Downtown Yarns is a neighborhood yarn shop dedicated to keeping the craft of knitting alive and well among the members
of this community, young and old alike.

July Schedule:
Open Monday - Saturday, 12 - 7pm
Closed Sundays

August Schedule:
Wednesday - Saturday, 12 -7pm
Closed Sunday - Tuesday

Directions to our East Village store on
45 Avenue A (between 3rd and 4th Streets):

BY SUBWAY
1. Take F,V to 2nd Avenue, exit 1st Avenue, walk to Ave A
2. Take 6 to Bleecker Street and walk east to Avenue A
OR
3. Take L train to 1st Avenue and walk southeast to Avenue A

BY BUS
1. Take M14A which travels along Avenue A (N/S) and get off near 3rd Street
2. Take the M21 which travels along Houston (E/W) and get off at Avenue A
OR
3. Take the M8 which travels E on St. Marks St & W on 9th St and get off at Avenue A
at Tompkins Square Park

We carry selected yarns from the following companies (partial listing):
Blue Sky Alpacas
Cascade
Jamie Harmon
Galler
Malabrigo
Madeline Tosh
Rhichard DeVries
Koigu
Isager
Shibui
Ito
Noro
Plymouth
Manos de Uruguay
Debbie Bliss
Briggs and Little
Brown Sheep

In addition, we carry a full line of needles and notions from Clover, Addi, and
Susan Bates.

For inspiration and reference, we sell magazines (Vogue Knitting, Rebecca, and Rowan -- just to name a few), sheet patterns, and the latest, as well as the classics in knitting books.

CREDITS
The young artists whose illustrations adorn this website are also knitters. Thank you: Maya and Thalia Vilaplana, Joy Sheehan, and Oona Montalvo.

Website design by woolypear and buddhafly.