Baaad Anna's Yarn Store

Our August Project of the Month is Sarah’s Amelia Gillet by Mizuho Komiya, a lightweight, lace-detailed summer vest that first caught her eye while travelling through Japan. As soon as she spotted the pattern, Sarah tucked it away for the right yar...

There’s something incredibly heartwarming about hearing that a tourist has made their way to our cozy little corner of East Van, seeking out a skein or two of local yarn. Whether they’re squeezing us in between hikes and cruise stopovers or planning their whole itinerary around yarn shopping (you know who you are!), it always humbles us.

Here at BAYS, we believe deeply...

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Happy Pride, Vancouver! We hope you’re staying cool and colourful out there.

One thing about working at a yarn store? You get to see first-hand how large the middle of the Venn diagram is between the crafter community and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Fibre Arts can be really, really gay (lucky us!)! So, in celebration of Pride,...

I started working as a knitter for Granted, a local handknit sweater retailer, in the spring of 2024. It was a dream job for me, as  a stay-at-home mom to homeschooled preteen, be being a hand knitter for a job that wassuper flexible was the perfect combination for me at the time. I was able to be a connected force alongside my son’s growing academic independence and have my ...

A few weeks ago, a customer came into the shop searching for the perfect cotton to bring a little crochet whale to life. As I helped her choose the right yarn, we couldn’t help but smile at how perfectly her project fit with the ocean theme that has been inspiring us lately especially with our whale window display catching the attention of everyone who walks by.