December Pub Knitting Report, Misti Chunky In Stock

A big thank you to all the attendees of our fourth Yarn Garden Pub Knitting event on Friday. It has become apparent that I'm a one pint knitter. Everything after that causes un-knitting. Do any of you have that problem too?

The staff and I would like to wish all of you a happy, fun and safe holiday season. Looking forward to seeing what's on your needles and hooks at our next gathering, Friday, January 15 at the Lucky Lab.

Jo

Breaking news: a big order of Misti Alpaca Chunky just arrived for quick knitting or crochet projects.

Cashmere On Sale, New Stock....

Having the itch to knit with cashmere? Stop by the Yarn Garden and take advantage of our holiday special on 2ply Jade Sapphire Mongolian Cashmere – 40% off.

We just received a shipment of Encore and other Plymouth yarns, Brown Sheep, Cascade Yarns, Classic Elite and loads of needles. We also got many new colors and restocks from Simply Shetland / Jamieson's; a customer favorite here for a decade. So much yarn!

Our next Yarn Garden Pub Knitting event is Friday, December 18th. Don’t forget to call (503) 239-7950 or email sales@yarngarden.net to reserve your spot.

Online Sales Update

We just had a computer change and found out our online sales are not working. This problem is being worked on but in the meantime if you call the store at (503) 239-7950 or email us with your phone number we can manually process a gift card for you. We do not recommend sending any cc info through emails. Sorry for the inconvenience!

November Pub Knitting Report

Last Friday night we were back at the Lucky Lab for our third Pub Knitting event. We had fun voting on the fall contest entries and the three winners were Tara Bergeron, Liz Gering and Kathie Serlet. Congratulations to the winners and a big thanks to everyone who participated. See you next month, on December 18^th at the Lucky Lab. Remember to email sales@yarngarden.net or call (503) 239-7950 to confirm your space.

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

We will be closing at 4pm on Wednesday, November 25th and closed on Thursday, November 26th for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will be open regular hours on Friday the 27th from 10am - 6pm.

Have a safe and happy holiday!

Pub Knitting Tomorrow Night!

Remember our next Yarn Garden Pub Knitting is tomorrow, Friday November 20th, 7-10pm at the Lucky Lab, SE. We are excited to see what everyone creates for our fall contest.

Happy knitting, crochet and exercising your pint arm!

Reminder: We need a ball park head count for each gathering, so please e-mail us at sales@yarngarden.net or call (503) 239-7950 to let us know you will be attending.

An Evening With Jared Flood

An evening with Jared Flood is just over the horizon. Please join us on November 17th, 7-9pm at the Yarn Garden. Jared’s wonderful book, Made in Brooklyn will be available to purchase. If you couldn’t wait and purchased the book already, please bring it with you for Jared to sign. He will be bringing a few samples from his book for us to ooh and aah over. The staff and I are so looking forward to this evening with this very popular brilliant designer from our neck of the woods.

We will be serving a Portland tap beer, Blue Mountain Hard Cider, non-alcoholic beverages. and a little something with pumpkin.

Please email sales@yarngarden.net or call (503) 239-7950 to give us a heads up you’ll be attending. (We need to know how much beer to buy!)

October Pub Knitting!!

Our second Pub Knitting gathering was a hoot! We filled the pub with bodies, pints and lots of knitting. A huge thanks to the fun staff at Barley Mill. Their service was outstanding and they really know how to keep the pints and food flowing. Next month we may have to do a little pint monitoring. Two attendees tried to exit the evening via the closet!

Our next Yarn Garden Pub Knitting is Friday November 20th, 7-10pm at the Lucky Lab, SE. We are excited to see what everyone creates for our fall contest.

Happy knitting, crochet and exercising your pint arm!

Reminder: We need a ball park head count for each gathering, so please e-mail us at sales@yarngarden.net or call (503) 239-7950 to let us know you will be attending.

October Pub Knitting

It’s hard to believe it’s almost been a month since our first Yarn Garden Pub Knitting gathering. So pick a project, start exercising your pint arm, and mark your calendar for next Friday, October 16th, 7- 10pm at McMenamim's Barley Mill Pub, 1629 SE Hawthorne Blvd. We will tell you all about a little contest we have for you. Give us a heads-up with an email at sales@yarngarden.net or call at 503-239-7950 to let us know you'll be coming. We want to give the great staff at Barley Mill fair warning.

