The Yarn Outfitter

#knit #crochet 🧶

Hey all!
I’ve not been the best at keeping up on BlueSky. I’ll try to do better.
We are currently holding a hat drive for our local schools. We’ve collected 58 hats so far! Collection deadline is November 21st.

Hand drawn map of the Puget Sound region of Washington State, with local yarn shops marked on it. Puget Sound LYS Tour Regions (North, Central, West, East, and South) are marked with badge labels. All 25 participating shops are labeled. From north to south they are: Northwest Yarns, Apple Yarns, Fidalgo Artisan Yarns & Clothing, Wildfibers, Stilly River Yarns, Sea Bre's Yarn, The Yarn Outfitter, Great Yarns, Bazaar Girls, All Wound Up Yarn Shop, Stranded By The Sea, Needles & Hooks, Strikke, Quintessential Knits, Heart2Heart Yarn & Fiber, Tea Cozy, La Mercerie, Acorn Street Yarn Shop, Yarn Dragon, hazel knits, Seattle Yarn, The Knitters Studio, The Nifty Knitter, BTown Yarn, The New Knittery. The Puget Sound LYS Tour logo is in the bottom left and in the top right text reads, "Puget Sound LYS Tour 2025"

Hey fiber fam!

Did you know we've got 25 participating shops on the Tour this year? We've been showcasing them on our other socials and going to catch up here over the next few days!

Stay tuned to get to know the amazing shops that make the #PugetSoundLYSTour the magical event it is!

Working on a lace shorty sock in the brightest color I could find.
Pattern: coming soon
Yarn: Emma’s Yarn Practically Perfect Sock in the March ‘25 Color Club colorway.
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Did you know that one of the reasons that the Puget Sound LYS Tour started was to encourage folks to support small, local businesses?

We're in our 19th year and we still believe in making an impact with how you spend and where you shop.

#ShopLocal #SupportSmallBusiness

Restock!

Prym Hooks
ChiaoGoo 9”, 32”, 40”
Cable needles
Scissors
Needle gauge rulers
Cute tape measures

🧶 #knit #crochet #lys

Cooma Cowl by Laura Dobratz in progress using Emma’s Yarn Practically Perfect Sock held with Tynn Silk Mohair from Sandnes Garn.
🧶 #knitsky #knitting #lys

A customer of mine finished her Artus shawl. This is Ginger’s first mosaic knitting project! She used Brown Sheep PrairieSpun DK. The colors are beautiful and the squish factor is high! 🧶 #knitsky #knit #lys

Hey #blueskyknits! I’ve been pretty busy with a lot of WIPs for the shop and the upcoming @lystour.com. It’s been a minute since I tried something new. I am not a one WIP person. I need variety. This Eddy Cowl is giving the variety I need right now! What have you been working on? 🧶

Stop in and check out our Valentine’s Sale table! Lots of pink, purple, and red yarns are 15% off.
❤️🩷💜❤️🩷💜❤️🩷💜❤️🩷
🧶 #knitting #crochet #yarn #lys

Good morning! I’m just putting some pieces together and enjoying the bright blue sky out my window. A blue sky is a special treat during the winter in the PNW.

It’s another snowy day in Arlington! According to the weather, it’s going to get warm and melty, then freeze again.

For safety, I have canceled Stitch and Spin tonight.

The shop will be open from 1-5pm. Feel free to hang out and stitch at our table during shop hours today!
🧶 #knitting #crochet

What can you do with Major? Universal Yarn offers a lot of great free patterns to give you ideas of what to do!

I’m currently working on a Lilypad Afghan using colorway Greenhouse—so far. More colors will come.

What would you do with a skein (or more!) of Major? 🧶
#knitting #crochet #yarn

Universal Yarn restock! Stop in and see all of the COLOR and the giant Emotional Support Chicken, of course.
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#knitting #crochet #yarn #lys

Happy Super Saturday!
On the 1st Saturday of every month, participating Arlington businesses offer a special sale.

Today only:
15% off Emma’s Yarn
20% off Sweet Georgia Yarn

A new deal will be presented every Super Saturday via Instagram, Facebook, BlueSky, and Email.

Restock of Tynn Silk Mohair and Sunday from @sandnesgarn . We replenished a few favorite colors plus brought in some new ones! I think Matcha is my fave.

We reordered sold out colors in Peer Gynt as well. Plus! We restocked the pom poms!

🧶 #knitting #crochet #yarn

Customer project!
Pattern: Lodge Socks by Ozetta
Yarn: Pale Moss on Plymouth Homestead Tweed and Arco Iris on Malabrigo Mohair

All tails are hidden and it’s getting a good soak. I’ll trim all of the tails hanging out after I block this beast. 😊

Yarn: Fa La La La La Theme Pack on the Practically Perfect Sock base from Emma’s Yarn

Pattern: based on the free pattern/recipe Scarfy Thing by Beata Jezek

#knitting too! 🧶

Some family first scheduling this week. Sometimes I have to rearrange store hours since it’s just me right now. Stitch and Spin social is still on 6-9pm tonight. ❤️

Grey, fuzzy sock in progress on a red plaid table cloth.

Close-up of the sock fabric—grey, fuzzy stockinette with black tweedy bits.

Almost to the toe! These socks are such a joy to knit.

Pattern: Comfort Sock by Ozetta
🧶 Yarn: Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt and Tynn Silk Mohair held together

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A wooden bowl contains a skein of Tynn Silk Mohair in Salt and Pepper and a skein of Peer Gynt in Light Grey Heather. A partially knit sock with bright pink DPNs sits in front of the bowl on a plaid tablecloth.

What are you working on today? 🧶
I’m working on Comfort Sock by Ozetta using Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair and Peer Gynt held together. My bright pink Lykke DPNs are the splash of color I need on this very grey day. Maybe should have picked a different yarn color…I’ll go bright on the next pair.

Sir, you did the right thing.

That’s wonderful! It looks like it was a fun project. I love the bright colors.

A basket brimming with 1 ounce bags of locally sourced Border Leicester wool. There are colorfully dyed or natural options.

The fiber corner at The Yarn Outfitter’s brick-and-mortar store. There is a peg tower covered in fiber braids, a small table and a couple wooden crates holding fiber and drop spindles. Other yarn and shelving can be seen in the background.

Local wool restock from Dennistoun Farm. Heidi raises Border Leicester sheep. These little fiber bags are great for felting or, with some prep, spinning. There are natural and dyed options. Find her fiber with other locally dyed wools in the fiber corner. 🧶 #felting #spinning

New Bluesky fiber peeps, welcome! Here are some get-started tips so you can feel more at home here:

1. Add the yarn ball emoji to your posts to get picked up in the "Crochet and Knitting" and "Craftiverse" feeds

Scarfy Thing pattern by Beata Jezek This is not a knitting pattern, more a recipe for a creative endeavour. A collection of tips. It’s not difficult to knit, but it does require a bit of skill.

Thank you! It’s made with an Emma’s Yarn Theme Pack (mini skeins) and is based on the pattern Scarfy Thing by Beata Jezek.

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Hello!

Hi! My name is Sarah. I own The Yarn Outfitter in Arlington, WA. I love to crochet, knit, spin, and help others learn these rewarding skills. I have a coffee habit that l have no desire to kick and love the challenge of repairing knitting mistakes in any way but the tedious method of "tinking". 🧶