The Alberta Yarn Project

Zoom Craft & Draught starts at 2pm (Edmonton time). We hope you can join us!

Zoom Craft & Draught is back! Sunday, November 29th, 2-6pm MST. Check the bio for the link.

It's fall and we're ready to craft!

Zoom Craft & Draught starts at 2 pm today, we hope to see you online! Link to event: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81666547380

The weather is getting colder, and we’ve missed you all. Join us for Zoom Craft & Draught tomorrow (Oct 18th) 2-6pm! Link on the events page! #craftanddraught

And that’s it. Our shop is closed. A huge thank you to all of you for supporting our project! The last orders will be mailed/ delivered this weekend. Stay in touch, we can’t wait to see all the projects y’all are making with your new yarn!

sound on! It’s the final countdown. Our shop closes at 6 pm today. We will miss you! I’m here at the shop, come pick up your orders. :)

It’s time to say goodbye to this phase of Alberta Yarn Project. The yarn selling phase. We will still be on social media, keep sending us pictures of your yarny projects! We love to see what you’re creating! Our online shop will close at 6pm mdt. We will organize, pack up, and mail orders after that. Our last Curbside Pickup window is Sat July 25 from 2-6pm. Thank you everyone! ... #yarnsale #woolenspun #woolenyarn #thankyousale See more

This beautiful yarn is 25% off until Saturday! Naturally black, the wool comes from all black sheep called Black Welsh Mountain sheep. This beautiful undyed yarn is available in a fingering single (Heirloom BWM) or pictured here as Harvest Aran BWM. Over the years we worked with the farmers to get this: our softest batch of black yarn yet! The flock lives near Innisfail, AB. Happy sheep, happy yarn! #LocalYarn #LocalWool #MadeInAB #MadeInCanada Link in bio for our online shop.

Yarn Sale!! 25% off until July 25th.

Our online store & office/shop will be closed as of July 25th at 6pm MDT. All orders will be mailed in the days to follow! If you’re in the Edmonton area, our curbside pickup days are Wednesday 5-7pm and Saturday 2-6pm. We can’t wait for you go get your hands on all this wooly goodness! The link to our online shop is in our bio. Thank you to everyone who has supported us this month and all the years of our little project! #YarnSale #LocalYarn #LocalWool #ABWool #MadeInAB #MadeInCanada

Curbside Pickup Today! Saturday! 2-6pm Place an online order, and come pick it up. Easy peasy. Our other 2 pickup dates are Wednesday from 5-7pm and next Saturday. Our online shop will close after July 25th. So get your orders in now. Plus there a sale. A yarn sale. (And there was much rejoicing.)... #yarnsale #localwool #localfibre #localyarn See more

This yarn (Harvest Aran Dorset/BWM) has been a cornerstone for us for several years. A blend of Black Welsh Mountain black wool and Dorset white wool, this heathered grey is perfect for projects that need structure, toques, mittens, sweaters. (Cables anyone?) Want to dye it? It will be lovely, the white fibres will soak up the dye and the black fibres will keep giving it a heathered look! Plus it’s 25% off until July 25th when our shop closes. #localyarn #localyarn #yarnsale

These two!! Okay, so this photo doesn’t do justice to how BEAUTIFUL the Brown Ruskea yarn is. Y’all will just have to trust us. This pair were made for each other. The Finn wool has beautiful luster and drape. We’ve updated the website to reflect all our inventory, so there is plenty of both these beauties for you! We call it lace because it’s just shy of fingering, due to the smoothness of the fibres. Held double it becomes DK! Both are 25% off until July 25, when we close up our online shop. #woolenspun #perfectpair #yarn #localwool #localyarn #ABmade

Hello from the office! We are all smiling, I promise. As we sorted through our office, we firmed up all the inventory. So: check out the website, there may be more of something you’d like. Our SALE goes until July 25th and most of the yarn is 25% off with some yarn at 50% off! Make a rug! Or a sweater! Or some art! And a huge THANK YOU to all of you who have supported us through all these times. We have been blown away by all the orders this week! Thank you thank you thank you.

