K2Tog

I like that this store is large and has a wide variety of inexpensive and expensive yarn of various colors and shades. It’s frustrating when you can’t find an exact shade of the yarn you’d like but I’ve never had this problem at k2tog. The shop is very well organized and they have a tiny little room with only notions and needles and books. The shop owner is very nice and helped me find a pattern and select appropriate lace needles more than once.

I’ve been here a couple times and I love it! Good selection, easy to shop, and I discovered my now-​favorite magazine through them, Wild Fibers. There are some common brands, but also some smaller-​brand yarns I haven’t seen before. There’s also a small kids’ area with toys which is thoughtful.

Very nice ladies working there! The only negative thing about it is how high the prices are.

This is probably one of the most well organized yarn stores I’ve been in.
No place for community knitting but the store is organized in sections according to yarn weights! There was even a room just for patterns and notions!
Selection and colorways were well stocked and the staff member in the store that way was extremely helpful.
They carried a great supply of chunky yarns that most stores tend to not keep a large stock of.

The sales associates are very helpful and kind. I love that they keep track of your info and sales on their system for easy returns and give discounts after a certain amount of dollars spent. I have been in for yarn and needles and they have a good selection of books too! They also have a good range of pricey and reasonable prices on yarn. I would definitely come back and recommend this store. I gave 4 stars rather than 5 because I have been in and a few of their younger sales associates sometimes are unable to answer technical questions, which I think is essential to selling yarn and project supplies. However, they do always say to check out their knitting help classes during the week.

I think «Stacey K.» said it beautifully, so I’ll just add a couple of thoughts on to hers…
K2Tog is the first REAL yarn /​knitting store I’ve been in… being a beginner, I’ve gotten most of my supplies from Jo-ann’s, and for a year or so I was pretty happy with what I’d gotten, as I got used to working with different yarns, needles, needle sizes and patterns. And then enough of my fiber arts friends told me about Y2Tog, and I figured I’d go in JUST to look…
Everyone there was helpful, no pressure, knowledgable… and when I asked what the difference was between various types of needles of the same size, I was invited to take a few, sit down in a big comfy armchair and knit with each a bit, to get the feel of them. Which is why I realized one pays just a little more to buy needles that truly fit the hand and work right.
I think if they tacked on a café, I’d never leave.

I have been a pretty regular customer at K2TOG for a few years. They have lovely yarn, and the staff there is wonderful — except for the owner, Ellen Graves. She is moody, full of herself, and isn’t terribly helpful. I have been in her knitting workshops when she has explained something to me and she was incredibly condescending. On one occasion in the last several months, I brought in yarn and a pattern I had bought from there because I loved the scarf sample on the wall. The scarf wasn’t coming out at all correctly, and she gave me totally wrong information. She looked at my knitting, never looked at the pattern, and was downright rude to me. I didn’t learn until a few weeks later that the pattern, which was in a grid like format, needed to be read from left to right then right to left. Don’t waste your time asking her any questions.

What a fantastic store! I am a beginner and was afraid of being overwhelmed by the options, but all my fears fell away the minute I walked into the store. The staff was incredibly friendly and took the time to understand what I was attempting and made some great recommendations. They were very knowledgeable, and had ideas and tricks for me as a new knitter, and did it all with smiles on their faces! The selection of yarns and materials are extensive, and the prices were very reasonable.
I have found a store that i will frequent as I learn, and grow in this art. They made me feel very welcome and warm, which is what I need to boost my confidence!
Thank you K2 Tog — I will be back!

This is the place to go where for new knitters and experienced knitters.
K2Tog has a great selection of different brands and different types of yarns.
What I love most about this place is how awesome and friendly the owner, Karen and the staff are.
One of the best perks about the store is that there is no minimum for credit card purchases since the store owner completely understands when a customer runs into the situation where they are out of cash but only need to buy stitch markers.
This was the first place that I learned how to actually knit. All I used to know how to do do was just the basic knit, I had NO IDEA how to even purl, or what it even was.
I decided to take the classes the K2Tog offered and boy did it change my views on knitting. I LOVE to knit now! Mostly because I can actually make different patterns.
I’ve been coming here since I was a senior in High School, now that I’m all grown up, this is still my go to for yarn and knitting supplies.

