Yarns 2 Ewe Inc

Yarns 2 Ewe has closed. Wendy — the owner — wants to focus on being a full time mom. But we’ll look forward to some of the stock being available on line. Here’s hoping she updates Unilocal with her future business plans.

I love knitting, although my knitting powers usually just consist of making my umpteenth scarf for someone as a gift. I haven’t really graduated to the big stuff yet, but I wanted some better, softer yarn than I could find at Hobby Lobby.
I headed out to Yarns 2 Ewe, which is a full-​service yarn store in a nondescript metal building off Durham, in search of some pretty thread to make a new scarf with.
The Good:
*Easy access from the road, and a quiet location make it relatively painless to get in and out. Plus, there is plenty of parking outside, so street parking isn’t needed.
*huge, huge, HUGE selection of yarns, books, and supplies. Every kind of yarn you could want to find here, along with knitted samples of many of the yarns so that you can see what the yarn looks like in projects.
*They offer knitting classes and have a large area for people to just gather and knit right in the store.
The Bad:
*Prices are super-expensive…and not clearly marked. I have a very hard time determining the price of many of their yarns.
*The staff isn’t too helpful. They are often knitting on their own projects on the floor, and I feel as though I’m interrupting them when I go to the register to make a purchase.
*The store is kind of a mess, and there are skeins of yarn everywhere. Boxes of it are usually piled around the floor.
*The knitting circles that gather there seem kind of exclusive, and the times I have gone there to shop when the knitters are there, I feel as though I’m intruding on a private meeting of some sort. I’m not made to feel welcomed at all, and treated like a party-​crasher instead.
Overall:
Better quality yarns than you will get at craft stores, but far too expensive if you are a beginner. The store has a wide variety of yarns, but most are suited to experienced knitters for the cost.

Y2E is my go-​to LYS. It’s a bit spendy but they have a staggering selection and very helpful staff, AND they’re super convenient, so it’s a tradeoff I’m willing to make. I love how I’m able to browse at my leisure, yet the staff is always available to answer questions. Before I had a swift and ballwinder at home, the fact that they offer to wind your yarn after purchase was a godsend.

Yarns 2 Ewe is a knitter’s wonderland! All the soft, pettable yarns, beautiful needles and Namaste bags, books, and places to sit and knit. They have everything from your basic Cascade 220 to cashmere and exotic fibers, in all the colors of the rainbow.
I’ve always found the staff to be friendly and helpful, the selection pretty decent (though I’d really like to see more basic sock yarns), and the atmosphere welcoming. When I graduated from craft store acrylic, Yarns 2 Ewe introduced me to the decadent side of knitting. I mean, have you caressed the Malabrigo lately?

If you knit or crochet… you will LOVE this store. They have EVERY color and every type of yarn from cotton blends to mohair. They have books with patterns, a knitting corner, loads of different sizes of needles and supplies, and they even have kits to make that cute knitted felt purse you’ve always wanted to make. What I especially liked about Yarns to Ewe was all the samples of what you could possibly put together from scarves, purses, sweaters, and cute vests… if you’re an advanced knitter.
I was in HEAVEN… for about 5 minutes. Each ball or skein of yarn averaged about $ 12. That’s A LOT. So even if I had the pattern to make a gorgeous Mark Jacobs ruffled scarf, you need about 10 balls of yarn to do one of these suckers… that would cost me not only a lot of time but around $ 150. Cheap… if the actual scarf was $ 5000 but a Marc by Marc Jacobs scarf is only about $ 50.
However… if I’m looking for a VERY specific color that’s 22% cotton, 46% polyester, and 32% mohair… and I only need 1 ball… I know EXACTLY where to go.
Thank you Gretchen for telling me about Yarns 2 Ewe. And thank you Linh for telling me where it was because I probably would’ve gotten lost since it’s inside the loop.

I am an avid yarn tourist and have seen many many local yarn stores (LYS to the knitters) across this great country. This one stacks up pretty well and I am reasonably comfortable declaring it my new «home base» LYS. The selection of yarn is decent, and they carry a good variety of fibers and brands. The books and patterns are pretty standard. I love that they have Inox needles. Addis are good, but Inox is cheaper. The people I’ve met there always seem nice and I would definitely take advantage of the Friday night knitting group if I wasn’t too pooped by then.
The only thing I don’t like is the location. It is on my way to work and I pass by every morning at the crack of dawn, way before their doors open to the public. The siren song calls me in daily, but I have to resist the temptation to crash into the building and liberate those poor, innocent, trapped skeins of yarn.
(and is it just me or is there a biker bar next door? Awesome.)

This is the only yarn store in town that makes me feels like a I am in a candy shop. They are priced way over the top on most things, but where else can you find such beautiful colors so right in the middle of town. I have had to stop and start trying to knit over and over again because I have been so busy and distracted with school and running around having fun. Everytime I go back in there though I keep wanting to try my hand at it. The store has very helpful salespeople, very patient salespeople, and a circle of knitters who like to help and give advice. You can sit and watch the knitters making advanced pieces while lounging on comfortable chairs. They also offer a lot of knitting and crochet classes for advanced and beginners.

I loved Yarns 2 Ewe upon entering. Beautiful yarns were everywhere in this nicely sized store that has tagged samples showcasing different yarns and patterns strategically placed among the inventory. A steady flow of customers came in and out. Chatty sales clerks helped clients standing in line. Customers waiting for yarn to be spun sat in chairs by the front door.
After meandering around, I became frustrated. I found that I could only figure out the prices for some of the yarns. I had looked at some of the sample items and found one that referenced a book I was interested in looking at. While the book area said the books were in ABC order and the knitting books were supposedly separate from the crochet books, I did not find that to the be the case. I also started to realize that there were bags of inventory in odd places — like in the middle of one of the floor aisles.
The yarns are beautfiul, but a bit too expensive for my skill level.

This is a WONDERFUL yarn store. The selection here is AWESOME. Lots of specialty items, but also lots of the basics (cascade 220, etc). Also the staff are exceptionally friendly and helpful. I’ve come in numerous times stuck in a pattern and they’ve helped me.
Also, the number of needles and other knitting accessories they have is incredible.
It’s great!

Ah, a place inside the loop for those moments I decide I need another lumpy homemade scarf. They carry a large and up-​to-​date selection of yarn, ranging from the basic to expensive hand-​dyed stuff. And the staff didn’t even try to hurry me along when my indecisive self was torn between two colors at closing time.

What a big (and sometimes pricey) selection! Cashmere and cashmere blend yarns, all sorts of cotton (even organics), silk, nylon, and merino and other wools, plus blends of nearly all of the above. Books, patterns, and needles, too. The staff was very helpful and friendly, even to the non-​knitters who were just getting started. There’s a little lounge in the back left corner where you can contemplate your next creation. I really appreciated that they spun my skein into a ball for free.