This post was written by Bee Happy Pride, Vancouver! We hope you’re staying cool and colourful out there. One thing about working at a yarn store? You get to see first-hand how large the middle of the Venn diagram is between the crafter community and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Fibre Arts
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I started working as a knitter for Granted, a local handknit sweater retailer, in the spring of 2024. It was a dream job for me, as a stay-at-home mom to homeschooled preteen, be being a hand knitter for a job that wassuper flexible was the perfect combination for me at
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A few weeks ago, a customer came into the shop searching for the perfect cotton to bring a little crochet whale to life. As I helped her choose the right yarn, we couldn’t help but smile at how perfectly her project fit with the ocean theme that has been inspiring
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Have you hopped on the pickleball craze? I feel like it’s been everywhere these last two years. Cheryl, longtime Baaad Anna’s employee, definitely has! She’s created two different functional pickleball patterns for you, or the “Pickler” in your life. First up is the “Pickleball Cozy.” It’s a quick, simple,
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The other day in the shop, I noticed a customer had pulled a few skeins in a colour combo always gets me, so of course it immediately caught my eye. Dandy Doe Studio DoeHaven Sock Dust & Dusk (instore) Entre Soeurs & Laine Tweed Fingering Hibiscus Mailles a Part Merino
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