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We are located at 4210 Bridge St in Cambria, CA 93428

Phone: (805) 927-3280

The shop and parking lot entrances are both on Main Street.

We are open Every Day Except Tuesday from 11AM to 4PM. The online shop is available 24/7!

Free patterns and sale items can always be found near the end of the email!

Speaking of Free - FREE SHIPPING at only $100!

Thanks for Celebrating My Shopiversary with Me!

Thanks for celebrating my Shopiversary with me last weekend! I am grateful for all of you. All of your kind words really mean a lot to me! Congratulations to Kathy, Karol, and Rachael for winning the daily raffle drawings.

And a huge thanks to Heather Wiebe of Smirligans for spending her Sunday with us and showcasing her beautiful hand-dyed yarns. You don't want to miss her newest colorways: Costa Hummingbird, Green Heron, Spotted Towhee, and Vermont Forests.

Tomorrow, Monday October 12th is Indigenous Peoples Day. I want to acknowledge that Cambria, CA (and Ball & Skein & More) is located on the traditional and unceded ancestral homelands of the Northern Chumash Tribe, whose traditional territory along the Central Coast extends north to Ragged Point, south to the Santa Maria River, east toward the Carrizo Plain, and west into the Pacific Ocean.

The sheep shearing field trip to Vineyard Valais is this Wednesday October 14th and is SOLD OUT! In order for shop employees and ME to attend, the shop will be opening 1 hour late on Wednesday 10/14 @ 12PM! I intend to host another Sheep Shearing Event next Spring!

The Math for Knitters Level 1 Zoom Class meets next Saturday, Oct 17th from 9 - 11AM and there's lots of space left. Kate Atherley is a stitching genius! This class focuses on everything you need to know to figure out all those tricky numbers puzzles you encounter in your knitting!

There's also a Math for Knitters Level 2 Zoom Class that meets 2 weeks from now on Saturday October 31st from 9 - 11AM that has lots of space left!

Bev & I enjoyed a couple of glampy nights at Under Canvas Yosemite last week!

Autumn Vest MAL Progress Report

I tend to go all in on my MAL events. And currently I'm obsessed with Vest Knitting and not knitting sleeves!

My Autumn Vest Projects have been featuring some of the new yarns that have recently arrived in the shop.

My Celebration Vest uses Moonshine Bulky by Juniper Moon Farm. I've knit this vest before and worked with Moonshine before (in Worsted Weight). I just love working with the Moonshine blend of Wool, Alpaca, and Silk!

My Jayla Vest uses the new Twister yarn by Lang. Twister is a 100% wool yarn with color gradients in a marled twist, which reveals lively color effects to arise. It's ideal for big needles and quick knits!

Both of these vests feature buttons from my recently re-stocked Button Collection!

And my Spinner's Vest is a new WIP using Blueface Wool by Laines du Nord. I have to psych myself up to do the steeking! All of my steeking experience has been with a sewing machine. But for this one I want to try out the Crochet Reinforcement steeking technique. I'll be following the instructions in this Tin Can Knits Blog. Stay tuned for details on my experience.

Celebration Vest in Moonshine Bulky

My Spinner's Vest is a new WIP using Blueface Wool by Laines du Nord.

Jayla Vest in Twister

Malabrigo Day is Coming...Saturday Oct 24th!

Join us on Saturday, October 24th to celebrate the 21st Anniversary of one of our favorite yarn companies on Malabrigo Day!

Join us at the shop for raffles, Malabrigo swag, free patterns and more!

It will be the official launch of the new Malabrigo Brisa yarn...a soft merino wool, cupro, and silk sport/DK weight hand-dyed and hand-spun yarn! It will be available available in so many of your favorite Malabrigo colorways!

And one of our favorite Malabrigo bases will be 15% off, but that's a secret for now!

Celebrate Socktober with the New Mad Socks Yarn!

Mad Socks is the newest fabulous sock yarn from Laines du Nord!

Mad Socks joins Harmonious Socks in the fun and fabulous Laines du Nord sock yarns!

Fun fact...each 100 gram ball of sock yarn is enough yarn to knit a pair of identical socks. The yarn has an un-dyed section half way through to indicate where the pattern repeats.

Doodle Trunk Show is Here...thru October 25th!

I am delighted to Host a Doodle Trunk Show in the shop thru October 25th!