138 Colors of Cascade 220 are here!

We now have 138 colors of Cascade 220 Wool in stock! We have so many we can't fit them all on the floor so please let us know if you are looking for a specific color number. We are thrilled to have this customer favorite in the store again!

130+ colors Cascade 220 coming!!!

We just ordered over 130 colors of Cascade 220 Wool and we should have it by mid-week. We will update you here as soon as it arrives and we know when you can come and swoon over it!

Winter Hours Starting Sept. 28th

Starting next Monday, September 28th, we will be resuming our normal Fall/Winter hours opening at 10am instead of 11am: Monday through Thursday 10am-7pm and Friday 10am - 6pm. Weekends will remain as Saturday 10am - 5pm and Sunday 12pm - 5pm.

Remember that we have started our Knit Nite up again on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Stop by for a relaxing break from your busy week!

Yarn Garden Pub Knitting

Last night was our first Yarn Garden Pub Knitting gathering. It was a sea of pints and needles at the Lucky Lab! Attendees received a goodie bag and a Yarn Garden Pub Knitting membership card to use in the store for exclusive offers. We had a specially designed project bag that is available for Pub Knitting members only. A huge thank you to everyone that attended and we will see you next month, Friday October 16th from 7pm-10pm at Roots Brewery, 1520 SE 7th Ave. Give us a call at 503-239-7950 to reserve your spot.

New Fall Yarns in, Anniversary Sale continuing...

Due to the overwhelming response from our customers to our 10th Anniversary Sale, we are extending it for a while longer. We would also like to make sure that everyone understands we are not going out of business - in fact, we are adding new yarns daily in the spaces emptied by the sale! Stop by soon to check out our current class schedule and samples - we know there is a class just for you!

Ten-Year Anniversary Sale

Ten-Year Anniversary Sale! Come celebrate!
Yarn Garden’s Ten-Year Anniversary Sale September 1st - 13th.

I remember when Linda called to tell me she had decided to open a yarn shop. None of us had a clue it would grow from that first room to the entire storefront of the building. After the first year, everyone knew she had created a place knitters dream of.

In the spirit of that dream, come join us for an extraordinary sale honoring my sister Linda, and Yarn Garden’s first decade.

Our eye-popping sale will include 20% off Lana Grossa sock yarn, Ty-Dy Socks, Tofutsies, Soxx Appeal & Koigu sock yarn. For all you novelty yarn folk, we will have a huge selection at 75% off! Other sensational yarns will also be discounted to 50-75% off. Every purchase will include a free Noro pattern booklet (while supplies last).

OK, I just looked at the sale list and I had to remind myself to breathe…

Fall Classes are ready, Mountain Colors Party!

We have loads of exciting classes for all levels (even a kid's class!) this fall and they are now open to sign up. The easiest way to register is at www.yarngarden.net but you can also sign up by phone (503-239-7950) or in person during store hours.

Also remember our upcoming Mountain Colors Party with Rep Nancy Brown Saturday & Sunday August 29 & 30th. This is your opportunity to order anything you always wanted from Mountain Colors fabulous selection of yarns. Come in or call (503) 239-7950 to reserve your spot. Nancy is bringing models and will help you put together your very own custom order, and there are no minimums! It is not every day you get to talk face to face with a Yarn Rep and you will love Nancy Brown.

Sock Summit Tees At A Great Price!

If you missed the Sock Summit or just didn't splurge on merchandise at the show, you can get the SWTC tee at a great price while supplies last. Sizes S, M, L, and XL were $15 and are now $10, size 2XL was $16.00 and is now $11.00. These also make great gifts for out of town knitters that couldn't make it!

Made In Brooklyn is here!!!

We have a great supply of Jared Flood's first book, Made in Brooklyn, in store now for $15.95. This book is above and beyond our expectations, even with the huge amount of buzz you have heard. We have a good supply of most of the yarns he uses and will be getting even more stock during the next month or so.

Jared's mother and the cover model visited us at the Sock Summit and they were both delightful and excited for Jared! Jo even had them autograph her personal copy.

