Yarns Untangled Blog
Rhichard Devrieze Trunk Show!
Rhichard Devrieze and his beautiful yarns are coming back to Yarns Untangled for another fantastic trunk show! Saturday, January 28th from 11am to 5pm, our table and shelves will be full of Fynn, Peppino, and Phantom, as well as some limited one-of-a-kind colourways and bases that are otherwise unavailable anywhere else. Last year’s RDV trunk show was a huge success, so we know this one will be even better. Get there early because the most popular colourways go quickly! For every $50 you spend on Rhichard’s ravishing yarns, you can fill in a raffle ticket to win a fantastic RDV-themed …
Holidays at Yarns Untangled
Holiday Hours We know that the holidays are a busy time of year for everyone so we’ve extended our hours on Friday and Saturday’s to 7 pm to help you get all your shopping in. Friday December 9th: 11am – 7pm **Extended hours** Saturday December 10th: 11am – 7pm **Extended hours** Friday December 16th: 11am – 7pm **Extended hours** Saturday December 17th: 11am – 7pm **Extended hours** Friday December 23rd: 11am – 7pm **Extended hours** Saturday December 24th: 11am-3pm **Closing early** Sunday December 25th: CLOSED Monday December 26th: CLOSED Saturday December 31st: 11am-3pm **Closing early** Sunday January 1st: CLOSED Holiday Stitch Night Potluck! Our …
One Whole Year!
Never has time flown so fast for the two of us than it has over the past 365+ days. We could not be more grateful for all the support and kindness we have received over the past year. Brenna said it best when she wrote: You helped us find our feet financially and emotionally. You helped us paint, you helped us move and arrange our shelving, you helped us make samples. You attended our knit nights, you supported us by indulging your yarn addictions, you wrote us kind reviews on google, yelp and facebook. You helped us through our rough …
Socks and Shawls and Sweaters, Oh My!
by Nicole Tavares and Amelia Lyon Ding! Ding! Ding! Our Kate Atherly Knit Along officially came to a close this week. Kate is one of our favourite teachers, and her patterns sparked a great deal of creativity over the past two months. With two hundred and fifty designs to choose from – anything was possible, and at least 30 of you glorious knitters and crocheters jumped in with both feet. We are so pleased and impressed with every WIP and FO we’ve seen throughout this process, so congrats to everyone who participated, regardless of whether you made it past the finish line …
Zen Yarn Garden at last!
We have lost count of how many of you have begged us to carry the beautiful Zen Yarn Garden, and we are so pleased to finally be able to announce that they will be joining our ranks at the end of this month. In addition to having Zen Yarn on our shelves, the weekend of September 24th and 25th will feature a two-day trunk show on our patio out front (indoors if it rains). Neville and Roxanne will be sending bags and bags of their best yarns in a variety of weights and materials, including a brand new colourway named for, and …
The Blue Brick yarn, only at Yarns Untangled
We are bursting with excitement to finally be able to announce that we are now carrying Blue Brick ombre yarns!!! Hand-dyed right here in downtown Toronto (15 minutes from us!), these gradients are not to be believed. Each skein seamlessly transitions through at least 3 colours over the course of 437 yards, giving you enough material to make a beautiful shawl. Dyeing yarn in a slow gradient like these is an incredibly labour-intensive and complicated process, but Shireen and her husband Tito are more than capable of rising to the challenge. Shireen began her colourful career as a photographer, and …
Our Next KAL: “KAAL,” a Kate Atherley-A-Long!
After the success of our previous knitalong where each crafter worked with yarn dyed by Megan of Lichen & Lace for a project of their choice, we’ve decided to base this one around another favourite artist of ours, the infinitely wise and wonderfully talented designer Kate Atherley. In addition to being an extremely accomplished knitwear designer, Kate is in high demand as a knitting teacher throughout the English-speaking knitting community. Just this spring and summer she has been invited to Interweave Yarn Fest in Colorado, Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, and the Austin Texas Knit & Crochet Guild, to name a …
YU in the Community: Adopting a Lamb!
by Nicole Tavares We have exciting news to share with you: Yarns Untangled has adopted a foster lamb through our friends at Topsy Farms! We’ve dubbed our wobbly little friend “Cardigan” and he’s doing extremely well now. According to the Farm staff, he is the littlest of his group, but feisty and mighty of spirit. We are told he drank a full bottle immediately upon arrival, and then took a long nap. Cardigan’s vibrant personality is already visible. He’s reported to be a loving, personable creature whose’s made fast friends with another adopted lamb named Purl. He’s also approaching farm staff …
Brand New Online Store and Ad Campaign!
We’ve been working on it for months at this point, and we are thrilled to announce that the Yarns Untangled online store is now officially open! While it is still bare bones for now, you are now able to purchase official YU kits and merchandise, all four of Kate Atherley’s books, and a luscious collection of wool washes all from the comfort of your couch at home. Over the next few weeks, we will be adding many of our best and brightest yarns to the collection as well. We expect to be able to have quite a few of them …
The Secret History of Knitting, a documentary
One of my favourite things about working in a yarn shop and knitting in public is how many people will say, “knitting really is becoming popular, isn’t it?” While this is true in part, we know that knitting has been popular on an off for many many years. But how much do we really know about the history of this wonderful activity? Last November, we were approached by a team who were in the process of filming a documentary about knitting for Makeful, a new channel “celebrating the maker community and the creation of one-of-a-kind, handmade goods.” They had scheduled …