Hi LYS Friends!

We’re excited to tell you that we are ready to start our Friday afternoon knitting group again! We’ll meet at the new location on Friday between noon & 2 P.M. Bring your knitting or crochet projects & come for a visit. Next week (September 11), there will be a door prize for anyone who comes to knit that mentions this post!

There are great restaurants, shops & a nice cafe at Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse–so come early & stay late! In the event that the shop is busy, we have a great space upstairs for knitting & hanging out, too.

Mark your calendars, we will not meet on “Black Friday”–this year that is Friday November 27th.

Don’t forget to check the website for new class listings. We’ll be teaching all sorts of classes between now & the holidays & we’d love to have you sign up for one or two. October is Socktober at LYS–get ready for non-stop socks!

Hope to see you soon,
Wendy

Excited for Socktober Give Away!!!!

Hello All! Hope you're having a good end to your summer!

We're working on our Fall class schedule. Sign up here for our next e-newsletter! It should be available in the next few weeks.

Our downtown Lancaster shop has packed up and moved. Come see us at our new location at 3519 Old Philadelphia Pike in Intercourse, PA. We're open 6 days a week. Monday - Saturday 9AM - 6PM. Join us Thursday evenings between 6 & 8 p.m. for a drop in knit & crochet group. Bring your own coffee, sometimes there's wine to share! More info at http://lancasteryarnshop.com

Owner, Wendy is still knitting the spot check socks, almost through the second sock! She cast on a sweater that will be a Christmas gift--so we'll be vague about it, except to say how much she loves her Addi turbo needles ! She's got a few shop samples underway, too (of course!). Among other things, she's working on a long, narrow scarf in Schulana kid-seta, a mohair & silk blend. Wendy finished up a couple of ballband dish cloths in TSC Cotton Classic that LYS carries. 2 skeins made 2 dishcloths in that pattern, and a third in a simple stripe.

Rachel-Marie has been knitting on her chevron socks and can't wait to dye new colorways! She specializes in "confetti style" patterns, and likes to watch the different colors pop up in her stitches. She's also been dyeing bamboo, organic cotton, alpaca, and wool. Keeping LYS customers entertained with new colors and textures. This knitty dirty girl keeps track of her upcoming projects very carefully here in her Ravelry notebook.

We're still working on our part of the world's longest scarf! This project is sponsored by Heifer International and Keep the Fleece.org. We've got two scarves going; one is a corriedale wool from a farm up in Denver, PA, and the other is a worsted alpaca from Kur-Del Farm in New Holland. Stop in to knit a row or two for this great cause! Your donation of one dollar a row will support an international effort to safeguard rare fiber producing animals!

Wendy is knitting a square for the Poetry Society 'Knit a Poem' project. Check out their website: www.poetrysociety.org.uk

Are you ready for Socktober? The newest season sweeping the hipster and savvy knitting community? We're planning a month of fun, funky sock-y love! Break out those DPNs and try magic loop! To get you all excited about socks in time for this special month we're running a special give away!

Post a sock related comment on this blog and you might win
the pictured set of KnittyDirtyGirl sock yarn +
matching ball of Ballad for heel and toe +
Addi 40" #1 needles + Favorite Socks Book.

(7-29 revised) We'll use a random number generator to pick a name for the drawing on October 24 and contact the winner! Make sure to leave a way for us to get in touch with you.

Sock Related Comment example:
I just love knitting socks Magic Loop style on Addi knitting needles. They go so fast. I'm looking forward to Socktober!

Okay, more blogs soon. Rachel-Marie has lots of bloggity things to share with you! =)

Knit On!
Lancaster Yarn Shop Staff

WWKIPD + Much More!

Hello! Good Morning! It's a beautiful day out here at Kitchen Kettle Village LYS.

June 13th was World Wide Knit in Public Day. We had guest knitters at both of our shops. I was at Kitchen Kettle knitting on some socks. How relaxing!

(Pictured Above: WWKIP Day @ LYS in KKV)

(Pictured Above: WWKIP Day @ LYS in KKV)

Emma's socks in maryjanes stole the spotlight and were the envy of every knitter there!

(Pictured Above: Emma's pretty socks)

Teddy was a good boy.

(Pictured Above: Teddy keeping the knitters company)

We have a June newsletter out. Click here to view it, if you haven't already subscribed.

I'd also like to share with you, LYS owner Bob Ellis is in a really fun band called The Wringers. There have been talks about knitting songs with needle clicks and my high old timey voice for vocals. If you're lucky you can catch them on Music Fridays at the downtown LYS. Call ahead. My son Mister Oc always has a good time dancing right smack in the middle of the band haha.

(Video: The Wringers)

I'm thrilled to say that I took the first part of the Magic Loop class last weekend. I was bursting with sock enthusiasm! My laddering problem is solved. Now when I pull on my stitch to tighten up the ladder it tightens around the circular needle's cord, which is even smaller than the needle part and gets rid of my ladders completely. Thank goodness. Quick, no ladders, and you gets to knit socks on ADDIS! What more could you want??

I was so inspired that I bought Cookie A.'s book Sock Innovation along with the provided book, Sensational Socks. Both inspiring and very helpful. I'm knitting a chevron pattern with my own hand dyed sock yarn (available at both LYS locations) along with a matching Ballad ball in brown.

(Pictured Above: KnittyDirtyGirl sock yarn)

All LYS classes are listed here. They all look very exciting. You should take the Brioch Shawl or the Radiate class! Gorgeous!

(Pictured Above: Brioch Shawl in Zara)

Below is a photo of Wendy's socks in a skein of Whorled Peace yarn + ShiBui, using a pattern from the Handpainted Sock book that I also own. (GORGEOUS BOOK). I watched Wendy knit it and the colorwork has a nice rhthym to it. I think I might want to try that next!

(Pictured Above: Wendy's sock WIP)

Thanks for stopping by! Please come see me @ my reception on July 3rd. I'm the featured artist @ the downtown LYS. http://lancasteryarnshop.com for more info.

Love,
Rachel-Marie + LYS Staffypoo

June Newsletter

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.