News

Oct 14 2017

Spinning News!

Author: Mairi McKissock

Posting date: 14 Oct 2017

Our next spinning social will be on Saturday 28 October, in the downstairs classroom.  As before, spinners of all levels are welcome, so long as you have your own spindle or wheel, and fibre.  And if you are simply curious about what this spinning thing is all about, feel free to drop by and ask questions.

If you haven’t yet tried spinning, we have a comprehensive spinning fundamentals class coming up.  The irrepressible Sherri Bondy will be teaching a two-session course for spinning beginers on Saturdays 11 and 25 November.  Learn everything you need to know to convert fluff to yarn – spinning, plying, yarn & fibre characteristics, tools, techniques and so much more.  Sherri brings with her a spinning ‘resource centre’  that is an education all by itself.  Have you ever seen, never mind handled, yak down or qiviut?  Do you know how many different kinds of cotton there are?  Why do we care about rare sheep breeds?  For the spinning-curious, this class is not to be missed.

And we’ll have another spinning social on Saturday 25 November, in the afternoon following Sherri’s class.  A perfect time to practice new skills in a very relaxed and supportive group.

Sep 28 2023

Li’l Red KettleHead Trunk show

Author: Darya Reznik

Posting date: September 28, 2023.

 
We are thrilled to announce an event that will surely knit its way into your hearts! Our yarn store is buzzing with excitement as we prepare to host the much-anticipated Li’l Red KettleHead Trunk Show, featuring the incredibly talented Paula Main.
 
Date: October 14, 2023.
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Location: Creative Yarns store, 1213 Ellesmere Road, Scarborough.
 
Paula Main, the creative mastermind behind Li’l Red KettleHead, is returning to our cozy corner, bringing with her a kaleidoscope of hand-dyed yarns and a treasure trove of knitting inspiration. This is an event you won’t want to miss!
 
Here’s what you can expect at the Li’l Red KettleHead Trunk Show:
 
  • Stunning Hand-Dyed Yarns: Paula’s hand-dyed yarns are well known for their vibrant colors and exquisite craftsmanship. Whether you’re a seasoned knitter or just starting your yarn journey, her yarns offer endless possibilities for your next project.
  •  A Plethora of Samples: Prepare to be inspired! Paula will be showcasing an array of knitted creations made with her hand-dyed yarns. From cozy sweaters to intricate shawls, these samples will ignite your creativity and spark new project ideas.
  • Expert Guidance: Paula herself will be on hand to answer your questions, offer knitting tips, and share her wealth of knowledge. Whether you need assistance with a pattern or simply want to chat all things yarn, she’s here to help.
  •  Exclusive Shopping: Of course, you’ll have the opportunity to shop Paula’s stunning yarn collection right here in our store. Take home the perfect skeins for your next masterpiece.
  •  Fun and Community: Join fellow yarn enthusiasts, share stories, and immerse yourself in the wonderful world of knitting. It’s a chance to connect with like-minded individuals who share your passion.
 
Mark your calendars and spread the word! The Li’l Red KettleHead Trunk Show is an event for yarn lovers of all ages and skill levels. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, there’s something for everyone.
 
Stay tuned for more updates as we approach the event date. Follow us on Instagram @creative_yarns to be the first to know about special promotions, giveaways, and more exciting details.
 
We can’t wait to welcome Paula Main and all of you to our yarn haven. Let’s knit, purl, and create beautiful memories together at the Li’l Red KettleHead Trunk Show!
 
See you there!
 

 

  

May 05 2023

Royal Yarn Sale at Creative Yarns

Author: Darya Reznik

Posting date: May 5, 2023.

 
 
As the nation prepares for the coronation of King Charles III, we at Creative Yarns are excited to announce a special sale in honor of the occasion. This Saturday May 6, 2023 all yarn in royal colors will be available at a discount of 15% off, exclusively in-store.
 
Whether you’re a seasoned knitter or just starting out, there’s never been a better time to stock up on high-quality yarn at an unbeatable price. From rich purples and regal blues to deep reds and elegant golds, we have a wide selection of yarns in colors fit for royalty.
 
