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🧶 211 W Third Ave, Ellensburg, WA 🧶 Mon-Fri 8:30-5 | Sat 9-4 We love bringing you high quality yarns (and more), and we want our humans to feel included, inspired, encouraged, and admired! http://yarnfolk.com

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Apr 29

So, a bit of OMG 🧶

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Stylized photo of a two-story brick building with "Yarn Folk" mocked-up on the windows, and two planters with red and pink flowers and lime green foilage flanking it. A tree and a bike rack are at the left of the frame, and portions of murals for Banes Confectionary and Coca Cola are visible on the side of the building. The text reads "JULY 2025 new location 211 W Third Ave"

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · 3h

“NPR host Scott Simon contended she was the first real human being to host a regular evening newscast. Stamberg even knit while sitting in front of the microphone at All Things Considered.”

Ryan Warner @ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social · 4h

My heart is heavy

NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died

Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.

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KnitHacker @knithacker.bsky.social · 4h

More Pocket Pals Patterns For Knitters ... Doggies, Bears, Chickens, Owls, Dinos and More! 👉 tinyurl.com/fv9kmw5r - this is the ultimate round-up! Dozens of patterns from designers you love ... #knitting #amigurumi #giftideas #handmade #diy

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Greta Knits @gretaknits.bsky.social · 11h

Halfway through Socktober and the gift knit pair is done (toes grafted, ends woven in, finished!) So now I get to start a new pair for the second half of the month...the @yarnfolk.com colorway matches the Autumnal reflection in the lake! 😍

A finished pair of red, orange and yellow striped hand knit socks are shown on top of a Socktober tracker. They are on a deck railing overlooking a lake with Autumnal reflections of the orange and yellow trees.

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · 6h

I get to start my kite heel soon! (On Sock One, of course…)

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · 14d

(It will not be AI generated.)

I try to use AI judiciously, and in ethical ways. This was a good reminder of how things can slide off the rails.

(It's not as polished as I would have liked, but I recorded the voice over myself.)

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · 14d

I am, and always have been, a solo entrepreneur.

Toward the end, viewers were encouraged to stop by to meet Bruce, the shop cat.

There was no mention of a cat in the script, and although I am a certified cat enthusiast, there is no Bruce.

That said, Bruce merch is in the works.

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · 14d

I can't explain why I thought letting AI generate the voice over track was a good idea. Almost immediately, it started to veer wildly off script.

A couple of key moments: "Yarn Folk was started by two best friends in 2013!" While my spouse has been wildly supportive from the beginning,

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · 14d

A short story:

Saturday night, I was short on time, and thought I would use the AI tools built into CapCut Pro to help me sync my authentically recorded meda with a script that I provided.

I wish I'd had the presence of mind to download the result.

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · 15d

My solution is in the past, but I am team sleeves first whenever possible! I knit just a few rounds of the body after separation, then put that on hold and do the sleeves.

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Sep 2

So obviously I’m going to have to start a pair, too…

Greta Knits @gretaknits.bsky.social · Sep 2

Today's Vuelta knitting progress 🧶
I don't think it will ever not seem like MAGIC, the turning of a heel...

A handknitted sock in red, gold, and light yellow striped yarn. The heel has been turned on the far right end of the tube, creating a cupped space for the heel of the wearer. It is resting a a deck railing, overlooking the green beech trees surrounding the Lake.

Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Jul 31

🧶 Here's a video walkthrough of our Semi-Annual Clearance Sale!

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Semi-Annual Clearance Sale Walk-through 🥳

YouTube video by Yarn Folk

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Jul 30

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Jul 29

🧶 There are some yarns I'm sad to say goodbye to, but I know they will go to good homes :D

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Did you see our Sunday email? Semi-Annual Clearance Sale is now in progress!

Did you see Sunday's off-schedule email? Our semi-annual clearance sale started Sunday. There are some fantastic yarns available, and if there is one thing that has been true every year, it's that if ...

