Tuesday and Thursday evenings are our “stitch” nights, so we are open until 7pm every Tuesday and Thursday. Even if you’re not participating in one of our “alongs” feel free to come and join us with your knitting or crocheting or spinning or whatever craft you wish to practice.

Spin & Stitch Sunday is scheduled for every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. The shop is open for mini-classes, and general shopping on both the 1st and the 3rd Sunday of every month and on the 5th Sunday in months that have an extra Sunday.

We will be open over the July 4th, Labor Day and Thanksgiving Day weekends as well as the week between Christmas.

We are closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

The Stitchalong Group meets on Tuesday evenings from 5 to 7pm. While we started out as an afghan project group and several attendees are doing knitted or crocheted squares, we’re also working on all sorts of other projects and loving every minute of it. We’re working at different skill levels; there is always someone in the shop who can provide assistance for either knitting or crocheting, and sometimes both. This is an informal group

 so you can join in at any time.

Spin & Stitch Sunday is open to all spinners and stitchers. Come join us on January 8th and 22nd for Spin & Stitch Sunday from 1 to 4pm.

Welcome to our temporary website. We’re still working on an expanded new site that will include a list of the services and classes we offer, and have links to other websites and videos useful to knitters, crocheters, spinners and weavers and those interested in learning these crafts.

We no longer offer online sales; but are focusing our attention on being the best LYS we can be.

This is where we’re located. If you need directions to find us, click on the address at the bottom of the page, which will take you to a map of the immediate area and help you to get directions to the store from the location of your choice.

Jessica is working on the website, now that she has our Facebook presence untangled, and Andrea is working on the free pattern links for the computer in the store that will also be posted on the website. The wonderful folks at Ravelry are finally getting us set up to be able to sell patterns in the shop from participating Ravelry designers.

Our Current Hours:

Upcoming Classes and Events for 2012!!!

We’ve got three classes scheduled for January and February and 2 or 3 more that we’re working on.

Monday: 11am to 4pm

Tuesday: 11am to 7pm

Wednesday: 11am to 4pm

Thursday: 11am to 7pm

Friday: 11am to 4pm

Saturday: 10am to 4pm

Sunday: 1pm to 4pm

* We have been adjusting our hours to better suit your needs. If there are days or times that would work better for you, please email  to let us know: yarnexpressions@juno.com. The schedule we end up with depends on your input—we don’t want to be here when you’re not going to come and visit.

* We’re open on Tuesday Night for our Knitalong/Crochetalong Group. Thursday Night is Knit Night.  Anyone and everyone is invited to come and knit, crochet, spin, get help with projects, do some other form of needlework or just visit on either night…. You get the idea! Actually, you are invited to come and do these things (and shop, of course) any time the store is open. That’s why we’re here. And alternating Sundays (2nd and 4th) are Spin and Stitch Sunday.

* Rocket City Machine Knitters are currently  meeting elsewhere on the 1st Sunday of the month.

* Mini-Classes, Workshops, Yarn Tastings and more are being periodically scheduled for the 1st, 3rd (and occasional 5th) Sunday of the month and regular classes for other days and times.

Interested in Knit Alongs? The current skacel/Michelle Hunter (of Knit Purl Hunter) Knit-along will meet on January 10th to start mittens—the yarn has come in for them. Our KAL group meets weekly on  Tuesdays at 1pm! You can read the details on Michelle’s website (click here). Don’t be afraid to jump right in—the other members of the group will get you up to speed….

Come Celebrate Roc Day this Sunday at Spin and Stitch!  Interested in Spinning but don’t know how to begin?? Come join us this Sunday and give it a try! Roo Kline, our indie dyer is going to be doing demos of spinning with a drop spindle, and there is always a good crowd with their wheels. Roo is our main spinning fiber supplier, so we have just restocked on some of her fibers, and she is going to bring some special things, just for the celebration.

What’s Roc Day? It’s the traditional time for women to put away their holiday baking pans and get back to fiber. The name comes from the distaff used in spinning linen, also called a roc, which was the medieval symbol of women’s work.

We’re got a Madeline Tosh Yarn Tasting in the works for the 18th and 19th of February (originally planned for January, but the folks at MadTosh couldn’t make the trunk show available for our selected dates). Details will be released through the newsletter as they become available. If you’re not on the newsletter list, you can click on the link below to join.

Magic Loop Boot Topper Class: 

Learn how to read knitting charts and knit in the round using the Magic Loop method while creating a fabulous pair of boot toppers. During this two-session class, students will knit a snuggly boot topper using the Magic Loop circular knitting method.  In the first session the instructor will walk you through casting-on and setting up your knitting for working in the round using the Magic Loop method. The second session will involve learning to read charts to embellish your boot topper with a simple Aran pattern.

This class will meet on Monday, January 16th from 4 to 630pm and on Monday January 23rd, from 530 to 8pm; the registration fee is $55.00 and registration is now open.

Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Baby Surprise Jacket:

It’s like knitting a puzzle, fun and easy and a little bit mind-boggling!  Join the thousands of others who have knit this iconic sweater and see what all the fuss is about.  Once you knit one, you’ll want to knit more….

This class will meet on two Saturdays, January 14th and 21st from 9 to 1130am; the registration fee is $55.00 and registration is now open.

Details are expected shortly on Andrea’s Crocheted Baby Blanket class; Diane will be offering Toe-Up Socks, Two-at-a-time in February (Boot Toppers is in preparation for this sock class) and Joan will reprise Knitting Essentials 101 and 102 beginning in February.