June’s Spotlight Friday

We’re kicking off June by spotlighting the Crimson Tee, designed by Aubrey Busek! Knit in Bamboo Pop Sock Solids, this flowy top will quickly become a favorite for hot summer days.

The Crimson Tee features a captivating lace motif, complemented wonderfully by a scalloped hem. Bamboo Pop Sock Solids is a fingering-weight blend of bamboo, cotton, and PBT, so your top will be breathable with a graceful drape! And with our beautiful selection of colorways in Bamboo Pop Sock Solids, you can make this tee in a shade that speaks to you.

As we spotlight the Crimson Tee, we’re offering 20% off Bamboo Pop Sock, Bamboo Pop Sock Solids, the Edisto Shawl Kit, and the Grasslands Tank Kit. If you’ve never worked with this top-selling yarn before, now is the perfect time to add it to your stash!

We hope you enjoy our Bamboo Pop Sock line, and we can’t wait to see what you create!

Robert

Free Pattern Friday – Sunrise Stole

Happy Friday, yarniacs!! This week’s free pattern is a crochet beauty that’s perfect for the warm weather ahead. Grab your hooks, choose your favorite colors, and get ready to dive into the Sunrise Stole, by Edie Eckman.

This ravishing wrap features flirty details like eyelet lace and a ruffled border, adding romance and whimsy to the simple rectangular construction. Summer evenings and walks on the beach get a style upgrade when you’re wrapped in the cool comfort of the Sunrise Stole.

Light and lovely Dunescape yarn gives graceful drape and snuggly softness to any piece. The blend of 57% cotton, 30% viscose, and 13% linen is ideal for everything from breezy tops and shawls to durable totes and dish cloths.

This weekend only, enjoy 20% off Dunescape. With a palette of 16 stunning shades, you can create a color pairing for your Sunrise Stole that’s bold, neutral, delicate, or tonal – whatever suits your fancy!

Happy crocheting!

Alex

Free Pattern Friday – Wild Thyme Popover

Happy Free Pattern Friday, yarniacs! Can you believe it’s May already? We’re loving the warm sunshine and fragrant blossoms, so we’re thrilled to share a new design that’s sure to become a springtime staple – the Wild Thyme Popover!

This adorable top by Andi Javori features lace, texture, and variegated tones in one perfect package. With its beginner-friendly construction and oversized, boxy silhouette, the Wild Thyme Popover is the epitome of easy breezy. And it’s versatile too! Stay cool and casual when you style Wild Thyme as a tee, paired with jeans, shorts, or a skirt. Or layer over long sleeves to continue sporting your favorite new sweater into the autumn and winter months.

The Wild Thyme Popover gets its rustic charm and beautiful blend of color from Fibra Natura Cobblestone. This 100% superwash merino wool yarn twists a colorful variegated ply with a coordinating solid ply to create unique hues with a handspun appearance. With a palette ranging from bold brights to pretty pastels and everything in between, you can customize your Wild Thyme Popover with a color that’s just right for you!

This weekend only, Fibra Natura Cobblestone is on sale at 20% off. Grab a few skeins to make your popover, and a few more for socks, shawls, hats, you name it!

Happy knitting!

Alex

April’s Spotlight Friday – Beechnut Pullover

Happy Friday, crafters! Today’s spotlight features the Beechnut Pullover, designed by Amy Gunderson.

As the seasons shift, the Beechnut Pullover emerges as a quintessential piece for your transitional wardrobe. This elegant sweater captures the essence of beech trees, featuring intricate lace panels along the sleeves that mirror the delicate beauty of leaves.

What sets the Beechnut Pullover apart is its innovative construction. The journey begins with knitting the lace sleeve panels, allowing you to immerse yourself in the detailed leaf motifs. Once completed, stitches for the body and sleeves are picked up along the panel edges, and the garment is worked from the top down. 

Originally crafted using Papyrus, the pattern has been updated to feature Wool Pop. This DK-weight yarn, composed of 50% bamboo, 35% superwash wool, and 15% polyamide, offers a soft drape and subtle sheen, enhancing the pullover’s refined appearance.

Take advantage of a 20% discount on Wool Pop through Sunday, April 20th, and stock up on your favorite color of this delightful yarn.

