June Newsletter

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The LYS e-newsletter for June has been sent to our growing list of knitters & crocheters. It's full of news about Lancaster Yarn Shop. If you didn't get one, and would like to, go to our website http://www.lancasteryarnshop.com and sign up to receive it!

We've listed several new knitting classes, which are also on the website. We have several new teachers working with us to build a series of classes for knitters and crocheters of all skill levels.
If you don't see the class you're interested in, let us know so we can look into it!

We have announced our new summer hours for the downtown shop. We are now open only on Market Days--Tuesday, Friday & Saturday between 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. We'll be open late for First & Third Fridays, though, so please stop in when you come to town!

This impacts our Thursday evening knitting group, which we are moving next week (June 11th)to the Intercourse shop. Please join us for a friendly drop-in knitting/crochet group between 6 &
8 p.m. The address is 3519 Old Philadelphia Pike & there is plenty of free parking out back!
The Friday afternoon open knitting group will continue to meet at our downtown shop.

Don't forget about Worldwide Knit in Public Day! Join us at either shop between 10 and 2!
Bring your knitting & a chair! If it rains, we'll knit inside!

Are you on Ravelry? Please join our LYS group http://www.ravelry.com/groups/lancaster-yarn-shop! We'd love to see what you're working on these days!

Follow LYS on Twitter! @lancyarnshop

Happy Knitting!
Wendy

Join us for World Wide Knit in Public Day!

On June 13th please plan on joining us at LYS for Worldwide Knit in Public Day!!



United States, Pennsylvania, Intercourse
Hosted by: Wendy Ellis
Location: Lancaster Yarn Shop at Kitchen Kettle Village
Time: 10:00-2:00
Date: June 13, 2009

How to get there:
We'll be knitting on the front and back porches at LYS in Intercourse, PA. The shop address is: 3519 Old Philadelphia Pike Intercourse, PA 17534 (717)768-8007 www.lancasteryarnshop.com find us at www.knitmap.com

Please bring:
Please bring your chair, a cold drink for yourself and your knitting!
It can be sunny on the back porch,
so bring sunblock if you think you might need it!

The backup plan is:
In the event of rain, please come anyway!
We'll knit on the front porch and inside!

This KIP is not knitting exclusive
There are free bathrooms available nearby

Last Chance to Sign up!

Hi Friends!
We have space for a few more students in Susan Weaver's June 6th Weaving Class at Lancaster Yarn Shop!
We can accept registrations through Monday, June 1st. Please visit our website to sign up, or call either shop with any questions.
www.lancasteryarnshop.com
LYS Lancaster (717) 393-4044
LYS Intercourse (717) 768-8007

Thanks!


Susan Weaver Scarf Weaving Workshop
Level: Beginners
Supplies: Students bring scissors & tape measure, teacher supplies looms, yarns
Scarves are such a personal statement. Why not weave your own long, flowing scarf, using a simple table loom. Students have fun watching their scarf build in color & texture. Instruction includes the finishing techniques of hemstitching and creating twisted fringe. No experience necessary.
Instructor: Susan Weaver has been a hand weaving instructor for over 20 years. She worked as the Textile Educator at Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster for 7 years. She sells a variety of her hand woven items, locally and nationally. She is a member of the PA Guild of Craftsmen and the Central PA Guild of Weavers.
Dates: Session 1: Saturday June 6, 2009 OR Session 2: Saturday July 11, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. with a break for lunch
Cost: $42.00 $10.00 material fee
Registration open immediately and limited to 8 students per session. Class will meet at LYS at Kitchen Kettle Village.

Online Shop, Field Trip, Ingrid Michaelson

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Hello LYS Friends!

We now have an online shop! yayyyy! The webshop is is now full of classes, Lamb's Pride, and Shibui sock yarn. If you need something special not listed in the online shop, just send me an e-mail @ lancasteryarnshop@gmail.com and I'll do my best to make you a custom listing to buy. That's not the only news to report, we had an LYS field trip last week!

On May 3rd, LYS owner, Wendy, took Katie + Jeanie + I to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. We all had a fabulous time, such an inspirational trip.


(Pictured Above: L to R Jeanie, Katie, and Wendy @ MS&W
during the Ravelry meetup)







(Above Slideshow: Various Pictures + Videos from MS&W)

We came home with lots of goodies including autographs from the Ravelry.com staff!

and we were all tickled pink to meet Amy of Knitty.com!


Even despite all of the rain, we couldn't have asked for a more fiber enchanted day! We all went home with soggy feet and happy hearts.

We're not the only ones with knitting on the brain, Wendy recently discovered Ingrid Michaelson on a PBS show. One of her songs "The Hat" apart of her "Boys + Girls" album, is a beautiful song with some knitting references. She doesn't openly offer this song for free, but you can catch a glimpse of it at around 2:30 in this adorable interview (below). And please, go ahead and buy her music, she's so worth it!




Well I hope you all have a wonderful day. Knit, Knit, Knit!
Love,
Rachel-Marie + the LYS Staff


Crochet + Weaving Classes Scheduled!

Classes

Christa Wissler
Intro to Freeform Crochet

Level: Advanced Beginner

Supplies: Leftover yarn from your stash of various colors and textures, and crochet hooks of various gauges. (If you don't have these on hand the instructor will have hooks that you may use). Additionally, yarns & tools are available for purchase at LYS.

The only requirement for this class is basic crochet skills. You must know how to chain and single crochet. In this class you will learn the fundamentals you need to begin free form crochet. We will learn double crochet, how to increase, and how to change colors/yarns. These simple techniques will open you up to a world of possibilities. This is very abstract, artistic crochet that does not use patterns. Be creative and experiment using the yarn as your canvas and the hook as your paint brush. There are no mistakes, so just have fun and see where your imagination takes you. We will attempt to complete a sample swatch and perhaps more by the end of class.

Dates:
Session 1: Wednesday, May 20
Session 2: Saturday, May 30

Times:
Session 1: 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Session 2: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Cost:
$15.00

Registration will open immediately and is limited to 8 students per session.
Classes will meet at LYS on Gallery Row, Lancaster.

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Susan Weaver
Scarf Weaving Workshop

Level: Beginners

Supplies: Students bring scissors & tape measure, teacher supplies looms, yarns

Scarves are such a personal statement. Why not weave your own long, flowing scarf, using a simple table loom. Students have fun watching their scarf build in color & texture. Instruction includes the finishing techniques of hemstitching and creating twisted fringe. No experience necessary.

Instructor: Susan Weaver has been a hand weaving instructor for over 20 years. She worked as the Textile Educator at Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster for 7 years. She sells a variety of her hand woven items, locally and nationally. She is a member of the PA Guild of Craftsmen and the Central PA Guild of Weavers.

Dates:
Session 1: Saturday June 6, 2009
Session 2: Saturday July 11, 2009

Time:
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. with a break for lunch

Cost: $42.00
$10.00 material fee

Registration open immediately and limited to 8 students per session.
Class will meet at LYS at Kitchen Kettle Village.

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Please email lancasteryarnshop@gmail.com to sign up for classes. More classes will be listed soon, and our e-newsletter will be out in a few days. We are also getting very close to opening our internet shop!

Knit, Crochet, and Weave on!
Lancaster Yarn Shop

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