Remember we are air conditioned!

We just wanted to remind everyone that we are air conditioned and would love to be your break from the heat. We promise to inspire you and make you forget about the weather outside!

Blowout Sale continuing through Sunday July 26th

We had a little snafu with our email system so many of you didn't find out about the sale until after the weekend. Never fear, we will be extending it through Sunday, July 26th! Make sure to make some time in your busy summer schedule to pick up some amazing bargains.

Week-Long Blowout Sale Starts July 17th!

We are having a week-long 50% Off Blowout Sale beginning Friday, July 17th through Thursday, July 23rd. We will be putting over 180 yarns on sale at 50% off to help us make room for the loads of exciting new stock coming in August! More details to follow but you should start making your project wish lists (or check your Ravelry Queue) because you will find the perfect yarn at an amazing price!

Closed 4th of July

We are going to be closed this Saturday, July 4th but will have regular hours on Friday (11am-6pm) and Sunday (12pm-5pm). Have a safe and healthy 4th and try to get a bit of knitting or crocheting in while celebrating!

June 25th - Come to Stitch 'n' Pitch!

Join us, Thursday, June 25th for Stitch N’ Pitch 2009 at PGE Park - Portland Beavers vs. Reno Aces – game time 7:05 PM.

We will be collecting chemo caps for charity at the game. From now through game day, we have discounted yarn, free knit/crochet pattern for Chemo Caps, and tickets to the game for $10.00 in the store!

We hope to see you there but if you can't make it to the game, you can drop off your completed chemo caps to the store.

Book, Magazine Sale continuing this weekend!

We are going to continue our big book and magazine sale through the weekend! All new books in the sale area are 60% off of original prices and sale magazines are $1.00. We also have some wonderful vintage and used books that are priced as marked. This is a wonderful opportunity to grab some gifts or just increase your library!

Big Book Sale this Friday the 12th!

We have a new and used book sale this Friday June 12th from 6pm-9pm. We will have loads of books, magazines, and patterns at great prices. There are many titles you will recognize as well as some charming vintage books. Chances are you will find that book you have been wanting to buy but just couldn't justify paying regular price. Our store will be open during those hours as well so you can buy yarn to go with the patterns you just picked up!

Storewide Sale & Win a Mother's Day Gift Basket

We are having a storewide sale starting tomorrow, Saturday April 25th. Many yarns are 40% off including many mohairs, some Noro, Anny Blatt, cottons, baby yarns, silks.... Look for the sale tags all over the store. Our sale on Adrienne Vittadini, most Prism, Colinette, and assorted other items are still going on as well.

Remember to enter to win a special Mother's Day gift basket filled with sheep-themed goodies and other fun items. We will be drawing the winner on May 8th so you will have it in time for Mother's Day if you can bear to give it up! Any purchase gives you one ticket, over $100 gets two tickets, over $200 gets three, and so on.

Sock Innovation, Socks From The Toe Up have arrived!

Cookie A's and Wendy Johnson's new sock books have arrived. Come grab your dose of sock goodness! We definitely have the yarn to match your new sock project - whether you are making light summer wear or starting on your cold weather gear.

Also, remember that if you want to donate to our food drive benefiting the Oregon Food Bank, you can still drop donations through Sunday April 19th.

Food Drive April 16th, More New Arrivals ....

Please join us Thursday, April 16th 6:30 – 8:30pm at the Yarn Garden, for a food drive to benefit the Oregon Food Bank. Due to the decline in the economy, home foreclosures, and job losses we are asking for your help. Bring a can of food, your current knitting or crochet project for show and tell and we will provide the refreshments. If you would like to donate but can't come on Thursday evening, you can drop off your donations during store hours between now and April 19th.

Here is the list of Most Wanted Foods:
canned meats (i.e., tuna, chicken, salmon)
canned and boxed meals (i.e. soup, chili, stew, macaroni and cheese)
canned or dried beans and peas (i.e., black, pinto, lentils)
pasta
rice
cereal
canned fruits
100% fruit juice (canned, plastic or boxed)
cooking oil
* In light of the recent peanut butter recall, please check the updated FDA recall list before donating products containing peanut butter.

