Yarn, yarn everywhere

Crochet Twin Cities at the Fall
Fiber Festival

Crocheters, knitters, weavers and other yarnies are truly blessed to live in the Twin Cities. I’m convinced we have more yarn sources than anywhere else in the world. We have over 60 big box stores including 19 Michaels, 10 Joann, 11 Hobby Lobby, and 21 Walmarts.

Here is an inventory, as of June 2024, of Twin Cities local yarn shops and yarn sources and not so local yarn shops in outstate Minnesota. I’ve included Minnesota festivals that have yarn vendors and all the various independent hand dyers I could find. The Minnesota Grown Directory from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture lists 32 farms that supply wool, though I suspect there are more. I tried to limit the list below to farms that sell yarn. Let me know if I’ve missed any so we can keep the list on the blog up to date. barbara55109@gmail.com.

Twin Cities Local Yarn Shops

CTC at Darn Knit Anyway
2024 Yarn Shop Hop

3 Kittens Needle Arts

750 Main St., Suite 112, Mendota Heights

A Sheepy Yarn Shoppe

2185 3rd St., White Bear Lake

Amazing Threads

11262 - 86th Ave. N., Maple Grove

beWoolen

11444 Marketplace Drive N., Champlin

Dandelion Fiber Company

3952 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis

Darn Knit Anyway

423 S. Main St., Suite 423b, Stillwater

Harriet and Alice

3922 W. 50th St., Suite 105, Edina

Knit & Bolt

2833 Johnson St. NE., Minneapolis

Knit & Crochet Store

388 West Market, Mall of America, Bloomington

Knit & Crochet Store

12633 Wayzata Blvd., Ridgedale Mall, Minnetonka

Knitting from the Heart

1785 Radio Dr., Suite D, Woodbury

Muse 2320

113 E. 2nd St., Hastings

needle & skein

5814 Excelsior Blvd., St. Louis Park

Rose Yarns

17563 Glasgow Ave., Lakeville

StevenBe

3448 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis

Yarn Tales 1

222 E. Main St., Anoka

The Yarnery

493 Selby Ave., St. Paul

Other Twin Cities Yarn Sources

Anoka Fiber Works

4153 Coon Rapids Blvd., Coon Rapids

BambooMN

Online

Ingebretsen’s Scandinavian Gifts and Foods

1601 E. Lake St., Minneapolis

Weavers Guild of Minnesota Supply Shop

1011 Washington Ave. S. #350, Minneapolis

Special Yarn Events

Fall Fiber Festival - Hopkins in November

Farm to Fiber Festival - Park Rapids in September

Minnesota Fiber Festival - Cambridge In September

St. Cloud Spin Fest & Fiber Fair - St. Cloud in June

Shepherd’s Harvest - Lake Elmo in May

Textile Center Garage Sale - Minneapolis -dates vary

Yarnover Marketplace - Plymouth in September

Zombie Knitpocalypse Marketplace - Rochester in June

Not Quite Local Minnesota Yarn Shops 

A2Z Yarn

123 N 1st. St., Brainerd

Becki Steier Studio, LLC

110 N. Main St., Blue Earth

Bemidji Woolen Mills

Online

Bonnie’s Spinning Wheel

16 21st Ave. S, St. Cloud

Dappled Fern Fibers

15 S. Broadway, Grand Marais

iTry Studios

518 Broadway, Alexandria

Knitting Knight

113 E. Howard St., Hibbing

Mary Lue’s Yarn and Ewe

122 North Front St., St. Peter

Monika’s Quilt & Yarn Shop

210 Main Ave. S., Park Rapids

Northfield Yarn

314 Division St. S., Northfield

Piece by Piece 

401 W. Broadway, Plainview

Playing with Yarn

276 Scenic Dr., Knife River

Prairie Fiber Arts Center

127 4th St. S., Moorhead

Quarry Quilts & Yarns, LLC

326 Quarry Place, Sandstone

Serenity Now Yarn & Alpaca Shop

231 Barclay Ave., Pine River

Silver Creek Cabin

3 Division St., W., Buffalo

Sisu Designs

31 W. Chapman St., Ely

Warm & Wooly

38500 Tanger Dr., North Branch

Yarn Harbor

4629 E. Superior St., Duluth

Yarnology

79 W 3rd St., Winona

Minnesota Yarn Dyers and Companies

Alainn Yarns

Aye Dye

Beautiful World MN

Berry Fun Yarns

Blue Sky Fibers

Cannon River Fiber Farm

Cashmere and Coconuts

Dark Lake Fiber Art

Diamond D Sheep

Dresow Family Farm

Eclipse Knits Studio

Fiber Fusion

Fiber MacGyver

Furious Feline

Get Bentz Farm and Badgerface Fiber

Hummingbird Yarn Company

Kasha’s Knits

Kato Yarn Company

The Kinetic Knitter

Knitting Lizard Fibers

Knitting My Way Home

Knitty Vet

Lavender Lune Yarn Co

ModeKnit Yarn

Muse2320 Fiber Co.

Nerdy Knits

Orchard Acres Textiles llc

