A Loom with a View

A Luxurious Road to China

There are a lot of reasons to love Road to China Light, our lovely new sport weight yarn. The colors are gorgeous and subtly variegated, the feel is delightfully soft and the pattern support -- in a new book,Vintage Modern Knits -- is amazing. But really, what we like best is being able to say we're knitting with camel. Yes, it's true, Road to China is a sumptuous blend of baby alpaca, cashmere, silk and our friend the camel. Skeins are 159 yards and the possibilities are endless. Betsy is making the Yvette Roositud Hat (link takes you the Ravelry page) from Vintage Modern Knits, but really, there's nothing we don't want to make...with camel!

Fiber Revival is this Saturday!

Join us this Saturday for one of our favorite local fiber events -- Fiber Revival at the Spencer-Peirce Little Farm in Newbury, MA (right off of 1A). The Revival runs from 9-4 and you'll see everything from weaving and knitting to spinning and felting. We'll be there with loads of weaving equipment and books (and don't miss some special Revival-only sale prices!) Get all the Fiber Revival information here.

Our Sale Starts Saturday July 30!

Hurry, you don't want to miss our 4th Anniversary sale! The sale will run through Tuesday August 2 and the more you spend, the more you'll save. And, ahem, it is time to think about gift knitting (sorry to mention that, but there it is!) Hope we see you there!

Tell us what you think!

Help us make our yarn store even better...click here to take our survey (and don't miss the coupon at the end!) Thanks for your help!

When mohair and silk meet...

It's completely magic! We now have an amazing selection of Kidsilk Haze from Rowan...and a huge list of free patterns to take advantage of it! Come and see for yourself!

Get ready for the 2011 Yarn Crawl...this week!

Starting Thursday, join other fiber enthusiasts in a self-guided tour of yarn stores all over Boston's North Shore. Get all the details here, but don't miss A Loom with a View. We're offering a chance to win a $100 shopping spree; "mystery" discounts and special markdowns, as well as a great new selection of spring yarns. So get your friends together and start crawling...hope to see you all!

Presidents Day!

Open 12 - 5 PM today.

A good day to come see all the new yarns, patterns and model garments despite the snow. If you're looking for inspiration we've got oodles! Check out the Hollywood Cowl, a great combination of two very different yarns, the wonderously colorful Clasica from Manos del Uruguay along with super soft Mohair Boucle' from Be Sweet Yarns.

Great weather for knitting...

But not so great for having the store open. We'll be closing today, February 1, at 3PM, and will be closed all day tomorrow, Wednesday February 2. Hope to see you all at our normal opening time of 10AM on Thursday. Stay safe everyone!

We're having a sale!

Beginning Sunday January 23 through Saturday January 29, all of our yarn is at least 25 percent off. Selected needles, books, accessories and model garments are also on sale. Looms, weaving tools and equipment are not included in the sale. Come in early for the best selection!

Let it snow...

What other choice do we have? In honor of the big storm tomorrow, we'll be closed all day Wednesday January 12. The Wednesday Night Knitters won't be meeting. See you again at 10AM on Thursday January 13. Stay warm and safe and get some knitting or weaving in!