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Week of October 21
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SECOND SATURDAYS
Click on the Happenings tab to see the schedule. See you there!
NEW FACES
This Fall, Liz has some upcoming travel for business and family obligations. So, Yarn Basket customers will see some new faces behind the counter: Wendy and Blaine. These women are brave souls to sit in for me! I’m grateful for their assistance.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here’s a link to local breast health services.
We’ve already had customers looking for pink yarn to make gifts for family and friends dealing with breast cancer. Yarn Basket has these pink yarns for your projects.
Plymouth: Encore Worsted, Chunky, and Mega.
Berroco: Renew, Aerial, Gaia
Symfonie: Bella
Ella Rae: Cashmereno
Cascade: Cherub Aran, Nifty Cotton, Noble Cotton, Pacific Sport
Juniper Moon Farm: Zooey
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“An Artist’s Yarn”
This event was interesting and engaging! Thanks again to my brother-in-law Ron Crusan for making the trip from Port Clyde, Maine to share the work of the late fiber artist Morris David Dorenfeld.
Morrie’s yarn stash is still at the Shop, if you would like to get your hands on some Briggs & Little “Atlantic” and “Super” yarn. The following colors are available: pink, rose, hunter orange, red, scarlet, royal blue, navy blue, rust, black, peacock, violet, paddy green, rose, light green, light blue, dark green, orange, and gold.
Pricing is $7 per skein. Ten or more skeins, $6 each. Proceeds support the Dorenfeld Foundation.
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Sampler Blanket Knit Along and Second Saturdays are some of the new events listed on the Happenings page. Take a look!
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CHICKEN CLASS
Details here.
Customers are finding Option B, which takes two sessions, is a fun activity to do with a relative or friend. There’s a crochet version, too! Create your own schedule.
FMI: Phone 508-477-0858.
VETERANS DAY
Monday, November 11, 2024
HOURS: Noon until 5:00 P.M
What’s that? You missed a Clearance Sale? You’ve got options.
Look for the Bargain Basket in the Shop. Yarn is $2 per 50g/1.75oz unit unless marked otherwise.
Take a look at the online store in the Discontinued section. Thousands of skeins will be added bit-by-bit.
Yes! You CAN beat the traffic AND get the yarn you need. Put down the car keys and pick up the phone! Yarn Basket offers shipping with discounted rates for USPS and UPS. Just call in your order and have it shipped to your home. Easy-peasy.
Online Shopping is Available!
Whoa, Nellie! as Bozo the Clown used to say. Yarn Basket has caught up with the 21st century and now offers online shopping with USPS Ground Advantage shipping. Please continue to be patient as we add inventory to the website. Check out the Symfonie Hand-Dyed yarns that are a new addition to the Shop. Also, discontinued yarns are being added with color and dye lot information.
Pattern Book Library
The Yarn Basket Studio has an in-house library with a couple hundred pattern books for knit, crochet, felting, and cross stitch. Liz has an app to keep track of the books. So, you can borrow a book to use at home if you wish. You also have the option of making a photocopy of the pattern if the book is out of print.
Buttons Are Back!
ANOTHER UPDATE: As I continue to unpack the previous owner’s inventory, I continue to be surprised. The Shop has dozens of fused glass shank buttons created by artist Bonnie Maresh. They are in a glass display case in the front of the Shop.
There are hundreds of buttons and clasps on display in the Shop. There’s also a size chart to help you go from millimeters to inches. Most of the buttons are from Dill Buttons. You buy only as many as you need. These are from the previous owner’s inventory, and the prices are pre-pandemic. That means you get high quality at a lower price.
Stitch & Share
Tuesdays, 5pm to 6:30pm
Thursdays, 1pm to 2:30pm
Bring your knit/crochet project, make a mug of tea, and relax.
Feast Your Eyes
There are fabulous NEW yarns from Berroco. Millstone Tweed (eight colors) is in stock. Take a look at the model cardigan hanging on the wall!
Gimlet and Aerial will are here! Aerial is a mohair and silk blend that you’ll love for its gorgeousness and warmth. Gimlet has sparkle!
Sock yarns from West Yorkshire Spinners are already in the Shop.
Cotton Sox and Cotton Sox Splash from Cascade are on order. This is the non-wool sock yarn alternative that customers have requested.
Berroco Trunk Show Coming in November
The Fall/Winter ‘24 trunk show from Berroco will be at Yarn Basket in early November. Stay tuned for details. In the meantime, there’s a model of the “Graves” pattern collared cardigan in Millstone Tweed on display in the Shop.
A welcoming place
The Yarn Basket is a place for knitters and crocheters of all ages and abilities to be their creative selves.
In the newly renovated Shop, browse our yarn collection. Next door in the Studio, relax with a cup of tea while you work on your current project or browse the pattern book library for inspiration.
All are welcome!