Light at the End of the Tunnel!

What a month it has been so far! If you don't know why, click here for all of the sordid details.

We have good news! We have an official reopening date! (Yes! I will use all the exclamation marks I can find! I scrounged under the couch cushions to find the ones hanging out with my stray stitch markers!)

Saturday October 24, 2026 we will be open for in person sales from 11:00am - 6:00pm!!!

In shop sales only until we get our feet under us. It will take a bit longer for the online shop to reopen. Please be patient with us while we sort everything out.

We will return to our usual schedule. We won't have all the yarn we carry available just yet, but we will have a good amount of it with more returning every day. Plus tools and notions and such. The picture is some of the product that is ready to return to our shelves! 

Please come out and support us! We have missed you all so much!

If you can't come in person, please consider supporting us by buying a gift card. They never expire and are fully transferrable. You can save them for yourself or give them to the crafty loved ones in your life. We would really appreciate it. The process of shutting down and cleaning up has been quite expensive. No regrets though, it had to be done.

Also, class listing are back up online and available now for sign ups.

Huge, huge thank yous to everyone who helped us get this far:

La Mercerie: We cannot thank the manager, Sam, enough for all of her advice, process suggestions, and product suggestions. She was very kind and generous with her time and advice. Thank you La Mercerie, we appreciate you!!!

Casa Azul Janitorial & Cleaning Services: They took on a big project on a quick turnaround and are doing a great job! They clean homes too.

Burge Pest Control: for helping us evict the uninvited guests.

Team Squirrel: All our staff for pitching in and working far harder than they expected doing work nobody wants to do, and doing it cheerfully. We have the best team and I am immensely grateful for them. I especially want to call out Michelle, Sally, Jean, Genevieve, Laura, Jo, and Emily Jane for going above and beyond. Love you all to bits!!!

And thank you to everyone who sent a note of support in any way. We wouldn't be here without our community and you mean the world to us. 

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!!! 

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The Plan For Evicting Our Uninvited Guests

Whew! It has been a rollercoaster ride since we closed the shop on Monday October 5th! A plan is in place and well under way to evict the Uninvited Guests also known as clothes or wool moths. 

Before we tell you the plan, we want to thank all of our lovely customers who have reached out to support us in this process. Your kind words mean so very much to us all. Our community always comes through for us and we appreciate you all! If you are looking for another way to support us, you can purchase gift cards for yourself or your friends. They never expire and are fully transferable. It would really help us get through this time.

The Plan

We found a warehouse space we could move everything into. And, we do mean everything! What we left in the shop was shelving, furniture, and mannequins. This has been a daunting task that took two weeks and many, many, many van loads! Maia will never tease her husband about wanting a large minivan again (it can hold a full 4 foot by 8 foot sheet of plywood between the wheel wells).

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Black Squirrel Yarns is temporarily closed!

We have uninvited guests: every wool-lover's nightmare, moths. We have seen 3 moths in the shop and that is 3 too many. Yesterday, Monday October 5, 2026 we made the decision to close the store in order to figure out what we are going to do. We are still figuring that out.

Here is what we do know:

  • We are taking this VERY seriously!
  • We will not reopen until we have a clean shop and clean product.
  • The online store will be closed until we have safe and clean product to ship.
  • We will be completely transparent about our process including how we treat the product, how we clean the space, and what preventative measures we will take going forward.
  • We will make regular reports on our progress about what we are learning, here on our blog, where everyone can see it.
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Treating Moths

Thank you so much for all the messages of support! This is scary for us and it means everything to us that you are standing behind us through this difficult time. Our community is truly the best!

We completely understand that it is scary for you too, so we want to give you some advice on how to treat a known, or feared infestation or exposure. We are recommending two options that can be done at a small scale at home. Heat is faster. Freezing is easier, but takes more time.

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