The YBD Big Gift Guide

The holidays are fast approaching, and if you still have not checked the fiber lovers in your life off of your gift list, we have a few ideas for you!

Scarf kits by Mihaela's Signature Designs or Hand Painted Knitting Yarns - The Mihaela's kit (shown below) includes a pattern and the two skeins of yarn needed to make this flirty scarf. The flower accents can be made with scrap yarns from your (or your giftee's) stash. The Hand Painted Knitting Yarns kit includes four skeins of soft-as-butter yarn in a 60% silk, 40% fine Merino blend, as well as a handpainted silk scarf that's been dyed to match. Knit the included pattern, thread the silk scarf through your knitting, and you have a beautiful new accessory that can be worn in a number of ways!


Namaste Handbags, Totes and Accessories - Perfect to hold your knit and crochet gear, Namaste bags come in a wide array of colors and are made of extremely durable, animal friendly, easy to clean materials. Namaste believes that fashion and function can exist together.


Needle and Tool Kits - Choose from the ultra-popular Addi Click set (features more than five hundred combinations with 10 pairs of Addi Turbo needle tips, three blue cords and one connector), Clover Bamboo Knitting Needles (circular or single point), ChiaoGoo Bamboo Knitting Needles (packaged in an attractive bamboo case), or The Knit Kit (includes seven essential knitting tools).


Eucalan No Rinse Delicate Wash - Offered in four fragrances, Eucalan is something that no knitter or crocheter should be without! Choose from unscented, lavender, eucalyptus or grapefruit in the 500ml bottle size, or try them all in the sampler pack!


Debra's Garden Knitting Gauge Pendants - This 1.5" x 1.25" lightweight needle gauge is as beautiful as it is accurate. The pendants are available in US measurements from 0-17, and just in is a sock and lace gauge with US and metric measurements from 000000 to 6 and .75mm to 4mm, respectively. Use this handy gauge as a pendant on your favorite chain, as a key ring or bag charm, or as a useful zipper pull on your knitting notions bag. The numbers on the gauge are lasered in and will not wear off.


These are just a few of the wonderful products now in stock. How about some sweet-smelling soaps from local handmade soapmaker Jay Design? Or Sig'nits - beads that you can knit into your project to identify creations as your own? Or books from beginner to expert? Or a gift card? The list goes on and on. So, leave that crowded shopping mall behind and stop in at the boutique today!

Now on sale: AslanTrends and Loop-D-Loop by Teva Durham!

Save 25% off selected fibers at Yarns By Design now through January 1, 2011!

AslanTrends Invernal - Fiber Content: 50% Rabbit Angora, 25% Merino Wool, 25% Polyamide; Weight: 100 g/3.5 oz, approx. 270 m/295 yd; Needle size: 4-5 mm/6–8 US; Gauge: 4-5 stitches per inch.

AslanTrends Del Sur - Fiber Content: 100% Merino Wool; Weight: 100 g/3.5 oz, approx.: 80 m/87 yd; Needle size: 9-10 mm/13–15 US; Gauge: 2-3 stitches per inch.

Loop-D-Loop by Teva Durham Moss - Fiber Content: 85% Extrafine Merino Wool, 15% Nylon; Weight: 50 g/1.76 oz, approx. 149 m/163 yd; Needle size: 3.75-4.5 mm/5-7 US; Gauge: 5-5.5 stitches per inch.

Loop-D-Loop by Teva Durham Fern - Fiber Content: 70% Wool, 30% Nylon; Weight: 50 g/1.76 oz, approx. 74 m/81 yd; Needle size: 9 mm/13 US; Gauge: 3 stitches per inch.

Loop-D-Loop by Teva Durham Shale - Fiber Content: 35% Mohair, 30% Acrylic, 20% Nylon, 15% Viscose; Weight: 50 g/1.76 oz, approx. 67 m/73 yd; Needle size: 8 mm/11 US; Gauge: 3 stitches per inch.

All sales are final and cannot be combined with any other offer. Sale prices apply only to in-stock items.