A River of Yarn

A River of Yarn Turn your latest fashion inspiration into reality with our select yarns and tools. Visit us on the Trent Severn Waterway. We hope to see you soon and safely!

Both luxurious, yet affordable, our variety of yarns, accessories, tools, and kits are guaranteed to spark your creativity. Beyond our wide variety of yarns, tools, and accessories, we also specialize in teaching knitting and crochet to the community. Our classes are offered to beginners, advanced, and all in between. Classes are led by owner and fibre arts professional, Tracy Minnema. Tracy first

learned how to knit and crochet at five years old. After obtaining a Fashion Merchandising Diploma, Tracy worked in the fashion industry in Toronto. Following this, Tracy graduated from Queen’s University Faculty of Education with an Education Certification in Technological Studies - Clothing and Fashion Specialization. Tracy has recently retired from teaching Clothing & Fashion courses at the secondary level in Family Studies for the past 30 years. Her experience with fibre arts and passion for teaching allow Tracy to deliver one-of-a-kind learning experiences to the community. As we are located along the Trent Severn Waterway, we are accessible by both land and water. By land, we are a 15-minute drive south of Peterborough. By water, we are a 5-minute boat ride on the Otonabee River, north of Rice Lake. We are now reopened with all necessary public health restrictions.

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09/05/2026

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The KW Knitters' Fair is ONE WEEK TODAY!

The map of vendors who will be at the Aud is LIVE on our website, https://kwkg.ca/fair! Take a peek and plan your route around these two arenas chock-full of yarn, fibre, and all the related bags, tools, books, and other goodies you can imagine.

Hi everyone.  I am hopping in to remind you that the studio will be CLOSED tomorrow,  Saturday September 5th. We will re...
09/04/2026

Hi everyone. I am hopping in to remind you that the studio will be CLOSED tomorrow, Saturday September 5th. We will reopen on Thursday September 10th from 3pm-7pm. Online is always open 😀

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09/03/2026

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Tickets for the KW Knitters' Fair (Sept 12) are now available online! Visit https://kitchenerlive.evenue.net/events/KNIT or the link in our bio to purchase.

Please note: We set our ticket price at $6 per person this year, down from last year, because we know we'd all rather be buying yarn rather than tickets with our precious money. The Aud's box office has added another $3 in fees per ticket PLUS a $1 fee per transaction this year — yes, that's even more than last year's surprise fees! We are doing everything we can to keep your costs down, but we can't control the box office fees.

ALSO, please note that children under 12 get in for free, but need to pick up a complimentary ticket at the box office on Fair day. This is just so that we can track numbers, for fire safety and other reasons.

Our studio hours have changed starting in September. Now open Thursday 3pm-7pm,  Friday 10-3pm & Saturday 10-3pm. We are...
09/02/2026

Our studio hours have changed starting in September. Now open Thursday 3pm-7pm, Friday 10-3pm & Saturday 10-3pm. We are located in cottage country Peterborough County Tourism. Just follow the cottage signs to find us.

We are not just a knitting retreat, we are an EVERYTHING FIBRE retreat!  You can find workshops on needle felting, rug h...
08/29/2026

We are not just a knitting retreat, we are an EVERYTHING FIBRE retreat!
You can find workshops on needle felting, rug hooking, punch needle, tapestry weaving, yarn dyeing, knitting techniques and the currently popular crochet. There are 21 different workshops to choose from, delivered to you by experienced instructors and business owners from well know fibre businesses in Ontario. TWO WORKSHOPS are already FULL. So if you are interested in a specific workshop, you need to book soon before it is gone 😀

Details here: https://ariverofyarn.ca/collections/riversong-fibre-retreat

08/29/2026

It is a beautiful day here at A River of Yarn. A great day to drop by for a visit.

The studio hours are changing in September.  Please be aware that starting next week we will be open:Thursday 3pm - 7pmF...
08/28/2026

The studio hours are changing in September. Please be aware that starting next week we will be open:
Thursday 3pm - 7pm
Friday 10am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm
If you want to visit outside of these hours, please call (705) 740-3881 and I will be happy to arrange a time to visit.

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08/26/2026

Did anyone happen to see this on August 10th. I missed it entirely.

Watch Global Peterborough’s Business Beat Aug. 10 Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

Address

353 Kent's Bay Road
Keene, ON
K9J6X8

Opening Hours

Thursday 3pm - 7pm
Friday 10am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

+17057403881

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