The Yarn Barn        5077 Andersonville Rd., Dillwyn, VA  23936        ph. 434.933.3034

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Last order dates for 2024 Christmas delivery of in-stock items to US mailing addresses:
  • Swifts and woolly boards: 1 December**
  • Requesting Paypal invoice or shipping quote: 16 December
  • Ship Ground Advantage: 17 December
  • Ship Priority Mail: 18 December
  • Gift certificates via E-Mail: 23 December
**Swifts and woolly boards are custom made. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
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Christmas Gifts for Knitters

Lykke Interchangeable Needle Set

Lykke makes Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needle sets in a variety of colors. Each set gives you a wide range of needle sizes and 3 cord lengths in a small package. I have several colors of both 3.5" and 5" tip sets in stock. $90.00 – $150.00.

Lykke Lyra Project Tote in Navy color

I have a small assortment of Lykke Lyra Project Totes in stock. These bags are made from sustainable vegan leather and are approximately 9.25" wide x 14.5" high x 5" deep. In addition to the deep center pocket, there is a large interior pocket about 10.75" x 8.75", and a smaller zippered pocket for tools and notions. 5 colors in stock. $100.00.

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a woman wearing a fair isle hat in browns and reds

12 November 2024

Hairst Mön is a fair isle hat knit with 6 colors of Jamieson DK yarn. I have a few Ravelry pattern codes available with a yarn pac purchase. The dark colorway shown here is in stock, or make it your own from the 159 colors in stock.

6 November 2024

a woman wearing a striped, cropped button-front vest

Patterns have arrived for a couple yarns that rolled in over the past few weeks.

Ella Rae Color Marvel is a new 100% superwash wool self-striping yarn knit at 4-5 sts/inch. All 12 colors are in stock, along with 3 supporting patterns that are FREE with your yarn pac purchase - an oversized cardigan, the cropped button-front vest shown here, and a scarf.

Price: $20.00
a dark haired woman wearing a wavy-striped cardigan

4 colors of new Queensland Collection Fiji 100% Merino Wool DK weight yarn are in stock, along with a couple supporting patterns. The "Rainbows" pattern shown here is FREE with a yarn pac purchase.

Price: $25.00

25 October 2024

a young girl wearing a brightly colored cardigan

Ella Rae Cozy Soft Solids is available from my supplier again. This is a 25% superwash wool, 75% acrylic yarn with a nice soft feel that's knit at 5 - 5.5 sts/inch. I now have 40 colors in stock, including 4 new-to-me colors as well as many discontinued colors.

Price: $9.00 (Older stock $8.00)
  • 25% superwash wool, 75% acrylic
  • 213 yds per 100gm skein
  • 5 – 5.5 sts per inch on US #5 – 7 needle
  • 40 colors in stock

All Ella Rae patterns featuring Cozy Soft Solids and Print are now FREE with the yarn pac purchase, otherwise $6.00.

24 October 2024

a fairisle beanie and a fairisle beret in earthtones

Simply Shetland's new limited edition holiday hat kit is now in stock. It includes a pattern postcard with a free download code for Ravelry, 5 balls of Jamieson Spindrift, and a branded organic cotton muslin bag. The pattern includes instructions for both a beret and a beanie and is exclusive to the kit through November.

19 October 2024

cover of Noro Magazine #25

The new Noro Knitting & Crochet Magazine has arrived! It includes 31 designs to knit or crochet in Noro yarns, plus the first block of a new knit-along afghan.

cover of Design Outtakes from Noro Magazine #25, with a woman wearing a striped cardigan

Design Outtakes from Noro Magazine 25: 8 Hushed Designs includes 8 sweaters and vests for women, knit in a variety of Noro yarns. If self-striping yarn isn't your thing, several of these use yarns in solo or tweedy colors.

a woman wearing a striped oversized pullover with a cabled yoke

4 new colors of Noro Ito have also arrived. The "Ipomoea" pullover shown here is from the new Noro Magazine 25 and uses 3-4 skeins of Ito.

