In-store BAYCrawl Events
The 10 days of the Bay Area Yarn Crawl are jam-packed with things to do, on your own or with your fiber friends: trunk shows, pop-ups, meet & greets, inspiration and collaboration.
Check out each day’s offerings so you don’t miss your next favorite maker!
Events running for all 10 days of the BAYCrawl:
A Pop of Color Yarns: Trunk Shows: Dragon Hoard Yarn, Forbidden Fiber Co., Fan Girl Fibers, and Muddly Love Clay Works. Best Frog Competition: Vote for your favorite frog in store and be entered for a prize. Why Hop When You Can Crawl Cowl: Wear your shop exclusive Why Hop When You Can Crawl Cowl to be entered to win a prize!
Aranea Craft Studio: Trunk Shows: Bay Farm Dye Haus, Kira K Designs.
Atelier Marin and Atelier Yarns: 1pm and 3pm, Daily Raffle: Both Atelier locations will be raffling off large bags full of yarn and accessories TWICE each day, for ALL TEN DAYS! Make sure you’re at an Atelier store at 1 o’clock or 3 o’clock each day. Raffle winners must be present to win. No purchase necessary.
Black Squirrel Yarns: Trunk Shows: Dormouse Press, and Jo Studio. New Pattern Launch: Jaq Cieslak.
Busy Stix: Trunk Shows: Art Fiber Frenzy, Bella Hand Dyed Yarn, Feederbrook Farm, mYak Fiber, Twice Sheared Sheep, and Wonderland Dye Works.
Busywork Craft Supply: Pop up: Fiction Fibers Mini Mart. Message from the Threads: A Fiber Arts Exhibition.
Cottage Yarns: Free gift with purchase of $75 or more, while supplies last.
Coven of Stitches: Trunk Shows: Always Be Kind Yarn, Apothecary Fibers, Briar Patch Fiber*, Desert Panda Fibers, Heathered Handmades, Knit Spin Quilt, Teal Torch Knits, Valkyrie Fibers*, and Yarn Matter*. (*Crawl exclusive colorways!)
Fengari Fiber Arts: Exclusive colorways dyed by Peninsula Yarn, available while supplies last. Notions and more from Lemonwood, the maker of the Mini Minder.
Fillory Yarn: Trunk Show: Theodora's Pearls
Firebird Yarns: Trunk Shows: SuperGlō Fiber and Terrapin Fiberworks. Lucky Dip: Firebird's wildly popular mystery duo returns! Open your gold envelope and discover what color your limited edition hand-dyed mini skein is, and then see what prize coupon you've won- prizes are anything from money off your next purchase, to Firebird exclusive merch and kits, to getting your pick of the prize bin! Available all Crawl or until they sell out.
ImagiKnit East and ImagiKnit SF: Trunk Shows: Dan Doh Designs and Seismic Yarn (with custom colors!)
In Between Stitches: Two shop-exclusive Baah Yarns colorways—hand-dyed and specially designed in partnership with In Between Stitches—are waiting for you during the Bay Area Yarn Crawl! Not one, but two exclusives, bundled into a swoony three-color palette for a special shawl kit featuring a Stephen West pattern. Grab yours while supplies last!
Nordic Nest: Trunk Shows: Rui Knits and Serendipidye Dyeworks.
Royal Bee Yarn: Event exclusive colorway, dyed by Colma Dyes, while supplies last.
Stitch & Revel: Trunk Shows: Adarah Fiber Arts, MudFool Ceramics and the return of RUI Knits! RUI Knits was part of our grand opening, and we’re thrilled to host her again. She will be bringing her full collection of beautiful hand-dyed yarns, plus a Stitch & Revel exclusive custom colorway, “Revel In This.”
Uncommon Threads: Trunk Shows: Elisemade, Miss Babs, and Playful Day Yarns.
