MOVING THE Needle

The Lamb & Kid, a specialty yarn shop on Bainbridge, first opened in the summer of 2021. Originally it was in a small space near the corner of Winslow and Madison—the walls bursting with yarn and samples draping off every shelf. Today, the shop’s new location on Winslow Way (just east of Highway 305) has greatly improved its ability to serve the area’s knitting community. Since relocating, Lamb and Kid has expanded inventory, hosted events, and is establishing itself as a yarn powerhouse in Kitsap and beyond.

Lamb & Kid owner Sarah Dimond first started dyeing yarn in her kitchen sink 15 years ago, inspired by the difficulty she had finding the right colors and bases for her knitting. Since 2007, Dimond’s love for yarn and color has flourished into the fiber haven it is today—and she is still thinking up new colors and bases.

YARN STORE’S RELO UPS OFFERINGS AND EVENTS

yarns. They can be held single, double or marled with each other to create a wide variety of textures and fabrics.

BY MALIA LEMIEUX

PHOTOS BY ANNIE GRAEBNER

Each base is dyed in many vibrant colors. Their names, which take inspiration from nostalgia, current trends, nature and travel, include Grandma’s Button, Three Dog Night, Foxtrot, Microgreens and one of Dimond’s favorites, Plaid is my Favorite Color. These varieties represent only a taste of the yarn the store offers.

The Lamb & Kid is a cozy in-person store with comfortable couches and chairs providing the perfect place to sit and knit for a while. But it also recently surpassed the 10,000-follower mark on Instagram and boasts a thriving online business that offers kits for popular or new patterns and selections from each of its bases.

Lamb & Kid’s recent expansion has made possible special events including a brunch with the hosts of the knitting podcast Cady Jax Knits, bi-monthly DyedTo-Orders events and Wednesday Knit Nights, with more knitting activities on the horizon.

Lamb & Kid is open Tuesday through Saturday and welcomes beginning and experienced knitters alike. More information is available at thelambandkid.com.

For the most part, Lamb & Kid is stocked with Lamb & Kid or Dimond Laine yarn (brands created by Dimond) which contain a mixture of hand-dyed and custom-mill dyed colors. Their soft and squishy bases, including Tod, Birdie, Mho Mho and Elmer, are built with high quality blends of merino, yak, cashmere, alpaca and silk

Fifteen-year-old Malia Lemieux is a sophomore at Bainbridge High School. She has been knitting for eight years and is always excited to bring more people into the knitting community.