2018 Steel Valley Yarn Crawl

It's that time of year again! Clear your calendar and clear some space for a fresh yarn stash- the yarn crawl is here! This year we welcome 3 new shops participating, and said a sad farewell to 3 that closed. We get a lot of questions about the crawl, and I am here to answer a few! 

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A full shop for the SVYC

What is the Steel Valley Yarn Crawl (SVYC)?

The SVYC is an event hosted by 11 local yarn shops in the great Pittsburgh area. We welcome crafters into our stores from August 3rd - August 12th 2018. To participate, you purchase a bag and passport ($12) and travel from shop to shop getting your passport stamped. Bags can be purchased through the participating shops. Once your passport is full, you leave it with the last shop you visit and it is put towards the grand prize raffle baskets! 

Each participating shop will have 3 raffle baskets as well! You are given tickets with your bag and passport to use towards these baskets. You can also make purchases in order to earn more tickets to use towards the raffle baskets at the shop you are visiting! Every shop will also have a pattern to hand out when getting passports stamped (knit and crochet). 

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One of last years YBD raffle basket winners! 

Who are the participating shops?

Bo Peep Fine Yarns (Ligonier) 

Darn Yarn Needles & Thread (Harmony) 
Dyed in the Wool (McCandless/Ross Township) 
Kathy’s Kreations (Ligonier) 
Kid Ewe Knot (Bridgeville) 
McWalker Yarns (Millvale) 
Raggz Fiber Art (Forbes Road/Greensburg) 
Ross Farm Mercantile (Washington) 
Sewickley Yarns (Sewickley) 
Tonidale Yarn & Needlecraft (Tonidale) 
Yarns by Design (Oakmont)

Is there anything special this year for the 5th anniversary?

YES! This year we have included a SVYC Carabiner with your bag! The shops will be handing out stitch markers to hang on the carabiner. 

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THE BAG????

This years bag has been my personal favorite so far! A mini tote with a pocket on the front, makes for the perfect project bag! 

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What are the grand prizes?

2018 grand prize structure as follows:  THREE prizes - first prize valued at over $500, second prize valued at over $300, and third prize valued at over $200! Each store contributes to the raffle prizes! 

What are the rules?

-Passports must be purchased from one of the participating yarn stores.
-Each participant must have their own passport. Only ONE passport per person.
-Each participant must fill out the contact information on the passport PRIOR to your first stamp. Please print clearly - we need this information to be able to contact you!
-Each participant must be present at each yarn shop to receive their stamp (i.e., no proxy crawling).
-Each participant must be at least 18 years of age.
-All completed passports must be turned in by the end of business on August 12th, 2018 to the last store you visit.

We are getting really excited to meet new friends, and to see some old! This is such a fun event, and we wouldn't be able to do it without all of you! Stop by and get your bags today! 

Madder: Anthology 2

Madder: Anthology 2
by Carrie Bostick Hoge

March 5 - 19, 2016

Madder: anthology 2 is a follow up collection to the popular Madder: Anthology 1 which includes seventeen beautiful patterns designed with easy knitting and wearing in mind. A perfect compilation of patterns always there for you when you are looking for a basic staple garment for your closet.


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As a special for the trunk show, purchase the book and yarn for a project, you will receive 10% off the yarn!

Stop By, Get Inspired!

Trunk Show: Knitbot

February 2 - 20, 2016



The knitbot pattern line, designed by Hannah Fettig, contains classic designs for modern knitters. Hannah's designs are clean and simple with an emphasis on unstructured, flowing fabric. All sweaters are knit in one piece and are easy to execute. With its easy construction techniques and wearable looks, the knitbot pattern line is a popular choice among knitters.

As a special for the trunk show, if you purchase a pattern and yarn for a project, you will receive 10% off the yarn!




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STOP BY, GET INSPIRED!

Trunk Show: Tot Toppers

December 3 - 22, 2015

These hats are so darn cute - Kate Oates is the designer for Tot Toppers. She enjoys designing hats and garments for babies and children in
particular, these projects often reflect whimisical spirit. Kate also strives to add specifically to the growing body of knits for boys as she has four of her own!

As a special for the trunk show, if you purchase a booklet and yarn for a project, you will receive 10% off the yarn!

Stop By, Get Inspired!



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Never Not Knitting

Come check out the Never Not Knitting Trunk Show at Yarns By Design November 3 - 21, 2015



We can not say enough about these patterns - not only are they great looking, but the patterns are very well written, easy to follow and as a bonus have great
graphics. This will be the perfect opportunity for you to see first hand, completed projects designed by Alana Dakos of Never Not Knitting.

As a special for the trunk show, if you purchase a pattern and the yarn, you will receive 10% off the yarn!


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Shibui Knits Trunk Show & Yarn Tasting

YARN TASTING by Shibui Knits

Thursday, October 22 from 6-8pm



Join Edye VanDyke while she inspires you with mixing Shibui Knits fibers. The focus will be learning how to combine shibui yarns to make fabrics that you never knew were possible. Your knitting will be changed by the possibilities created by mixing.