Hello Yarn & Wool Lovers What a time we live in. 2020! Am I right?!? Our year isn't looking like what we imagined when we rang in the new year 6 months ago. As we all navigate this time of change, stress, and transition, we are all learning, growing and changing personally, and as a society. And our business, the Alberta Yarn Project, isn't immune to these challenging times. It has been a rough couple of months, trying to figure out what AYP looks like with digital Craft & D...raught, no markets, and only online sales. We have thought and talked and dreamed and cried and talked some more about what this project looks like, what it needs to be and where it's going, and where we are going, and growing, as people too. So the time has come for the Alberta Yarn Project to shift once again, and transition into.... something. As of this moment, we are still figuring out how best to serve this work, this community. We aren't disappearing, but we will be making some major changes. Most importantly, we need to give up our office space and online shop presence. This transition is important for all of us to be grounded as people at this turbulent time. Our website will change, but will still exist and you can still find us on Facebook & Instagram. "But what does this mean?" you are asking. It means we are going to have a SALE to say Thank You to all of you wonderful folks who have been supporting us all these years. From July 4 - 25th our yarn will be on sale on the website. (25% off most yarn, 50% off selected yarn). After that, you can find our yarn in a few great places. Kalea will be selling naturally dyed and undyed Alberta sourced yarn as @kaleatheluddite Alliston will be selling her beautiful hand spun yarn & fibre at @nomadfibreworks. @carla_knit2yarns in Kamloops has AYP yarn for sale, and @squishfibre, @sunflowerknit, and @neatnikyarns are using AYP bases for some of their beautifully dyed yarns as well. We want to thank all of you for being with us so far on this wild ride. The future looks murky right now, but we will make it through one stitch at a time. Our community is resilient, strong and caring, and we are so lucky to be a part of it.

Been thinking a lot about our space, the room we take up and our place in our Fibre community. Thinking about our name, Alberta, and how that related to colonizing. Thinking about our interactions with BIPOC folks & makers. How are we serving you? How have we excluded you? (Unintentionally, but I know that intentions are not worth as much as action.) What does AYP look like post-pandemic? What is art vs craft vs trade? Here are some slides from @movement_to_decolonize with some thought provoking questions. What is the history of knitting & crochet in so-called Alberta? How are we dismantling colonialism? How are we enabling it? #decolonizethisplace #indigenouslivesmatter #blacklivesmatter

It’s Pride. We see and celebrate our friends, neighbours, customers and peers in this Fibre community, and love them for who they are. We stand with you. We fight with you for equity and justice.

We stand in solidarity with our BIPOC friends and neighbours. Black lives matter. We strive to make our space safe from discrimination and violence. There is always more we can do in community to support folks who need it, and we are working on ourselves too.

While the @edmontonfibrefrolic may have been cancelled due to COVID-19 this year, @abyarnproject has Curbside Pickup available 2-6pm today for online shoppers, that’s nearly instant yarnification! #edmontonfibrefrolic #onlineshopping #abwool #abyarn #whyteave #freeshipping

Craft & Draught online starts shortly! Grab your project and a tasty beverage to join us!

Hello yarn folks! We are meeting on Zoom today! From 2-6pm Edmonton time. Can’t wait to see your faces and your recent WIPs! The link is in our Instagram bio!

Thanks for the shout-out @edmontonfibrefrolic We are wishing we could be hanging with everyone at this great event! All our yarn is available online. And there are so many other amazing vendors that Fibre Frolic is showcasing too. It might be cold and raining, and we’re all far apart, but I know that we have a strong and warm community. Stay safe everyone!

These lovely Brown Moorit skeins are the last three. The nature of our small batch yarns mean that once they are gone, they are gone. This Shetland DK yarn is quite soft with beautiful drape, and is probably your next sweater. While there are only three left in Brown Moorit, there are skeins in White Musket and Black Shaela to compliment each other. Harvest DK Shetland is available on our website, the link is in our bio. Happy crafting!

Join us for a crafting time together today. Link in bio. Everyone is welcome to join our crafting afternoon zoom meeting. 2-6pm Alberta Time.

And we’re live! See you for some socially distanced crafting!

