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A Gift for Mom! Crocheted Towel Toppers

A Gift for Mom! Crocheted Towel Toppers

In my house growing up, there was one fixture in the kitchen that was ever-present: the hand towel on the refrigerator door. Today in my own place, I always have a dishtowel on the handle of the oven, but it’s just hung over the handle, and sometimes misplaced when someone dries a dish or uses it as a makeshift potholder to pull a dish out of the oven. No, when I was growing up this was never…
Yarnia's First Annual SOCK BINGO!

Yarnia's First Annual SOCK BINGO!

We at Yarnia love to make socks, and we know that many of you do, too! We're going to be playing "Sock Bingo" for the remainder of 2021 to make all that sock making even more fun!Here's everything you need to know to play along and qualify for prizes:Sock Bingo will run from June 1 through December 31, 2021. Any sock cast on after June 1 may be entered into Sock Bingo.Your Sock Bingo ent…
The Knits of Anne of Green Gables

The Knits of Anne of Green Gables

These days, with a new baby, a lot of my waking time (and, let’s face it, sleeping time too) is comprised of feeding a new little boy. Teddy is a leisurely diner, taking up to an hour to finish each meal…and then *maybe* giving me a 2-hour break before he’s ready to eat again. This too shall pass…and I know by now that these days are sweet and go so fast. I’m just enjoying his wide, dark blu…
Here's to YOU!

Here's to YOU!

It’s been a long time coming, but we’re so thrilled to be launching our new loyalty program—Swatch Points! We wouldn’t be here--3 years after we opened, in a new and beautiful space—without our customers. We’re here because of you, and for you. So with that, we’re delighted to announce our gift back to you guys—a loyalty program that brings together our online store with the in-store expe…
When it doesn't quite work out...

When it doesn't quite work out...

My oldest daughter is my only kiddo who can moderately competently knit (that’s her hands knitting on our home page on the “classes” top banner!). Plus I had knit sweaters for her two younger sisters. That made her the perfect candidate for a new winter sweater (it’s always other knitters who appreciate our hand-knits the most!). Two years ago, when we were on a trip to see her new college, we…
We’ve moved!

We’ve moved!

After three years in our space on Valley Road, we’ve moved to Watchung Plaza! We loved our old space, and it was perfect for Yarnia to get started in. Back when we moved in there, we were just getting started from scratch—buying inventory for the first time, just figuring out all of our sales and online systems…and wondering if a yarn store could make it in Montclair. Starting a business is…