YarnCon 2010 Date Announced

We are pleased to announce that we are back on for the first Saturday in October this year! So, please mark your calendars for the 4th annual YarnCon on October 2, 2010. We will be updating the website soon, but if you have any questions in the meantime, please don't hesitate to contact us at info@yarnygoodness.com.

Generosity

We want to thank everyone who has donated yarn, needles and crochet hooks to Cast Onto Your Dreams. We've received so much yarn thanks to your generosity, that we have to stop collecting yarn for the time being.

Thanks again to all of you who donated, and to Sister-Arts Studio, My Sister's Knits and Arcadia Knitting for collecting donations for us.

We will continue to post information about what you can do to support Cast Onto Your Dreams here as the program continues to grow.

YarnCon 2009 Was a Blast!

What an amazing day! We want to thank all our wonderful vendors for making YarnCon such a great show. We couldn't do it without you! We'll bask in the post-show glow for a short while, but we already have big ideas for next year.

And now, a nap. Ahh.

YarnCon on the Radio!

If you were listening to 88.7 WLUW in Chicago this past Thursday morning, you might have heard a piece about YarnCon on Outside the Loop Radio! The show's producer, Mike Stephen, interviewed Sara about the show and what we mean by the "yarny arts."

Missed it? Listen to the archived version!

See you and your yarny selves tomorrow at YarnCon 2009!

YarnCon 2009 is One Week Away!

Somehow, September and October have flown by, and the third annual YarnCon is now just a week away. We're excited for you to see our lineup of vendors that we can hardly stand it. Have you seen the 2009 list yet?

And workshops! Whether you're looking to learn to knit, learn to spin, or make a unique felted pin or beaded toggle for an FO, we've got you covered. The $3 show admission grants you free access to all the classes, although one or two have extra fees for materials.

On top of it all, we're happy to present the Craft Lounge for the second year. Sit, relax, knit, spin, crochet, or just revel in your new acquisitions at our comfy round tables in the West Gym.

See you next Saturday at the Pulaski Park Fieldhouse!

Vendors, Workshops, and Volunteers, oh my!

YarnCon is less than 3 weeks away, and we are working fast and furiously to make sure it is the best YarnCon yet. Thanks to amazing vendors and workshops, we are sure it will be. You can see a preview of what awaits you this year on October 17th at the Pulaski Park Fieldhouse by checking out the vendor and workshops links on the YarnCon website.

We also have a handy-dandy volunteer sign-up page for anyone who would like to help us out on the day of the show. In exchange for a few hours of helping us and our vendors we will give you free admission, yummy coffee and doughnuts, and our eternal gratitude. Plus, working on YarnCon is a lot of fun! You get to hang out with like minded people all day and be a part of something we all enjoy. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at info (at) yarnygoodness.com Thanks!

2009 Vendor list available

We’ve posted our 2009 vendor list at the YarnCon website!

We have several fabulous new folks on board this year, along with many of our favorite crafty artisans from the past two years. It’s going to be a great show.

We’re still working on the workshop schedule, and we’ll post it soon.