Why Natural Fiber Yarn?
We support socially and environmentally responsible companies, indie yarn dyers, and individuals, prioritizing fair wages, education opportunities, and traditional fiber heritage. Brands like Malabrigo Yarn, Manos del Uruguay, Amano Yarns, and Rosa Pomar uphold these values.
Making something with your hands takes time, and using tools that make each stitch comfortable, colorful, and enjoyable is just as important as the yarn you choose.
We offer top-quality tools for knitting or crocheting, ensuring every stitch is a delight. Discover favorites like Lykke, Cocoknits, Chiaogoo, and Katrinkles.
Upcoming knitting and crochet classes available. Click for details on each class.
We offer one-on-one sessions and private lessons; schedule by emailing hello@apricotyarn.com or calling 619-223-3603.
Get 30 minutes for $15 or 1 hour for $30.
- Reading Your Knitting and Fixing Your Mistakes Class
- Learn to Knit (a class for beginners)
- Learn to Crochet (beginner crochet class)
- Garter Rim Beanie Class
- Cocoknits Sweater Workshop: Learn Cocoknits Sweater Method
- Simple Sweater A Fun First Sweater
- The Quill Shawl an simple lace shawl
- Color Affection Shawl an adventure in short rows
Cocoknits
Cocoknits founder, Julie Weisenberger, learned to knit and completed her first sweater in college while studying abroad in Salzburg, Austria. She has been knitting and designing ever since. In the 1980s she ran her own knitwear company; in the 1990s she designed sweaters for yarn companies and magazines; and in 2007 she founded Cocoknits.com, her own pattern and tool company.
Over the years she has developed and perfected a unique top-down, seamless method of sweater knitting called the Cocoknits Method, and created a line of tools that make the process of knitting and Making easier and more beautiful. For the past decade Julie has been teaching classes throughout the United States and in Europe on the Cocoknits Method and selecting flattering knitwear styles for different body proportions. She lives in Oakland, California.
We love the functionality and thoughtfulness imbued in these tools. We find ourselves reaching for them again and again, using them in all of our knitting and crochet projects.