Price: $50.00 (Older stock $45.00)
  • 100% wool
  • 437 yds per 200gm skein
  • 4 – 5 sts per inch on US #7 – 9 needle
  • 21 colors in stock

30 September 2024

a dark-haired woman wearing a light blue puffy coat and a purple cowl wrapped around her head as a hood

4 hand-painted, twilight-inspired colorways of new Araucania Huasco Sock Twilight Paints have arrived, along with 2 supporting patterns FREE with yarn pac purchase, including the cowl shown here.

Price: $25.00

21 September 2024

a v-neck cardigan vest in muted blues and browns over a white t-shirt on a female mannequin

I have rewritten my Entrelac Vest pattern to use one of my favorite Noro yarns, Akari - lots of colors available, and comfortable to wear year round.

The pattern uses 2 skeins of Akari for finished sizes 40" - 48".

16 September 2024

Can you believe it's time to think about knitting for Christmas?

I have a variety of kits and patterns to knit Christmas stockings, ornaments, pillows, sweaters, etc. Also vintage needlework kits, quilting patterns, cross stitch patterns, and needlepoint canvases.

Elegant Heirlooms has 3 lines of Christmas Stocking kits which I can have drop-shipped to you: Elegant Heirlooms, Googleheims, and DooLallies.

9 September 2024

a woman wearing a beige traditional gansey sweater and jeans

I have restocked 6 colors of Frangipani 5-ply Guernsey Wool. These colors are available in both 500gm cones ($62.00) and 250gm cones ($36.00). A few other colors are in stock in sweater quantities; more colors are available in small quantities sufficient to make a hat, scarf, mittens, socks, or perhaps a child's sweater. Check out these patterns for ideas, including the "Sunday Best Fisher Gansey" shown here.

I also have a new supply of Frangipani color cards.

27 August 2024

a twisted hank of royal blue Llama Hasa yarn

3 colors of new Mirasol Llama Hasa 100% Baby Llama bulky weight yarn are now in stock, along with a pattern for a cabled scarf, mitts, and slouchy hat.

Price: $25.00

22 August 2024

a knitting pattern featuring a woman wearing a teal sleeveless hoodie with the hood up

6 colors of new Mirasol Chusku 100% Corridale Wool DK weight yarn are now in stock, along with 4 patterns including the "Caldas" hoodie shown here.

Price: $18.00
  • 100% Corriedale Wool
  • 273 yds per 100gm skein
  • 5.25 – 6 sts per inch on US #5 – 7 needle
  • 6 solid colors in stock
  • 4 supporting patterns FREE with yarn pac purchase

20 August 2024

a man wearing a knit turtleneck aran pullover in gray and brown horizontal stripes

5 colors of new Jody Long Colourspun bulky weight yarn have arrived, along with 8 patterns including "Bobbie" shown here.

Price: $17.00
  • 53% virgin wool, 47% acrylic
  • 197 yds per 100gm skein
  • 3.5 sts per inch on US #10.5 needle
  • machine wash in cold water, dry flat
  • 5 self-striping colors in stock
  • 8 supporting patterns FREE with yarn pac purchase

30 June 2023

When I moved my store from Ohio to Virginia, I did not add the needlework kits, etc. to my web site. I am sorting through the boxes and posting those that are still useable. These items are all at least 25 years old and have been in storage most of that time. They would be an inexpensive way to learn needlepoint, cross stitch, or various types of embroidery.

20 April 2022

We have re-enabled shipping options to Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

All packages to destinations outside the U.S. will ship using a service called Global Post. This is a service where I send packages to a collection point in the US, then they are bundled and shipped to other countries by Global Post for customs clearance. Once customs are cleared, the local post office delivers your package.

I do not collect any taxes (VAT) or customs duties owed on international shipments. You may need to pay these before your package will be delivered.

21 April 2021

Teachers from Appomattox Head Start recently visited the store to make a virtual field trip video to share with their students for a unit about clothing.

Teachers: Ms. Dill, Ms. Ferguson, and Ms. Savage