Additional events, by day:
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Avenue Yarns: Trunk show and designer meet and greet with Dawn Kathryn, Peninsula Yarns and Life is Cozy. Yarn, bags, and patterns galore!
Busywork Craft Supply, 6:00-9:00pm: Message from the Threads Opening Reception with Drinks by Ravendark Cocktails.
Fengari Fiber Arts: Valhalla Yarns Trunk Show
Fillory Yarn: Happy Mermaid Yarn Co Trunk Show
ImagiKnit East, 11:00am-5:00pm: Lavender Fiber Co Trunk Show.
Peninsula Flock Knits Trunk Shows and Meet & Greets: Shel Designs, and SpoolEZ by Britt-Marie Brehmer.
Royal Bee Yarn: Trunk Show: Silver Pennies Yarn Co. Pop-ups: Pacifica Seaglass, and Malwa Chai in the Backyard Garden.
Stitch & Revel: Meet Tracy of HapBee Creative Studios, Carmen of Adarah Fiber Arts, and Lindsey of MudFool Ceramics. Stitch Night, Sakura Winery, 6:00-8:00pm We’re excited to welcome Nipun Singh, founder and creator of the Loopsy App, as our special guest! Nipun will share a brief introduction and demo of the app, answer questions, and gift everyone in attendance a free Loopsy Pro subscription. Wine will be available for purchase by the glass, as a tasting, or by the bottle.
This event is free to attend.
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Aranea Craft Studio: Meet & Greet, 12:00-3:00pm: Kira K Designs will be in shop for a meet and greet and visible mending demonstration!
Avenue Yarns: Trunk Show: Lavender Fiber Company. Meet & Greet, 10:00am-1:00pm: Chin2Tog, Come chat with Chin about their designs and find yarn for it too!
Busy Stix: Trunk Show and Meet & Greet: Elissavet of Wonderland Dye Works. Pop Up:Flutter Eye Wear, amazing reading glasses!
Coven of Stitches: Meet & Greet, 10:00am-6:00pm: Meet & Greet with Christina of Teal Torch Knits.
Dharma Trading Company: 10:00am-12:00pm: Drop in knitting help. 12:00-4:00pm: Don Chi Designs Water Marbling Demonstration. Sebastopol artist Dominque is known for his amazing Water Marbling. Watch the demo for free, or design and purchase your very own one of a kind custom bucket hat, trucker hats or accessories.
Fengari Fiber Arts: Trunk Show and Meet & Greet: A Needle Runs Through It. Trunk Show: Valhalla Yarns.
Fillory Yarn: Trunk Show: Happy Mermaid Yarn Co.
ImagiKnit East: Trunk Show and Meet & Greet, 11:00am-5:00pm: Seismic Yarn.
ImagiKnit SF: 11:00am-5:00pm: Local Maker Pop Up.
In Between Stitches: 10:00am-4:30pm: Open Stitching.
Peninsula Flock Knits: Trunk Show and Meet & Greet: Comfort and Joy Yarn Co, Shel Designs.
Royal Bee Yarn: 11:00am-4:00pm: Second Saturday Palmetto Pop Up, a Pacifica community event. Trunk Show: Sea Change Fibers. Pop Up Snacks: Ragamuffin Bakery & Malwa Chai in the Backyard Garden.
Stitch & Revel: Trunk Show and Meet & Greet: Carmen of Adarah Fiber Arts, Tracy of HapBee Creative Studios, and Lindsey of MudFool Ceramics.
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A Verb for Keeping Warm: 11:00-11:30am: Book signing with Cecelia Campochiaro to celebrate her book, “Reversable Knitting.” Free event, but you can reserve your copy of her book here. 11:30-2:30pm: Color Poems Scarf Class with Cecelia Campochiaro. $95, register here!
Avenue Yarns: Trunk Show: KiraK Designs. Pick up some great kits for your post crawl making!
Busy Stix: Trunk Shows and Meet & Greets: Meet Katie of Twice Sheared Sheep and Madhur-Nain of Yarn Traveler.
