Stilly River Yarns

09/10/2026

Sneak preview of a new class coming to Stilly River Yarns in 2027... Nancy will be teaching our first-ever embroidery and cross-stitch classes in the new year!

In the most Midwestern move possible, our cross-stitch class will feature the smallest of these adorable jello molds in a 4" / 10 cm hoop - it's a free pattern from DMC, and we'll have everything in a kit ready to go for students.

(Marshmallows, coconut, and nuts can easily be added to your pattern chart; we do not endorse adding any fish, meat products, or cheese to the pattern chart, no matter what the church ladies' cookbook suggests.)

09/07/2026

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09/04/2026

And our last one for today... Lorraina spent some time this summer crafting a new sweater. This is Tulip by Ririko of - a top-down raglan pullover in fingering-weight yarn. If you swipe to the second slide, you'll see the incredible twisted-stitch and lace detail at the sides 😍

Lorraina had us order some Malabrigo Sock in the Reflecting Pool colorway, and its tonal dye style and drape absolutely made this garment Lorraina's favorite that she's ever made. (She also said that she'd absolutely make this again.)

And if you're ever looking for Malabrigo in a yarn or color we don't typically carry, let us know! We may be able to special-order it for you, as long as you (and friends, perhaps?) are willing to purchase a full bag of either 5 or 10 skeins, depending on which yarn it is.

Have a great weekend, everyone! We'll be here for Rise & Shine Social Time tomorrow from 9 AM to noon - bring your morning drink of choice and your project and hang out for a bit!

09/04/2026

Next up: Cathy just finished some awesome Christmas socks for her grandson. (He's seen them and is very excited about being able to wear them soon!)

The pattern is from the book Knit a Box of Christmas Socks by Julie Anne Lebouthillier - Cathy used three colors of yarns from Schmutzerella Yarns to make these. (Nancy's sparkly DK, Brilliant, is now on our Washington Dyed/Designed/Made shelf; we also have a rainbow of her non-sparkly sock yarn, Dude, in the fingering-weight section!)

Love colorwork socks? Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 8... you won't want to miss Jamie Lomax's book signing and trunk show at the shop that day!

09/04/2026

It's Friday - we did it! (For those of us with local school-age kids, was that not a real month this week? And aren't we glad we get 3 days to recover this weekend??)

At the shop, that means it's - our mostly-weekly highlight of customer projects completed with shop yarn or shop assistance / classes / lessons.

We're going to start off with this avid machine knitter. She had come into the shop a while back to ask how to join and trim this sweater - Lindsey suggested using a high-contrast color, and this is the final result!

(It was way too warm for her to model this the day she brought it in, but we're looking forward to seeing it again now that the weather has started to cool going towards autumn.)

Yarn: Malabrigo Ríos in English Rose (MC) and Sabaduria (CC).

09/01/2026

Ugh. I’m so sorry, folks, but something’s gotta give this week - it’s back-to-school week, I’ve been fighting a near-migraine for 2 days, and I’ve got lessons and classes booked on the other possible dates we could move this to.

So we won’t have After Dark Social Night this month - we’ll either catch you on ZoomBaaaa on Monday, Sept. 7, or at our usual time on Tuesday, October 6!

08/22/2026

It’s here!! The inaugural issue of Purl Magazine arrived at the shop today, and - appropriately enough - the topic is casting on.

If you’re not familiar with the Ply Magazine family of publications, all of their magazines are released quarterly and focus on a deep dive on a specific topic. In this issue, you’ll enjoy articles by authors such as Safiyyah Talley , Tina 謝天蘭, Kate Atherley , Aimee Sher ✨ Knitting Design & Yarn Shop , and Xandy Peters

08/21/2026

Our last post this week is Nic's recently-completed cabled sweater!

We're not sure what's more impressive - that she finished it in under 2 months or that she worked on it diligently at the table in the middle of Saturday morning socials 😲

Yarn: Malabrigo Ríos, colorway Gris

Pattern: we'll ask Nic the next time we see her and update the post!

08/21/2026

Next up on , it's a cardigan! Sandra recently finished this stunner. It's an interesting construction that has you pick up the back and front panel from a shoulder panel knitted sideways! We particularly love the multicolored buttons that she chose to finish it off.

Pattern: Cardigan No. 9 by .knitwear

Yarn: Malabrigo Ríos, Arco Iris colorway