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Yarn Shops in Portland, OR

3 of the 114 sewing and fabric businesses we list in Portland 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.

  1. Starlight Knitting Society

    7028 SE 52nd Ave, Portland, OR 97206-8384

    Mon-Fri: 10am-6pm, Wed: 10am-8pm, Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 12-5pm

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  2. Northwest Wools

    3524 SW Troy St, Portland, OR 97219-1616

    Mon–Fri: 10:00 am–6:00 pm, Sat: 10:00 am–5:00 pm, Sun: 12:00 noon–5:00 pm

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  3. Backstory Books & Yarn

    3129 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214-4122

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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.

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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.