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Jul 15

We're all moved in, and this week's blog post has links to our Grand Reopening Collection! 🧶

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We (all) did it!! If you couldn't join us, you can check out our Grand Reopening Collection online ❤️💛

WHAT a week! To everyone who came by for our soft reopening last Monday, stopped in during the week, attended our Grand Reopening celebration on Saturday, or cheered us on from afar: THANK YOU. After...

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Jul 1

All appreciation to Anne, Betsy, Diane, Donald, Elsie, Fred, Gordon, Jim, Joan, Kristin, Lynn B, Lynn N, Mary, Quinn, Renee, Rikki, Sarah, Shelly, Tom, Vicki, and my Mark & Zay who got the whole shop moved over to 211 W Third Ave!
Soft open Mon, 7/7 and grand reopening Sat, 7/12!
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SO much gratitude...(and may I ask a small favor)?

We're taking a break from our normal format this week. It being not a normal week, not at all. With so many generous hands helping, we transferred everything that was inside the space at 304 N Pearl t...

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Jun 22

🧶 Nothing like a big painting project with a deadline! First floor will definitely be done before moving day; upstairs, hopefully before we open back up!

6/28 Last day open at 304 N Pearl St
6/29-7/6 Closed for moving
7/7 Soft reopen at 211 W Third Ave
7/12 Grand reopening at 211 W Third Ave

Interior view of a store in the process of being repainted. A ladder is in the foreground, a window is in the background, and there is a drop cloth with a can of paint on the floor.

Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Jun 17

We've got lots of pretty ✨sparkly✨ yarn from Polka Dot Sheep, new expansion decks from Pacific Knit Co., extended hours and bonus social stitching on Wednesday, a moving schedule, and more! 🫠

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Two one gallon cans of Sherwin Williams paint are stacked on top of a five gallon bucket of the same. The bucket is grey with a red label, the smaller cans are red. They are sitting in a corner on a simulated wood vinyl floor, with another bucket to the right. The wall in the background is a yellow-y cream color.

Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Jun 13

Reminder: Yarn Folk will be open 1-4pm tomorrow!

#YarnFolk #LYS #SmallBusiness #CWU #CentralWashingtonUniversity #CongratulationsGraduates #CWUGrad2025

Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Jun 13

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Jun 12

🧶 Lots of options for @oliveknits.bsky.social Astro Pop #4dayKAL

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Jun 11

🧶 Named for legendary Chinese empress Leizu, the "Silkworm Mother," Leizu Fingering from @julie_asselin is 90% superwash Merino wool and 10% silk. 100% lovely, and we are 100% thrilled to stock it here at Yarn Folk.

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Jun 8

Love the way our sample for the Olive Knits #4DayKAL turned out! Easy link to kits at yarnfolk.com!

🧶 @wooladdicts Footprints + @thefibrecompany Amble Minis + @schoppelwolle Alb Lino
👱🏻‍♀️ Marie Greene / Olive Knits
📝 Astro Pop

#YarnFolk #LYS #OliveKnits #MarieGreene #KAL #AstroPopKAL #Kits

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Jun 7

#WPIMYS cc @lancasteryarnshop.bsky.social

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Thunderstruck

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Yarn Folk @yarnfolk.com · Jun 7

Can you believe it? After today, there will only be four more Social Stitching gatherings at our current space!

Dates to remember:
6/28: last day open at 304 N Pearl St
6/29-7/6: closed for moving (including the table!)
7/7: soft reopen at 211 W Third Ave
7/12: grand reopening at 211 W Third Ave!

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knitty® | editor, Amy Sadler @knitty.com · Jun 6

The new Knitty First Fall issue has just gone live for THE WHOLE WORLD!

Find it here: knitty.com and tell all your yarny friends! A magazine with high-quality tech edited patterns that are free. FREE, I tell you!
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#shareandenjoy #gladtobeofservice

Knitty.com - First Fall 2025

Knitty is the longest-running free knitting magazine on the web. Enjoy our huge selection of high-quality free knitting patterns and tutorials!

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