Keep on crafting on,

Afifa

March’s Spotlight Friday – Happy Joy Hoodie

It’s the second Friday of the month, and that means it’s time to spotlight another one of our all-time faves! This month, we’ve chosen a pattern that’s sure to make your little one the envy of the playground – the adorable Happy Joy Hoodie by our very own Universal Yarn Design Team!

This comfy cardi is knit flat in pieces from the bottom up and seamed. Stitches are picked up to add a cozy hood and ribbed button band. The Happy Joy Hoodie is knit in two colors of our popular Bamboo Pop yarn – one solid and one multi – to create vibrant stripes. Garter rows bring a playful texture to the sweater.

This cute little number is sure to elicit a smile from your kiddo when they see the beautiful, bright colors and feel the silky softness of Bamboo Pop. And just think how sweet they’ll look bundled up in their favorite new hoodie!

Bamboo Pop is a blend of 50% bamboo and 50% cotton, making it ideal for light-weight, multi-season garments and accessories. And with its soft feel, machine-washability, and palette of over 60(!!) colors, Bamboo Pop is the perfect choice when crafting for children. You’ll love knitting with this yarn as much as your little one loves wearing it!

Enjoy $3 off each skein of Bamboo Pop purchased through Monday, March 17th. And while you’re at it, check out all the amazing deals on select yarn and muud products in our St. Patrick’s Day Sale!

Happy knitting!

Alex

Free Pattern Friday – Reminisce Blankie

Happy Free Pattern Friday, crafters! This week, we’re all heart eyes for the adorable Reminisce Blankie, designed by Ashley Jane McIntyre!

This cute and cuddly crochet wonder is made up of individual squares, each adorned with a darling bobble heart, making it a great travel project to keep in your bag. Once complete, the squares are seamed together and a single crochet edge is worked around the finished piece.

The pattern includes options for a small size car seat blanket or a larger nap blanket. No matter which size you make, your little one will love snuggling up under this super-soft and cozy blankie.

Our Mystical Marl yarn brings the perfect balance of softness, durability, and a beautiful marled effect to the Reminisce Blankie. Made of 50% cotton and 50% anti-pilling acrylic, this yarn is both warm and breathable, as well as machine-washable, making it a perfect choice for baby projects.

Available in a dozen muted, marled colors, we love Mystical Marl for everything from garments to homeware and accessories. And this weekend only, you can stock up on this marvelous yarn at 20% off!

Happy crocheting!

Alex

Free Pattern Friday – Argentite Sweater

Hello and happy Friday, yarn lovers! Today, we’re making all your color block dreams come true with the fabulous new Argentite Sweater by Andi Javori!

This fashion-forward pullover features a cozy cowl neck and wide sleeves that put a modern spin on the classic drop-shoulder silhouette. Large sections of seed stitch color blocking, paired with the beautiful texture of Fibra Natura Kingston Tweed yarn, create a visually striking piece.

Knit flat in pieces and seamed, the Argentite Sweater is a great first intarsia project for anyone wanting to learn this useful technique. And crafters of all levels will enjoy the simple, meditative nature of the stockinette and seed stitch patterning. Perfect TV knitting for when you want to kick back and relax!

The timeless beauty of Kingston Tweed adds a polished, sophisticated look to any garment or accessory. Ideal for textured and colorwork pieces, this must-have yarn is available in a palette of 19 elegant hues inspired by nature. Choose from neutrals, like the smoky greys featured in the Argentite Sweater, or go bold with jewel tones and brights. Grab your two favorite shades and cast on today!

This weekend only, Fibra Natura Kingston Tweed yarn and all Kingston Tweed Kits are 20% off! With five show-stopping designs to choose from, it’s a great time to stock your stash and save on your next project, now through Sunday, January 26th! 

Happy knitting!

Alex

Free Pattern Friday – Wind and Waves Top

Happy Free Pattern Friday, crafters! This week, we’re dreaming of sunny days and seaside getaways, so we’re sharing a perfect pattern to cast on now and have ready in time for the summer season or your next beach vacation. Previously an LYS exclusive, the Wind and Waves Top by Yonca Ozbelli is now available as a free pattern for you to enjoy!