Guests are encouraged to bring a variety of needle sizes ranging from a us size 4 thru 9.

The cost is $10/person. Interested in purchasing shibui yarn? If so, we will apply a $10 credit to your purchase the night of the event.

Seating is limited, pre-registration is required, click here.

TRUNK SHOW by Shibui Knits

October 20 - 31


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This will be the perfect opportunity for you to see first hand, completed projects made with shibui knits:

baby alpaca
cima
dune
kavo
linen
maai
pebble
silk cloud
staccato
twig

Stop By, Get Inspired!

Click here for more information.

NORO Yarn Tasting & Trunk Show

YARN TASTING...



BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND:
Yarns By Design is thrilled to announce the return of Noro Yarns to our boutique.

Eisaku Noro founded the Noro Co., LTD more than 30 years ago in the province Aichi in Japan. He continues to create amazingly colorful wool yarn which continues to provide a pleasant surprise and great impression among knitting lovers in Japan and throughout the world.


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On Thursday, July 30th from 6-8pm, Yarns By Design will host a Noro Yarn Tasting. This is your chance to sample the new Noro yarns available at the Yarns By Design boutique.

Think wine tasting...but with yarn. It is a fun way to sample the new yarns: it’s a way to find out what you like, or what you don’t like, or maybe what you love. It is also another excuse to enjoy the company of other fiber artists while testing new yarns. We will snack, chat and swatch.

You will be sampling yarns from sport up to super bulky, and the suggested needles range from size US 3 to 10. Bring the needles you have, but do not worry if you do not have all of the sizes.

The cost is $10/person. Interested in purchasing Noro yarn? If so, we will apply a $10 credit to your purchase the night of the event. Seating is limited, pre-registration is required. WIN a door prize!


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The yarn and pattern support are available at the Yarns By Design boutique. Click here to register online.

TRUNK SHOW..



July 30 - August 15, 2015

This will be the perfect opportunity for you to see first hand, completed projects made with Noro’s Kureyon, Silk Garden, Silk Garden Sock and Transitions.

STOP BY, GET INSPIRED!


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Botanical Knits

The Botanical Knits trunk show will be on display from March 27 thru April 16th. We showcased the trunk show at the Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival (March 27 - 29).

The Botanical Knits books incorporate the natural beauty of plant life into twelve elegant garments and accessories.


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Alana Dakos is a knitwear designer and host of the Never Not Knitting podcast. A former knitting instructor, Alana began designing knitwear in 2009 and has produced the Never Not Knitting pattern line ever since.

Alana's work has been featured in magazines such as Interweave Knits, Jane Austen Knits, Knitscene, Knit Now, Knit Simple, and The Knitter, and and her designs continue to be a favorite among knitters worldwide.


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Techno Yarn Tasting

Techno Yarn Tasting
01.19.2013
10-4pm

SPECIAL EVENT:
•Test drive a sample of Techno (bring your US 10.5 needles)
•10% off Blue Sky Techno and featured Techno pattern purchases the day of the tasting.
•Enjoy a yummy treat and hot beverage
•Purchase 2 skeins or more of Techno and YBD will include a project bag at no charge.

Techno is a modern take on the 1970”s neon and natural, the line includes seven groovy pop colors perfectly balanced with six granola-lover neutrals. Modern technology makes Techno a feather-weight genius: baby alpaca is blown into a mesh tube of silk for really fast knitting with literally no splitting.

Details: 120yds, 10.5 US needle, 3-5 sts/inch

all sales are final - Cannot be combined with any other offer

Blue Sky Alpacas

Blue Sky Alpacas yarn is an incredible line of luxury yarn bringing a casual elegance to your hand knitting and crochet projects. The Blue Sky Alpacas yarn collection goes beyond alpaca fibers for a well rounded collection. They use the finest quality fibers - alpaca, merino wool, silk, and organic cotton - for yarns that are a pleasure to knit and garments that you'll treasure for years.

Blue Sky Alpacas Worsted Cotton is one of the most popular yarns in the collection. Organically grown cotton is dyed in vibrant shades and spun into a plied yarn. It's ideal for colorful garments for the whole family; everything from blankets to sweaters.

Blue Sky Alpacas Techno is baby alpaca surrounded by a silk mesh tube for a light, airy, and warm yarn with gorgeous shine that won't split. The colors are inspired by the 1970s - bright neon shades and cool neutrals.

The trunk show also showcases their two newest fibers Metalico and Royal Petites.

Luxury as nature intended, Metalico utilizes naturally occurring shades of baby alpaca blended with mulberry silk, and creates an undyed shimmering palette from gleaming whites to silvery grays and flecked golds. Colorways provided by nature, shiny braids provided by Blue Sky Alpacas!

With the same exquisite color palette, twist, and hand as the full size hanks of Blue Sky Alpacas Royal, the petites are 100-yard balls geared towards smaller projects. We have samples available to touch and feel for each of our Royal Petite Kits.


Here is a sampling of a garment from the trunk show.