Recent arrivals...

Add some shine to your spring and summer with new yarns: Filatura di Crosa "Semana" and Stacy Charles "Tigris" have subtle metallic shimmer. Find your next project in their new pattern books full of truly wearable designs.

New Rowan Magazine 45, as well as new pattern books from Kim Hargreaves, Nashua, Classic Yarns, and Regia.

Brown Sheep, Cotton Classic, Plymouth, needles...

We have had a flurry of shipments in the past few days...

Restocks of needles and notions from Skacel, Clover, and Susan Bates as well as new books and patterns galore - the new bunnies from Marie Mayhew are so darling!

From Tahki: 51 colors of Cotton Classic and their new thick-and-thin cotton yarn Maya

From Brown Sheep: Lamb's Pride Bulky and Worsted, Lanaloft Worsted and Sport, and Naturespun Worsted

From Plymouth: some Encore restocks and their new cotton and acrylic blend, Jeannee DK - great colors for children or adults at an amazing price!

Malabrigo is here!

New Malabrigo is here - 28 colors of Worsted, 27 colors of Lace, 13 colors of Silky Merino, and new Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton's Malabrigo Book One! Come in soon - you know how fast this line sells....

Adrienne Vittadini 40% Sale Starts Saturday

We are putting all our Adrienne Vittadini yarns and pattern books on sale for 40% off starting this Saturday, March 28th. This line has always been one of Yarn Garden's favorites so we were disappointed when we heard the line was being retired. We wanted to give our customers a chance to experience the quality of these yarns at an amazing farewell price!

Spring Classes Are Up, More New Yarns!

Our classes for Spring (April through June) are up on our website now and ready for you to sign up for your favourites!

We keep getting more and more stock! Just in....

From Punta Yarns: new "Montoya Beach Solids" - gorgeous 100% linen

Classic Elite: "Sprout" is here (!) and more colors of "Solstice" - both from the new Verde Collection.

From Swedish Yarns: two 100% cottons: aran weight "Soft Cotton" and fingering weight "Baby Bomull". Also, a sport weight bamboo, cotton, and acrylic blend "Tropik". Great color ranges and the prices on these yarns are amazingly economical too!

From K1, C2: more colors of TyDy Socks and Babyboo.

New Stuff, More Markdowns

We have been busy getting new stock this past week...

From Schaefer Yarn: 100% silk lace weight "Andrea", fingering/sock weight yarns - "Heather" and "Nichole"

From Lantern Moon: gorgeous new bags, circular needle cases, cute tape measures, luxurious silk scarves

From Crystal Palace: new corn fiber and elastic, animal friendly "Maizy" and bamboo, wool, nylon "Panda Superwash" - both on our sock wall but can be used for a multitude of projects!

From Walker Bags: brightly colored mini train cases, double zip accessory cases, large mesh totes

From Pick Up Sticks: kits - coin purse, Sushi wallet, bracelets

Buttons, buttons, buttons are coming soon from One World Buttons, Durango, Renaissance, and Blue Moon

Make sure to check our last room for further markdowns on bags, kits, etc....

Lantern Moon's "Beat The Winter Blahs" Event

Here's the report from Jo:
"Boy oh boy, Sharon, Joel, Bruce, and the staff at Lantern Moon really know how to put on an event. Last night was fabulous! Their warehouse was enchanting with giant silk hanging lanterns, great lighting, and a huge nosh table in the center of the room. There was a screening of January's Spring TNNA Fashion Show in San Diego. The place was hopping with lots of dialogue, raffle drawings, and laughter; a great time was had by all! It was also a pleasure to meet the other shop owners and finally connect their name with a face. Great job Lantern Moon, sign me up for next year!"

Keeping the SWTC Fun Going!

Our Southwest Trading Company trunk show was so much fun! We're going to keep the celebration going with a special offer. While supplies last, a capacious red tote is our gift to any customer who purchases 2 or more skeins of SWTC's wonderful, unusual yarns. We have new colors of Tofutsies (free patterns, too), soft and scrumptious Bamboo, the soy-silk Phoenix, 100% Corn Fiber aMAIZing, and Terra, a silky new organic cotton/bamboo blend. Southwest Trading Company is a pioneer in using unconventional fibers to make beautiful, quality yarns with incredible hand and style. If you haven't worked with these fibers before, this is the time to discover the benefits!