Coven of Stitches: Coven of Stitches' 2nd Birthday Party, 10:00am-6:00pm: Free birthday stitch markers for everyone (while supplies last); free birthday treats (baked goods by Angelina and chocolate truffles by Jason/Feve Chocolates; spend $100 to spin our prize wheel; random bingo stamps throughout the day get to spin our prize wheel. 10:00-12:00: Girl Scout Cookies!!! Bay Farm Dye Haus’ daughter’s troop.
Dharma Trading Company: 12:00-4:00pm: Don Chi Designs Water Marbling Demonstration. Sebastopol artist Dominque is known for his amazing Water Marbling. Watch the demo for free, or design and purchase your very own one of a kind custom bucket hat, trucker hats or accessories.
Fengari Fiber Arts: Trunk Show: Valhalla Yarns.
Fillory Yarn: Trunk Show: Happy Mermaid Yarn Co2:30 - 4:30pm: Yarn Doctor.
ImagiKnit East: 11:00am-2:00pm: Crafternoon/Yarn Church.
ImagiKnit SF: 11:00am-5:00pm: Lavender Fiber Co Tunk Show and Local Maker Pop Up.
Nordic Nest: 11:00am-1:00pm: Trunk Show and Meet & Greet: Meet The Dyer, Jocelyn from Serendipidye Dyeworks. Her Trunk Show will run all 10 days of the crawl, but this is your chance to meet her in person!
Peninsula Flock Knits: Trunk Show and Meet & Greet: Comfort and Joy Yarn Co, and Basketry.
Royal Bee Yarn: Trunk Show: Wonderland Dye Works. In the Backyard Garden: Fairy Hair Tinsel with Shaundra Zee and Permanent Jewelry with Linked by Soph.
Stitch & Revel: Trunk Show and Meet & Greet: Carmen of Adarah Fiber Arts, Tracy of HapBee Creative Studios, and Lindsey of MudFool Ceramics.
Uncommon Threads: 3:00-5:00pm: Crafternoon. 6:00-7:00pm: “The Right Yarn for the Job” class with Amy Snell. Tickets $25.
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Black Squirrel Yarns: 6:00-9:00pm: Queer & Crafty Social Crafting. This event is open only to members of the Queer community.
Fengari Fiber Arts: Trunk Show: Valhalla Yarns Trunk Show.
Firebird Yarns: Weekday Door Prizes! Get your Bingo card stamped on a mid-Crawl weekday, and there's a chance you could win a Door Prize bag filled with yarny goodies.
Royal Bee Yarn: Trunk Show: Speckled Finch Studios. Pop-Up: Gifts4Learning, handmade items that spark teachable moments.
Stitch & Revel: The Fat Pigeon, 4:00-11:00pm: Stitch, sip, nibble, and get 20% off your food and drink purchase by showing your Stitch & Revel crawl receipt!
Uncommon Threads: 10:00am-1:00pm: “Tips & Tricks for Next Level Knitting” class with Amy Snell. Tickets $85. “Knitwear Repair” class with Amy Snell. Tickets $85.
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Avenue Yarns: 1:00-4:00pm: Meet and greet with the founders of Mustang Acres. A non profit in Petaluma that provides life long housing and care for men with profound intellectual disabilities. Pick up a skein (or 5) of their fibershed certified yarn to support their community!
Dharma Trading Co: 10:00am-noon: Drop in knitting help. 1:30pm: Midweek Raffle: On Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday at 1:30pm we will be doing a raffle for $25 gift cards and chances to pick your own prize from THE DHARMA GIFT BASKET!!!
Fengari Fiber Arts: Trunk Show: Valhalla Yarns. 5:00-7:00pm: Open Stitch Night.
Firebird Yarns: Weekday Door Prizes! Get your Bingo card stamped on a mid-Crawl weekday, and there's a chance you could win a Door Prize bag filled with yarny goodies.
