Yarn Shops

680 of the 19,557 sewing and fabric businesses we track nationwide have yarn, knitting and crochet supplies. Local yarn shops are the part of the needlework world that survives on being touched — you come in to feel the fibre, match a dye lot and ask someone what went wrong on row 40. They're listed here alongside fabric and quilt shops because the trip is often the same trip, and because the chains that replaced them don't carry the same stock.

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Dye lots and classes are why people go in person. If a project needs more than one skein of the same colour, buy them together — the same shade from a different lot can stitch up visibly different. Most shops also run sit-and-knit sessions or beginner classes, which is worth asking about on the phone; they're rarely advertised well online.

Common questions

Are local yarn shops more expensive than big-box stores?: Per skein, usually yes — local shops stock natural and hand-dyed fibres that chains don't carry, and they price accordingly. What you get for it is stock you can inspect, staff who knit, and help when a pattern goes wrong, which for a project that takes weeks tends to matter more than the price of the first ball.
Do yarn shops wind yarn for you?: Most will wind hanks into cakes on a swift and ball winder, usually free with purchase. It's worth asking when you buy, because hand-winding a skein of lace weight at home is an evening you don't get back.