A Mano Yarn Center

Crocheted Toy vs. Rubber Monster Thingy

This is just so wonderfully random and awesome that I had to share.

This is why you have to weave in your ends, people!

Ready For Our Closeup!

Guess what?  A Mano is one of the locations in Knitty Gritty Knitsters on the DIY Network! It was shot last year and began airing earlier this month. Have you seen it yet? If not, the next scheduled airing is July 31st at 12:30 pm eastern/9:30am pacific.

Unfortunately, according to Vickie, it appears to be the last new Knitty Gritty. Ever. Long live KG! May it live in reruns forever - or perhaps one day there will be DVD collection of all the shows, which would rock (hint, hint). Or better yet, maybe DIY and HGTV will recognize once again that there's more to the world than home makeover and remodeling shows and give us knitters, crocheters and crafters more airtime. Props to Vickie Howell for waving her crafty flag high, making the craft we love more visible, and especially for making us a part of the show. If you want to see some behind the scenes photos of the day Knitty Gritty took over A Mano, here's a link. Enjoy!

Welcome the newest member of the A Mano Family

This is Charlie.

He's 50% Chinese Crested and 50% Italian Greyhound and 100% cute. Charlie is Annette's new puppy and he's 12 weeks old. Though he's highly scheduled with puppy playdates and afternoon naps, he spends a lot of time at the shop. Stop by and say hi to Charlie (yes, as in Charlie the Unicorn). And while you're at it, check out what's new in the shop.

Take me out to the ball game...

I know it took a few days to post these photos, but better late than never, right?

We had a blast at this year's Stitch 'N Pitch. Thanks everyone for coming and making this a night to remember! Wanna see more photos? Click here.

March Madness...

Just in time for spring... we've got brand new shipments of Malabrigo Worsted

   

and because the first batch of Shibui Sock yarn nearly sold out, we've restocked and added some awesome new colors

Remember our A Mano t-shirts from back in the day? They're back and now they're sporting our brand new logo. Get a t-shirt (or mug, or mousepad, or sweatshirt) and show the world your A Mano love. See the sidebar for ordering information.

Spring Cleaning Sale - Last 2 Days!

It's almost over...

Last 2 days of our Big Spring Cleaning Sale...

Weekend Specials: 75% off back issues of Rebecca, Inteweave Knits, Interweave Crochet, Knit Simple and Katia magazines.

And lots of good stuff in the 50% off bins.

Plus $1 patterns...         

   

Friday's Daily Special

FRIDAY'S DAILY SPECIAL
Crystal Palace Trio & GGH Bolero
Plus all remaining Rowan Holiday & Linen Print
65% off!
Hurry! Quantities are limited!

Wednesday's Spring Cleaning Special!

                   

All Rowan Holiday and Linen Print 65% off!

Limited quantities… get here quick!

                  

Spring Cleaning Sale!

                   

Spring is just around the corner and we need to make room for our new spring and summer yarns so…

From Tuesday, March 11 to Sunday, March 16, please join us for A Mano Yarn Center’s big SPRING CLEANING SALE!

Save 25%-50% on most in-stock yarns and 15% on all bags, books and accessories. Selected bags and books are marked low for clearance. We’ll also have $1 patterns, $5 grab bags, and a 50-75% off daily special… (check here or on our blog for details).

Shop early for the best selection! All sales final on sale merchandise.

Note: Sale does not include Shibui Sock, Claudia’s Handpaints, or Jo Sharp Alpaca Silk Georgette, special orders or finishing.

What's New For Spring...

Now that we've had a chance to recuperate from our crazy week at TNNA, we wanted to give you a little preview of some of the awesome new yarns we ordered for the spring that will be arriving over the next few weeks.

I know, I know, teasers are... well, a tease. But you know you want to know what's coming, don't you? We knew that you would.

First up... We met the fine folks from Shibui and ordered some of their awesome (not just) Sock Yarn.

 

Doesn't it look awesome? The colors are vibrant, it's super soft, and knits like a dream. We love it and know you will too.

Then we took a walk over to Claudia's Handpaints. No only is Claudia great to work with,
 

but she's created some of the most amazing multi-colored sock yarn we've seen lately. This yarn could actually cure my second sock syndrome.

Lots of you asked us about Dream In Color's Classy. So we took a look at it and... wow. You were right.

Classy is a beautiful veil dyed, worsted weight superwash wool spun from Australian Merino (i.e. crazy soft). Veil dyeing is a process that creates a rich layered color that doesn't pool like some hand-dyed yarns do.

Kollage has a new yarn called Creamy that's 80% milk and 20% cotton.

Yes, milk. So soft.

We also picked up Lanaknits Cashmere Canapa (a cashmere, cotton and hemp blend) and AllHemp6 and some pretty cool roving from Pagewood Farms.

Next time, we'll preview some of the accessories and books that are on the way... Good stuff...