But don’t wait too long to take advantage of this incredible deal – the sale is only available in-store on the day of the coronation, so mark your calendars and be sure to stop by early to snag your favorite royal shades before they’re gone.
 
As always, we will be on hand to answer any questions and help you find the perfect yarn for your next project. And with our commitment to sustainability and ethical sourcing, you can feel good about your purchase knowing that it supports both our local community and the wider world.
 
So come celebrate the coronation of King Charles III with us at Creative Yarns this Saturday, and take advantage of our exclusive sale on all royal-colored yarns. We can’t wait to see you there!

 

  

Apr 28 2023

LOCAL YARN STORE DAY at Creative Yarns

Author: Darya Reznik

Posting date: April 28, 2023.

Local Yarn Store Day is here and we’re celebrating it in a big way! On Saturday, April 29th, 2023 we’re offering a special SALE on all yarn produced in Ontario, Canada. Enjoy your 15% off on brands like Trailhead Yarns, Zen Yarn Garden, Rhichard Devrieze and more.

This is a great opportunity to show your support for local businesses and get some amazing yarn at discounted price. We invite you to visit our store (1213 Ellesmere rd, Scarborough, Ontario) to take advantage of this limited time offer. 

 

  

Mar 28 2023

New! Sock Yarn from Dream in Color Yarn.

Author: Darya Reznik

Posting date: 28 March 2023

We’ve recently expanded our selection of sock yarn! Creative Yarns is now carrying Smooshy by Dream in Color Yarn.  

Inspired by the richly textured hues found in nature, the colorways of Dream in Color are hard to beat. Beautifully saturated solids and gorgeously painted multicolors will elevate your craft to the next level.

Smooshy Sock Yarn is a bouncy, squishy fingering weight superwash merino and nylon blend that holds up wonderfully in socks and wears well in accessories and garments. Size is approximately 420 yards/ 4 ounces. 85% superwash merino wool, 15% nylon.

Just because it’s called sock yarn doesn’t mean you have to knit socks with it!

Dec 21 2022

Last minute Christmas gift ideas

Author: Darya Reznik

Posting Date: 21 December 2022

 

Oh no! It’s this time of the year again. Christmas is in a couple of days and if you still didn’t prepare gifts for some of your loved ones (or probably yourself), we are here to help you to find out some ideas of last minute Christmas gifts for crafters.

Let’s start with the easiest one – Gift Certificate. You can purchase one at Creative Yarns and put any amount of money. You will definitely be safe with a gift certificate, and your loved ones will get whatever they want. 

 

You can’t be wrong with giving yarn to your craft friends. We have a beautiful selection of the finest quality yarns. Check out our online store to explore all options.

The next idea is a knitting needles set. Look how cute is it! We have several options from different brands. They all go with a case that is so convenient for keeping them on place.

Hope these last minute Christmas gifts ideas will help you to find out the best present for your loved ones. 

Our working hours this Holiday: 

December 24 – 27 : closed

December 28 – 30: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

December 31: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

January 1 – 2: closed

 

Happy Holidays!

Dec 21 2022

Holiday hours

Author: Darya Reznik

Posting date: 21 Dec 2022

 

Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful Holidays! May this holiday season fill your home with joy, your heart with love, and your life with laughter.

Our Holiday hours this year are:

Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, 3 Jan.

See you soon!

 

Nov 24 2022

BLACK FRIDAY Sale

Author: Darya Reznik

Posting date: 24 Nov 2022

 

 

Don’t miss our Black Friday Sale! 

All yarn in store 20% – 50% off.

All yarn at creativeyarns.ca 20% off with discount code BLACKFRIDAY22. 

Sale is in effect from Friday November 25, 2022 to Sunday November 27, 2022. 

 

 

Oct 24 2022

New! Yarns from Knitting for Olive.

