May 15, 2020 | Spotlights
Dear Friends at America’s Knitting and Knitters Staying Home— In the last 20 days or so our lives have been turned on end. Many of us have longed for a time when we could knit without interruption and here we are. We’ve practiced for this moment. At Alpaca, LLC in...
Mar 23, 2020 | Spotlights
Yarn shops are getting creative! They have come up with ways to get us all through the crazy, ways to cope, and ways to stay afloat. Sisters Sherri & Susan, owners of Rainy Day Yarns, located in Gig Harbor, Washington are pulling out all the stops. These gals...
Mar 17, 2020 | Spotlights
The pandemic has all of us staying home more, hopefully knitting more and definitely worrying. Everything as we know it has been turned upside down. Kids are home, businesses are closing their doors temporarily, restaurants also out of the picture in many areas. As...
Feb 11, 2020 | Spotlights
Diana Cripe is the America’s Knitting Ravelry moderator. She and I both live in Kitsap County, in the state of Washington, but in different towns. Diana is retired, but does spend lots of her time working as a volunteer for her local Library and also...
Jan 16, 2020 | Spotlights
Churchmouse Yarns & Teas was founded on Bainbridge Island, Washington in 2000 with a mission to create a place of community where all are welcome. Founder Kit Hutchin added “Teas” to her mix from the beginning because she felt yarn shops might seem...
Nov 27, 2019 | Spotlights
There’s a new yarn shop in my area! They call themselves Heart2Heart Knitting and Fiber Arts, and they are located in Poulsbo, Washington. Lisa Michael, owner, has experience in the art of yarn dying. First came knitting, then came yarn dying, and now she has...