Palmer Yarn Co

Petal & Hank – Natural Dye Studio

Purls & Pines

Rach-Al-Paca Fiber Processing & Vermillion River Alpacas

Reywa Fibers

Simply County Knits

Sister Weekend Yarn Co.

Shepherd’s Bay Farm

Silly Goose Yarns

Sunshine Queen Fiber Arts

Willow Pond Dyeworks

Yarn of My Dreams

Yarn to Dye For 

Happy New Year

December 30, 2023 Crochet Twin Cities meetup at MOA

Just a shout out to say Happy New Yarn! And to share a picture from the December 30th meetup at the Mall of America; it was great to see all 16 members and guests who joined us.  A special shout out to the pair that were here from up north. They've been following us on Facebook for a while, so it was a treat to meet them in person. If you are not local to the Cities, and are going to be in for a visit, let us know at ctclist@gmail.com or check our calendar.  Most of our events are open to the public; we always love to meet new crochet enthusiasts and fellow fiber artists of all types.  *I've seen members and guests bring knitting needles, cross stitch and at least one felting kit, and no one even complained! 

Nancy's Wine Tote

We had a lot of fun with Moogly at our December 9 meeting!  If you finished your Twisted Texture Wine Gift bag, be sure to share it with us on Facebook or Ravelry or send a picture via email to ctclist@gmail.com.   The joy of sharing our finished projects is one of the most popular perks of hanging out with other fiber artists.

Brenda's Bottle Tote

Nancy shared a picture of her finished bag, and Brenda finished hers during the December 30 meetup.

It's always fun to see the impact yarn choices can make in the finished project; in this case even though the color scheme is similar, mixing things up gave two very different looks. One is kind of fun & funky and the other a little more classic.  Both make a cute and functional gift or carry bag.  I love them both!

Hey...isn't President's Day coming up soon?  For some reason, it just occurred to me that President's Day is in February, how weird is that?

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Is it just me or was there just an awkward pause? Oh, well, never mind!

Back to the meetup at the mall.  Someone asked about the benefits of official membership in Crochet Twin Cities.  Why invest the $24/year in joining Crochet Twin Cities.  My first answer is always that I’ve heard it said "CTC is the cheapest*, best therapy available." *Ok, truth in advertising, joining CTC only costs $2.00 per month, CTC does not acknowledge any responsibility for your supplies (YARN!!!) or tools (although, often we'll share both yarn & tools).  But is that reason enough to join?   Before you decider here are a few additional perks of being a member: 

• The monthly newsletter delivered in your inbox.
• Access to all of our handouts and education
• A member roster with contact information
• Access to members only events such as: the annual destash, formal education & certain community events.
• Leadership and decision-making roles are limited to official members.  In addition to the board, there are a variety of coordinator positions available and members can bring new ideas to the board meetings and vote at the meetings, as well as electing the officers.
• While supplies last, new members will receive CTC swag. Members and non-members can order CTC swag by reaching out to Theresa at meetings or meetups or by reaching out to ctclist@gmail.com

And please know, we never want money to keep you away from crochet.  We love crochet and want to share it with everyone, so, we do offer "scholarships".  If the membership fee is the only thing holding you back from joining, please connect with a board member (President: Theresa, VP: Brenda, Secretary: Barb, Treasurer: Carla, Education Chair: Bree, or any of the coordinators: Marissa, Lori or Joy) or make a note on your membership form and we’ll reach out to you.  

The membership form is available on our website under Member Policies.  Give your completed form to any board member dues in cash at any meeting or meetup or send an email to ctclist@gmail.com and arrange an alternate payment method..