Author: Mairi McKissock

Posting date: 24 October 2022

We’re delighted to start carrying some beautiful new yarns from Knitting for Olive,  a small, mother-and-daughter Danish yarn company.  They are knitters and knitwear designers first, so their yarns come from their own love of high-quality, natural fibres that are environmentally friendly, cruelty-free, and easy to work with.

Knitting for Olive Merino is produced from Patagonian merino, where sheep are not subjected to mulesing. Pure Silk is spun from pure bourette silk (raw silk) produced from silk fibers collected from cocoons after the chrysalises are allowed to mature into moths and escape. Both yarns are spun and dyed in Italy using environmentally safe practices, and the finished yarns are STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® certified, meaning that they are free from any harmful chemicals.

These are lovely yarns to work with. The quality of the yarn and beauty of the colours elevate simple designs to elegance and luxury.  We can’t wait to see what wonderful things our customers will make with these new yarns.

Knitting for Olive Merino yarns in rows, showing the range of colours.

Oct 11 2022

Happy Thanksgiving!

Author: Mairi McKissock

Posting date: 10 Oct 2022

We’d like to wish a very happy Thanksgiving to all of our friends and customers.  We hope that you have loved ones to spend it with, and plenty of good food to celebrate it with.

Fall is here, the autumn colours are breathtaking this year, and we are well into prime ‘knitting season’. The store has plenty of new yarns, new colourways in old favourites, and new pattern suggestions for you to dive into.  Whether you are knitting gifts for the coming holiday season, or warm, woolly garments for your own Fall and Winter, we have suggestions for all your knitting needs.

As a reminder, our winter hours are in effect:

  • Monday:      Closed.
  • Tuesday:      10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Thursday:     10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Friday:          10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Saturday:     10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Sunday:        Closed.

See you soon!

 

Oct 04 2022

Pattern suggestion: Bibbe pullover

Author: Darya Reznik

Posting date: 4 October 2022

 

Fall is officially here. The start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere was couple weeks ago and what is the best way to celebrate than to knit up an oversized pullover? Creative Yarns is here with a weekly pattern suggestion.  

Step one is to pick a nice pattern. Creative Yarns suggests Bibbe pullover by Meghan Kelly. It is an oversized dolman pullover worked in pieces from the bottom up. Increases are worked at the underarms to shape the sleeves. Short rows shape the shoulders. When working the front, the neck shaping is worked simultaneously with the short row shaping. pattern suggestion bibbe pullover

Step two is to pick a nice yarn. We decided to knit this beautiful pullover with Arranmore Light by The Fibre Company. It is woollen spun DK weight yarn. It is 80% merino wool, 10% cashmere and 10% sillk. Garments made with this yarn are light and warm at the same time. 

pattern suggestion arranmore yarn

Jul 13 2022

Shibui Yarn – Clearance Sale

Author: Mairi McKissock

Posting date: 13 Jul 2022

A skein of soft, gray, tweedy yarn.A special offer for all lovers of Shibui yarns!  We love Shibui, too – beautiful solid colours in high-quality luxury fibres – but it’s time for us to clear out our inventory to make room for new products.

So, we’re having a clearance sale, with 20% off all Shibui yarn, while stocks last.  In-store, or online.

We carry:

  • Shibui Twig – a soft blend of linen/silk/wool; light, cool, and easy with a luxurius feel
  • Shibui Rain – mercerized cotton chainette; lustrous and fluid
  • Shibui Pebble – a tweedy silk/merino/cashmere blend with a cushy softness
  • Shibui Fern – organic brushed cotton in a cabled yarn; light, soft, and very easy to work
  • Shibui Echo – a lofty, textured silk/merino blend
  • Shibui Reed – a soft linen chainette with exquisite suppleness and drape
Jul 07 2022

Summer hours

Author: Mairi McKissock

Posting date: 7 Jul 2022

Please note that the store will be closed on Saturday 9 July.

Our summer hours this year are:

  • Monday:      Closed.
  • Tuesday:      10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Thursday:     10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Friday:          10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Saturday:     10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Sunday:        Closed.

