Far North Yarn Co

Lovely variety of yarn available. Annie is knowledgeable and very helpful. Always a pleasure to visit when I am in Anchorage.

I love this yarn shop! Annie is the nicest person on earth! She always smiles and she's very helpful. They have the best yarn in town.

I have been enjoying Far North Yarn for years. Probably my favorite yarn store ever because of Annie and Kay. Love them

I am so, so pleased and excited to have had the opportunity to find FAR NORTH YARN Co. When I arrived at the store, I was pleased to find a very knowledgeable and gracious manager. She treated each of us in turn and offered different suggestions to consider that would enhance our different projects. She also gave me a free pattern to keep! I was in heaven!!!

Here is an important detail to consider when you visit this shop. When my husband and I visited for the first time, we couldn't find the shop! A few years back, FAR NORTH YARN Co . moved to new local. The new address is 751 East 36th Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99503
Apparently, the county hasn't updated for everyone else. If in question please just CALL THE BUSINESS, 907/258-5648. It might help you. It took my husband and me almost an extra hour to find this shop! It was well worth every minute, though!

Still a big fan of this shop, though it's new digs are smaller than the last location. For some reason the building that leased space decided not to renew this business' lease. Shame, because once COVID restrictions lift there isn't any space to knit with others. As it is, people come in and crowd the front to get stitch assistance from the ever helpful Annie. There is a $25/year membership card to get 10% off. It's definitely helpful to get through Alaskan winters. Will recommend.

Smaller yarn shop but packed with goodies for knitters and crocheted! They event had some yarn dyed in North Pole, AK!

Crafting is an addiction and all crafters are enablers. The other day I was scurrying around town from craft shop to craft shop for something specific to no avail. The gals at Michael's advised me to check Far North Yarn Co, which is apparently a block from my house. Duh!

As soon as I walked through the doors of Far North, I knew I was in trouble. I was like a junkie in a crack house. This place is crammed full of the yarn of my fantasy. No crappy acrylic yarn here... it's all lovely hand-dyed artisnal yarns of wool, alpaca, mohair. Most of their skeins run $15-25 dollars, but they're worth every penny. Imported from all kinds of exotic places like Finland, Ireland, and Bolivia, Far North is the We-Are-The-World of knitting.

Not knowing how to knit is not an excuse to walk out empty handed, since it's knitting school too. And did I mention it's around the corner from my house? Close enough that even a blizzard would be able to keep me away. Lord help me. The last thing I need is another glorious but expensive hobby.

I think I need an intervention.

Best yarn shop in town!

Over Thanksgiving, I picked up some yarn in Seattle to make a hat. Upon starting the pattern, I promptly screwed up, so I went to Far North for help when I got home. They were incredibly gracious and helpful, and didn't even charge me! (I bought more yarn anyway because 1. I have a problem and 2. I'm not rude.)

Since then, I've been back multiple times for the same hat, and have received help from Kaye, Annie, and Denton. They are all incredibly knowledgeable and don't get frustrated with me when I ask them to rip it out to the same place for the fourteenth time. There is always a delightful group at their knitting circle table, and everyone is eager to help.

The team here brings in absolutely gorgeous yarn and they have a customer loyalty card/program that gives you 10% off your purchases for a year for only $25! I've bought way too much yarn already and I'll definitely be back.

I love Far North! To use Joy G.'s analogy below, I am a junkie and this is indeed my crack. Beware: prices are steep--I've never left the store without spending over $50--but that is because they offer only the best yarn. And given that this is Alaska, the prices seem to fair and match up fairly well to what I see regularly in NYC and DC.

Kay--the owner--is super friendly, a fantastic knitter, and a wealth of knowlege. Her son is great too, though he's a little eccentric and rubbed us the wrong way at first.

The sale section by the front door has some great stuff, so keep an eye out for it. The hardest part is finding enough skeins of the same yarn for a project, or worse, trying to resist the single skein of amazing yarn at an even more amazing price. (Yes, I am speaking from personal experience.)

Finally, they have lots of tables for knitting circles; when I'm back in town I definitely plan to stop by and knit for a bit. Also hope to make it to one of their classes some day!

I'd have to say this is the nicest yarn store in Anchorage. They've got an incredible selection of yarn, knitting needles, books/patterns and buttons. The store is well organized and clean. There's a couple of places to sit and knit and chat with others. The staff is incredibly nice and knowledgeable.

I highly recommend Far North Yarn if you're looking for a particular yarn, looking for ideas for a new project or just checking out all the latest cool knitting/crochet gadgets. This place is the best!