Island Wools

Friday Harbor, United States

4

Open now

3 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 360-370-5648
Website:
www.islandwools.com
Address:
140-B First St, Friday Harbor, WA, 98250
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.2 miFriday Harbor
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes

Today

Today 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Friday Harbor) 11:32 Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Yarn, knitting and crochet supplies

History

Established in 1980.

The store is under new ownership as of February 2012 and has a new location as of March 2012. We offer local yarns as well as quality national brands.

Meet the Business Owner

Julie P.

Business Owner

Julie has been knitting for over 25 years. She spent a year in Denmark while in college and discovered a passion for the art while there. She also dyes gorgeous yarns which are for sale in the shop under the label Whimsical Colors. Julie also loves making beaded stitch markers, matching earrings, and handmade project bags and those items are also for sale in the shop.

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3 reviews of Island Wools

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Place rating: 3
Lexington, MA
I walked by the shop when it was closed and after looking in the window my expectation was not too high; it was dark but it looked like a very small shop.
Well I went back later in the day (yeah I can’t resist a yarn store!) and was pleasantly surprised. The shop was small and I can’t say it was the friendliest shop I’ve every been in but it had some nice yarn. In most of the yarn stores I’ve been in I’ve been greeted when I walk in — at least someone on the staff says hello — but that wasn’t the vibe in this store. I wasn’t acknowledged or spoken to until I was ready to pay. The store was not busy, there was one worker and one woman sitting on a stool talking to her, I assume the woman was a regular customer. Anyway, just didn’t have that warm and cozy feeling most yarn stores have.
I ended up purchasing two beautiful skeins of Whimsical Colors hand painted yarns. They yarn is a gorgeous deep blue (jewel tones) in 50% merino 50% silk. I love it!
So I would stop in again if I were in Friday Harbor and I’d probably buy something.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
sometimes you let the things you love get away from you a little, and i’d gone months without setting foot into a yarn store. after an unsatisfying trip elsewhere i came here, and it was exactly what i needed.
the owner is a knitter who sells yarn she dyes herself (it’s gorgeous stuff) along with a wide selection of yarn from other producers. there’s a decent selection of tools, and i loved the books. she had books on toys! i picked up a copy of knitting for anarchists as well as some malabrigo and some of her whimsical colors line.
the best part of going to any local yarn store is talking to a knitter about knitting, and she made the appropriate face when i mentioned eyelash yarn. also, my boyfriend thinks she should get bonus points for having a big laid-​back («phlegmatic,» he insists) blonde labrador, but you can’t go higher than five stars.
if i ever find myself on the island again, i will definitely be back. it’s a great shop.
Place rating: 4
Anacortes, WA
I love this place because they carry my favorite crochet hooks, Addi. They have lots of scrumptious wools in gorgeous colors. It’s my first stop in Friday Harbor.