Welcome to YarnForSale (or Yarn4Sale).

We have added a number of new items to the site recently, including more patterns and kits. 

First off is the Mariposa Shawl, done in Yin and Yang from Southwest Trading Company.    This beautiful shawl designed by Merrily Parker, has been a favorite project at Stitches shows and on Ravelry.  When it is knit in Yin and Yang, it makes a stunning accessory to any outfit and is perfect for any fall or winter party.  It is available in all of the colors of Yin and Yang.

Yin and Yang are a beautiful soft wool-bamboo yarn that is as easy to knit as it is to wear.  Yang adds an extra WOW factor by the addition of a string of sequins wound with the yarn.  Yin and Yang are dyed to match so that you can use the two yarns together.

Second, we have the Yin Yang Tank and Tee, designed by our very own Beth Humphreys. This pattern offers a fun and wearable short sleeve tee and a tank that can be worn either on its own or as a vest over another piece.  Both pieces can be suitable for daytime or dressed up for an evening out. The pattern has been featured as an editor's pick in Knit N Style magazine.  Originally designed as a tank, this pattern has been re-written after many requests from customers who wanted it available in larger sizes and with a sleeve option.  WE have it available as both a kit and as a pattern.

 

Third, we now have in stock the recently released book, Socks a la Carte 2: Toes Up from Jonelle Beck and Katherine Cade.  A follow up to the enormously popular Socks a la Carte, this book provides the same options to mix and match sock components in order to create your own designs.  With options for toes, heels sock bodies and cuffs, Sock a la Carte 2: Toes Up alows you to choose which cuff to pair with the leg, heel and toe you like best, and it is all knit from the toes up.

In addition, We still have many bags of Vicki Howell Craft, Rock, Vegas and SWTC Gianna available at fantastic close out prices, so be sure to check those out.  You can also look for us at Stitches Midwest at the Schaumber Convention center in August and Stitches East at the Hartfor Convention Center in October.

We attend a number of knitting and needlework shows across North America and meet many  new friends and customers this way.

Please enjoy browsing our site and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask them, via e-mail on the Contact tab of the menu. We also have a FaceBook group Yarn 4 Sale which we welcome you to join.

Happy Knitting!

Beth, Lorysa, Ann and Stephen

Inventory ... ARRRG

Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:22 — beth

One of the more arduous tasks of running a yarn store is trying to keep track of inventory... I really should be working on those inventory reports right now, but instead I am choosing to complain about it here... Once a year, we have to do a physical count of everything that we have to ensure that what the computer says we have and what we actually have match up...

Diary of a Yarn Widower - Ch. 9

Mon, 12/28/2009 - 15:20 — Stephen

Well we made it home to Illinois from the store in time for Christmas, but part of that was a 29 hour non-stop driving stint from Idaho, that was a long stretch. It took a lot out of us which is why the blog has not been updated for a few days.

Stitches and Stakes Ch.1 Salvation in a Second Hand Book Store

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 18:47 — Lorysa

Today is a dark snowy day in the small seaside town of Sidney. I am here to help the store through the Christmas rush as well as entry the inventory(which seems to change itself whenever you blink) on to our Website that you see here.

So two days ago I finished the first of the Blue Bloods series. Normally I find it hard to get sleep when I am reading a book( due to the fact that I don't know when to put it down most nights). I now find myself in a even worse predicament.

Stitches and Stakes

Sun, 12/13/2009 - 17:55 — Lorysa

Stitches and Stakes is about two of the great loves of my life, knitting and everything about vampires  that I can get my hands on.

Confessions of a Yarn Dealer

Sun, 12/13/2009 - 17:32 — beth

OK so I am a dealer... All of my friends know it.  I have been known to surrepitiously sell bags of the stuff out of my garage when the husbands were looking the other way, I encourage my friends to add to their stash and I have publically made it my mission in life to create more addicted knitters and yarn-a-holics wherever I go.  So what's wrong with that?   After all, as yarn addicts, we can create lots of soft and cozy knitwear... and it keeps our hands busy.... so what if the kids go hungry while we complete that last row...