Local Yarn Shop day is this coming Saturday the 17th, and here at Simply Socks Yarn Company, we've decided to extend the celebration to an entire week online! While we look forward to opening up to the public again later this summer, we want to show you how much we appreciate that you've kept us going completely online for over a year! How are we celebrating this event with you?

First off, with contests galore. Check here on the blog, on our Instagram and on Facebook to enter to win. There will be something every day from yarn to gift certificates!

Want a free gift with purchase? We are giving away this little yarn ball and locking stitch markers with your purchase through Thursday. You don't need to ask for it or add it to your online cart at all, we will automatically include your little set before we seal up your parcel. Orders placed Monday through Thursday this week will receive this gift.
Finally, since you can't visit us in person yet, we want you to be able to get something awesome WITHOUT paying shipping. So on Friday I'll share a free shipping code so you can enter that at Check Out and receive free US shipping on your purchases made Friday, Saturday and Sunday. While we greatly appreciate all our international friends, shipping rates are is still way too pricy to offer any kind of discounts on those. If you haven't yet signed up for our e-newsletter, I recommend going to our website - just click and scroll down to the bottom to sign up. That way you'll get the code on Friday.

This is just our way of celebrating a week that usually would be a really fun one in the shop, in person. SSYC has been at this for nearly 16 years now and I'm super grateful that you've made the past year a good one for my staff and I, our families, and all my dyers and craftspeople and our families. We all rely on you, and you've been a source of stability for us in a time that could have been infinitely worse. You've made it possible for us to work safely and stay COVID-free, care for our kids and their odd schooling schedules, pay our bills, and feel of use and service to others. Thank you.
So, what might you like to treat yourself to this week? Here's what's the most popular in the shop right now....
Madelinetosh. We just started offering Tosh Vintage, a worsted weight yarn, at your request. Over the past 16 years we've grown to offer more than just sock yarn, but instead easy care wool blends in other weights as well. We also have 200+ colors in our other Tosh lines!
Tosh Vintage color Beta Crucis
Restocks of Opal Yarn and two new collections, Black Dragon (shown below) and Best of Opal. Opal is a wonderful sock yarn for gifting, as it can be machine washed and dried (though I pull my socks out of the washer before drying so the fiber lasts longer), and it comes in super addictive self-patterning colors. I'm knitting this one right now. Oh, and if you haven't seen the Opal Minis yet.... so cute!

Love mini skeins? It's labor intensive to skein all these little gems, so dyers haven't been producing many of these sets during the understaffing caused by the pandemic. But we finally have a full restock in the sets we get from Six and Seven Fibers. Take a look at this Monet mini set! And then go here and here to see patterns to use.

Did you see the details of Casapinka's latest pattern and Knitalong? Go to this blog post to learn more and then here to get your yarn.

Love trying a new dyer? How about Qing of London, Flock Fibre, Less Traveled Yarn, or Wonderland Yarn?
Candy Crash, our exclusive color from Qing Fibres.
Do you love a searching for a deal? Our ever-changing Sale Section is the place to be! There are all sorts of goodies in there right now from discontinued lines to overstocks on striping yarns. And later this week you'll find more of the 150g skeins of Colossal sock from Dream in Color! Those always go fast.
MWP Bridgetown DK, color Pinwheel. A big DK weight skein for 45% off in the Sale Section!
Do you need a new project bag? Now's the time to grab one from Magner Co. Casey makes his bags in Athens, Georgia from the finest waxed canvas and leather detailing. I use mine nearly every day.

Want more accessories? How about our exclusive line of shawl cuffs and pom poms?

These are just some of the 16+ tons of goodies that we have in the shop for you right now. Have questions or need help putting together a project? We're darn good at being your personal shoppers online, so just e-mail me, Allison at service@simplysockyarn.com if you have any questions about your project or color combos. And if you've made it all the way to the end of this post, how about a contest?! Simply tell me in the comments what you're knitting right now (feel free to leave a link to your Ravelry project page or pattern if you want) by noon EST this Thursday and I'll randomly choose one person to win a $25 gift certificate to the shop! I'll e-mail the winner and announce it here too.
Thank you for shopping with us, sharing your SSYC projects in our Ravelry group, commenting on and sharing our social media posts. Every bit makes a difference to a small business like SSYC so that we can continue to serve you for many more LYS days to come!