For those that don’t know, Adrienne Vittadini is getting out of the knitting yarn/pattern business. Therefore, we have all our stock of Vittadini patterns and yarns on sale for 25% off until they are GONE!

Also, I’ve just come across some Rebecca Magazines / Rebecca Baby & Kids that were hiding in the store! They have already been added to the online store, and, of course, you can see them in-store as well.

Just arrived to The Yarn Barn are some of Lantern Moon’s newest bag designs, Morgan, Tasha (in Green & Black), as well as the fun new Fish Totes (shown below)!

Everyone out there stay cool!

In-store and online, we are offering Reynolds Fusion, Berroco Mohair Classic and Berroco Mohair Classic Heather at 40% off!

Also, we have the recently discontinued Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk DK for 30% off!

All are discontinued yarns, so get them (and the patterns that go with them!) while they last!

JUST IN! SO new that Plymouth hasn’t even added it to their website yet: COTTON KISSES - as close to an instant sweater as you’re going to get (without buying one already made, of course!). No need to search for a combination of pattern, yarn and buttons - COTTON KISSES has it all-in-one!

Each ball is 200g and includes TWO free patterns (one ball is enough for one of the patterns - choose from a cardigan or a pullover) AND three adorable duckie buttons!

Wouldn’t this make a perfect baby shower gift for the expectant knitter mom?

Right now it comes in five solid colors and three variegated shades which you can see in our online store.

Come on in and get one in-store, or order it online!

Just in - we have new, gorgeous shades of Anne, Elaine and Heather from Schaefer yarn…just look at the Anne!

If you don’t already know, Anne is just great for socks and shawls…try it and you won’t be sorry! Content is 60% superwash merino wool, 25% mohair (non-itchy!), 15% nylon and each skein has a whopping 560 yards!

Also just arriving are our Spring shipment of Serendipity needles! Here’s just a few of the designs we have at the moment…

Keep in mind that these needles are one of a kind, so come in to see our full assortment. ‘Cause once they’re gone, we can’t guarantee we’ll ever get that design again!

Today I’d like to show off two new summer yarns we have in stock that self-stripe in their own fun ways!

First is a 100% cotton from Katia called Samba:

The yarn has a matte finish and is very soft. There’s a generous 126 yards per ball and it knits up at a recommended 22 stitches pver 4″. Plus, it’s machine washable and we have some really cute kids patterns for it as well!

For a more blended striping effect, there is Dusk from Filatura di Crosa’s Fancy Collection:

Dusk is 65% Cotton, 30% Acrylic and 5% Polyamide and has a unique twist to it that makes it almost look handspun (advanced handspun, but still!). This is the yarn used for the cover pattern on the latest Knitter’s (check inside the magazine to see the top without the capelet!) and we also have some beautiful Filatura patterns for it.

Come in to see knitted swatches of both yarns…and don’t forget that our Mother’s Day Bag Sale is still going on through this Saturday, May 10th!

Summer classes are up! Click here to view them all!
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Also, join us for a WEEK-LONG MOTHER’S DAY SALE! **May 5th - 10, 2008**

You’ll be given a bag and for all the yarn you can fit in it, you’ll get:

* 15% off ALL non-sale yarn throughout the store *
* An additional 10% off clearance yarn (already 30-40% off) *

You will also get 15% off select leaflet patterns and select books!

And of course, don’t forget we have GIFT CERTIFICATES - the perfect Mother’s Day gift!

One bag per person. May not be used in conjunction with any coupons.

Here’s a new book from Rowan based on a great idea - kid-sized versions of Rowan Magazine designs!

Rowan has chosen eight patterns from Rowan Magazine 43 and sized them for the younger set. All are great spring and summer designs and are made in Rowan 4-Ply Cotton, All Seasons Cotton, Cotton Glace, Kidsilk Haze, Handknit Cotton and Denim.

You can find Young Rowan, complete with yarn requirements and photos in our online store!

Just in today - we have a consignment trunk show from Rowan containing store samples made from discontinued yarns that you can purchase! We won’t tell that you didn’t make it yourself…

Here’s what we have - keep in mind there’s only one of each, so it’s while supplies last and we will only have these items until APRIL 4th!

• Antigua Short, made of Linen Print from Beach Cool

• Carla, made of Cotton Tape from It’s a Tape Thing
• Fizz, made of Cotton Braid from Beach Cool
• Antoinette, made of Cotton Rope from Rowan #39
• Asta, made of Cotton Glace from Rowan #35
• Red Hot Sweater, made of Calmer from Rowan #33
• Kasbah, made of Cotton Rope from the Cotton Rope Collection
• Kilim, made of Cotton Rope from the Cotton Rope Collection
• Bowmore Mans, made of Polar from Rowan #34 - NOTE: Ours is a steel blue and long length!

Come on in and try one on while they’re still available!

Happy Leap Year Day! Today’s the last day to use the coupon from our last entry to get extra savings off our already 30% off sale yarns…hurry in by 5:30pm…

We’ve been lax in sharing new arrivals, so today I will provide you with THREE! All may be found in our sock yarn area at the front of the store.

From Schachenmayr Nomatta we have Micro Bamboo Spray - an incredibly soft and slinky yarn with a tone-on-tone hand-dyed look to it. This is perfect for those that are allergic to wool as it is 50% bamboo derived viscose and 50% acrylic! Machine washable, too…

From Crystal Palace Yarns, we have the Panda yarns! Panda Wool (seen on the right) is a marled multi-color yarn made of 51% bamboo, 39% wool & 10% nylon and we’ve got the four newest colors in stock right now. Panda Silk is 52% bamboo, 43% superwash merino and 5% combed silk, and as you can see, we have it in a large variety of solid and variegated shades! Both are deliciously soft!

Lastly, if you’re looking for something different for socks - Regia’s Softy fits the bill! Made of 39% superwash wool and 61% polyamide, little tufts of fur are twisted into the yarn to make cozy, fun socks!

I can see Softy worked up as SUCH a fun baby or kids sweater…or a crib blanket, even…hmmm….what about you?

In additional to our Clearance Sale where select yarns are now 30% off (see our previous blog entry!), we’ve added one more special deal for those of you who check our blog - a coupon!

Print this coupon (right-click and open the image by itself if you want to save ink/toner!) and redeem it in-store for any of our sale yarns (one type/color in whatever amount) and get an additional 10% off! One coupon per customer, please!