Big Prism Sale, New Yarns, Exciting Events!

It's time for stash enhancement!
Prism yarns go on sale 40% starting Friday Feb. 27th!
Be sure to come into the store early or shop our website to get the best selection. The Yarn Garden is the only store in Portland that carries this gorgeous yarn. 1/4" Sparkle Ribbon, Andee, Big Ball Mo, Blossom, Bon Bon, Carnival, Collage, Cool Stuff, Dazzle, Diana, Duo, Felt Me, Fern, Flash, Flirt, Frill, Frost, Galaxy, Grain, Impressions, Kashmir, Kid Mohair, Kid Slique, Lazer, Light Stuff, Luna, Manhattan, Matisse, New Fern, Panther, Pouf, Quadro, Sunshine, Surf, Tubino, Twirl, Wild Stuff, and Zucca as well as single patterns and booklets.

Prism hand dyes a full range of classic, luxury and novelty fibers, including unusual "Double Dyes"--yarns of combination fibers (usually rayon and nylon) that dye with different types of dye, allowing them to layer color upon color. Cashmere, silk, angora, kid mohair, alpaca, novelty nylons and more make up the Prism Yarn Collection. Prism yarns accept dye well, pill little, and behave themselves once they are knitted.

Since 1984 Prism has endeavored to bring the ultimate knitting experience to discerning knitters. They want you to love every stitch that you make, and strive to deliver the level of quality, ingenuity and delightful surprises that will keep you knitting. We are continuing our winter sale so you will also find deals on many other yarns that are discounted 30% - 40%. Come by the Yarn Garden to stock up for your spring knitting fever!

What's New?
‘Beat the Winter Blahs’ Special Event at Lantern Moon!
On Thursday, March 5th at 6:30 p.m. join us at the Lantern Moon Warehouse in Portland for an evening to celebrate knitting, view the fashion show from the January National Needle Arts show, and learn about what’s new in knitting from local area yarn retailers. Refreshments will be provided and there will be an opportunity to purchase Lantern Moon products at 20% off retail prices. Space is limited and reservations are required, go to Yarn Gardens website for more details.

New from Classic Elite: Spring pattern books Johns Bay, Round Pond, Heron Island, and New Harbor and new Verde Collection yarns Allegoro (70% Organic Cotton, 30% Linen - sport weight) and Solstice (70% Organic Cotton, 30% Merino Wool - worsted weight) with Sprout coming soon. We also received the new Summer Sox (40% Cotton, 40% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon) and new colors and restocks of Silky Alpaca Lace, Soft Linen, and Alpaca Sox. We got a select few skeins of the new luxurious Marly - 100% Cashmere, gorgeous marled colors and a generous 190 yards - if you pick this up, you will be in love!

New from Ecobutterfly: Two fairly traded, certified 100% Organic Cotton, and Vegan yarns - Pakucho Fine Flamme and Pakucho Sport. The staff fell in love with these yarns the minute the Rep showed us. Beautiful, amazingly soft, and eco/animal/people friendly? Definitely!


Where's Joe?
Join the Where's Joe Roadshow March 2nd 1:30 to 3:30 at the Yarn Garden. Joe is bringing a trunk show with SWTC’s (SouthWest Trading Company) latest garments for some hands on fun. Joe is also bringing some free samples for you to take home. So gather your knitting friends together and let's have a knitting party!

More Sale Yarns, French Girl Knits book

Our copies of French Girl Knits just arrived - gorgeous patterns as you would expect.

We have added a few more sale yarns to our Winter Sale. It is a great time for major stash-enhancement with amazing deals on some really beautiful yarns. We have placed all our Spring / Summer orders and need space to put them when they start arriving soon!

New Additions - All 40% Off!

