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Looking for something fun to do in Laramie? You can join Cowgirl Yarn and Chalk and Cheese for an evening of exploring new yarn, needles and hooks and wine and cheese! This yarn tasting event is meant to help everyone get to know more fibers, yarn constructions and styles! Read on and register here to discover your new favorite yarns and needles. 

If you are on the hunt for some great yarns to start working on your late winter/early spring project line up you are going to love our new additions to the shop! We have decided to bring two exquisite yarn companies into Cowgirl Yarn, Queensland Collection and Elsebeth Lavold. These two lines speak to different color palettes, textures and project types making them both a lovely and complementary addition to our product offerings.

Our post on the importance of shopping at your local yarn store has really resonated with a lot of you readers! Thank you for supporting local shops and for joining in on the conversation. Many of you mentioned that you try to shop all you can at your local shop and that is an incredible expression of love and support. While shopping is always appreciated, there are other ways to help your local store that don’t require spending money. Here are the top 5 ways to support your local yarn store that don’t involve your wallet.

Every year the local yarn store directory website, America’s Knitting, does a year end report in which they tally the amount of yarn stores lost over the year. In 2017, the year began with 1,034 yarn stores in the USA and ended with 970. That’s a deficit of 64 yarn stores in just one year. On average that’s more than 1 yarn store gone per state. Owner of Cowgirl Yarn, Lori,  says this is the first time she has seen the yarn store number dip below 1000 since she opened the store 13 years ago