This means that I have all of the Basic, Destination, & Extended Decks in Stock!

Shop for all of your favorite Doodle Products including:

• Doodle Decks (Basic & Extended)
• Doodle Destination Decks
• Doodle Directory Book
• *New* Doodle Sock Directory Book

Colorful Lumos Knitting Lights Now in Stock!

New colors of your favorite Lumos Knitting Lights have arrived! We've added colorful Blue, Lavender & Mint lights to our selection of classic White Lumos lights!

If you're tired of struggling to see your work clearly due to poor lighting — the Lumos Knitting Light is for you! Once you try it, you will never want to be without it!

Each Lumos Knitting Light is specifically designed to save you from eye strain and is a must-have for every serious knitter or crocheter. With a special design for ergonomics, its featherweight light fits snugly around your neck freeing up your hands. It has a built-in soft light mode and is super flexible allowing you to position and focus it exactly where you want by avoiding shadows cast by your fingers or hooks.

Learn a New Skill - Join Us for a Class or Workshop

We had so much fun last weekend learning needle felting, that Kathy is coming back for 2 more workshops in November & December! You can create Festive Ornaments and/or Gnomes!

Here's what else is coming up...

• Learn to Knit Drop-In Session - every Sunday from 4 - 5PM (Advance Sign-up Required!)
• Sheep Shearing Field Trip - meets on Oct 14th @ 10:30AM (SOLD OUT!)
• Math for Knitters Level 1 with Kate Atherley - meets via Zoom on Oct 17 @ 9AM (Lots of Space Left!)
• Knit My 1st Sweater - starts on Oct 19 @ 4:15PM (Needs 3 More!)
• Fixing Mistakes in Knitting - meets on Oct 24 @ 9:30AM (Needs 2 more!)
• Math for Knitters Level 2 with Kate Atherley - meets via Zoom on Oct 31st @ 9AM (Lots of Space Left!)
• Learn to Needle Felt a Festive Holday Ornament - meets on Nov 14th @ 9:30AM (Just Added!)
• Holiday Gnome Needle Felting - meets on Dec 12th @ 9:30AM (Just Added!)

Learn to Knit Your 1st Sweater with Me!

Sale Items

Vector by Trendsetter is the latest addition to the Sale Section at 20% Off!

This yarn is discontinued...so get it while you can!

There's also a huge selection of yarn, needles and accessories on sale! Find your next treasure in the Sale Section!

Stephanie knit this Easy Bulky One in size Medium using 4 balls of Vector!

Next Sip & Stitch is Wednesday, November 4th!

We had a full house for the Shopiversary Sip & Stitch last Monday! The Mimosas and Anniversary Cake were welcome additions!

And it was so fun to draw the final raffle winner during the event and present it to Rachael who is a regular Sip & Stitch attendee!

The next Sip & Stitch is Wednesday November 4th. I'm hoping that we'll be celebrating Free & Fair Elections in the USA...which definitely warrants Mimosas!

Sip & Stitch is always FREE and always fun! We serve wine and tea and snacks during this event.

Come and stitch your Autumn Vest MAL project! And remember to Feed the Fibrary (Free Fiber Library) to make room for all that new stuff!

Friday Fiber Friends Meets Every Week!

Join us in the shop every Friday from 12 - 1:30PM for Community Stitching Fun!

Bring your current project or pick out your next project. Get some help or give some help. There really are no rules!

From Friday October 2nd - Friday November 6th, we welcome Autumn Vest MAL Stitchers to hang out and work on their vests during this time!

This event is FREE and does not require advance sign-up.

Patterns!

We have hundreds of patterns available on our web site! As I add the new yarns, I add new patterns for the new yarns. You'll find a variety of free and paid patterns for all stitch gauges for crochet and knit.

Gift Cards

You can never go wrong buying a gift card for the Fiber Enthusiast in your life! Gift cards are redeemable both in-store and online.

Shopper Rewards

Every time you spend $200 on non-sale items you receive a coupon for $15 off that never expires! If you've shopped with us in the past, you are already signed up and your rewards have started accruing automatically. If you are a 1st time shopper, provide your name and email address at checkout and you're enrolled!

Virtual Stitching Group on Thursday Evenings

Shop Hours

The Ball & Skein shop in Cambria is open Every Day Except Tuesday from 11AM to 4PM. The online shop is available 24/7!