For Yarn's Sake is having a Swans Island yarn tasting from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, at its regularly scheduled Knit Chat. Can't make it? Try to make to another of the store's Tuesday Knit Chats.

After 30 years, Heidi Purcell has sold Heidi’s Yarn Haven in Ukiah to Meredith Delucia, who has renamed it Purple Needle Fiber Crafts. Delucia, a fiber arts enthusiast with teaching and nonprofit ...

Some of the purple hats I made last year. I'm fond of making watch caps. This year I'm sticking with the same pattern but starting out with a darker purple yarn, to better meet the need for ...