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We know you might be feeling nervous about the Canada Post strike - we wanted to assure that while they work on coming to an agreement, we have alternative shipping options to make sure you can still get you...

Thank you so much to everyone who donated socks at STASH, Little Red Mitten, and Yarns Untangled.  STASH was the winner of our first annual Socktober Challenge with a grant total of 1,381 pairs collected! ...

Socktober is right around the corner! This year is our forth year celebrating socktober by collecting and distributing socks to organizations and mutual aid groups in and around Calgary. With your help, we'v...

It's time for KNIT CITY CALGARY! Oh em gee, we are so freakin' excited - Knit City Calgary is finally here! Swing by the STASH booth (#501) and the demo area. We'll be slingin' yarn, chatting with some amazing dyers, and letting you play with our awesome equipment.

Where: STASH When: Saturday, June 29 from 10am to 5pm What: Fibre Goddess is poppin' up at STASH!   Pop by to shop the wonderful yarn and fibre dyed by Jenn! She's bringing her Downie (17 Micron DK and oh so...

A STASHy quick guide to yarnbombing What is yarnbombing? Yarnbombing is creating a knit or crochet piece that is meant to be installed in a public space so that it interrupts our everyday interactions, draws...

Started in 2018, Local Yarn Shop Day is a designated day to celebrate how awesome it is to have a local independent shop nearby to assist, encourage, and inspire. STASH is thankful to be your local yarn shop and we are celebrating this year in style! What are we doing, you ask?

Are you knitting a top-down sweater and it's time to divide the stitches for the sleeves and body? Congrats on getting this far in your project, the yoke of a sweater is a lot of knitting! Here are some tips to set up for the next step.

Whether you are here for the Sheep Camp Sweater KAL or because you want to work up a good gauge swatch, this is the info for you. First, gold star for caring about that swatch. Here are some tips for swatching success...

I am so excited to knit along with you over the coming weeks - when I knit my first Sheep camp Sweater I knew that it wasn’t going to be my last, and I hope that you have the same great experience that I did. For my project I am going to be using Brooklyn Tweed Arbor and am so dang excited to finally get a chance to knit with it. 

STASH will be closed on Sunday, January 28 due to ultilty pole repairs affecting power to the building. Womp, womp. That poor pole in the parking lot has been hit one too many times!  We'll reopen with regul...

Add that lil extra somethin' somethin' to your holiday gifts with these free printable gift tags. Download the PDF, print 'em out (consider using cardstock for extra sturdiness), and attach them to all your handmade gifts or gifts for crafty peeps!