Baaad Anna's Yarn Store

Purple Cap Campaign Charity Knitting

August 21, 2018August 23, 2018

It’s that time of year again! For all of September here at Baaad Anna’s we’re focusing on the annual Purple Cap Campaign. This is a fantastic initiative put on by Click for Babies. Their goal is to give out a tiny purple hat to every baby born in the province of

Summer Wollmeise Yarn Tasting Event

August 17, 2018August 20, 2018

SAVE THE DATE! Baaad Anna’s will be hosting a summer TASTE OF WOLLMEISE Yarn Tasting On Wednesday August 29th from 6:30 – 9:00pm. Tickets are limited but there are still a few tickets available, stop by the store and pick one up! When: Wednesday August 29th Time: 6:30 –

NEW YARN: Elderberry Yarns Nature Dyed Sock

August 14, 2018

We’re still reminiscing about our trip to the Salt Spring Fibre Fair last month. We brought home some special Nature Dyed Sock Yarn from the organisers of the festival, Elderberry Yarns, and having it around the shop is bringing back all sorts of happy memories. This 4ply fingering weight yarn

Give Back Sundays and the Desert Bus for Hope Craft-Along

August 10, 2018August 10, 2018

We’ve used the past four Give Back Sundays (our monthly all-welcome, free-of-charge, community-building knit group) to focus on our knit-sock challenge. Now with the August event coming up this Sunday, we want to highlight another way our staff uses the fibre arts to give back. Our store manager Sarah is set

Socks In The News!

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018

We reached our goal of collecting 52 pairs of handknit socks for the opening of the 52 new residents of the Kaslo Modular Housing! This project was featured in The Vancouver Sun yesterday and will also be broadcast on CKNW’s Steel of Approval feature today at around 5:45pm!