Address
7 - 321 Wesley Street, Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2T5
Business Hours
Monday through Saturday
10am until 5.00 pm
Masks are recommended
Sundays and Statutory Holidays
Closed
A sweet, little yarn shop located in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island that carries the supplies you need for hand knitting, crochet, and felting.
Please note - because of Covid we are experiencing a few shortages in various needle and notion brands.
In brief - we have it all! Our brands include - Addi, ChiaoGoo, Knitter's Pride, HiyaHiya, Clover and Lykke. We have the notions and tools, for knitting, crocheting, needle felting, and punch needle. Call for more information - 250-754-0785.
Notions
We love our toys and our notions represent some of the finest toys available! Our brands include Clover, HiyaHiya, Bates, Knitters Pride, Unique and Estelle. Markers, scissors, stitch holders, stitch counters, tape measures and needle gauges galore.
We also carry projects bags made by local designers and sterling silver stitch markers by a local silversmith.
Needles
We carry a comprehensive range of knitting needles of all styles. Our focus is on circular needles over straight needles as circular needles are more versatile. Be assured that we do carry the straight needles as well in metal, plastic and bamboo.
Our Circular needles range in sizes from 2.0mm (US #0) to 25.00mm (US # 50) in lengths from 9 inches to 60 inches. We carry birch, bamboo, metal, karbon, and plastic circs from Knitters Pride, Lykke, ChiaoGoo, and HiyaHiya.
We carry the full range of Addi fixed Circulars, excluding the bamboo. Traditional, Lace, Rocket and Rocket Squared tips in every size and length available. From Addi we also carry the Flexi-Flips in metal and bamboo.
In dpn's we carry a full range of sizes, 1.75mm to 20.00mm and lengths, from 4 inch to 10 inch, in metal, wood, bamboo or plastic.
In any of our needles if we don't have the needle in stock we can try to order it in for you.
Hooks
If crochet is your field we have the right size and handle style for you. Our sizes range from 0.50mm up to 20.0mm We have wood, bamboo, metal, old style, new style, ergonomic handles from Addi, or heavier handles from Knitters Pride or Clover Amour.
We also have a more limited range of Afghan hooks.
Sets
We also carry a comprehensive range of interchangeable Circular needles sets as well as DPN and crochet needle sets, from Addi, Lykke, Dreamz, Karbonz and ChiaoGoo. We also carry extra needles tips and cords for most of the sets.
Please call for your needle. hook or notion needs - 250-754-0785
We are so passionate about yarn and fibre that we make it our business and our lives. Matching the right yarn to that special project is something that we do every day. We are as excited to see your successes as we are about our own!
We carry a variety of hand knitting yarns from Cascade, Juniper Moon Farm, Noro, Hand maiden, Fleece Artist, Riverside Yarns, Regia, Lamana, Sirdar, Rowan and so much more. We also carry notions, knitting needles and supplies to help you create that special project!
Mad About Ewe Fine Yarns has been in business for over 22 years. We have over 100 years of knitting experience on hand to help you with any knitting problem.
Emily has owned the store for over 15 years. She worked here for about 5 years before jumping into the deep end of the yarn.
Lynette has been working at Mad About Ewe for 22 years. Lynette is the store teacher and designer. You can see her work displayed around the store. Her patterns can be found at the store or on Ravelry.
Darlene is our fibre expert. She knits, crochets, spins, dyes, weaves and has never met a fibre she doesn't like! If you have questions she will usually have answer. Her fibre interests are broad reaching and continually explored!
Ray is our newest team member, joining us after years of teaching overseas. A life long knitter with skills aplenty, he has begun to design his own patterns.
Business Hours
Monday through Saturday
10am until 5.00 pm
Masks are recommended
Sundays and Statutory Holidays
Closed