Hello Yarn Crafters! Place your orders online and come collect your beautiful yarn from the door of our shop! Saturday 2-6pm If pickup isn’t a safe option for you, we will deliver yarn orders over $75 to Edmonton & area. I look forward to waving at you from a safe distance. Link to our online shop in our bio. #localwool #farmtoyarn #abwool #madeinAB

We’re pretty sure Kalea captured sunshine when she used locally foraged tansy to naturally dye these skeins! Held double they match our Harvest DK Finn. On their own, they pair with their base in White Valkoinen, Brown Ruskea and Tansy green too! Heirloom Lace Finn has beautiful drape and lustre. And these sheep live in Fort Saskatchewan in the summers! Local wool, local colour! #naturaldyes #tansy #sunshine #localwool #localsheep #sopretty

Freshly re-stocked! 8 new skeins of Harvest BWM/Suffolk in True Turquoise! #yegyarn #abwool #abyarn #freeshipping

These lovelies just love to play together. I’ve got some colourwork ideas playing around in my imagination. You? Heirloom is a fingering single 100% Albertan wool yarn. Sure it feels like spring, but in Alberta, we might need our warm woolens at any time, right? Swipe for more pictures. Link is in our bio for our online shop. Can’t wait to see what you make! #abwool #shoplocal #madeinAB #madeinCanada #farmtoyarn #woolenspunyarn

I’m still obsessed with @kaleatheluddite and her new sweater. And this fun photoshoot! If you and your partner and both great photographers, a river valley walk turns into a beautiful photoshoot! The yarn is Harvest DK Finn and Heirloom Lace Finn (held double) both are available in our online store. We will be mailing/delivering yarn on Wednesdays & Saturdays. If you’re in Edmonton, curbside pickup is available on on Saturday afternoons. Or if your order is over $75 we will drive to deliver it to you!! #localwool #localyarnstore #abwool #ABmade #MadeInAB #MadeInCanada #FarmToYarn

I’m putting together this great order today! Thanks to all our customers who have ordered yarn online. We miss seeing you in person, but we are so thankful for your support. Happy Crafting everyone! I’m in the shop until 6pm today (Saturday) if you’d like to place an order for curbside pickup! Place the order on our website, and then swing by the shop! #shoplocal #weloveyarn #localwool

Look!! @kaleatheluddite finished her beautiful #humulussweater by @lilalu72 She used our very own Harvest DK Finn (White Valkoinen) and Heirloom Lace Finn (Brown Ruskea) held double, and they worked perfectly together. We are in love!! You too can make a sweater like this! The link to our website is in our bio! Plus for you all in #yeg we are doing curbside pickup from the shop from 2-6pm on Saturday. Free Shipping no orders over $75 for the rest of you! #localwool #localyarn #madeinAB #madeinCanada #hops

Hello Edmonton Yarn Fans!! Our next day for Curbside Pickup is tomorrow: Saturday April 25th Place your order on our website (link in our bio) and I’ll get it ready for you! Then you can buzz the buzzer and pick up your package at the door to our shop! It’ll be nice to see you (from afar.) we love to share our yarn with you!! ... #shoponline #curbsidepickup #yarnforeveryone

Just because the weather is getting warmer doesn’t mean you shouldn’t knit a sweater! Check out this beautiful Harvest Finn DK. #yegyarn #abwool #abyarn #finnwool

Sometimes you just need some Electric Blue in your life, it’s stunning on the Harvest BWM/Suffolk blend in shop. It also comes in purple, red, turquoise, and green! Free shipping on orders over $75! #abwool #abyarn #yegyarn #blackwelshmountainwool #suffolkwool

See you tomorrow Yarn Friends!! 2-6pm MDT on Sunday April 19th The link to our zoom meetup will be in our bio tomorrow. (Until then, the link goes to our website - where all the yarn is!) Join us from your home, set aside some time in your day to craft & connect with other like minded folks!

One of AYP’s newest yarns, the beautiful, soft and lustrous, Heritage Lace Finn in Valkoinen White. From the sheep that graze around Fort Saskatchewan! Next curbside pick up, April 18th, 2-6pm. #yegyarn #abwool #abyarn #finnwool #laceweight

Colour work knitters rejoice! Our Heirloom Lace Finn comes in 2 undyed colours and 3 naturally dyed colours at www.albertayarnproject.com #yegyarn #abwool #abyarn #finnwoolyarn #laceyarn #naturallydyedyarn

Low stock alert! We are down to our last three skeins of Heritage Lace Shetland Limited Edition in Dark Brown. Free shipping over $75! #yegyarn #abwool #abyarn #shetlandwool #laceyarn

Low stock alert! A mere 2 skeins of Hearth Finn Bulky 2018 remain! #yegyarn #freeshippingover75 #curbsidepickup #abwool #abyarn

Need new slippers? Check out our beautiful Hefted NCC/Jacob 3-ply yarn. Perfect for the pattern Nordic Slippers pattern! #woolyarn #yegyarn #onlineshopping

One of the newest products in 2020! Beautiful Finn wool ropings processed at @customwoolenmills from the sheep that graze around Fort Saskatchewan. For sale on www.albertayarnproject.com $16/4oz. Dye-, Felt-, Spin-, & Thrum-able!

