Knitters Knitting Knits!

So much knitting to talk about! Nearly every day brings new knitters & crocheters & lots and lots of quilters/knitters through the doors at LYS. Our little shop on Old Philadelphia Pike really is a crossroads of the world tucked away in Lancaster County. So, it's hello & happy knitting to Torie who was visiting Intercourse & was suddenly stricken with a need to learn to knit! You were a quick study, Torie & I hope you've started your first sweater!


A big hello to Vanessa & Corrine from Queens. These gals came into the area for a weekend in October. Vanessa bought a big skein of Burly Spun from Brown Sheep company, and stopped in the next day to show us the cool mobius she had crocheted. Vanessa owns a boutique in Queens, NY called Stella Gialla.

If you're visiting the area and your trip includes a Thursday overnight, won't you join us for our Thursday knitting group? We've entertained and been entertained by knitters from all over the place, and we'd love a chance to make you feel right at home at LYS.


Keep an eye on our Facebook page for special events, holiday hours & an occasional sweet deal or giveaway! We tweet as www.twitter.com/lancyarnshop. Thanks and hello to Lisa at Kitchen Kettle Village who recently blogged about LYS on http://www.kettletalk.com/. See you around the knitting shop!


Wendy

Mistake Rib Scarf

Free Pattern from Lancaster Yarn Shop

This cozy scarf knits up quickly with one skein of super soft Snuggle in a bulky weight. At 3 stitches per inch on a US size 11 needle, Mistake Rib is a bouncy, fun stitch pattern.






Size Information
Length: 31 in. (79 cm)
Width: 4"-6" (10-15cm)

Requirements
Yarn & Notions
* 1 x 100g (104 yds) hank Alpaca Yarn Company SNUGGLE (pictured in shade 6873)

Needles & Equipment
*8 mm needles (US #11)

Tension/Gauge
Not important for this project, but approximately 3 st=1" over rib pattern


Instructions
CO 23 stitches.
*Knit two, purl two across, ending with knit two, purl one.*
Repeat this row for pattern.
Continue knitting until you nearly run out of yarn.
Bind off in pattern with tension to match cast on.

pattern copyright Wendy Ellis 2009
http://www.lancasteryarnshop.com/

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