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Ball & Skein is located at 4210 Bridge St in Cambria, CA 93428. Phone: (805) 927-3280

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

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It Feels A Lot Like Christmas

Even with the crazy heat wave we had this past week in Cambria, it still feels a lot like Christmas! One of my dearest friends visited me last weekend and we checked out the Christmas decor at Hearst Castle and the lights at the Cambria Christmas Market.


I am grateful for the kindness and generous spirit I have been feeling from customers in the shop. There are a few new items in the Holiday Gift Guide this week (some are highlighted below).


I'll be in the shop everyday until Christmas Eve at 2PM and am happy to provide suggestions or assist with a Gift Card!

Shop Holiday Gift Guide

Christmas Lights in at the Cambria Christmas Market

New Colors of Noro Silk Garden

Noro Silk Garden has a passionate cult following and deservedly so. At last count, it has been used in nearly 50,000 projects on Ravelry and is available in a variety of fabulous colorways!


"I imagined a yarn that bloomed out of a garden of silk and silk/mohair fabric," said Mr. Eisaku Noro, its creator.


I couldn't agree more. All of the newest colorways are now available!


The Aurea Pullover in Noro Magazine 25 uses Silk Garden colors 341 and 269.

Shop Noro Silk Garden

Stocking Stuffers

Over the past few weeks, I have been asked multiple times for ideas for clever stocking stuffers. Most of what I suggested in the Gifts Under $25 section of the Holiday Gift Guide fits comfortably into a stocking, but here are a few of my favorites!


Flower Power Scissors are the most adorable scissors I have ever seen. The cutting blade is approximately 2.5" so these should be safe to carry on an airplane.


The Fox & Pine stitch stoppers that you've always loved are now holiday themed! These are the hottest must-have point protector notions for any knitter. These cute stitch stoppers go on the end of your knitting needles to prevent your stitches from coming undone when your project is set down.


As someone who has lost half of my hand-knit sweater collection to moths, I am a huge advocate for Cedar Ball sachets where ever you store your yarn stash or hand-stitched items! Each sachet contains 8 100% pure aromatic cedar balls, harvested and dried in the USA to protect its delicate essence.

Shop Stocking Stuffers

Flower Stitch Beanie Kits

I recently discovered a fun flower stitch, so I put together a few beanie kits combining the beautiful solid and variegated colors of Alegria Grande by Manos del Uruguay.


Each beanie kit includes the pattern and the yarn to create whimsical flowers in a stunning beanie!


If you're not a fan of the color combinations I picked, you may find an Alegria Grande mini-skein bundle that better suits your tastes!

Shop Flower Stitch Beanie Kits

Sweet Georgia Party of Five Mini-Skein Sets

New to the shop are the Party of Five mini-skein sets from Sweet Georgia Yarns. Each hand-dyed set provides an easy way to play with color without the worry of mixing and matching yourself. Knit them into a striped shawl or color-blocked cowl, ombre socks, a Fair Isle hat, or for playing around with Doodle Decks!


These sets are available in the fingering-weight Tough Love Sock yarn and in the Superwash DK yarn and contain 5 different colorways totaling ~150 grams of gorgeous yarn!


I quickly knit up a beanie using a DK weight yarn in the Blazing Saddles bundle and have enough yarn left to make a second one!


Sweet Georgia Yarns is another female-owned small hand-dyeing fiber business based in one of my favorite places to live in the world...beautiful Vancouver, BC Canada.


Shop Party of Five Mini-Skein Sets

Crochet Stitches Step by Step

Last week I highlighted the Granny Square Card Decks to help you create beautiful crochet design combinations. This week I received a shipment of Crochet Stitches Step by Step back in stock. This book is an inspirational, practical guide to more than 150 crochet stitches.


Grab one for yourself or the crochet lover in your life!

Shop Crochet Books

Your Favorite Baby Yarn - Cashmereno Sport

Everyone's favorite baby yarn, Cashmereno Sport, is now available! This yarn has been hands down the most requested yarn from customers, so I'm delighted to finally offer it in the shop.


This sport weight, easy care machine washable yarn by Ella Rae is extremely plush & soft & cozy. Its combination of extrafine merino wool and virgin cashmere embraces the skin and warms the body.

Shop Cashmereno Sport

Sale Items

For the month of December, the Warm & Wooly Throw kits and the AddiClick needle and hook sets are 15% OFF! At these prices, it's worth the splurge.


I've also continued to add discontinued yarns and colors to the sale section...so happy treasure hunting!

Shop the Sale!

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.

Buy a Gift Card

January 8th is the 1st Sip & Stitch of 2025

The new fine teas from Course & Wale have been a big hit at recent Sip & Stitch events. The tea tins are a tasty and whimsical gift for that stitching/tea-drinking friend in your life and are now available for purchase in the shop and online!


Each tin come with 20 biodegradable Tea Sachets.


Our next Sip & Stitch will be Wednesday January 8th! 


Sip & Stitch Details

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.

Find a Pattern

Shopper Rewards

In case you missed it, I launched a shopper rewards program at the start of October.


My aim was to keep the program as simple as possible. Every time you spend $200 you will 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!

Rewards Info

Virtual Stitching on Thursday Evenings

We're skipping "Stitching in your Slippers" during Christmas week but will be back in the New Year on Thursday January 2nd.


Be sure to read the event details for the new Zoom meeting ID.


It's a fun group of crocheters and knitters from all across the country. It's the group you didn't know you wanted!

Zoom with Us!

Ball & Skein will be closed or open limited hours on the following upcoming holidays:


  • Christmas Eve - December 24, 2024 OPEN from 11AM - 2PM
  • Christmas Day - December 25, 2024 CLOSED
  • New Years Eve - December 31, 2024 CLOSED
  • New Years Day - January 1, 2025 CLOSED
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