chicago yarn crawl 2026

Welcome to the 2026 Chicago Yarn Crawl, a celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Route 66!

All of the details of our shop's participation can be found right here on this page.

Our brick & mortar hours for this year's crawl are:

Saturday, July 25th 12-6
Sunday, July 26th 12-6
Monday, July 27th 12-6
Tuesday, July 28th 10-1
Wednesday, July 29th 12-6
Thursday, July 30th 12-6
Friday, July 31st 12-6
Saturday, Aug 1st 12-6
Sunday, Aug 2nd 12-6

 

Not local? Shop online any time during the crawl and we will make sure you get an entry for our shop prize, and the free patterns are available online as well.

 

PLEASE NOTE WE WILL NOT BE WINDING YARN THE FIRST WEEKEND OF YARN CRAWL. You are welcome to leave it with us and pick it up mid-week!

 

CRAWL SWAG!

Our tote bags sold out fast this year, so if want one, please go check the other participating LYSs and grab one before they are all gone!

As always, we will be handing out free buttons to all crawlers.

Make sure you visit the Chicago Yarn Crawl website to sign up for the newsletter and to download your passport doc, which has every shop's information. As always, every participating shop will have 10% off all regular-priced yarn, free patterns, and prizes!

 

10% OFF ALL YARN!

All yarn storewide is 10%, with the only exclusion being clearance yarn!

 

FREE PATTERNS!

We cannot even pretend to contain our excitement for this year's free exclusive pattern... HeadBANDana!

 
For a summer that's been so hot, a cute accessory for your head was at the top of our list. We love the idea of a pattern that includes a variety of headbands and bandanas, knit and crochet. On top of that, what a fun way to play with colors!
 
 
We are kicking off HeadBANDana Hoopla with a special event from 12pm to 6pm on the first day of the crawl, Saturday, July 25th with...

Build Your Own Kit at our Mini Bar!

We will be here with color advice and candy to help you choose the perfect HeadBANDana kit for you! Click here for more details about this event.

  

NEW MOVERS & MAKERS COLORWAY!

Our newest color, Queen Mary, is releasing the first day of the crawl. Our Movers & Makers line has lots of fabulous shades of teal, and a very bright blue, but we needed a medium blue. It looks absolutely fabulous with the rest of the line.

 

We are introducing it in our Wicker Park Sport Minis first, and then it will be dyed in all of the other bases we carry.

 

SHOP PRIZE!

Stay tuned to find out what our prize is. We can tell you that it is GOOD... and has a $150 value!

 

Thanks for crawling with us!!!

 

Thank you to Fuzz Family and Movers & Makers by Kraeo! Kristin of Kraeo has been our premier local dyer for years and we are so appreciative of her amazing yarns and her support. She donated our shop's crawl prize this year.