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The semi-annual Hudson Valley Yarn Crawl is on!! The 2013 Spring Crawl will take place the weekend of March 23rd & 24th.  Clear your calendar and plan on a weekend of shopping as the crawl has grown to include shops and farms in five New York counties, Connecticut and a collection of  local online-only fiber and yarn retailers!!

 Website/Flyer: Hudson Valley Yarn Crawl

Online Interactive Map: Google Map Link

Hudson Valley Yarn Crawl on Facebook: Link HERE

Dates: Saturday, March 23rd & Sunday, March 24th

Ravelry Group: www.ravelry.com/groups/hudson-valley-yarn-crawl

Shops and farms in the March 2013 Crawl:
Blackberry Hill Farm – Hudson, NY ,
Black Sheep Yarns - Kent, CT
Black Sheep Hill Farm – Pine Plains, NY
Buckwheat Bridge Angoras – Elizaville, NY
Clay Wood & CottonBeacon, NY
Cornwall Yarn Shop, LtdCornwall, NY
Countrywool – Hudson, NY
Hudson Valley Sheep & Wool Co. – Red Hook, NY
Midnight Merinos Wool Loft – Red Hook, NY
Nancy’s Spinning Fancies – Cornwall, NY
Out Of The Loop – Hopewell Junction, NY
The Perfect Blend Yarn & Tea Shop – Saugerties, NY
Pinewoods Farm Wool Shop – Saugerties, NY
Sheepy Valley FarmsMedusa, NY
Spruce Ridge Farm – Old Chatham, NY
The Knitting Garage at STICKLES – Rhinebeck, NY
The Warm Ewe - Chatham, NY
White Barn Farm Sheep and WoolNew Paltz, NY

Local online shops in the March 2013 Virtual Crawl:
Nancy Broe Studios
The Roving Shop for Spinners
Into the Whirled Fiber Arts

Live in or around the Hudson Valley? Looking for something to do next weekend?! Gather your friends, pile into the car and go for a crawl!!

2011  Hudson Valley Yarn Crawl

Website/Flyer: www.countrywool.tripod.com/hvyc.pdf

Online Interactive Map: Google Map Link

Hudson Valley Yarn Crawl on Facebook: Link HERE

Dates: Saturday, November 19th: 10-6 & Sunday, November 20th: 12-4

Ravelry Group: www.ravelry.com/groups/hudson-valley-yarn-crawl

Shops involved in this round of the tour:

The knitting garage at STICKLES – Rhinebeck, NY
Countrywool - Hudson, NY
Spruce Ridge Farm - Old Chatham, NY
The Warm Ewe - Chatham, NY
Out of the loop - Hopewell Junction, NY
Hudson Valley Sheep and Wool - Red Hook, NY
Midnight  Merinos Wool Loft - Red Hook, NY
Fabulous Yarn - Tivoli, NY
White Barn Farm - New Paltz, NY
Year Round Yarns – Valatie, NY
Pinewoods Farm Wool Shop - Saugerties, NY

Sale Dates: Friday June 24th – Friday July 1st – or until they sell out
URL of the shop: www.intothewhirled.com

Please note:
July will be the last month that the By/Buy the Braid purchase option is available. Going forward, only the Monthly Subscription will be available.

Allow me to introduce ‘The Knitting Garage at Stickle’s‘ a (somewhat) new addition to the Hudson Valley’s Local Yarn Store collection and if you recall; host to the 2011 Knit in Public gathering in Rhinebeck!

Located in glorious Rhinebeck, NY (yep, the same town that hosts the NYS Sheep & Wool Festival in October) the Knitting Garage is located in the back of the A.L. Stickle variety store on East Market street.

In addition to popular yarns such as Madeline Tosh, Blue Sky Alpaca, Spud & Chloe and Shibui you can now (as of 1:27pm today) find Into the Whirled (spinning fiber & yarn) available for sale!

Be sure to stop by and introduce yourself to Leah, the shop’s owner!

Shop Preview: Friday June 10th

Date: Saturday June 11th
Time: 8:00am EST
URL of the new shop: www.intothewhirled.com

Event: The Chancellor’s Sheep & Wool Showcase
Date: Saturday, April 23
Time: 11:00am – 4:30pm
Location: Clermont State Historic Site
Address: One Clermont Avenue Germantown, NY 12526
Website: Chancellor’ Sheep & Wool Showcase
Booth Location: Booth #1

Details:
Another year, another day of celebration! The Chancellor’s S&W, also known as ‘Clermont’ marks another anniversary for ITW…

Two years ago I decided on a whim to gather my “inventory” and attend a festival the weekend before opening my Etsy shop – which has now been upgraded to the new ITW Online Shop. It goes without saying – I was terrified! What if nothing sold? What if people hated what I was showing? What if I did not have enough singles? The list went on and on. But something awesome happened that day. History (blog history that is) shows us that the show was in fact a huge success and the list of fears, needless and a waste of energy!

Along with the overwhelming response, something else happened. Something that never crossed my mind – I met and befriended the most amazing group of people. Like minded people. People who understood the language I speak, admired the same things I admire, people that ‘squee’ when excited, people who hoard skeins of yarn and braids of fiber. I met ‘my’ people. And I am delighted to say that I will be vending along side many of those same people on the 23rd of April…

Jill Draper Makes Stuff
Bittersweet Woolery
Stitched by Jessalu
See Kay Craft
Serendipity
Forbidden  Woolery
Hudson Valley Sheep & Wool Company
Hampton Artistic Yarns
The Periwinkle Sheep

It is that time of year again!

The spring tour spans two days to allow fiber enthusiasts the time to explore what the Hudson Valley has to offer! Be sure to notify the shop owner that your on the tour to receive your free gift!

2011 Hudson Valley Yarn Crawl

Website/Flyer: www.countrywool.tripod.com/hvyc.pdf

Dates: Saturday, March 26th: 10-6 & Sunday, March 27th: 12-4

Ravelry Group: www.ravelry.com/groups/hudson-valley-yarn-crawl

Shops involved in this round of the tour:

Blackberry Hill Farm - Hudson, NY
Countrywool - Hudson, NY
Spruce Ridge Farm - Old Chatham, NY
The Warm Ewe - Chatham, NY
Out of the loop - Hopewell Junction, NY
Hudson Valley Sheep and Wool - Red Hook, NY
Traver Midnight Merinos - Red Hook, NY
Knitpicked - Beacon, NY
White Barn Farm - New Paltz, NY
Rainbow Sheep Shoppe - Port Ewen, NY
Pinewoods Farm Wool Shop - Saugerties, NY

Event: Crafted. Handmade in the Hudson Valley

Website: www.ayumihorie.com/crafted-holiday-sale-2010.html

Dates: Saturday November 27th & Sunday November 28th : 10am-4pm

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CraftedHV

Address: 167 Cottekill Rd, Cottekill, NY 12419

Featured Artists:
Ayumi Horie Pottery
Bluestocking Bonbons
Christine Fromm
Dirty Girls Designs
Gray Works Design
High Falls Mercantile
Hodge Podge Farm
Hudson Valley Seed Library

Jenny Lee Fowler
Treeo Design
Whimsy Designs