The Local Yarn Store

The Local Yarn Store Using Yarn to tie our community together.

Happy First Day of School to all the SOMSD students and teachers! 🍎 🚌 Speaking of buses: our annual bus trip to NY Sheep...
09/01/2026

Happy First Day of School to all the SOMSD students and teachers! 🍎 🚌

Speaking of buses: our annual bus trip to NY Sheep & Wool Festival is up on the website - sign ups are open!

Your bus pass includes a ticket to the festival and TLYS swag 😎 🐑 🍁🧶
(Visit thelocalyarnstore.com for more info!)

Can you believe that summer is almost over!?We will be closed next week!First, we’ll be getting our kids and ourselves b...
08/26/2026

Can you believe that summer is almost over!?
We will be closed next week!
First, we’ll be getting our kids and ourselves back to school 🍎 📚
Then, we’ll take one last summery rest to enjoy Labor Day Weekend 🏖️ 🍹 🍖 🍓 🍉

See you on September 8th for the official start of Sweater Weather! 🍁🧶🍂

Have you played with our Uni Merino by  yet? You can make some awesome color combos! is casting on Che Bello by  for her...
08/17/2026

Have you played with our Uni Merino by yet?

You can make some awesome color combos!

is casting on Che Bello by for her beach trip! ☀️ 🌊

We’re back! We’re open normal hours again this week. Come out of the rain and get a dose of coziness!Mondays: 10-2Tuesda...
08/03/2026

We’re back!
We’re open normal hours again this week.
Come out of the rain and get a dose of coziness!

Mondays: 10-2
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 11-5
Thursdays: Closed
Fridays: 12-7
Saturdays & Sundays: 11-4

We are taking next week off to soak up the summer! We will be closed from Monday 7/27 through Sunday 8/2. We’ll reopen M...
07/20/2026

We are taking next week off to soak up the summer!

We will be closed from Monday 7/27 through Sunday 8/2. We’ll reopen Monday 8/3!

Come get your vacation fiber needs met while you can! ⏰ 🚨‼️ 🧶

This year, we're starting our Annual Rhinebeck Knit Along in August, and exploring lace motifs - we've chosen shawls and...
07/12/2026

This year, we're starting our Annual Rhinebeck Knit Along in August, and exploring lace motifs - we've chosen shawls and sweaters that will be perfect for layering during your visit to the New York Sheep & Wool Festival.

Spindrift Shawl is a wonderful project if you're still fairly new to knitting. It's as simple as it is beautiful.

Ishbel is an iconic lace shawl - with over 14,000 projects on Ravelry, it's incredibly popular and a very approachable first lace project.

Garden is a DK weight cardigan with elegant eyelet stripes.

Tresse is a pullover with raglan shaping and a twisting lace pattern front-and-center. It can be worked with a single strand of DK or with a strand of fi*****ng weight and a strand of mohair or suri held together.

Elah is a cozy worsted weight cardigan with leafy lace panels.

Choose one that you love! (If you've got extra time you could even choose 2!)

If you've got another project you'd rather make, please feel free! Or if you're not inspired by these choices and want more suggestions, just ask!

You're welcome to use stash yarn, but if you've had your eye on something in the shop you'll save 15% on any yarn purchased for this KAL.

Sign up online or in person!

We will be closed Thursday 7/2 - Sunday 7/5!We planned to close for the holiday, and now we’re closed on Friday as well,...
07/02/2026

We will be closed Thursday 7/2 - Sunday 7/5!
We planned to close for the holiday, and now we’re closed on Friday as well, and there will be no Open Yarn Night.
This heat is no joke - please stay safe!

We need a couple of days to recover, reset and restore the shop after an outstanding NJWW. Thank you all for your suppor...
04/27/2026

We need a couple of days to recover, reset and restore the shop after an outstanding NJWW. Thank you all for your support and your lovely friendly faces!!
We’ll reopen on Wednesday April 29th.
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We are so excited to welcome you all back for another New Jersey Wool Walk!  Swipe for our extended hours this week.    ...
04/21/2026

We are so excited to welcome you all back for another New Jersey Wool Walk! Swipe for our extended hours this week.

Address

57 Academy Street
South Orange, NJ
07079

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 12pm - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+19738215005

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