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!

Sad news

Dear Friends of Yarn Garden,

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of our owner, Linda Carter, this last Sunday night. While she had not been feeling well these past few years, her death was still sudden and unexpected. The loss will be deeply felt by her family and staff. Our current plan is for the Yarn Garden to remain open, managed by her sister and long time store manager, Jo Hartman.

Please join us for a celebration of Linda's life, complete with special knitting projects, at the Yarn Garden all next weekend December 12th thru the 14th. Come wearing a little of her favorite color, red. A special memorial will be held at the store for close friends and family on Friday, the 12th at 5:00pm.

Linda is survived by her parents, Gerald and Phyllis Williams, two sisters Jo Hartman and Connie Ellsbury, two daughters Jill Carter and Julie Painter, three grandchildren Jessica, Jeffrey and Jordan Painter and one great grandchild Rowhan Painter.

It was Linda’s love of all things yarn that gave birth to the magical place known as Yarn Garden. With Linda’s vision and business savvy, the dream of her own yarn store became a reality. Ten years ago she thought it would be a small, quiet retirement business with only a couple of employees; she had no idea that her good taste in yarns, and Portland's knitting fever would help the store grow to become one of the largest on the west coast.

Linda lived a full and vibrant life. In the 1970’s she help to found a wilderness organization, the Umpqua Wilderness Defenders, where she helped save three wilderness areas in Southern Oregon. She lived in a log cabin where she ran a farm, rode horses, grew organic vegetables, raised sheep and two children – and of course spun wool. In later years, she traveled to Scotland and New Zealand where she surveyed many a yarn mill and visited some of her favorite places on earth, pastures full of sheep.

Those who wish to donate in her honor can contribute to one of her favorite charity organizations, Heifer International (www.heifer.org). She loved the way the organization helped underprivileged families and villages around the world by purchasing livestock, especially wool-producing sheep.

You can also knit a scarf for the Orphan Foundation of America's Red Scarf Project (www.orphan.org), a great charitable knitting initiative that provides warmth and encouragement to foster youth in Oregon. Red was Linda's favorite color, she had a personal collection of many, many red scarves that she knitted. She would be delighted that the project continued. The Yarn Garden will accept red scarves through the end of January.

Over the weekend we will also complete a project Linda had been wanting to do for years, which is create a knitted outfit for the little sheep mascot that has sat in the window of the store for the last few years. She had always wanted a little knitted flower garden for the sheep to graze on; she wanted him to have some socks, a little hat, a scarf, but she never had time to work on that project. Come be creative with us.

We know Linda will miss her store, the wonderful customers and her expert staff, but she is in a better place now - the big yarn store in the sky.

December 5, 2008

Join us this Saturday afternoon....

We are excited to announce we will be hosting a representative from Hand Painted Knitting Yarns this Saturday, November 29th from 12-5pm. She will be bringing trunk show models and will be there to tell you all about this truly artistic line. In honor of this show, we will be offering 10% off the Giant Skein kits purchased during the trunk show. Come and be educated and more importantly, inspired, during this special event.



We also just received our reorder of Flat Feet from Conjoined Creations - finally! They have become so popular, we waited for them to catch up with their orders. If you haven't seen these, they are fascinating! Super-portable since you knit them directly from the flat fabric, unraveling bits at a time. We also just received their new book, Flat Feet Book One: Socks, which has some creative patterns to use with this exciting yarn.

Brown Sheep has arrived...

Ah, we now have lots of new stock of everyone's fave, Brown Sheep! We have more Burly Spun, Lanaloft Worsted and Sport, Lamb's Pride Bulky and Worsted, and Naturespun Worsted. You can now begin your holiday shopping....