This is my favorite yarn shop. As a new knitter I needed lots of help, their classes have really nice and super knowledgeable teachers. Their yarn selection is vast, I can browse around for hours at a time! Sometimes on my way home I suddenly find myself parked outside K2tog! It only made sense to ask for K2tog gift certificates from all my friends and family for my birthday. And my wish came true, over and over again. So if you like knitting/​crocheting, and you like friendly service and really soft and colorful yarn, this is the place for you!

K2Tog is an excellent resource for all fiber artists. Superb selection of fine yarn in all colors, styles and fibers. All the regular accoutrements a fiber artist might need can be found as well.
Excellent selection of classes offered regularly. Kind and friendly customer service.
I’ve experienced yarn snobbery in some local yarn shops but NOT here. It’s warm and inviting and though not in my own neighborhood, I’ll be back despite the distance.

What a wonderful place to get yarn! This place has so many different types of yarn, and the people who work there are so knowledgeable and sweet! Whenever I have a question, any of the employees there know what they are talking about. They also offer classes and have reasonable hours for people to come in.
It might seem small at first, but their back areas are spacious enough to hold tons of yarn. When I walked in to check out the place for the first time, I didn’t realize how far back the store goes. It makes me so happy just to visit. I’m also glad the store is in a nice neighborhood with many young families.

Don’t believe the hype! They are indeed open on Sundays, noon till five. Great selection, helpful nice people and lots of shiny colors to keep me entertained while my girlfriend stocks up. it’s amazing how many rooms there are. every corner turned reveals another wall of yarn. one of the best selections in the bay area.

I really appreciate this shop, and its now my go-​to. Took me a while to warm up to it – they don’t have cozy nooks with overstuffed chairs, awaiting knitters. The space feels like a former accounting office-​turned-​yarn treasury. But it is a treasury. There are beautiful things here, and a broad array. And they’re always available to answer my questions, patiently and pleasantly. When I confessed to the owner last year that I was hoping to enter a sweater in the county fair, she encouraged me (and I won a blue ribbon). Thanks, k2tog.

Yay for genuine and friendly help for a knitting newb. I found exactly what I needed, after searching 2 big craft stores and 2 other LYS without finding the right yarn (a green wool/​blend at Christmastime — should that be so difficult?).
The store is packed full of great yarns, but is well-​enough organized that it’s easy to find what you’re looking for.
There’s a great selection with no snotty attitudes or condescension. I enjoy shopping here — it’s definitely top notch.

Pretty awesome store! Loved the stock of yarns and and was well organized and categorized!
I definitely will return and love to call it my LYS

What makes this LYS special are the people. The staff are enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and ever helpful. They track my purchases, so I can confidently make a «like» purchase, in the case of yarn, or an «unlike» purchase in terms of a new pair of needles. And, they frequently remind me to let them wind my newly purchased skeins.
The big plus are the customers who contribute to the good community spirit in the store, through casual sharing of information and cheer/​encouragement on projects inflight.
Small caveat: I avoid Saturday mornings and early afternoons, when the high maintenance/​desperately needy crowd seems to gather.

Cute small yarn shop that is packed full of goodies! This shop is well organized and the owner is super helpful. She will even order special yarn that they don’t have in stock. I love their vast array of Madelinetosh and Cascade yarns. They have hand-​dyed yarns in addition to the basic ones. There is bulky weight all the way to fine lace weights. They have nice samples of finished projects.
This store is up Solano Avenue a ways and there is usually free street parking close by. Don’t be worried and give it a try… this store gets an extra star for friendliness!

Gorgeous store. Wonderful layout (rooms of yarn categorized by weight, and then a separate room for just notions). Friendly welcoming staff.
I want to buy all of the things!
Seriously if you’re hunting for something, I’m pretty sure they’ll have it.

Just stopped in again yesterday and see that they are now fully moved in. Great selection of really pricey buttons.
They continue to have a good selection of things in their sale bin. I think the normal prices are almost right. Cascade 220 is $ 7.25 and as I have said elsewhere I think this yarn should be $ 7 or less. Malabrigo is also 50 cents to $ 1.50 more than other places. Still cheaper than the other yarn store on the street. Their chief competition is really going to be online sales. SF stores a bit better (ImagiKnit how I love thee) but considering the cost of getting to the city this is the best best for the Berkeley/​Oakland area.