Like watching waves lap the shore, you’ll be captivated by the meditative undulating lace pattern in stripes of oceanic blues. And you’ll stay cool and comfortable in our luxuriously soft Cotton Supreme yarn, an excellent choice for warm weather knitting. Ideal for styling with a pair of shorts or your favorite skirt, you’ll be reaching for the Wind and Waves Top all summer long.

Knit seamlessly in the round from the bottom up and featuring a simple boxy construction, this easy-breezy tee is an approachable and entertaining project for knitters of all skill levels. Dive in and be delighted by all this gorgeous design has to offer!

Made of 100% cotton, Cotton Supreme is a smooth and sumptuous worsted-weight yarn that works up beautifully in a palette of vibrant shades. This buttery-soft yarn gets even softer with each wash (that’s right, it’s machine washable and dryable!), making it a perfect pick for next-to-skin garments and accessories for adults and children alike.

To celebrate 2025 and the release of the Wind and Waves Top, our Cotton Supreme family of yarns is 25% off this weekend! Get a head start on your summer wardrobe and save on Cotton Supreme, Cotton Supreme Speckles, and Cotton Supreme Waves, now through Sunday, January 12th!

Happy knitting!

Alex

Free Pattern Friday – Frosted Leaves Wrap

Header Image showing the Frosted Leaves Wrap and Wool Pop Yarn

Hello and Happy Holidays, crafters! We hope you’ve enjoyed some quality time with your family or friends this holiday season, and also had time for your favorite fiber arts!

This week, our Free Pattern Friday release is the Frosted Leaves Wrap, designed by Andi Javori. Knit using Wool Pop, this lacy wrap will be a beautiful addition to any winter ensemble! Keep reading below to learn more about this stunning pattern.

The Frosted Leaves wrap is knit flat from the bottom up and features a lace stitch pattern worked on the main body of the piece. If you’re not an expert with lace, don’t fret! This pattern is a 13-stitch repeat that is fairly easy to memorize and uses only basic increases and decreases. The resulting pattern is reminiscent of pretty snow covered leaves, hence the name!

Our Wool Pop yarn was chosen for this project, thanks to its graceful drape and sheen. This DK-weight blend of bamboo, wool, and polyamide looks gorgeous in lace and other textured stitch patterns. Thanks to Wool Pop’s fiber blend, it’s suitable to wear year-round!

Designer Andi Javori chose the color 619 Blue Whisper for this project sample, which I think is a perfect icy winter blue. Which color would you choose to knit the Frosted Leaves Wrap in? I think I’d choose 627 Empress, because I love wearing purple.

We hope you enjoy knitting the new free Frosted Leaves Wrap! Don’t forget that Wool Pop is 20% off this weekend only to coincide with this pattern release, so you can grab the yarn you need at a discount!

Happy Holiday Crafting,

Aubrey

Free Pattern Friday – Warm and Toasty Trio

Happy Friday, crafters! Ready your needles for triple the fun, because this week’s Free Pattern Friday is three patterns in one! The Warm and Toasty Trio by Andi Javori will keep you cozy all winter long with a soft and snuggly pullover, cowl, and scarf!

The pullover is knit in pieces from the bottom up and features richly textured Seersucker Stitch sleeves, which really pop in our Deluxe Bulky Superwash yarn. Deep ribbing across the neckline and drop shoulders adds visual interest to this eye-catching sweater. The Seersucker Stitch coordinates with the patterning on the cowl and scarf, making for a stylish and cohesive look that you can mix, match, and layer to your heart’s content.

Simple shaping and an easy-to-memorize stitch pattern make all three projects enjoyable and accessible for knitters of any skill level. Knit in bulky yarn on size US 11 needles, these pieces work up quickly and live up to their name, guaranteed to keep you comfy! The Warm and Toasty Trio is sure to be your new go-to set this season!

Beautiful, durable, and machine washable, Deluxe Bulky Superwash lends long-lasting elegance to all sorts of projects, whether you’re crafting for yourself, your home, or making a special holiday gift for a loved one. With its excellent stitch definition, this 100% superwash wool yarn is well suited for textured patterns, cables, and colorwork. And its palette of over 30 shades offers endless possibilities to let your creativity shine!

As an extra treat for you, our entire Deluxe family of yarns is 30% off this weekend! It’s a great time to stock up on Deluxe Bulky Superwash and the rest of these stash-staple yarns, now through Sunday, December 15th!

Happy knitting!

Alex