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A Great Yarn

894 Main Street

Chatham, MA 02633

Phone: (508)348-5605

info@agreatyarn.com

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  • 2018 Knit-a-Thon for the Cape’s Homeless – Wrap-Up

    In 2016, our first Knit-a-Thon produced 29 blankets for Cape Cod’s homeless.  In 2017, we hoped to double that number.  Instead you guys managed to knit and crochet enough panels to make 155 blankets.     This year you recruited your friends, your neighbors, anyone with a set of knitting needles or a…

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  • Madam…It’s Chatham – New from Gigi Bonin

    Two of our favorite knitters – Bethany and Alison Creswick from Rhode Island – have been lobbying us for over a year to carry yarn created their favorite hand-dyer, Gigi Bonin. Last month we had a chance to meet Gigi, and we agree, her yarns are terrific and her colors…

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“I would be most content if my children grew up
to be the kind of people who think decorating
consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.”

- Anna Quindlen

“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend.
Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.”

- Attributed to Groucho Marx

“You know you’ve read a good book when
you turn the last page and feel a little
as if you have lost a friend. “

- Paul Sweeney

“Books can be dangerous.
The best ones should be labeled
‘This could change your life.’”

- Helen Exley

“Book lovers never go to bed alone. “

- Author Unknown

“Books are a uniquely portable magic. “

- Stephen King

“Never judge a book by its movie.”

- J.W. Eagan

There is practically no activity that cannot be
enhanced or replaced by knitting, if you really
want to get obsessive about it.

- Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

“Imagine a scarf as an unlimited canvas.”

- Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

“I will continue to freak out my children by knitting
in public. It's good for them.”

- Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

“No matter how well you knit, looking at your work too
closely isn't helpful. It's like kissing with your eyes open:
nobody looks good that close up.”

- Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

A Great Yarn
894 Main Street
Chatham, MA 02633
  • (508) 348-5605
  • info@agreatyarn.com
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