Yarn Swap 2026

🧶 Yarn Swap at Columbus House Brewery

When: Saturday, January 31st
Time: 10:00 am
Where: Columbus House Brewery


How It Works

Bring your yarn to Columbus House Brewery during Social Knit Night (Mondays, 6–8 pm) on:
January 12, 19, or 26

We’ll assess your yarn, assign it to a category, and issue swap credits.


Yarn Categories & Credits

  • Sweater Lots (1600+ yards, same color & dye lot): 10 credits

  • Luxury (retails $20+/skein or cashmere, yak, etc): 3 credits per skein

  • Workhorse ($10–$18/skein, up to $25 for sock yarn): 2 credits per skein

  • Saver (acrylic or big box brands): 1 credit per skein


Yarn Requirements

  • Full skeins (unwound preferred)*

  • Original labels required
    (Exception: 1–2 unlabeled or wound skeins allowed in a sweater lot)

  • From a smoke-free home

  • Clean and not shop-worn

New this year! Partial skeins will be assessed and weighed for partial credits. *Please bring any info you have about your partial skeins.


Drop-Off Details

  • Yarn must be dropped off in labeled bags or boxes
    (Include full name + email)

  • $5 participation fee, paid at drop-off

  • Must contribute at least 1 skein to participate

  • Friday, January 30 by 5 pm: donors will receive an email with their credit total

  • Credits are redeemed as tickets, picked up at check-in on swap day