I must admit that it has been a pretty slow summer. Wool scarves and hats aren’t always the first thought when it is over 100 degrees outside. That being said, however, we have been using the summer to work on two, brand new products that we are very excited about. Both will be coming out [...]
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Sweaters to the rescue after oil spills
A friend of mine happened upon this and I just had to share it. So when oil spills happen in the southern hemisphere, apparently a bunch of people knit tiny sweaters for the penguins that are caught up in the oil slick. The sweaters serve two purposes. One to keep the the penguins warm, since [...]
Expositions on Green Living in Austin
This past weekend was the Green Living Expo at the Austin convention center and I was there representing Yarn Harvest. For those that don’t know, the Green Living Expo bills itself as Austin’s green lifestyle event, where you can find all aspects of greenness for your life. I was both excited to be a part [...]
Ever wanted Yarn Harvest yarn in Massachusetts?
Well, you’re in luck! Coveted Yarn, located in Gloucester, MA, is the first yarn store outside of Texas to carry our yarn. They run a top notch store and we’re thrilled to be a part of what they are doing up north. They’re doing an introductory, 25% off sale for Yarn Harvest yarn until April [...]
We’re going to be at the Austin Green Living Expo
Every year there is this wonderful event at the Austin Convention Center that explores and showcases all aspects of living with an eco-friendly mindset. The Green Living Expo runs April 23-25 and Yarn Harvest will be participating this year. We’re excited to be a part of this fun expo and looking forward to seeing all [...]
April Fools…
Happy April Fools!
The post yesterday was an April Fool’s post, as we are not selling Kitty Capes online.
That being said, I did indeed knit Uncle Cecil’s Kitty Cape myself. It still needs a lot of work, I must admit, but I’m going to make revising and improving it my next priority. This way, we can [...]
Now available for purchase: Kitty Capes!
We’ve been working very hard over the past month on a product that we are now happy to announce, Kitty Capes!
Does your cat ever feel ostracized from society? Does it ever need more attention than it gets? Well, now you can give it all that it ever wanted by ordering a hand-knit, Yarn Harvest “Kitty [...]
Sweatshop Cat: Uncle Cecil
Many people often ask if we have help in unwinding our sweaters. It is a lot of work to prepare and unwind the sweaters into yarn, so much so that we affectionately call our workspace the “sweatshop.” We do, however, have an assistant whom on occasion will grace us with his presence. Mainly, to just [...]
First of Spring Customer Creations
I’ve had these pictures of two knitted creations made by people who bought Yarn Harvest yarn and I wanted to post them up for the world to see.
The first is from a fun, peach colored yarn.
Which turned into this lovely hat.
The second creation was made by a fellow HOPE Farmer’s Market vendor. Amanda Joyner is [...]
Knitting Starter Kits Coming Soon
We are very excited to announce that we are creating a Knitting Starting Kit. We often hear from people at HOPE Farmer’s Market that although they don’t know how to knit now, they would love to learn how . As I am new to knitting myself, I can understand that it definitely is a little [...]