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Monday 10am - 5pm Tuesday 10am - 5pm Wednesday 10am - 5pm Thursday 10am - 5pm Friday 10am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 5pm

Mother of Purl Yarn Shop

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Freeport, ME
Mother of Purl Yarn Shop

High quality yarn, notions, patterns, knitting classes and more! See our website at www.MotherofPurlYarn.com
Visit us: 541 US Route 1
Freeport, Maine 04032

Mother of Purl Yarn Shop offers a homey atmosphere with skeins upon skeins of sumptuous yarns, and is the exclusive spot to find Blue Moon Yarn, our house dyed yarn. We carry Knitter's Pride, ChiaoGoo and Addi knitting needles, plenty of patterns to help you find that special project to match up with our amazing yarn selections.

10/06/2026

We have added 2 new skill building classes for the fall. This two color bulky weight cowl is a great way to get comfortable with stranded colorwork tension and color dominance. Many of our customers have asked for a Magic Loop class and we have listened. All class info can be found on our website. Online registration via the website or by calling the shop during regular business hours.

10/05/2026

🧶A One-Skein Project for malabrigo Torzal 🧶A few weeks ago we featured a new yarn arrival from Malabrigo: Torzal. If you’ve been curious about giving it a try, Malabrigo has released a simple one-skein project that’s a great way to play around with it: the Torzal Cowl (free to download on Ravelry).

10/01/2026

Our annual Stitch Down to the Holidays series begins this week! For the next 12 weeks, we’ll be sharing gift-making project ideas to inspire your holiday knitting. Patterns will be free and included with your purchase. So what’s our Week 1 pick? The Little Fair Isle Hat by Purl Soho With sizes for babies, toddlers and children, this adorable hat would make a lovely hand-knit gift for a little one in your life.The pattern calls for fi*****ng-weight yarn, and our shop sample uses Sandnes Garn Mini Alpakka for the main color (shown in White 1001) and Rachel Jones Nimble Sock Mini Skeins for the two contrasting colors (shown in Rebel Rebel and Deep Sea).

09/29/2026

🧶🧶🧶🧶Beginner Sock Class in October🧶🧶🧶
Join Marcy for a three-session basic sock class. This class will guide you through the basics of sock knitting - it’s perfect for anyone looking to make their first pair of socks or needs a refresher.The classes take place from 10:30am-12:30pm on the following Saturdays: 10/10, 10/17 & 10/31. You can register for the class on our website , in the store or by calling the shop. Link to website is in bio.

09/27/2026

🧶New Saturday Guided Knitting Support 10-11🧶. Mother of Purl has created an ongoing weekly class for those of you that need support as you work through your knitting projects. It’s designed to help you learn how to fix mistakes, identify where you are in a pattern, try new things with confidence and guide you through hiccups in your projects. We want you to learn to solve your own knitting problems and become a more confident knitter. . Cost is $25 per session and participants must register and pay for specific dates. There will be 2 spots available each week. This is NOT a drop-in class, so you must register in advance.

09/26/2026

Looking for a fall accessory or holiday gift giving ideas? This fun and unique Flannel Scarf by yiğitcan | pufido is a great option. It’s knit with 1 skein of GUSTO WOOL Core and 1 set of GUSTO WOOL Echos and the combination of garter stitch and slipped stitches creates the look of woven checkered fabric. To make
pairing easy, we’ve put together kits for 4 different options 🤗. We will be open from 10-5 today.

09/24/2026

Hannah recently finished the by Tanisknits. She used one skein of Kelbourne Woolens Camper and one of schoppel-wolle Crazy Boys. Bonus…If you knit on gauge you can get another hat in reverse Two for one 🙌. ☃️

09/21/2026

We have and Peace Fleece worsted weight in stock for Xmas stockings. These colors usually go fast soooooo if you are planning on making some family heirloom stockings don’t dilly dally 🤪 stockings pictured created by some of our staff. Patterns are from Melinda Goodfellow ➰🐑 Annie’s Woolens and Lotus Designs ( Darlene Swaim)

09/16/2026

Here’s a fun way to start sweater knitting season - the Sea Gull Sweater by Roo Designs is one of our most popular children’s sweaters. Ours is knit up in 🧶 These patterns are knit flat and use intarsia for the colorwork. For a bit of fun you can add a french fry in his beak 🤪. If you live on the coast you’ll know why lol. 🌊🦀🦭🦞🐧.

09/14/2026

Curious about knitting socks but not sure where to start? Join Marcy for this three-session basic sock class. This class will guide you through the basics of sock knitting. You will learn to knit all aspects of a sock including cuff, leg, heal, foot and toe. We’ll be making a shorty sock in fi*****ng-weight yarn on small needles. Our goal is for you to complete one sock during the class (with homework!) so that you can confidently make the second sock on your own. For this class you will need a light colored fi*****ng weight sock yarn.

Prerequisites:
Must be competent to independently knit, purl, cast-on and bind-off, and must have experience knitting in the round on double-pointed needles with fi*****ng-weight yarn on small needles. You can register online , in the shop or you can call the shop during our regular hours. 🧦🧶🧦

Address

541 US Route 1
Freeport, ME
04032

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+12078695280

Website

http://www.motherofpurlyarn.com/

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