See you soon! The zoom link is in our bio, let’s be cozy together! P.S. I can’t wait to show you my sweater!!!!

See your smiling faces soon! (Or not smiling, come as you are.) Since time has become an ellusive beast, Sunday snuck up on us, so this post is last minute. Regardless, you are invited to join us today for some crafting and company, from the comfort of your own space. See you soon (2 - 6 pm MDT, Sunday April 5th)... Love, AYP

Join us online again for our drop in hangout - Craft & Draught! The zoom link will be in our bio on Sunday April 5th. We will meet & craft from 2-6pm. Hope to see you there, the more the merrier!

Our online shop now has ALL our yarn listed! One of a kind skeins & naturally dyed yarn too! Link in bio. Plus 3 shipping options including Curbside PickUp and Free Shipping on orders over $75.

See y’all soon!! From 2-6pm MDT we are hosting Craft & Draught online! Click the link in our Instagram bio to join! You might need to download the app in your device. Or the link is on our Facebook event as well. Grab a beverage and your WIP and visit with yarny folks!

Hello Yarn Friends!! We are hosting Craft & Draught online this time. The zoom link will be in our Bio tomorrow for our hang out from 2-6pm MDT, or find it in our Facebook event. Can’t wait to chat with you, see your new projects and have a virtual visit! We have to stay apart, but we don’t have to be alone! Everyone is welcome, we love making new friends and reconnecting with folks. See you on Sunday! #localwool #localyarn #stayconnected #yarnfriendsarethebestfriends #craftanddraught

Craft and Draught will be virtual!!! Sunday March 29th from 2-6pm MDT the link is in our Facebook Event! Come & Craft & Chat & Drink a tasty beverage from the comfort of your very own sofa!

Working on a great pattern by @october.evening Wheat City hat. I love it in our Harvest Aran yarn. But I can’t wait until we have some more naturally dyed golden yarn to pair with it, don’t you think?! Our next online shop update will have some colour! #localwool #localdesigners #fibreshed #madeincanada

These beautiful Shetland colours are all natural. We researched the traditional names of the Shetland fleeces to name our yarn! They look great in the photos, but they are extra special in person. The Shetland has beautiful drape and the subtleties of each colour play well together. The Brown Moorit has been asking me to be a cable sweater for a long time, and with all this time at home, it might be time! How about you? #shetland #localwool #madeinAB #madeincanada #breedsoecificyarn #woolenspun

Here’s our most recent batch of our Harvest BWM (Black Welsh Mountain.) This all black wool is undyed and cones from all black sheep!! This flock lives near Innisfail, AB. As we learn more and more about sheep and wool, we become more discerning about which fleeces are best for our wool yarn. This batch of BWM is our softest yet, and pairs perfectly with our other Harvest Aran yarn for sweaters, mitts & hats! #localwool #localyarn #farmtoyarn #abmade #madeincanada #slowfashion #neutrals #woolenspun

These three yarns just wanna be your next colourwork project!! Heirloom Fingering is a skinny single, (we call it a 1-ply) and is perfect for warm and lightweight sweaters, mittens and more! Use code FREESHIP if your order is over $75 on our website! #sweaterweather #localwool #localyarn #MadeInAB #MadeInCanada #FarmToYarn #FarmFresh

Look at this beauty!! Kalea’s WIP made of our Finn yarn. She’s using Harvest DK Finn in White Valkoinen and Heirloom Lace Finn in Brown Ruskea (held double). Pattern is Humulus by @lilalu72 Swipe to see the yarn and click the link in our bio to buy them online. We can arrange curbside pickup for folks in Edmonton. And Shipping is Free if your order is over $75. Use code FREESHIP if it applies to your order! #localwool #localyarn #madeinAB #MadeInCanada #supportfibrefarmers

COVID-19 won’t get us down. Visit www.albertayarnproject.com for free shipping on purchases $75 and over. And see our beautiful new yarns!

Sorry all, the @fibreswest show is postponed for now due to provincial Covid-19 regulations. #covid_19 #coronavirusbc #fibreswest2020

Langley or bust! The. @abyarnproject team is loaded and ready for another @fibreswest adventure! #ayproadtrip #yarnmarket #