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Feeling weird and overwhelmed by the world? Come hang out with us and craft a better future! Or at the very least hang out, craft in community, and know you aren’t alone. Strong community means a better tomorrow for all of us. 

Oakshire Brewing has graciously offered to host us in both locations for Yarnies541 weekly meetups! 

Tuesdays 5:30pm-7:30pm at Oakshire Brewing- 207 Madison in EUGENE

Thursdays 5:30pm at Oakshire Commons- 416 Main Street in SPRINGFIELD

Stop by and say Hi! And show us what you’re working on!

Also, on the topic of crafting better tomorrows, take a look at P.A.L.S Eugene, an awesome group striving to support each other and the community in showing up for change and a better, beautiful future. P.A.L.S. Eugene links are on our linktree here: https://linktr.ee/yarnies541 there are even some short videos about P.A.L.S. Eugene on the Yarnies541 youtube (scroll all the way down in our linktree for the youtube link). 

Sunday, April 12th is the monthly business meeting, feel free to join us and see what we’re planning for the upcoming months! 5:30pm at Stringfield Yarn Collective located at 175 S. 5th Street in Springfield (don’t park in the alley!)

Saturday, April 18th is our String Fling potluck and gathering where we enjoy each other’s crafty company, eat up good stuff, and we’ll be kicking off our “Meep making” to hand out at the NAMI walk in May. Patterns (knit and crochet) and supplies provided at the potluck. Potluck is Saturday, April 18th from 6-8pm at River Road parks and rec: 1400 Lake Dr. Eugene, OR 97404. Bring a dish to share and join us to learn more about the NAMI walk in May. 

RSVP at the link here: String Fling Potluck RSVP suggested donation $5 per person for non paid-tier members. 100% of the donation, after processing fees, goes directly to NAMI.

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness and offers incredible support services in our community. Learn more at namilane.org Yarnies541 board member Laura, of Always Be Kind Yarn, is a big advocate of NAMI and supports them with a team in the walk every year. Laura hands out Meeps/pocket hugs during the event. These little craft creatures are a huge hit and the feedback she gets about them as a way to start conversations about mental health and community support is really powerful. In the last couple of years, Yarnies541 members have contributed to Laura’s pocket hug project and we plan to do it again this year! Learn more about Meeps here: www.allyoumeepislove.com We will have crochet and knit patterns and kits available at the potluck. 

April 25th, 2026 is Local Yarn Store Day! We are excited to support our local shops this year and eager to see what they are planning for what many of us consider an international holiday! Please check out the websites for our local shops: stringfieldyarncollective.com and cozy-yarn.com and if you’re on social media, give them a follow for up to the minute events that day. 

The Art House indie movie theater in Eugene has partnered up with Cozy to put on Crafter’s Movie Nights! April is sold out, but click the link to see what’s up for May and beyond! Cozy and Art House crafter’s movie nights

Lane County Fair needs a textile coordinator! The Lane County Fair is looking for someone with a passion for sewing, quilting, knitting, or crochet to fill our Textiles Coordinator position during the Fair! This position works with our exhibits coordinator to showcase all of the textile exhibits put on display during the fair!

Visit https://www.atthefair.com/creative-exhibits to view the application. 

As always, Thank you for building this great community! Please consider supporting our local businesses that support our club: stringfieldyarncollective.com and cozy-yarn.com as well as ebbandflowboutique.com and www.alwaysbekindyarn.com

***Please check out our calendar on the main page of the website www.Yarnies541.org for recurring events. And please, as always, email or comment about events we may have missed! Or post them on the Yarnies541 Discord here: Yarnies541 Discord link