In Between Stitches: 6:00-8:00pm: Knit Nite!
Royal Bee Yarn: In the Backyard Garden: Permanent Jewelry with Linked by Soph, and Spore-Addict Colors (Mushroom Dyed Yarn).
Uncommon Threads: 6:00-8:00pm: Open Knit/Crochet Night
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Avenue Yarns: 5:00-7:00pm: Social Crafting.
Busy Stix: 5:00-7:00pm: Headlands Brewery: Great food, great beer, wonderful crafting friends! Gifts for all that wish to join!!!
Dharma Trading Co: 1:30pm: Midweek Raffle: On Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday at 1:30pm we will be doing a raffle for $25 gift cards and chances to pick your own prize from THE DHARMA GIFT BASKET!!!
Fengari Fiber Arts: Trunk Show: Valhalla Yarns.
Fillory Yarn: 1:00-3:00: Yarn Doctor.
Firebird Yarns: Weekday Door Prizes: Get your Bingo card stamped on a mid-Crawl weekday, and there's a chance you could win a Door Prize bag filled with yarny goodies. 6:30-9:30pm: Crepes on Cole: Chill social crafting night at Crepes on Cole (100 Carl St., SF). Bring your projects, buy a drink or a meal, and hang out with your fellow Crawlers. There will be door prizes! Street parking is limited, but Crepes on Cole is right on the N, 43, and 37, and near the 6 and 7.
Royal Bee Yarn: Trunk Show: Valhalla Yarns.
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A Verb for Keeping Warm: 1:00-2:00pm: Indigo Dye a Skein of Yarn. $62, registration required.
Aranea Craft Studio: 5:00-8:00pm: Queer Crafters social meetup.
Avenue Yarns: 5:00-7:00pm: Social Crafting.
Black Squirrel Yarns: 6:00-9:00pm: Stitch & Bitch Social Crafting - all welcome! The shop will be open during the social.
Busywork Craft Supply: 4:30pm: Skipper Middy Collar KAL Meeting. 6:00-9:00pm: Troy Greek: Martini Night! Meet at Busywork at 5:30 if you want to walk down with us.
Dharma Trading Co:1:30pm: Midweek Raffle: On Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday at 1:30pm we will be doing a raffle for $25 gift cards and chances to pick your own prize from THE DHARMA GIFT BASKET!!!
Fengari Fiber Arts: Trunk Show: Valhalla Yarns.
Firebird Yarns: Weekday Door Prizes: Get your Bingo card stamped on a mid-Crawl weekday, and there's a chance you could win a Door Prize bag filled with yarny goodies.
ImagiKnit SF: 5:00-7:00pm: Stitch Night with Special Guest Seismic Yarn. Bring a project and join dyer Eva of Seismic Yarn for a Fireside Chat/Q&A!
Peninsula Flock Knits: Meet & Greet: Nadine Berthiaume of Nadine’s Knits.
Royal Bee Yarn: Trunk Show: Kacey Knits. Pop Up: McQuade’s Celtic Chutney.
Stitch & Revel + In Between Stitches: 4:30-7:30pm: Page Mill Winery: Join us for a cozy Sip & Stitch at Page Mill Winery! Enjoy a glass or tasting, stitch on your project, and share the day’s yarn finds with fellow makers.
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Avenue Yarns: Trunk Show: Expression Fiber Arts. Luxury hand dyed yarn, usually available only online, here is a rare chance to shop their yarns in person. 6:00-8:00pm: Sip & Stitch Social Crafting at Anahuac Albany. A new addition to Solano avenue, just up the street from the shop. Join us upstairs for sips, maybe a snack and stitchy fun with the Avenue Yarns staff.
Address is 1501 Solano Ave, Berkeley CA.
Fengari Fiber Arts: Trunk Show: Peninsula Yarns, with event exclusive colors while supplies last!
