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Rocktown Yarn [Local Yarn Shop]

Rocktown Yarn has permanently closed.

🧶 This visit is part of the Ultimate Virginia Yarn Crawl.

a sign lists the shops in the Agora Downtown Market in Harrisonburg, Virignia

Rocktown Yarn

a brick entryway is flanked with wrought iron seating and cement planters and lit with hanging lights

Rocktown Yarn is situated in the back corner of an open-wall, indoor market in downtown Harrisonburg. The market is only a few minutes off of I-81, a main thoroughfare in central Virginia.

This shop’s collection is small and focuses on fun, bold, and modern. In addition to yarn, crochet kits and knitting kits are available.

a handmade yarn sign reads "Rocktown Yarn" and is flanked by smiling and heart-eyed emojis

Shops selling coffee, vintage goods, and reusable daily items share the space. This means that any friends of family members who are tagging along on your yarn trip will have something to keep them busy, too!

an overview of Rocktown Yarn
a close-up of the shelves at Rocktown Yarn

There was a small kids’ coloring space in the corner of the shop area. It kept my children busy, though my older two did eventually wander over to browse for vintage clothing in a nearby stop area.

three children color at a small table at Rocktown Yarn

Plenty of kits were on display, including bold and simple crochet kits. My kids really got a kick out of these “crochetmojis” and the nearby knit letters. They laughed out loud at the hashtag hashtag. (Yes, I had to explain that you could add the words of your choice!)

London Kaye crochet kits with emojis, thought bubbles, and hashtag name tags
Indigo Quail sock-of-the-month kits feature hand-dyed matching self-striping yarns for sock knitting

I purchased a single skein of Sourdough Sock yarn from Kim Dyes Yarn in the colorway Castle Leoch. I think it’s going to be a hat, but we’ll see!

Plan Your Visit

Rocktown Yarn
165 S. Main Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
website

a Rocktown Yarn logo sticker reads "Rocktown Yarn Co. - Harrisonburg, VA" and shows a sun skein rising over a city
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