K1C2 Camelino was $8.95, now $5.37
Jojoland Rhythm was $8.95, now $5.37
Artful Yarns Circus was $16.95, now $10.17
Trendsetter Vintage was $10.75, now $6.45
Jaeger Natural Fleece was $14.25, now $8.55
Noro Sumile Solid, Multi was $12.00/$13.00, now $7.20/$7.80
Prism Surf was $21.95, now $13.17

Still continuing on sale...
All Colinette and Karabella yarns, patterns, and books - 40% Off
Noro Niji and Blossom, Tahki Baby/Tweed/Print, Great Adirondack Holo Hoops and Dangles - 40% Off
All JaJaJa Bags are 30% Off
All knitting and crochet Kits are 40% Off

Debbie Bliss, Noro, Sirdar, Denise kits

We are so excited to announce that we have new stock of Debbie Bliss yarns and new books as well as some old favorites! We have 11 colors of Alpaca Silk Aran, 25 colors of Cashmerino Aran, 22 colors of Cashmerino DK, 24 colors of Baby Cashmerino, and 15 colors of the brand new Eco Organic Cotton from her new Fair Trade Collection. A great reason to choose Debbie Bliss yarn - as if you really needed one.

We also got some new colors of Noro Kureyon, Silk Garden, and the gorgeous Silk Garden Sock - we also got the new Noro book from designer Jenny Watson.

We are bursting with Sirdar new yarn colors, 25+ new patterns, and 7 new books too - 17 colors of Baby Bamboo, 3 colors of the new Snuggly Kisses DK which is a very pale tonal striping yarn, 6 basic colors of Snuggly 4Ply, 38 colors of Snuggly DK. And if you think that Sirdar is primarily for children, you would be missing out on some very economical and wonderful yarns for adult garments. There are lots of more grown-up colors and Snuggly 4Ply and DK are vegan.

Denise kits are now back in stock - both in original and Breast Cancer Pink.

Loads of new stuff from Berroco, Plymouth.....

We had 7 big boxes from Plymouth and 6 from Berroco this week so we have lots of new restocks, new colors, new yarns...

From Berroco: 29 colors of Ultra Alpaca, 18 colors of Peruvia, 6 new colors of Berroco Sox as well as 6 restock colors, 13 colors of Comfort, 7 colors Ultra Alpaca Fine, coming soon is some Lang Jawoll solids, Lang Bobbins, and a few colors of Ultra Alpaca Light.

From Plymouth: the gorgeous new thick and thin Trabajos Del Peru in 10 hand dyed colors - we have 4 free patterns available with purchase - 2 scarves, a hat, and fingerless mitts. Also, restocks of Happy Feet with 2 new colors, restocks of Jelli Beenz and Baby Alpaca Brush, lots and lots of Encore, Encore Colorspun, Encore Mega, Encore Chunky, and Encore Chunky Colorspun including some beautiful new prints, 13 gorgeous shimmering colors in the 100% bamboo, Royal Bamboo, and all three natural colors of Homestead.

We also got a large order from Skacel so we are stocked up on regular and lace Addi's as well as their double points and crochet hooks.

More Sale Yarn, Brown Sheep is in, Needles & Notions here too

Our Winter Sale yarns, books, and accessories that were posted last time are still on sale but we are adding some more goodies. All Karabella yarns and patterns, GGH Solitaire, Twinkle Soft Chunky, Great Adirondack Holo Hoops and Dangles, and Noro Kureyon Sock and Niji are all 40% off.

We just unpacked 7 big boxes from Brown Sheep so we are all stocked up on Lamb's Pride Bulky and Worsted, Lanaloft Worsted and Sport, and NatureSpun Worsted - yeah!

Also, we got a huge order of Clover, Brittany, Bryspun, and Susan Bates needles and notions so our needle storage is bursting at the seams!

Winter Sale Yarns....

January means no more gift knitting and time to knit for ourselves! We have some great deals for you to start new projects, just to increase your stash without feeling guilty or grab that bag you have been eyeing!

All Colinette 40% off (including pattern books and kits!)
All JaJaJa bags 30% off
All kits 40% (even the gorgeous Hanne Falkenburg kits!)
Baby, Baby Print, and Baby Tweed from Tahki 40% off - was $15.95-17.50, now $9.57-10.50
Blossom from Noro 40% Off - was $10.00, now $6.00
Big Kureyon from Noro 40% Off - was $16.00, now $9.60

We also received our order of the new and hot Addi Click kits - if you are an Addi junkie like lots of our staff then these are a must-have!