excited about what is coming next. and i'm ready to meet whatever challenges you, our loyal customers, demand!

so...
  1. no we are not closing.
  2. not this year but in the near future to a location with much better parking.
  3. after reducing down our inventory to a realistic number, it's time to build it back up. it will take a while (probably a year and a half). please bear with me.
  4. we will continue to carry many of the high quality yarns that you have grown to expect from the YARN mart including blue sky alpacas, berroco, swans island, and lorna's laces. three irish girls had great YM unwinding and juniper moon farm's zooey is already sold out and reordered. sweet georgia tough sock love and cashmere lace arrived yesterday. i've got a plan and can't wait to unveil each and every new yarn.
stick with me cause I think you are going to LOVE the new and improved shop!

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

knittin' for baby

knittin' for baby is the perfect summer time knittin'!

check out these great new patterns from spud & chloe! fine and stripey fine are wonderful fingering weight yarns in yummy baby colors.

Pint-Size Pullover

roundabout romper and socks


boo boo bottoms