Fillory Yarn: 7:00-9:00pm: Knit Nite with Illustrator Kathleen Shreve.
Firebird Yarns: Weekday Door Prizes: Get your Bingo card stamped on a mid-Crawl weekday, and there's a chance you could win a Door Prize bag filled with yarny goodies.
Nordic Nest: Trunk Show and Meet & Greet: Meet Jocelyn, the dyer from Serendipidye Dyeworks. Her Trunk Show will run all 10 days of the crawl, but this is a chance to meet her in person!
Royal Bee Yarn: Trunk Show: Kacey Knits. Pop Ups: Bmix Girl Hand woven towels, and Mama J Glass.
Stitch & Revel: 6:00-8:00pm Stitch night! Bring your project, enjoy complimentary coffee, tea, and water, and stitch alongside fellow yarn lovers and revel in the last weekend of the crawl.
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A Verb for Keeping Warm: 11:30am-1:00pm: Bay Area Designer Showcase, featuring Bella Clark, Chin Matthews, Denise Bayron, Enda Taylor, and Zoë Scheffy.
Avenue Yarns: Trunk Shows: Duran DyeWorks and Wool Ranch, a smallbatch dyer and mill in in the foothills of the Sierras, and Expression Fiber Arts, luxury hand dyed yarn usually available only online.
Black Squirrel Yarns: Meet & Greet:Jaq Cieslak.
Busywork Craft Supply:Wrong Side of the Tracks Craft Club! Train Ride to Busywork from the Emeryville station sponsored by Amtrak Goldrunner and Yarnalia.
Dharma Trading Co.: 10:00am-noon: Drop-in Knitting Help. 1:00-4:00pm: Drop-in Indigo Dying. Four vats available. $20 includes up to three T-shirt or “like sized items” per person or two skeins of yarn. Dharma will supply all other necessary supplies.
Fengari Fiber Arts: Trunk Show: Peninsula Yarns, with event exclusive colors while supplies last!
Fillory Yarns: Trunk Shows: A Needle Runs Through It and PK Yarns.
Firebird Yarns: Trunk Show and Meet & Greet: SuperGlō Fiber. Lindsay will be in the shop to help you plan your next SuperGlō project and say hi. Wear your SuperGlō FOs and show them off!
ImagiKnit SF: 11:00am-5:00pm Trunk Show: Woolfolk. 1:00-5:00pm: Trunk Show and Meet & Greet: Seismic Yarn x Life Is Cozy.
Nordic Nest: 11:00am-1:00pm: Trunk Show and Meet & Greet: Meet Sharon, the dyer from Rui Knits. Her Trunk Show will run all 10 days of the crawl, but this is your chance to meet her in person!
Royal Bee Yarn: Trunk Show: Twice Sheared Sheep. Pop Ups: Coastal Sun Catchers, and Ragamuffin Bakery Pop-up in the backyard garden.
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Avenue Yarns: Trunk Shows: Expression Fiber Arts, luxury hand dyed yarn usually available only online.
Fengari Fiber Arts: Trunk Show: Peninsula Yarns, with event exclusive colors while supplies last!
Fillory Yarns: Trunk Shows: A Needle Runs Through It and PK Yarn. 2:30-4:30pm: Yarn Doctor.
ImagiKnit East: 11:00-5:00: Meet & Greet: Woolfolk. 11:00am-2:00pm: Crafternoon/Yarn Church.
Love Fest: 2:00-4:00: A special edition of their regular Sunday Maker’s Meetup. You’re welcome to join the Rhine Scarf Knit Along by Japanese knitwear designer, Atricot, or work on whatever else you’d like!
Peninsula Flock Knits: Meet & Greet: Nadine Berthiaume of Nadine’s Knits.
Royal Bee Yarn: Trunk Show: Snowy Plover. Pop Ups: Shen Aroma Farm, and Dewey's Garden.
Uncommon Threads: 3:00-5:00pm: Crafternoon.