See you soon!

 

Mar 30 2022

Regular business hours

Author: Mairi McKissock

Posting date: 30 March 2022

Spring is on the doorstep, and we hope that you are also looking forward to more outdoor activities in the near future!   We are returning to regular business hours, and will be closed again on Sundays.  Our regular hours are:

  • Monday:      Closed.
  • Tuesday:      10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Thursday:     10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Friday:          10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Saturday:     10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Sunday:        Closed.

See you soon!

 

Jan 05 2022

Sunday Opening Extended

Author: Mairi McKissock

Posting date: 5 January 2022

Happy New Year!  We wish you all a joyful New Year, full of possibilities and (hopefully soon) free of COVID and all the disruption it has caused.

Sunday opening hours have been very popular this winter, and so we are extending them.   Our opening hours are currently:

  • Monday:      Closed.
  • Tuesday:      10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Thursday:     10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Friday:          10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Saturday:     10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Sunday:        11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

See you soon!

 

Dec 18 2021

Holiday Hours

Author: Mairi McKissock

Posting date: 18 December 2021

Best wishes for Christmas & all the holidays you celebrate!  May your days be filled with joy, and may the New Year bring you only good things.

Our store hours for the holiday period this year are:

  • Friday, 24 Dec (Christmas Eve): closed
  • Saturday, 25 Dec (Christmas Day): closed
  • Sunday, 26 Dec: closed
  • Monday, 27 Dec: closed
  • Tuesday, 28 Dec: closed
  • Wednesday, 29 Dec: 10 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, 30 Dec: 10 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Friday, 31 Dec: 10 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, 1 Jan: closed

Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, 4 Jan.

 

Nov 30 2021

December Mini-Socks

Author: Mairi McKissock

Posting Date: 30 November 2021

It’s time for our annual mini-sock give-away!  The mini-sock Advent calendar is back this year – one-chocolate-stuffed mini-sock for every day of Advent is hanging on display, and will be given in turn to the first customer of each day befoe Christmas.

These decorative mini-socks are made from scraps of sock yarn, and no two are alike. They might have one colour of yarn, or a dozen, but every one is locally handmade with love – love of our craft, and love of our shared community at Creative Yarns.

Each sock has a loop for hanging – on your Christmas tree, if you have one, or perhaps on your key chain or zipper pull to add a note of whimsy to everyday life.

A limited number of additional mini-socks are available on a first-come first-served basis.  Like last year, we are also making these available through the online shopping portal and, yes, you can buy them if you want more than one. But we would much rather give them away for free!  So, put one in your cart and enter the code MINISOCK at checkout to get one free mini-sock with any order, big or small, while stocks last. Coupon is valid one time per customer.

Note that every mini-sock is different, and socks will be picked at random.

Nov 30 2021

Oliver’s Hat

Author: Mairi McKissock

Janice made this striking version of ‘Oliver’s Hat’ for our BC Garn Bio Shetland promotion.  The pattern is Oliver’s Hat, by Sandra Manson, and the yarn, of course, is Bio Shetland.  It’s a lovely pattern that suits the yarn very well.  Janice’s colourwork is beautiful, and the finished hat is delightful.

Janice describes Bio Shetland as ‘a light toothy yarn which makes it perfect for colour work. It is lovely to knit with and the longer yardage comes in handy. Once blocked the yarn felts beautifully showing off the knitted design.’  She particularly loves the way the crown worked up.

She also warns that the pattern is on the small side and recommends that knitters check for gauge etc to get their size.

Nov 24 2021

Black Friday Yarn Sale!

Author: Mairi McKissock

Posting date: 24 November 2021

Yes, we are having our annual Black Friday Yarn Sale.  From Black Friday, 26 November, through Cyber Monday, 29 November, all yarn in the store will be 20% off.

Note that the physical store is closed on Monday, and the Cyber Monday sale is online-only.

For online purchases, just go to our online shopping portal, make your purchase selections, then enter the discount code BLACKFRIDAY at checkout.